The Argyle Bar and Grill bar is closing next month. There is blame being cast at the construction woes however the current owners took over just last year and are replacing it with Alberta chain The Pint. Unsure what this means for the downstairs Vinyl Dance Bar.

The Cole Harbour location is delayed until October, but a Mezza will open in the Dalhousie Student Union Building in a couple of weeks.

Tucker Lake Pizza is now open in Beaver Bank, and soon a convenience store as well, where Joey’s was.

Nova Tactical opened their Windmill Rd gun range, it’s for members first but in a few weeks you will able to go in and have a shooting session.

It appears part of the former Boomerang Steakhouse on Portland St. (behind McD’s) will be an Escape Room

Hoghorn BBQ is now open inside the East Coast Hub Saloon on Tacoma, and Chico’s Island Carribean has opened on Caledonia

Oz Shoes has opened their Granville Mall boutique



Well I commented there were no closures, well they were waiting for this week I guess.

Previously mentioned, The Company House was scheduled to close on Sept 5th, but they closed this week. A band scheduled to perform showed up and a for lease sign in the window and the doors locked.

Mongolie Grill on Granville at Sackville is closing on September 12th.

KEW Furniture has closed their DT Dartmouth location and merged in with their new spot on Gottingen

Mom’s Country Market/Kwik Way on Cole Harbour Rd. has closed their doors

The original Battered Fish has closed their original Bedford Hwy trailer; The last Battered Fish is in Halifax Shopping Centre. They also have the Waterfront shack and Tantallon location operating under their new name Katch.

Rockingham’s Bobbleheads has been closed for two weeks, FB says closed until further notice, and a sign on the door says closed for renovations.

The new build at Downsview, the unit with the Drive Thru will be a new home for the nearby Subway. (Sorry kids, not a Starbucks like I have heard rumoured)

Pete’s To Go Go is in the process of rebranding to To Go at their Hollis and Dal locations. Pete’s to Go Go was sold before Pete’s was sold to Sobeys,

I have a few names for things I had previously mentioned:

•The Vietnamese restaurant going in where Ginger Grass was on Barrington, is going to be called Man Bean

•The Montreal style Portuguese chicken joint opening in place of the North St. Robins Donuts is CHKN Chop

•The new Taco and Tequilla bar going in the former Argyle St home of Foggy Goggle (now on Gottingen) will be called Antojo

If anyone is keeping track, IKEA opens a month from today.



Cineplex is running Tuesday pricing every day until Thursday (Aug 31).

Dollarama has their Christmas decorations out

Beaver Bank Station has a fun deal on



And they said they were mad! But the did it anyway On The Wedge in Sunnyside rolled out a Eggs Benedict Pizza this week complete with Hollandaise (and to positive reviews) They will be serving it up mornings starting at 10.