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Happy Hallowe’en from Roncesvalles Village!
While everyone was having a scary good time on Roncesvalles in the days leading up to Hallowe’en, the BIA again showed its support and appreciation for the Sorauren Park Pumpkin Parade, a great Roncesvalles Village tradition, by having a local artist (Collin Szynkowski) carve a pumpkin for the parade.
There’s great coverage of the pumpkin parade in both Torontoist and BlogTO.
The Westerly and The Ace Wow Toronto Star
From the Toronto Star article… “The Westerly opened Dec. 8 in the former River, a restaurant that once employed some of Earl’s trainees.
The room now boasts vintage lighting, soft rockabilly, and gleaming subway tiles behind the marble bar. The tables are set with antique silverware and the softest linen napkins. Aveda soaps and a lint brush in the washrooms are classy touches.”
and on The Ace: “With its steamy windows and vintage decor (the original 1955 space was a diner), The Ace is laidback, kid friendly and slyly humorous.”
You can read the whole article here.
The Revue’s Latest Challenge: Going Digital
From Toronto.com… “Daniel Demois knows all too well the independent movie theatre he manages in Toronto is an endangered species.
Over the years, smaller movie houses across the country have closed as the economics of the business — from video on demand to 3-D — have eroded audiences. It can be far more profitable to repurpose a theatre into a grocery store or condo than coax consumers into seeing a retrospective on Ingmar Bergman.
But his biggest challenge yet — since taking up the reins as the co-general manager of the Revue last year — is yet to come.”
You can read the whole article here.
GridTO: “This is the most perfect corner of Toronto we’ve got left.”
Roncesvalles Village has done very well for itself in the press this year. As previously mentioned, this community has been praised in the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the New York Times, Huffington Post and now, in the past two weeks, we’ve had two very positive showings in both GridTO and Where!
GridTO’s recent article, “The Roncesvalles Revival” in particular praises two new restaurants: The Westerly (pictured)and The Ace. You can read the whole article here.
A perfect corner of Toronto, indeed!
Fresh Collective in National Post
From the National Post article… “Ms. Bernhardson opened her first designer collective on Queen Street in 2003 with eight designers. “Initially I held on to the idea that it was 14 designers working one day a week, “they could build up their own clientele too.”
Today, Fresh Collective has 37 designers of clothing, jewellery and accessories and three stores and is on track to do $1-million in revenue this year.
The latest location opened in April, after Ms. Bernhardson combined a government loan with money from remortgaging her house.”
You can read the whole article here.
New York Times: “the rejuvenated ‘Roncey’ now makes for one of the city’s most engaging strolls.”
Today’s New York Times travel section heaps praise on Roncesvalles Village:
After a multiyear neighborhood reconstruction project that temporarily cut streetcar service and starved merchants, Roncesvalles Avenue — the area’s main artery — is thrumming again. Despite their big-city location, the street’s indie bookstores, quirky coffeehouses and smart boutiques feel more like small-town hangouts, with stroller-pushing locals popping in to chat up proprietors. Tree-lined and low-slung, with a blessed absence of the chain stores that have crept across Toronto, the rejuvenated “Roncey” now makes for one of the city’s most engaging strolls.
The article is accompanied by a slide show highlighting several Roncesvalles businesses, including Sweetpea’s, Mariclaro, Pizzeria Defina, and Fresh Collective.
Read the rest here: New York Times: A Low-Slung Piece Of Toronto Gains Casual-Hip Cachet
Roncy Rocked!
On June 18, Roncesvalles came alive with art and music! Thank you to all musicians, artists, organizers and volunteers for pulling off a great day on Roncy!
It’s a transit platform, it’s bike lane, it’s a…?
BlogTO
by Derek Flack
So it’s pretty much Roncesvalles day on blogTO. Along with taking a tour of the yet-to-be-completed construction with Rob Ford and members of the BIA this afternoon, I also spent some time checking out the new transit platforms that have been installed on the street. For whatever reason I’ve become more and more interested in urban infrastructure of this nature and ever since hearing about these, I’ve been curious to see just what the finished product will look like (in fact, it’s the main reason I made the visit today).
What are they and what do they do? As Joshua Tusin noted in his post on them last year, transit platforms “are meant to facilitate smooth boarding on the new streetcars” and will “make things safer for pedestrians.” They accomplish this by eliminating the need to step onto the road when entering and exiting streetcars (something which is crucial for those with mobility devices).
Rob Ford Pays A Visit To Roncesvalles
BlogTO
by Derek Flack
Rob Ford and area councillor Gord Perks met with members of the Roncesvalles BIA earlier this afternoon so as to get to get a look at the state of the street and to listen to some of the community’s worries and complaints regarding the yet to be finished construction in the area. Starting near Dundas at around noon, the small entourage of 25 or so people — a number of whom were city officials and media types — meandered slowly southward as Tony Cauch and other members of the BIA went over a series of concerns.
To read the full article, click here.
Ford Takes Tour of Roncesvalles
from Inside Toronto
by Erin Hatfield
BIA-led tour checks out issues of concern
It was hard to miss Mayor Rob Ford, wearing his distinctive green and gold Don Bosco team football jacket, as he strolled down Roncesvalles Avenue Thursday, Jan. 6, there to take a look at the construction and hear concerns from local businesses.
Hardly a block would pass without a storeowner stepping out or a resident stopping to express concern over the location of a transit shelter, or the unleveled brick work on the sidewalk, tree trenches - and most of all delays in finishing construction in the area.
Ford acknowledged, following his tour, timing has been an issue with this construction project and he is not pleased with the look of traffic pylons and the amount of litter and the absence of garbage cans.
“But, generally speaking, you look at these new sidewalks, I like it, it looks good,” Ford said. “It needs some work, it needs some attention and I am willing to do that, I am willing to listen to the people and get Roncesvalles cleaned up.”
The walk, which included members of the Roncesvales BIA, city staff, the area councillor Gord Perks and a few residents, began at the corner of Howard Park and Roncesvalles avenues.
To read the full article, click here.
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