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Grafton Park Painted Bench

MEDIA RELEASE - More art to see in Downtown Halifax! Two more ‘Gritty to Pretty’ projects completed.

News Placemaking

Dan Merzetti, owner of DSM Telecom

Downtown Spotlight: DSM Telecom

Downtown Spotlight

DELIGHTFUL DOWNTOWN Holiday Light Show

DHBC’s “Holiday Light Show” debuts tomorrow night (Saturday, November 19) at Grafton Park

News Placemaking

Photo of Yang Wen, co-owner of YOLO Craft

Downtown Spotlight: YOLO Craft

Downtown Spotlight

Pictures of newspaper clippings with dazzling light displayed on the former Halifax library

PSA: Downtown Halifax Business Commission’s DELIGHTFUL DOWNTOWN light show to include a Remembrance Day theme

News Placemaking

Photo of Ashley Marlin, Special Projects and Events Coordinator at Craft Nova Scotia

Downtown Spotlight: Craft Nova Scotia

Downtown Spotlight

Photo of Bria Doiron, a owner of Flora James Shop

Downtown Spotlight: Flora James Shop

Downtown Spotlight

The Blooming Seating at Granville Mall

Granville Mall Activation Project

Our Stories Mural at Scotia Square

MEDIA RELEASE - 19 new murals, celebrating Indigenous stories, installed Downtown Halifax

News Placemaking

Buy Local Again

Laura MacNutt of KingsPIER Vintage

Downtown Spotlight: KingsPIER Vintage

Downtown Spotlight

Downtown Spotlight: The Prow Gallery

Downtown Spotlight

Photo of Brawta Jamaican Jerk Joint owners

MEDIA RELEASE - 10 business improvement districts in Nova Scotia join forces to promote #BuyLocalAgain

Downtown Spotlight: Five Guys Halifax

Downtown Spotlight

Photo of Mi'kmaq History Month Light Show

MEDIA RELEASE - DELIGHTFUL DOWNTOWN at Grafton Park launches Friday, with a dedicated Mi’kmaq History Month light show

News Placemaking