Gold Winner The Lower Deck Silver Winner Pacifico Bronze Winner Reflections Cabaret It’s no great secret that Haligonians like to party on a Vengaboys-style level, and with our famous bars per capita rep it’s hard to decide just where to stop the Vengabus. That’s what Coast readers are for, and this year they are leading […]
The Lower Deck, Halifax
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Bar-star on a budget
You’re new in town, maybe you just turned 19, but most importantly you’re looking for ways to procrastinate. Here are some options for putting off cramming and paper-writing without breaking the bank. (Or the student loan). The Dome 1740 Argyle Street, 422-6907 While cover-free karaoke on Mondays and Tuesdays wins in my books, frosh might […]
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Finding value on the menu
Brooklyn Warehouse 2795 Windsor street, 446-8181 If you’re hoping to impress a dinner date without breaking the bank, hit Brooklyn Warehouse for BYOB night on Wednesdays. Most joints that allow you to bring your own bottle of wine charge a corkage fee ranging from $5 to $25, but Brooklyn Warehouse will cork your bottle for […]
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Lower Decked Out for 35th Birthday bash
"I hired Great Big Sea16 years ago for their first show on the mainland, so they were the first band I called to see if they'd consider coming and doing a show for us; they accepted our offer to come and make it a real celebration," says Mike Condy, owner of the Lower Deck. Great […]
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Lower Deck Celebrations
"I hired Great Big Sea16 years ago for their first show on the mainland, so they were the first band I called to see if they'd consider coming and doing a show for us; they accepted our offer to come and make it a real celebration," says Mike Condy, owner of the Lower Deck. Great […]
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Best Buskers’ Festival hangouts
Voted Best Free Event 2008 in our Best of Halifax readers’ poll, it’s a sure bet the waterfront’s going to be packed from August 6 to 11 for this year’s Halifax International Busker Festival. There’s only one restaurant in plain view of a busker stage (Stayner’s Wharf at Chebucto Landing), and the chances of seeing […]
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Best Bouncer/Door Person
“He’s pretty much the mayor of Halifax… he knows everybody,” says his “sidekick,” doorperson Toni Landry, who’s been backing up Carl “Gooch” Comeau for 6 of the 12 years he’s worked the Lower Deck. “He’s a lifer,” she says, laughing. “He’s huge. Nobody messes with him.” She adds that it’s not just intimidation that brings […]