Montreal Bagel Style opens Tuesday at 6 AM on Wyse Rd beside in the plaza beside the bridge tolls. Hand Rolled, Wood Fired Brick Oven.

Waters Edge Grill now opened behind Cicero’s in Porters Lake.

The two floor H&M in Halifax Shopping Centre opened this week complete with baby clothes. The social media push was odd with them referring to Halifax as YHZ and their wording was like it was the first time here ever. The Mic Mac location opened in 2009.



Mo$t Wanted Pawn has opened on Cole Harbour Rd. across from Bisset Rd.

Aali’s Butcher Shop and Grill has its signs up on Bedford Highway at Hammonds Plains always happy for independent food shops but disappointed they didn’t go with Halalifax Food Market another name they registered; I liked that name.

Kings Palace on Quinpool looks like it will be a karaoke lounge with private rooms, called Remix

The small Sears Hometown store in Sackville completely closed up it wasn’t on the list of closures.

Bicycle Plus in Bedford is wmerging in with Giant Halifax (corner of Dresden and Sackville) and is getting ready to close.

South End tiny restaurant Shiraz has reopened after a month long reno, in case anyone was worried

Almon St Billiards has moved to 3200 Kempt, and I believe now called Rail Birds

Bulk Barn in Bayers Lake is closed for a few weeks as it goes through a quick reno, expect the yellow to be replaced by their new black scheme.



Mastermind Toys has their signage up on their new Dartmouth Crossing store, and the paint job is done at the Bayers Lake location both are scheduled to open this fall and both share plazas with Party City.

Danish lingerie retailer Change.in the works to expand from 16 to 40 stores in Canada in next couple years 75% of their bras sold are DD-M. No HRM store announced yet, but when stores hit the 25 location mark in Canada, we usually see one.

Vegan fast food Copper Branch also plans to expand. The Quebec based chain plans to add 40 stores to its 12 already.

Teavana never made it’s way to HRM, and the Starbucks owned chain is closing all locations including the 40 in Canada

Meanwhile at Shoppers Tacoma (Forrest Hills as well)

6 or fewer items, No cash accepted, Scans Optimum

If any place could use these it’s Shoppers; there is still a person cash open as well.

After a 10+ year hiatus, Harveys started serving breakfast again, just at Kempt Rd for now.