About 16 months ago we heard that there was discussion about stoplights going in at Argyle St, breaking up Ossington between Dundas and Queen Street. Over the last few weeks the construction has finally taken place and the new lights are up, but still not operational. . . . → Read More: Goodbye Argyle Crosswalk – Hello Big-City Streetlights
We’ve had a big year at Ossington Village. It’s nice to look back on the year and see what was popular and what drew people to the site. . . . → Read More: Top Posts of 2010
Now Toronto posted their 2010 Readers Poll results today, and some of our local favourites are also citywide favourites. Not surprisingly, the Ossington Village nabe scores best in the dining and drinking categories, despite our council’s efforts! . . . → Read More: Some of Toronto’s Best are on Ossington
While the Mayoral winner, Rob Ford, was quite a surprise to most people living downtown, it wasn’t such a surprise to us that Mike Layton, with the powerhouse of the NDP behind him, took the council seat in Ward 19. . . . → Read More: Mike Layton takes the torch in Ward 19
We posted our Tuesday night’s debate on UStream here, but we also took some good pictures of the event, and there was some good coverage. A few good people were following the debate on twitter and provided up-to-the-minute commentary on what was going on: . . . → Read More: Pictures and Commentary from Tuesday’s Debate
If you missed tonight’s debate with the Ward 19 candidates, we recorded it on UStream. The video isn’t great, but the audio came out quite well, so you can hear the full debate. . . . → Read More: Watch the Debate here – some great snippets
If there’s someone in Ward 19 that knows about bars and restaurants and issues with local council it’s Ted (David) Footman. . . . → Read More: Ted Footman steps into the Ward 19 Race
Salt Wine Bar was shut down during service last weekend. They have also tweeted they are closed, and BlogTo has an in-depth post about it today. . . . → Read More: Salt Wine Bar is closed, hopefully not for good