Major metal fan and vonfrostrecords owner John Frost makes the leap from online store to irl this Saturday, June 6 with the grand opening of Forged in Vinyl. The store is Halifax’s newest (and only) record store dedicated to underground and extreme metal vinyl and cassettes. Located above Pro Skateboards (6451 Quinpool Road), Saturday’s launch […]
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Halifax’s Ben’s Bakery to close
Don’t forget to stop and smell the fresh-baked bread. Yesterday afternoon brought the news that 6239 Pepperell Street’s Ben’s Bakery— known for its 100-plus year history in Halifax, and the sweet, sweet aromas that waft over Quinpool Road— will be winding down it’s operations over the summer and closing its doors come November, leaving 105 […]
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Long Alley Bicycles comes to Quinpool
When Cyclesmith and the Halifax Cycle Gallery said goodbye to Quinpool Road last year, opportunity knocked hard for Paul Rogers and Alex Dardanne-Tremblay. Both longtime fixtures in local bike repair—you might recognize Rogers from Long Todd’s Neighbourhood Bike Shop and Dardanne-Tremblay from Alleycat’s Bike Shop—together they’ll open Long Alley Bicycles at 6164 Quinpool Road, unit […]
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Armco being difficult again
[Image-1] It’s hard getting things built in this town. Sure, there’s more cranes in the sky than there’s been in decades, but municipal policies still often get in the way of a property owner’s god-given right to vomit out mixed-use residential. Perhaps that’s why APL Properties Ltd., “an Armco Capital company,” has taken an unusually […]
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City doesn’t know best, says Quinpool developer
[Image-1] If the city tells you to change the dimensions of your multi-million dollar development, you would probably go ahead and make those changes. That’s why you’re lame. Not like those rebels with sort-of-a-cause APL Properties, who instead chose to ignore city council’s recommendations on their 22-storey Quinpool Road proposal and re-submit the exact same […]
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Ireland 32 gets a new owner, name and menu
“I was just trying to cut down my coffee bill,” laughs Steve Maly, manager of The Trail Shop (6210 Quinpool Road) and the new owner of its neighbour Ireland 32 (6220 Quinpool Road). Self-proclaimed as the cafe’s most regular customer, Maly’s taken over the reigns from Noel Gallagher (not this one) who opened Ireland 32 […]
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Cyclesmith goes north
You have until next fall to adjust the bike route you take to get to Cyclesmith (6112 Quinpool Road). The Quinpool institution (it’s been a resident of the strip for 27 years, peddling bikes from its current location for 18) will be moving at the end of its current lease, to make room for the […]
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Some Cherry Berry good news
The “best yogurt on the planet ” is coming to Halifax via CherryBerry Self-Serve Yogurt Bar (6024 Robie Street). The popular American froyo franchise is opening its first Canadian location this Sunday, September 8. There are 21 delicious flavours (Birthday Bash, Mango Cream Cake, Cheesecakalicious, Java Caramel Cup Greek and Cookie Monster to name a […]
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Great Pinball Store opening on Quinpool
John Greatwich is a pinball wizard. He’s got a love for the game so serious that he’s opening up a shop on Quinpool Road dedicated to the machines. Because of strange zoning restrictions surrounding arcade-style “amusement centres” (ie: “a commercially operated facility providing more than three amusement machines”) Great Pinball Store (6148 Quinpool Road, above […]
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Proposed Quinpool development may create traffic problems with drive-thru
Louis Lawen’s Dexel Developments is moving forward with plans to build a new building at the corner of Quinpool Road and Beech Street. As sketched in an ad on Kijiji (no longer live), the building will consist of a 2,000 square-foot first floor, envisioned as a coffeeshop, and an equally sized second floor office space. […]
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How to Fix the City Scorecard
Each January, our first issue of the year, we offer up our annual Fix the City suggestions in the spirit of civic-mindedness; truly, we’re trying to make this a better place to live. But does anyone listen? Are we making any difference, or is this a pointless exercise in navel-gazing? Turns out, most years we […]
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Zoning out on Quinpool
The zoning laws, adopted nearly 30 years ago, prohibit bars and restaurants from serving alcohol unless the customer also orders food, and also restrict business hours and live entertainment. Only two businesses—Freeman’s Little New York and the Seasons Bistro and Wine Bar in the Atlantica Hotel—are exempt from the restrictions, because those businesses were grandfathered […]