It was an ambitious project that started one Monday in July, and was supposed to continue for nearly a year. But in spite of untold hours of public servant labour spent on planning, it didn’t last one week. At the time, the city put on a brave face, talking about regrouping and trying again soon. […]
Spring Garden Road
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Plan for car-free Spring Garden Road crashed hard at launch but will be back soon
Last week, a stretch of Spring Garden Road became a bus-and-bike-only corridor. It was a pilot project—supposed to run until next June—that shut down the street to personal vehicles from 7am to 8pm every day. The closure started Monday, July 4; the city put up new signs warning drivers away from the road, and police […]
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Doing less means more for city streets
Transport diversity? Just cram more into our streets! Add a transit priority route, cycle lanes, more space for pedestrians. But we’ll need to keep everyone happy by maintaining plenty of room for traffic—including those precious dedicated turning lanes—and oodles of on-street parking fit for a fleet of Yukon XLs. All of this and more for […]
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Splurge debuts The Shop Upstairs
Our shop is OPEN! Follow our brick and mortar shopping experience @theshopupstairs! #theshopupstairs A post shared by Splurge Boutique (@splurgehandbags) on Jun 20, 2017 at 7:26am PDT Clothing and accessories boutique Splurge has been operating solely from the World Wide Web for the last three years. Since closing its Brenton Street location in 2014, its […]
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UPDATED: Province may sell old Spring Garden library to private developers
[Image-1] UPDATE: Communications advisor Toby Koffman (with the department of Business) claims The Coast extrapolated inaccurate information from his fellow spokesperson Brian Taylor’s emailed statement. We’ve published his response below the amended article. ——— It was always supposed to be either a park or a library. But now that it’s not a library, it could […]
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The Champs-Élysées of Halifax?
[Image-1] UPDATE: Council unanimously approved the new plans at Tuesday’s meeting. This article has been updated to reflect that vote. Big changes could be are coming to some of the downtown’s busiest streets. A staff report before council on Tuesday recommends HRM move forward with the detailed design work and tendering process for a […]
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Primal time
The first restaurant that I really loved in Halifax was The Libertine Cafe. My memories of it are hazy now, like all good memories of the late 1990s. I remember sunny warmth in the decor, paintings by local art stars on the walls, a friendly red-haired server, the shy smiles and awkward, fumbling compliments of […]
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Farewell to Fiasco
After nearly 15 years on Brenton Street, and a year under new ownership, Fiasco Restaurant (1463 Brenton Street) will close its doors permanently as of this Friday, June 26. Co-owners—and also the restaurant’s chef and pastry chef —Morné Van Antwerp and Sue Ann Lambert extend thanks to their suppliers and customers for their support over […]
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Big Pony rides to Gottingen
After weeks of hinting about their move to a new location, Big Pony (formerly of 1453 Brenton Street) finally spilled the beans about their new place via Instagram, natch. The quirky second-hand boutique temporarily closed up shop on April 11 and will be re-opening June 1 at 2168 Gottingen Street, replacing Parentheses Gallery, which leaves […]
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Shanti Yoga is headed for Spring Garden
This summer Shanti Hot Yoga (114 Woodlawn Road and 620 Nine Mile Drive) will enter hat trick territory when it opens studio number three. Its first location on the peninsula will open corner of Spring Garden and Birmingham (on the basement level of the new development where Winsby’s once stood). “We focused on the markets […]
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Shanti Yoga is headed for Spring Garden
This summer Shanti Hot Yoga (114 Woodlawn Road and 620 Nine Mile Drive) will enter hat trick territory when it opens studio number three on Spring Garden Road. Its first location on the peninsula will open corner of Spring Garden and Birmingham (on the basement level of the new development where Winsby’s once stood). “We […]
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Brenton Restaurant replaces 1,001 Nights
The last few weeks have brought a lot of changes to 5677 Brenton Place. Unfortunately, both The Cellar Bar & Grill and its upstairs neighbour 1,000 Nights have both served their last meals, but the brand new Brenton Restaurant is the bright spot in this story. The family business is the brainchild of Amin, Mahmood […]