Politics
Salt Wine Bar is closed, hopefully not for good
Salt Wine Bar was shut down during service last weekend. They have also tweeted they are closed, and BlogTo has an in-depth post about it today. […]
Joe Pantalone
Politics
Ward 19 Candidate’s Debate – October 5th – The Garrison – 6:30-9pm
For this year’s city election in Ward 19 there is no incumbent. We have a great group of young and enthusiastic candidates looking to make a mark on Toronto. We’ve been profiling them in the past couple months, but now’s the time to bring them all together. […]
Politics
Call Joe Pantalone! Open Salt Wine Bar
The beautifully decorated Salt restaurant is sitting empty, wine shelves cleared out, and no customers. All because Joe Pantalone imposed a moratorium on new restaurants on Ossington, and Salt didn’t file before the deadline. […]
Politics
What’s the TDSB? And why does Michael Sims care?
A few weeks ago we were contacted by Michael Sims, who had seen our profiles of other Ward 19 candidates, and said he was running for the Toronto District School Board in Ward 10, which in the school boards regions is a combination of Wards 19 and 20. Would we like to meet him? […]
Politics
Sean McCormick takes a business approach to Ward 19
I met Sean McCormick a week or so ago to talk about issues in Ward 19, and why he decided to run for office in this area. […]
Politics
Mike Layton – Ward 19 Candidate brings energy and willingness to listen
Ward 19 is definitely going to get a young and enthusiastic councilor, based on those running for the job. Mike Layton is no exception. […]
Politics
Karen Sun – Ward 19 Candidate shows good knowledge of Ossington area
Last week I sat down with Karen Sun, another candidate for Ward 19, replacing the departing Joe Pantalone. We talked about Ossington and last year’s restaurant and foodservice moratorium and the restrictions on entrepreneurial ventures which were passed to follow, as well as the surrounding parks, and residential areas, and the great mix of communities within the Ossington area. […]
Other Things
Our One Year Anniversary – and a New Look
We’re excited to announce that we’re one year old today!
It was one year ago that Joe Pantalone annoyed me so much by blocking new restaurant openings on Ossington without consultation from the neighbours that I went home and started writing. […]
Theatre and Art
A New Gallery Open – 1st Run?
Walking to work this morning I walked by the old Monarch Framing location at 194 Ossington which closed in early April to discover a new gallery open there. […]
Politics
Two more articles highlight changes in Ossington since regulation changes
This weekend two articles appeared in our local media highlighting the changes in Ossington since the restrictions were put into place on restaurant growth on Ossington. […]