WHO SHE IS Five years ago, ceramicist Mariko Paterson found a home in Nova Scotia. Originally from Vancouver, Paterson studied, taught and created art in numerous Canadian and US cities. It wasn’t until she came to Nova Scotia that she renamed her studio Forage Studios. One thing she enjoys about Halifax? Its size. For her, […]
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Where I work: Downeast Trophies
WHO HE IS Mike McGuigan didn’t aspire to become a trophy maker. In 1980, fresh out of high school and wondering what to do with his life, he was tasked with running his father’s new north end business, Downeast Trophies. At the time, he had no idea that this would become his career, and that […]
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Where I work: Off Track Brewing
Off Track Brewing Ltd. 275 Rocky Lake Drive WHO THEY ARE Allan MacKay, Matt Scott and Jon Saunders all have a story many Maritimers will find familiar: The three were born in Nova Scotia (MacKay hails from Antigonish, Scott and Saunders are from Bedford), but packed up to find work out west. While in British […]
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Where I work: Kristi Smith and Pete MacDonald from RCHMND
RCHMND 1869 Granville Street WHO THEY ARE Co-owners of RCHMND, Kristi Smith and Peter MacDonald met while working in Toronto and realized they had a lot in common, including a desire to open a retail concept in Halifax. Since its 2012 opening, RCHMND has become the cultural hub that discerning Haligonians didn’t realize they desperately […]
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Where I work: Prim & Pupper Pet Grooming
Tegan Thomas is an illustrator in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Find her online at teganthomas.com and in person at the Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival. COMIC BY Tegan Thomas More about Prim & Pupper
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How to solve a murder
[Image-1] It begins with a call. “It all starts with patrol,” says Jason Withrow. “They’re the ones who show up [in uniform] when 911 is called. After that, it goes up the chain until we’re alerted.” His partner, detective Derrick Boyd, points to the cell phone holstered to his hip. The two investigators always have […]
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Where I work: Laura MacLeod
Who she is Take one bite out of one of Laura MacLeod’s chocolate-coated eclairs and you’ll know that she’s the real deal. Going into culinary school MacLeod didn’t have her mind set on baking but to her surprise she fell in love with it. “I think it had more of a design element. It was […]
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Where I work: Gianna Lauren
WHO ARE YOU? An observer, a people-person, coffee nut, wisecracker, audiophile and I’m scared of stepping on sewer grates. When I was in my late teens I reached this harmony with myself, a clarity of being, so to speak, and suddenly understood deep-down who I was. And I feel lucky for that. But years later […]