Photos
Scenes from Ossington on a Thursday night
A busy Bellwoods Brewery with bikes parked out front. An opening at Gallery at 129. The lineup at Hawker Bar early on in the evening. […]
Articles by Brians
music
109 Oz Sales Centre Opens with a neighbourhood party
Last Thursday night, Reserve Properties, the developers behind the new building project at 109 Ossington, threw a party to officially open their sales centre. They threw an event befitting the neighbourhood, with Rolling Rock beer, hors d’oeuvres, DJs and a performance by local musicians Eight and a Half. […]
Photos
More Changing Ossington Photos
Every once in a while we are walking down Ossington and taking pictures of some of the places undergoing change, documenting the neighbourhood so we can remember it before the new places arrive. This week we hit up a few places that have changed in the last few weeks since our last post. […]
Cafes
Mamakas Bakery – A Licensed Greek Bakery?
Spotted at 80 Ossington: A liquor license application for Mamakas Bakery. Formerly the home of Ministry of Interior, the space is now covered in drawings offering hints about the new inhabitant. […]
Restaurants
Hawker Bar Opens
Last night, Hawker Bar opened their doors in a soft opening for friends and family to make sure everything worked and try out their creative Singapore “street food” cuisine. […]
Restaurants
Now Open – The Saint Tavern
After many years of building (for them) and waiting (for us) The Saint Tavern is now open. After a few nice articles on Toronto Life, they got another one today announcing their opening. […]
Press
Reserve Properties Releases Photo of 109 Ossington Design
The lot at 109 Ossington, previously occupied by Mundial Auto Repairs, is soon to be developed into lofts by Reserve Properties, who have just released artist renderings of the design.
Photos
Changing Ossington
As you can see every day walking down Ossington many of the buildings are transforming – changing to condos, breweries, fine-dining restaurants, and more. Over the weekend we took some photos of some of the places in transition so we can look back on them after they transform and remember how the street used to be. […]
Festivals
Happy St. Patty’s Day on Ossington
St Patricks Day started early on Ossington. Opera Bob’s was already busy by 1pm and the Dakota got things going early with live music from 2pm playing Irish music. Here’s a few shots from earlier in the day. Hope everyone enjoyed the day! […]
Politics
Hawker Bar Causes Neighbour Concerns – Share your thoughts.
The other night we received a note in the mail from some concerned neighbours about Hawker Bar, the new occupants of the unopened space just north of Foxley previously occupied by Crepes and More (and prior to that Bar a Soup). They are looking to bring Singapore Street Food to Ossington. (see video described by Anthony Bordain) […]