Rainbow Sprinkle Unicorn Love bubble waffle Portland Street Creperie, 55 Portland Street The Jaw-Dropper with matcha ice cream Taiyaki 52, 2009 Brunswick Street Nutella peanut brittle waffle cone Ol’ School Ice Cream, streetfoodapp.com/halifax Chocolate dipped vanilla cone with maple flakesRousseau Chocolatier, 5151 South Street Related Stories
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Weekends on Argyle Street will be car-free this summer
Argyle Street will be the “fun street of Canada,” promises Halifax mayor Mike Savage. City council voted Tuesday for “routine non-special event” closures of Argyle Street this summer. The road will be closed off to vehicles between Prince and Blowers from noon on Friday to midnight on Sunday during July and August. The pilot project […]
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The Noodle Guy’s pasta present
The Noodle Guy 964 Main Street (Highway 358) Port Williams @valleynoodleguy Ross Patterson has been a noodle guy for as long as he can remember. “I grew up with a lot of Italian people in Toronto,” he says. He moved there from Montreal when he was a kid. “Because I’m Catholic, I ended up in […]
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The waterfront’s next wave
The construction of Queen’s Marque continues to make its exasperating mark on the Halifax waterfront this summer, creating dusty havoc in what will likely be a huge tourism season between Canada’s 150th and Tall Ships. With June almost at an end and everything from the waterfront kiosks to the sea bridge still unfinished, you’d think […]
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Frietzen Kenter’s running start
She isn’t drinking, but Frietzen Kenter spends more time around the Halifax bar scene than most. Since the start of May, she’s been devoting her Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights running up and down downtown Halifax’s hills, rickshaw in tow. Kenter is Halifax’s only female rickshaw runner this season, a job that inspired her to […]
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Cream of the crop
Roll on Two A hollow pastry is basically wasted if it’s not filled with ice cream. When Andrei and Orit Paunescu opened their little Hungarian chimney cake bakery in the early spring, they had a soft serve machine on their shopping list—and lucky for us it happened in time for summer. The puffy, perfectly golden […]
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The curse of Bill Lynch
It always rains when Bill Lynch comes to town. Now, Bill Lynch himself—king of the midway, beloved man of the carnival, he who built a family fun-time empire from the shores of McNabs Island—has been dead since 1972. “Bill Lynch” (or “the fair,” possibly “the carnival,” never “the midway”), then, is short-hand for any fair […]
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Pitch perfect: six spots to camp out
For backcountry adventurers Kejimkujik National Park & National Historic Site THE camping spot in Nova Scotia, Keji can accommodate campers from basic to badass—and even offers a little glamping, via roofed accommodations in between. Hike or bike the many trails and loops, go gaga for crazy clear night skies at the Dark Sky Preserve, paddle […]
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Art in and out of the sun
Every Wednesday Welcome Wednesdays Did your beach day with the kids get rained out? This weekly initiative aims to invite young families, daycares and new Canadians to explore Halifax’s nautical museum. Both staff-guided and self-guided activities are on offer, including a puppet theatre, colouring sheets, crafts and books. Books are available in French, English and […]
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Festival fever: 50+ summer fests to soak up
OUT OF TOWN June 9-September 17 The Indian River Festival A historic, gothic church in rural PEI lights up all summer long as a slew of hot Maritime acts (think Matt Andersen, Tomato/Tomato and Port Cities) perform under its pitched ceilings. Indian River, Prince Edward Island indianriverfestival.com OUT OF TOWN June 11-24 Festival of Small […]
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Halifax Independent Filmmakers Fest returns June 7-11
Yes, summer may be all about sun-soaked patios and accumulating freckles, but for movie lovers it’s also the most wonderful time of the year: Multiplexes are churning out frothy blockbusters and film festivals allow a welcome chance to catch more boutique offerings, too. The latter part wouldn’t be what it is without the likes of […]
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Why you need to eat a bubble waffle sundae
As people stand in long lineups in the hot sun at Bang Bang Ice Cream in Toronto and Hong Kong waffles become one of the season’s most Instagrammable desserts, Halifax, of course, quietly lets a rare moment where we are in step with the times go completely unnoticed. In a basement on Spring Garden Road, […]