Gift Guide
The Ossington Last-Minute Gift Guide – Part 2
Today we continue our Ossington gift guide with more unique treasures you can find in our neighbourhood’s retailers. […]
Articles by Brians
Gift Guide
The Ossington Last-Minute Gift Guide – Part 1
If you’re like me, you wait until the last minute to shop. But luckily there are lots of great places on Ossington to pick up presents for family and friends. Here’s a quick guide to some things we found which make great gifts. […]
Holiday
Christmas Party at the Painted Lady
The Painted Lady is a small venue for music, but this coming sunday some big names are coming to celebrate Christmas with Nicky, Jess and the crew at this burleque-ish bar. Among the attendees are Kevin Hearn, from the Barenaked Ladies, Big Rude Jake, Gene Hardy (who some of you might remember from his days as one of the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir), singer/songwriter Pierson Ross, and many more. […]
music
Bunda Lounge
Bunda Lounge opened recently on Dundas just east of Ossington, and we have ventured in to meet the owners and find out what the place is all about. […]
Real Estate Development
Motif uses Ossington Experience to Sell
Last weekend we stopped by the showroom for the new developments that are going in at the corner of Ossington and Rebecca St. It is a condo building with both loft suites and townhomes which face out onto Rebecca called Motif – Lofts and Towns. […]
Other Things
Name that Light Fixture – Do you know the bright spots on Ossington?
No one says that the merchants of Ossington are dim. And some of them have great taste and creativity in the light fixtures in their shops restaurants and bars. We thought we’d have a little fun and see how well our readers know the neighbourhood. […]
Restaurants
Fishbar Opening Soon
About a week ago we stopped by Salt Wine Bar and talked to William Tavares about his new venture, Fishbar, which is going in where Todo used to be. […]
Restaurants
ToDo to become FishBar
Todo bar is changing into Fishbar – a restaurant specializing in seafood. […]
Restaurants
Re-Opening Soon
Two new developments on Ossington this week: Salt Wine Bar is reopening and And the local convenience store, Central Convenience is re-opening soon as Lakeview Storehouse. […]
Politics
Mike Layton takes the torch in Ward 19
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. […]