Gold Winner Crimson Clover Consignment Silver Winner Value Village, Bayers Lake
 Bronze Winner Makenew Curated Thrift Shop Michael Kors. Lululemon. Gucci. Dior. Fendi. Canada Goose. Steve Madden. J Crew. Hunter. Tory Burch. Lucky Brand. What’s in a name? A lot at Crimson Clover. This trend-setting boutique introduced downtown to pre-loved luxury clothing, shoes and bags […]
Value Village
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More Value Village
Bargain hunters, rejoice: the Bayers Lake Value Village location (209 Chain Lake Drive) expansion is coming soon. Signing a lease down the road (165 Chain Lake Drive, which also happens to be the former Ashley Furniture) means way more space (we’re talking double the sales floor) for all those ironic t-shirts and vintage coats. This […]
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Best Second-hand Clothing Store
For years Maureen Elsie Court’s Queen Street boutique has reigned over this category, which is indicative of the ongoing quality of her product, the vintage wear, the consignment, and the constant change-over of the same, offering her loyal customers plenty of regular selection in jewellery, accessories and both women and men’s clothing. Maureen at Elsie’s […]
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Best Second-hand Furniture Store
“We’re just a year older and deeper in debt,” says John Beatty, owner and operator of the popular antiques and furniture store. He’s joking about the debt, we think. “Business is booming,” he confirms, which he says is largely due to the store’s policy of ensuring there’s a change-over in inventory every 90 days through […]
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Best Second-hand Clothing Store
The mostly-consignment boutique has seen its stock increase dramatically this year with having taken over the second floor of its building, formerly the Clotheshorse space (which can now be found next door). “The nice thing about consignment, the turn-over is extremely high,” says owner Maureen Court. “You never really know from day-to-day” what will be […]
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How to keep Summer going a little longer
Your summer spirit is not always what makes you shotgun that extra Wildcat, or stay out an hour later when you’re working at 7am (though they are related). Your summer spirit is really the fire in you, the guts of that beast that loves fun more than food and sun more than sleep. Considering Haligonians […]
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Dartmouth daytripper
As San Francisco has Oakland and New York has Jersey, Halifax has my dear Dartmouth. I opted to settle there when I moved back from Toronto a month ago. Plenty of Haligonians think Dartmouth is just a place to drive through on the way to the airport, but here are a few of the reasons […]
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Value Village moves to new Moirs mall and more
The former home of the late, lamented Odyssey-2000 game and comic store at Quinpool and Oxford now houses a new location of Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy (6407 Quinpool, 444-7702), run by owner/pharmacist Anastasia Hanias and offering a wide range of clinics and services. Unfortunately, the pharmacy was robbed last week, so please stop by and give […]