International chain Tsujiri Matcha Cafe is making it’s way to Halifax, the cafe will have everything matcha; ice cream, cake, cold drinks, or just a straight up matcha tea. It’s the first announced retail tenant for The Pavilion on the corner of Sackville and South Park

The Dome will be adding a new yet familiar element to the Grafton Street side of the complex. The name Cheers is coming back but this time Cheers Live will be country bar located above The Roxbury. The dome in past also once had a country bar called the Neon Armadillo.

Kebab Kitchen is making a return after closing their spot in Scotia Square last year. They now look ready to open a full restaurant in Burnside on Windmill Road, beside Cheese Curds. The space was most recently Enterprise who moved to the stand alone building in the same parking lot.

There is an “Indian Restaurant” coming to Dutch Village Rd, where The Anchor was most recently.

With multiple locations in Toronto, cafe/bar Boxcar Social has soft opened on the corner of Sackville and Market

Quebec based breakfast/lunch spot Pur & Simple is now open in part of what used to be the Sears on Portland St

What is becoming an August tradition a new restaurant has opened at 95 Caledonia Road, i-Pizza has opened. Shirley and Novelee’s opened last August and closed a few months ago, the year before Chico’s Island had opened in the same spot the August before. The location had been a few pizza spots before that for decades.

Brawta is now open on Grafton near pizza corner for your Jamaican food needs!

Rinaldo’s has opened their takeout and delivery sister location in Fairview this week. The new Dutch Village Road dubber Rinaldo’s New York Pizza has a menu which focuses on pizza, heroes and sides.

Next Friday will mark the opening of The Rustic Crust in Tantallon on Sonny’s Road. The pizza makers will be transitioning from their food truck to a full brick and mortar location. This will also mark the opening of the outdoor area of The Backyard Beer & Wine Garden.



After originally opening in 1870 and later moving to their Barrington Street home in 1906 Sievert’s Tobacco is closing around the end of September

MiniSo has opened at their new location right on Spring Garden (near Queen) replacing their other location on Brenton

Spirit Halloween will be setting up in the former Sears Bargain Basement in Halifax this year (behind Walmart) opens last day of the month. ?Glow will be setting up in the location they used at Mic Mac Mall? as well as Bayers Lake.

At Mic Mac Mall, H&M has completed their move downstairs to the second floor, and Eastlink has opened a flagship store in former Target end of the mall where all the cell phone stores seem to be congregating now.

The women’s only Good Life at 278 Lacewood Dr. (the one by McDonald’s) is closing on September 25. They will get a complete makeover and reopen around the start of the year as their discount sister brand Fit 4 Less