Leslieville resident and artist Leslie Ashton was at 106 Yonge St. on June 8 drawing a tribute to Vic Steinberg, a girl reporter who went undercover as a man at the men-only Toronto News in 1894. The street art is ...
Read More »Is Hotel Victoria checking out?
QuadReal Property Group (QuadReal) announced on June 2 that it has entered into an unconditional agreement to acquire 56 Yonge St., currently the site of the Hotel Victoria (which is also TheBulletin.ca’s favourite boutique hotel in the Downtown core). The ...
Read More »Santerre turns science into business: UofT prof, innovator honoured
Dr. Paul Santerre is a scientist, entrepreneur and an innovator. He’d have to be all three in order to succeed today in the world of biomedical science. The Yonge and Wellesley resident has recently been recognized with the 2017 Governor ...
Read More »Garden District restaurant will have retractable roof: 401 Yonge
The bustling Yonge-Dundas neighborhood, a hub of tourism and entertainment in the heart of Downtown Toronto will soon be home to a vibrant and inviting new Boston Pizza restaurant at the corner of Yonge St. and Gerrard St., thanks to ...
Read More »Bell in Brief: Edifices at King and Yonge, once noble, now retail
These photos of corner of King and Yonge streets (one from 1937 and the other from today) illustrate the passage of time. The black and white photo shows a small portion of the Canadian Pacific building behind the newspaper kiosk. ...
Read More »Downtown Yonge BIA invites neighbours to annual spring cleanup April 21
As part of Clean Toronto Together, the Downtown Yonge BIA (DYBIA) invites businesses and community members to take part in an annual spring clean-up of neighbourhood parks and laneways on Friday April 21, 2017. “Throughout the year, our Clean Streets ...
Read More »Downtown Yonge crime prevention, community safety workshop March 21
Streetfront businesses in the Downtown Yonge corridor are invited to discuss community safety and crime prevention on March 21. In partnership with 52 Division, the Downtown Yonge BIA will be hosting a crime prevention and community safety workshop on Tuesday, ...
Read More »New appointments to Downtown BIAs
Dennis Hanagan— At its October meeting, Toronto community council appointed nominees to the management boards of Business Improvement Areas in greater Downtown. The BIAs and appointees are: Downtown Yonge: Patrick Gauch, Robert Housez, Stephen McGrath and Martin Wray. Leslieville: Tracy ...
Read More »Seen: Open Streets TO
On August 21st, Yonge St. between Bloor and Queen was closed to traffic for almost eight hours as pedestrians walked freely along the road for Open Streets TO. Select routes across the city were open to pedestrians to bike, walk, ...
Read More »Downtown Yonge BIA wins top industry honour
Courtney Charette — For the first time, a Toronto BIA has won top honours from the International Downtown Association (IDA). The Downtown Yonge BIA’s innovative Yonge Love consultation campaign was singled out for global recognition, receiving the IDA’s 2016 ...
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