With all the hoopla going on around how ‘hot’ Ossington is, it was interesting last weekend to walk down the street and see the reality of the situation. There are still a lot of places on Ossington not leased, nor will they likely be leased in the near future. Only 6 months past the moratorium it seems that the street is starting to close for business.
Below are a few photos of the recent devestation:
Empty Storefront on Ossington
The Long Awaited Saint closes - is Joe Pantalone to blame?
Get Real awoke to the new Ossington Reality.
Does Ossington need another mechanic now that Rolly's will be closing?
A Fantastic Potential Restaurant Location - but no more
(will I have to change this blog to be the DundasVillage blog? – or is that the next local target)
The Globe and Mail covered the council meeting yesterday with this article. Feel free to add to the discussion on the Globe site.
Xtra also covered the story here.
And Blog TO is headlining this morning with an article about Rolly’s Garage. Don’t forget to vote and help them get support from Aviva Community Fund!
UPDATE: Chris, a reader, has also pointed out a MartiniBoys article about the meeting also here.
Anyone who’s been hanging around Ossington for a while knows of the magic of Rolly’s Garage. But, without some community support, it may be coming to an end. But a quick vote by you may save them!
Rolly’s was an old garage – with mechanics and all, and some time ago Robin Orbeta-Lacambra took it over from her father and made it into the open art space it is today.
In a rare showing of actually trying to enforce the law, rather than impose new ones, they have been told that they need a whole lot of upgrades to make the place viable for business. And, Now Magazine is reporting that that the insurance company Aviva is looking for community building ideas, and Rolly’s garage is on the list of potential locations to get support.
So go hit up the Aviva Community site and vote for Rollys.
Also stop by the fundraiser this weekend! Let’s give them the support they need!
Metro Magazine has a piece today the burgening theatre scene based out of the Lower Ossington Theatre, just in time for the Fringe Festival, going on this week. The venue got the space in the Ossington strip early and have become one of the key centres of the city for theatre.
BlogTO wrote up on the night markets happening at Rolly’s Garage, an fascinating space just north of Argyle St. We actually stopped by and checked out the market over the weekend and they had a great selection of interesting products from local artists. And the cupcakes looked good!
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