Gold Winner Sailor Bup’s Barbershop, Halifax Silver Winner Oddfellows Barbershop Bronze Winner Saint Lou’s Gentlemen’s Barbershop For Jeremy Naugler, it’s more than “just a haircut—sometimes it’s a chance to escape all the stress people have in their life.” An escape, yes, but also a chance to laugh, as both Naugler and Sailor Bup’s owner, Mark […]
Saint Lou’s Gentlemen’s Barbershop
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Best Barber
Gold Winner Joel Martell, Oddfellows Barbershop Silver Winner Rob Oxner, Saint Lou’s Gentlemen’s Barbershop Bronze Winner Phat Luong, Phat’s Barber Shop “Honestly, when I opened the shop, winning Best Barber in Halifax was in my three-year business plan,” says Joel Martell. “And I hit it on the first year, so you can imagine how stoked […]
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Best Barbershop
Gold Winner Sailor Bup’s Barbershop, Halifax Silver Winner Oddfellows Barbershop Bronze Winner Saint Lou’s Gentlemen’s Barbershop Just below the Halifax Citadel, there’s an old-timey barbershop that offers old-fashioned razor cuts and sleek hair fashions in a 137-year-old room. But since Sailor Bup’s won Best Barbershop, and since owner Mark Peyton nabbed Best Barber last year, […]
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What’s open in Halifax?
[Image-1] Yesterday’s snow stomping shut down literally and figuratively everything in Halifax, forcing us all indoors like the wintery mole people we’ve accepted ourselves to be. Thankfully, the sun is shining this Thursday and doors are open again around the city. We’ve collected just a small list of the many bold businesses around town happy […]
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Best Barber
Gold Winner Mark Peyton, Sailor Bup’s Barbershop Silver Winner Michael Phillips, One Block Barbershop Bronze Winner Rob Oxner, Saint Lou’s Gentlemen’s Barbershop Sure, you might not be able to get a beer anymore due to some Hunger Games-level dystopian police work, but Mark Peyton and Sailor Bup’s Barbershop are still the people to see for […]
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Beard science
Clayten Willington wants you to put your best face forward, even if it is covered in hair. Especially if it’s covered in hair. An entrepreneur and beardsman, he created the Better Beard Company last year when his six-month-old beard was causing him some major itch. When he couldn’t find any locally-made, quality beard oils he […]
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Drifter Goods’ leather bomb
Your hard earned cash should be treated with respect—that stuff doesn’t grow on trees, you know. Drifter Goods, a locally-made line of leather goods, is all about handling important things with care, making coin pouches, card holders, passport holders, coffee sleeves by hand, from very beautiful leather. Josiah Stevens is the guy behind the handy […]
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Best Barber
Gold Winner Phat Luong, Phat’s Barber Shop Silver Winner Rob Oxner, Saint Lou’s Gentlemen’s Barber Shop Bronze Winner Michael Phillips, One Block Barbershop It’s a repeat of last year’s winners’ circle: Phat’s on top, followed by Saint Lou’s and One Block. Are Haligonians falling into habitual hair cutting, er, habits? Well, why not? Phat reliably […]
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Best Barber
Gold Winner Phat Luong, Phat’s Barber Shop Silver Winner Rob Oxner, Saint Lou’s Gentlemen’s Barber Shop Bronze Winner Michael Phillips, One Block Barbershop Phat’s lousy haircuts are so good that he guarantees they’ll get his customers laid, or their money back. No one’s ever asked for a refund, so there must be something to it. […]
