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Cheesy 90s pop culture reference aside, here are some awesome local businesses that deserve your support.

 1. Gleneagle Bakery - CLOSED

287 Lacewood Dr
Halifax, NS B3M 3Y7
(902) 445-3347

Category: Bakeries

4.0 star rating
  10/12/2011

As I write this review I'm channeling my inner cookie monster and  munching happily on a large and very tasty ginger cookie purchased from Gleneagle during my first visit there this morning.  I may have also gobbled down a chocolate dipped oatcake,…More »

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 2. The Mindful Mango Cafe

7071 Bayers Rd
Halifax, NS B3L 4P3
(902) 455-9686
4.0 star rating
  2/18/2011 First to Review

I stumbled upon this place, nestled within the Bayer's Road Centre (formerly "The Village at Bayer's Road", formerly "Bayer's Road Shopping Centre), after running an errand elsewhere in the building.  Finding myself with a hankering for a smoothie, I…More »

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 3. Duly Noted Stationery

1459 Brenton St
Halifax, NS B3J 3S7
(902) 446-5605
5.0 star rating
  Update - 6/12/2011

I have to say that I've been nothing but happy with the quality of  service and product that I've found at this store.  I've been back a few times since my last review, with and without Mike, to select, order, and pick up our wedding invitations, and…More »

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  • 4.0 star rating
    2/9/2011

    Duly Noted, on me your staff doted,
    while I shopped for wedding invitations.
    I flipped through your… Read more »

 4. Avery's Farm Market

287 Cobequid Rd
Halifax, NS B4C 4E6
(902) 864-9363
5.0 star rating
  2/15/2011 First to Review

Is it possible to be a produce nerd?  I'm not a vegetarian, though I do love my fresh fruit and vegetables, and I do get pretty excited when faced with rows, bales, and baskets of tomatoes, carrots, and pears (oh my!), and other glistening and/or…More »

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 5. Back Pages Used Books - CLOSED

1526 Queen Street
Halifax, NS B3J 2H8
(902) 423-4750

Category: Bookstores

5.0 star rating
  2/5/2011

I've always been a bit of a bookworm and, not surprisingly, I'm a huge fan of used bookstores.  Not only because of the great deals (aka a cheap way to feed my addiction), but also because there is just something kind of magical about them.  Maybe…More »

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 6. Coburg Coffee House

6085 Coburg Rd
Halifax, NS B3H 1Z3
(902) 429-2326

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Diners

4.0 star rating
  10/13/2011 ROTD 10/25/2011

Sigh.  Coburg Coffee House.  Every time I walk through your welcoming doors, I'm met with warm memories of my university days, and my time spent inside your cafe during these years.  Enjoying my morning cuppa joe (cappucino actually), chowing down on…More »

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 7. Bookmark

5686 Spring Garden Rd
Halifax, NS B3J 1H5
(902) 423-0419
5.0 star rating
  10/16/2011

Anytime I find myself on Spring Garden Road I also find myself hearing (and normally heeding) the siren call of Bookmark, one of my favourite book stores in the city.  They know just how to appeal to my inner bookworm.  Shelves upon shelves stocked…More »

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 8. Stone Hearth Bakery

7071 Bayers Rd
Halifax, NS B3K 2A1
(902) 454-2851

Categories: Bakeries, Bagels

4.0 star rating
  10/18/2011

Stone Hearth has a small kiosk set up in Bayer's Road Shopping Centre.  The husband and I stumbled upon them recently while in the building for other business, and decided to give them a try.  We bought a loaf of light rye bread and some soft rolls.…More »

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 9. Al-Arz Pita Bakery

19 Alma Crescent
Halifax, NS B3N 2C4
(902) 443-6560

Categories: Bakeries, Grocery

4.0 star rating
  10/19/2011

Some of the largest and tasiest pitas in town, y'all!

My hubby and I live nearby and often pop in here to grab some of our favourite things.  For me, that would be the pitas.  For him, the huge tubs of yogurt, which I swear he eats with EVERYTHING…More »

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 10. Venus Envy

1598 Barrington St
Halifax, NS B3J 1Z6
(902) 422-0004

Categories: Adult, Bookstores

5.0 star rating
  10/20/2011

An adult shop in every sense of the word, which I mean in a very positive way.  In that, what I love about this shop, as others have mentioned, is that when you walk in the door, there seems to be no feeling of seediness or stigma rushing to greet…More »

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"Eating, drinking, and shopping my way to happiness...that's possible, right?"

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Location

Halifax, NS

Yelping Since

September 2010

Things I Love

Writing, reading, cooking, travel, wine, classic rock, Tom Petty, all things Horror- related, used book stores, Jack London, Ian Rankin, running, Stephen King, Hugh Grant movies, 80s music, sleep

Find Me In

my own little world

My Hometown

Halifax, NS

When I'm Not Yelping...

I'm moulding the minds of young children

My Second Favourite Website

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The Last Great Book I Read

Travels With Charley: In Search of America -- John Steinbeck

My First Concert

Travis Tritt...I was a sheltered child...

My Favourite Movie

The Shawshank Redemption

My Last Meal On Earth

Lobster and shrimp...I'm sadly allergic, but since it's my last meal anyway...

Don't Tell Anyone Else But...

I like Star Trek better than Star Wars

Current Crush

Fall