Something called Dinah’s Sourdough Bakery is opening in the strip mall on Novalea Drive near Lady Hammond.

Christmas Discounters is already setting up for a return to Bayers Lake by SportChek (they usually open around October 1)

Urban Closet Plug (and Barber) is now open Windmill Rd. where the Darkside Cafe was. They sell urban, sports and retro streetwear.

The Cheeky Cod art gallery has opened on Queen Street, meanwhile a few doors away on Doyle Street, Studio 21 has moved their gallery from Hollis Street.



Waffle Love has reopened, This time on Gottingen near Falkland near Global TV

Labels which just opened in November 2017 has closed their store on the third floor of Mic Mac Mac Mall.

RUa Sports Fanatic has called an audible and moved all their gear out of Sunnyside Mall, the Halifax Shopping Centre store is still open.

One of my favourites Staggers Pub in Downtown Dartmouth has partnered with Silverball Games to bring us a Retro Barcade. All are just 25¢? a play; Asteroids, The Simpsons, Frogger, Galaga, Street Fighter II?, Donkey Kong, Pac Man, and Supersonic (pinball)

No knead to get bent out of shape the Pretzelmaker in Mic Mac is knot there anymore but will be finding a new home beside Cresent Jeweler soon.

5 years ago this week the Target stores in NS opened.

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