Gold Winner Biscuit General Store Silver Winner Pro Skateboards & Snowboards Bronze Winner RCHMND Hall of fame Duggers When Wendy Friedman is hunting for clothing and designers she wants to bring home to Halifax shoppers, she’s not usually thinking in terms of gender. “For me it’s not just about dressing men, it’s about dressing people […]
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Best Men’s Clothing Store
Gold Winner Biscuit General Store Silver Winner Pro Skateboards & Snowboards Bronze Winner RCHMND Hall of fame Duggers “It’s funny because I still feel like I’m this little scrappy entrepreneur,” Wendy Friedman, owner of Biscuit General Store says, her slight Southern accent rolling through the phone line. She and the Argyle Street emporium have come […]
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Best Men’s Clothing Store
Gold Winner and Hall of Fame inductee Duggers Silver Winner Biscuit General Store Bronze Winner Pro Skateboards & Snowboards Editor’s note: With its 2017 Best Men’s Clothing Store win marking at least 10 golds in a row, Duggers rises to the Best of Halifax Hall of Fame. In fashion as in most things, Halifax is […]
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The Delinquents Movie drops in for its Halifax premiere
The Delinquents Movie Friday, September 29, 8pm Pro Skateboards, Snowboards & Surfboards 6451 Quinpool Road Two years of blood, sweat and beers will pay off Friday at Pro Skates with the premiere of The Delinquents Movie. Founded by Halifax native Ian MacArthur, The Delinquents is a group of dedicated snowboarders from the east coast whose […]
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A place in the sun: local summer looks 2016
For a day in the park The Alyson Samways’ skirt and bag go together like peanut butter and jam. Tie it all together with a preppy light button up and have yourself a picnic. For a market morning Khaki shorts and Hawaiian shirts—get it Related Stories
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Hot in here
Damara Mossman bracelet, $40, Big Pony, 2168 Gottingen Street Sunglasses, $22, Biscuit General Store, 1661 Argyle Street Boring is Best tote, $20, Big Pony, 2168 Gottingen Street Steve Madden heels, $119, Biscuit General Store, 1661 Argyle Street Mink Pink high-waisted shorts, $65, Biscuit General Store, 1661 Argyle Street LUSH cami, $36, Biscuit General Store, 1661 […]
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Morning glory: breakfasts snacks under $7
Homemade Pop Tart Feed your nostalgic cravings with Anchored’s flaky and filled take on the Kellogg’s Pop-Tart. Sweet and savoury options have included pancetta and swiss, apricot and sweet cream, but you’re looking at a classic cherry jam. Anchored Espresso Bar and Toastery, 6451 Quinpool Road Fruit smoothie Here’s more evidence that mom always knows […]
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It gets sweater
For you I wool Blazing beauty Sweater-blazer hybrid by Free People, Wildflower Clothing, 5553 Clyde Street, 420-0364 Comfort zone Oversized pullover by BB Dakota, Twisted Muse, 5486 Spring Garden Road, 446-3662 Fair lady Fair Isle-style sweater by Lauren Moffatt, J&R Grimsmo, 1533 Barrington Street, 446-3665 Mr. Rogers redux Shawl good Patterned shawl neck by Matinique, […]
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Buy art for the Skatepark
Thanks to five years of wear and tear, the Halifax Common skate park is in need of a little TLC, and some park regulars have dug in up to their elbows to help make it happen. “Just like ball fields and tennis courts, skate parks are now part of the list of facilities that cities […]
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Go Local: Quinpool
One of the city’s main links between downtown and the suburbs, complete with gas stations and a McD’s drive-thru, it’s very commuter. But it’s a whole lot of community, too, serving as the west end’s Main Street. You can find all kinds of local restaurants—anchored by mainstays Athens and Freeman’s Little New York—and happening boutiques […]
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Go local on Barrington Street
We’ve all heard about the problems on Barrington Street, but the real story might be how longtime retailers have managed to survive and even thrive downtown, despite the closure of businesses, which recently have included CD Plus, Carsand Mosher and Peep Show Girly Boutique. And at press time, we’re receiving word that locally owned outdoor […]
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Meeting people is easy
The student population in this city is more than half the size of the entire population on the peninsula, making casual run-ins a way of life. So whether you’re crushing on that cute boy in your Dinosaurs and Their World class or swooning over the server at a nearby cafe, the following hotspots will help […]