Feed the Frontlines TO is keeping restaurants from going under while also feeding Toronto’s frontline health care professionals. The organization has raised more than $10,700 on GoFundMe since it was initiated only a couple of days ago. The plan is to take donations and send money to Toronto restaurants that are then preparing and delivering … Continued
By Ron Johnson
The new coalition of independent restaurants representing some of Toronto’s top establishments are banding together to lobby all levels of government for immediate help to stave off what has already been an economic disaster of the highest proportion. An email newsletter sent from Erik Joyal of the Ascari Hospitality Group outlines a way forward for … Continued
By Ron Johnson
Toronto musicians are amongst the hardest hit by COVID-19 as entire concert tours, the major source of revenue for many artists, disappeared overnight. There are many initiatives underway to try to help, and one of the latest and most exciting is URGNT — a live stream concert series where many of the city’s most prominent … Continued
Ontario distilleries Spirit of York and Dillons have started producing hand sanitizer in order to help with the demand during the COVID-19 outbreak. Since hand sanitizer is so hard to come by these days, both distilleries have started creating their own homemade alcohol-based disinfectant and distributing it to people across Ontario. Dillons, Beamsville’s biggest craft … Continued
Leave it to a global pandemic to bring everyone together. Celebrities across the globe, and here at home, are stepping up to aid in relief as the COVID-19 outbreak escalates. Numbers are on the rise, with the novel coronavirus impacting more than 180,000 cases globally in more than 150 countries. Ontario currently has 180 confirmed … Continued
The novel coronavirus pandemic has escalated quickly in the last week, and businesses across Ontario are shutting down and changing protocols to protect their employees and their customers. It’s now beginning to affect other types of medical care — like your next dentist appointment. The Royal College of Dental Surgeon in Ontario (RCDSO), which oversees … Continued
Students and faculty at Whitney Junior Public School may have been exposed to COVID-19. Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa sent a letter to the school community on Sunday, informing them that the individual who tested positive for the virus attended school on Wednesday, March 4, but wasn’t showing symptoms at that … Continued
By Ron Johnson
This week, the Alchohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) website features a ream of new cannabis notices including 20 in the city of Toronto. Although the majority of businesses are in the downtown core, there is a number in new areas such as the main street strip along Eglinton Avenue near Yonge Street. The … Continued
By Ron Johnson
After more than 30 years in business, Midtown children’s bookstore Mabel’s Fables may be on the verge of closure due to a 70 per cent rent increase and a loss of customer traffic associated with the construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. The store, located at 662 Mount Pleasant Road, was opened in 1988 by … Continued
The legendary North York institution Sea-Hi Famous Chinese Food has officially closed its doors, and everything is for sale. The restaurant is auctioning off all of its decor — from the iconic Sea-Hi street sign to the large gold buddha that greeted diners upon entry — and the bidding ends this week. The beloved restaurant, … Continued
On the heels of International Women’s Day, Olympic and world champion ice dancer, Tessa Virtue, surprised a group of young figure skaters at the West Toronto Skating Club. Virtue attended the McCormick Arena in Parkdale to spend time with the young skaters and debut her new ice skating Barbie, in partnership with the Barbie Dream … Continued
