This week, Saint John’s newest and most hotly anticipated bar, Hopscotch Whisky Bar, quietly opened its doors to some discrete fanfare. After breaking ground on the project in October of last year, delays in the project had the public asking, were they ever going to get to have a wee dram at that new whisky bar? On Tuesday, August 30th, the answer finally came, as the bar had their soft opening for a select few in the know, and those lucky enough to happen upon it. Continue reading Hopscotch Whisky Bar Opens In Uptown Saint John
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TrailWay Brewing Co: Late Night Break-In On Fredericton’s North Side
Fredericton’s Northside got collectively punched in the heart this week as TrailWay Brewing Co. suffered a break and entry on Wednesday, August 31st. Continue reading TrailWay Brewing Co: Late Night Break-In On Fredericton’s North Side
Happy Knight Wines Announce New Hatfield Point Facility
The award winning Happy Knight Wines announced this week that they will be making an addition to their Hatfield Point vineyard. The planned facility with be built on the site of their current vineyard and will serve as a facility for production, storage, storefront, as well as a tasting room. Continue reading Happy Knight Wines Announce New Hatfield Point Facility
In Review: The Comedian’s Guide To Survival
It’s hard to imagine James Mullinger as anything other than the fully formed comedian that he is today. Some two years ago when he moved to New Brunswick, it was if a bomb had been dropped on the province and we were suddenly playing host to a British invasion. Propaganda pamphlets littered our streets with little Union Jacks on one side and statements like ‘Your Conservative Overlords have no funny bones!’ on the other. His face seemed to appear in every shop window, he completely dominated the media, and you couldn’t host an event without him making an appearance as a special guest. He’s interviewed the likes of George Clooney and Jerry Seinfeld, which suddenly put me and everyone I know on par with Kevin Bacon. It was kind of a big deal. So now, two years on, seeing ‘The Comedian’s Guide To Survival’, a film based on the painful missteps of Mullinger’s early career, it immediately brings one very big question to mind: who is this wet blanket? Continue reading In Review: The Comedian’s Guide To Survival
Third Shift Packs Uptown Saint John
This weekend, Saint John saw two of its busiest days this year, and only one of them involved The Tragically Hip. Friday night was the second annual Third Shift art happening put on by Third Space, and even more than its first year, the event managed to pack the streets of Uptown Saint John. Continue reading Third Shift Packs Uptown Saint John