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. […]
Articles by Brians
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. […]
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. […]
Restaurants
Lakeview Storehouse Finally Opens the Doors
It’s been a long time coming, but the LakeView Storehouse, which resides beside the 24/7 Lakeview Restaurant, finally opened their doors. It finally brings a place in the neighbourhood where one can ‘buy a damn tomato’, as well as a number of other vegetables, fruits, spices, dry goods and supplies. […]
History
Pictures of Old Ossington
One of our readers connected us with a local blogger who collects and compares pictures of old Toronto. The Blog, called Lost Toronto, today posted a whole series of photos of Ossington from the past. We thought these pictures were so cool we wanted to re-post on our site also. […]
Restaurants
Comings and Goings
This week Dulat Coffee, a Vietnamese place between Roylat and Foxley, shut it’s doors and papered the windows. I have to admit, I only went in to the place once to watch part of a world cup game. There’s no sign at this point at what’s to replace it. […]
Nightlife
Secluded Back-Patio Drinks – (or Patio Guide V2)
If you walk down Ossington it’s sometimes hard to tell where the good back patios are as they are often quietly tucked away behind the bars. […]
Nightlife
Oz Studios Celebrates 1 year on Ossington with Book and Party
Just over a year ago Joe Fuda opened a little studio with designer Evan Biddell. Evan left soon after leaving Joe to curate and create from this little storefront next to tequila bar Reposado. The studio represents a lot of the life of Ossington, being a quirky place with many interesting exhibits and events. […]
Cafes
Ossington Patio Season begins (or Patio Guide V1)
It’s finally springtime, and it’s time to sit outside. Ossington has a number of great outdoor venues both in the back and out front. This Saturday a couple of them were in full use. Here’s the first of our Ossington patio guide outlining some of the great places to sit outside on Ossington. […]
Politics
Bohmer applies for outdoor seating
Walking by Bohmer Restaurant today we noticed that they have a city application for outdoor seating on their window. […]