Politics
Ici Bistro Obtains Liquor Licence
I wrote about Ici Bistro challenges in getting a liquor license back in September. On the 30th the AGCO had a hearing and the Globe and Mail is reporting today that the liquor license was […]
Articles by Brians
Nightlife
Local Entrepreneurs Unite to fight anti-business regulations.
I was invited to sit in on a get-together tonight at one of the local Ossington businesses where about 25 of the local business owners came together to discuss the future of the neighbourhood. […]
Cafes
Ossington Street News – Get Real closes & Par’amour opens
I’ve been off for a while – busy with my day job – but there’ve been some happenings on Ossington while I’ve been gone. I reported at the beginning of October that Le Bar a Soup had closed. […]
Cafes
Le Bar a Soup closes shop
This morning, while out getting a coffee, I noticed that Le Bar a Soup has a For Rent sign in the window, as well as a bunch of old computer and electronics equipment which looks like it’s for sale. The first place to close on Ossington in a while. […]
Restaurants
Support Local Restaurants – Attend J.P Challet’s Hearing – Sept 30th
I wrote back in July about Joe Pantalone stopping the new restaurant of J. P. Challet on Harbord St.. Toronto Life is reporting that the hearing for the restaurant is being held at the AGCO on September 30th at 5:30pm at 90 Sheppard Avenue East, 3rd floor. […]
Restaurants
Boehmer – Coming Soon?
Although we were teased for almost a year on the opening of Union on Ossington, we hear that the opening of Boehmer (or Bohmer, or Böhmer) is coming soon. […]
Festivals
World Car Free Day – Come Celebrate
Micheal Lewis Johnson, the notorious organizer of the Ossington Blackout Party is celebrating World Car Free day next week just off Ossington, on Queen. World Car Free day has been a global movement which was started in 2000 to show the world what a day without cars would be like. […]
Social Media
Who tweets on Ossington?
I monitor the twitterstream for mentions and activities going on on the Ossington strip. There are a few regulars who appear often, but only a couple of local establishments who seem to tweet regularly. Are there more? […]
Press
Great Eye Weekly Article on Union Restaurant
One of our local spots, Union, which just opened a few months ago was reviewed by Eye. […]
Holiday
Another Ossington Parade – Assumption of Mary
On Sunday Ossington was closed again for another parade. An annual affair in our neighbourhood the local Portuguese celebrate the assumption of Mary, which includes a parade that goes along Foxley, back across Argyle and ends at the local church. […]