Tag Archives: Distillery District

Corktown is getting their streetcar back

TTC officials confirmed the 514 Cherry streetcar’s return of full time service of at a community meeting with Corktown and Distillery District residents on June 27. The news was met with dismay by residents living near King and Sumach—but those ...

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Artists paint coast-to-coast tour of Canada: on show at Arta Gallery

During the 150th year celebrations of Confederation, artists and lifelong friends Carol Loeb and Alison Grapes are traveling along the Trans-Canada Highway from coast to coast from St. John’s to Victoria, stopping every 150 km to find the subject and ...

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Metrolinx will inspect your property ahead of Jarvis, Sherbourne construction

Old Town residents, especially in the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood, may soon receive a letter from OZA Inspections regarding precondition surveys being offered to properties adjacent to the Metrolinx construction corridor. As part of Metrolinx’s Don Yard Expansion, explains Metrolinx community ...

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Bell in Brief: The Derby Tavern was for Corktown dreamers

In the heart of Corktown—on the southeast corner of Parliament and King streets—once stood the Derby Tavern. The tavern was built in 1846. Generations of mill workers (on their way home from a long day toiling at the various factories ...

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Distillery light festival continues until March 12

[dropca]The Toronto Light Festival, the city’s first-ever light art festival, will continue to illuminate the Distillery Historic District until March 12. Visitors will be taken on a new visual journey and cerebral adventure, designed to entertain and inspire. The Festival ...

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Distillery heritage conservation meeting Sept 26

On Sept. 26, the city–along with its consultants Taylor Hazell Architects–will be holding a community consultation meeting to discuss the Distillery District heritage conservation district (HCD) study. This community consultation meeting will present the findings from the analysis and evaluation ...

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Review of Cluny Bistro & Boulangerie

Annabelle Goodman – The Distillery District speaks to me of a past history in Toronto with a modern update. Cluny Bistro brings the charm and excitement of an authentic Parisian bistro. The mosaic ceilings, the cases of porcelain pieces, the enormous ...

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Gunfire on Parliament and Mill streets in cop-car chase

Local witnesses told The Bulletin that six rounds of gunfire shattered the noon-hour peace today (Sept. 15) at Parliament and Mill streets as at least one police officer opened fire on an allegedly stolen Toyota Corolla believed to be headed ...

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