Two-hundred and fifty square feet is all the space Dan Weir needs to make his small business dream a reality. After spending a decade “catching the coffee bug” working in cafes in Toronto and Montreal, the Moncton native has settled on Halifax for his very own Weird Harbour Espresso Bar, which will be cozied up […]
Urban Outfitters
Friday’s round-up: 10 things you need to know
1 Today on Extreme Garage Makeovers, slick climbing gym Seven Bays Bouldering makes its debut in the shell of the former Raceway Auto Centre on Gottingen Street. You and your spidey senses are invited to its soft opening this evening from 3-11pm. 2 There’s still time to catch the tail-end of #NSCraftBeerWeek this weekend, but […]
Urban Outfitters opens this Friday
It’s supposed to be a gorgeous long weekend, but my guess is that a lot of people are going to be spending it ravaging the racks of Halifax’s first Urban Outfitters (1652 Barrington Street), the consistently problematic, yet loved by many, shopping destination finally opens this Friday Thursday. After months of renos, years of rumours […]
Halifax’s Urban Outfitters is no urban myth
Well, look what we have here. Twitter investigator @HalifaxRetales pointed out this morning that the oft-denied Urban Outfitters Barrington Street location (the one that’s supposedly moving into the former Sam the Record Man) is finally hiring. That’s about as real as it gets if you ask me. And if not, this is the longest episode […]

