P inball wizards (and would-be wizards) are invited to Propeller Brewing Company‘s Propeller Arcade Room (2015 Gottingen Street) beginning at 4pm on Friday, January 31, for the arcade’s first birthday party, featuring balloons, $5 beers, $10 t-shirts and lots of ball-flipping action. Since opening last January with a modest collection of pinball and video games […]
Sunnyside Mall
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Best Mall
Gold Winner Halifax Shopping Centre Silver Winner Mic Mac Mall Bronze Winner Sunnyside Mall Remember back when you were a teenager and there was nothing to do, and despite the fact that you had no money, you’d hang out at the mall? Just roaming around, looking at the things you wish you had, drinking an […]
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Best Mall
Gold Winner Halifax Shopping Centre Silver Winner Mic Mac Mall Bronze Winner Sunnyside Mall The sleek Halifax Shopping Centre takes home the gold for Best Mall for the third year in a row, and the hypotheses as to why are many: The building’s sleek design, the crop of high-end shops offering everything from designer fashion […]
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Best Mall
Gold Winner Halifax Shopping Centre Silver Winner Mic Mac Mall Bronze Winner Sunnyside Mall All sharp lines, gleaming white and walls of windows filtering in soft, natural light, the Halifax Shopping Centre might be even more stylish that the countless clothes for sale inside it. Stop by your favourite chains for a new look, pick […]
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Best Mall
Gold Winner Halifax Shopping Centre Silver Winner Mic Mac Mall Bronze Winner Sunnyside Mall You might call the Halifax Shopping Centre an underdog of sorts—often out-shined by its giant rival, Mic Mac Mall. But this year, the dark horse prevails. Could this be due to the Shopping Centre’s fancy-ass new food court? It’s like the […]
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Made in the Maritimes hits the Hydrostone
“People are looking for high quality, and they want to support local,” says Joel Kelly. He’s learned that in the last year, during which he’s been bringing beautiful things to Bedford via art, craft and handmade boutique Made in the Maritimes (Sunnyside Mall, 1595 Bedford Highway), which he runs with Mark Smith. Amidst a busy […]
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Best Mall
Gold Winner Mic Mac Mall Silver Winner Halifax Shopping Centre Bronze Winner Sunnyside Mall With over 160 stores and services, from Winners and Forever 21 to Old Navy and the only Hudson’s Bay in Halifax, Mic Mac Mall is hundreds of thousands of square feet of everything you’d ever need. There’s cell phone stores, chocolate […]
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Another helping of The Middle Spoon
Dear Sunnyside Mall, you’re on to something. This spring/summer has seen a nice string of locally-owned businesses opening in the strip, and downtown delicacy The Middle Spoon (1559 Barrington Street) is the latest to the party. Yes, your chocolate cravings and cocktail desires will soon be answered, Bedford. Taking over 2,000 square feet that was […]
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Statement’s moving to Sunnyside Mall
Longtime Agricola Street shopping staple Statement (2606 Agricola Street) is looking on the Sunny side of things. The Sunnyside Mall (1595 Bedford Highway), that is. The furniture store, which has been sharing a space with FRED. food beauty art for about a year, will make the big move on May 31, with the hope of […]
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Go local in Bedford
For people confined to peninsular Halifax, the myth of Bedford is one of a strange suburban village in the sky—a commuterville with lovely Basin views. But Bedford is fairly easily accessed—by buses numbered 80, 82, 84, 85, 86, 89 and 185—and, of course, by car, the most direct way to reach the businesses strung along […]