Patio Guide
Support Union Restaurant’s Back Patio
Teo Paul, the owner and chef at Union had a BBQ these evening attended by some locals, encouraging everyone to come and sign his petition to get his beautiful back patio operational. […]
Month: May 2011
Press
Cosmopolis shoot brings stars to Ossington and Dundas
Robert Pattinson is in Toronto and fans are excited! Not only is he in Toronto, he’s filming his newest movie, Cosmopolis, right around the corner at the Lakeview on Dundas and Ossington. […]
Theatre and Art
Artscape Shaw Street Centre: Open House for Artists
Artscape Shaw Street Centre will offer a theatre training facility, a centre for dance and performance, papermaking skills programs, community-based multi-media workshops, arts training for youth, music education for amateurs and professionals, family resources to support the local community, openings, performances, exhibitions and events. Open houses for artists looking to rent space are being held this June. […]
Nightlife
RAW Rising at Ontario Bread Factory
Last night we attended a special event at the Ontario Bread Factory, in the laneway behind Ossington between Rolyat and Foxley. The party was thrown by RAW, the Toronto design firm. […]
Politics
Goodbye Argyle Crosswalk – Hello Big-City Streetlights
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. […]
Cafes
Patio News
BQM is planning to renovate their front patio and add a back patio on Rolyat Street. […]
Business Profiles
Ossington Business Profile #12 – Lower Ossington Theatre
Since we started the blog, we have enjoyed covering the events and shows at the Lower Ossington Theatre. From the Toronto Youth Theatre, to their support of the Summerworks and other festivals, LOT plays a powerful artistic role in our neighbourhood. For our 12th Ossington Business profile, we posed our standard questions to Joseph Patrick of the Lower Ossington Theatre. […]
Restaurants
Fishbar Opens their Doors
FishBar, the much anticipated restaurant owned by William Tavares, of Salt Wine Bar and, as we learned earlier, Mark Moore, formerly of Rodney’s Oyster Bar, opened it’s doors tonight, with a soft launch and a shortened menu of mostly Oysters. […]
Parks
Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market returns
Head over to the northwest corner of Trinity Bellwoods Park tomorrow afternoon for the reopening of the Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market.
That’s right, the weekly treat returns tomorrow, May 11 at 3PM, and every Tuesday from 3-7PM. […]
Festivals
Local Jane’s Walks May 7 & 8, 2011
This year there are over 170 free walking tours as part of Jane’s Walk planned for the GTA, and we are exploring those within walking distance of us. The titles alone demonstrate the diversity of the topics and should spark your interest! […]