With the St. Pat’s-Alexandra controversy bringing new attention to the neighbourhood, now’s a good time to shine the Shoptalk spotlight on the Gottingen Street retail district. I’m happy to report that things are looking good. Merchants are still disappointed about the UARB decision to not allow Reflections to transfer its late-night cabaret licence to the […]
Bernard Smith
Council OKs north end Business Improvement District
The north end business climate is looking up. Hundreds of new condos have been constructed on lower Gottingen Street, long-standing eyesore Mitchell’s Environmental Treasures has finally been torn down, Agricola Street has come into its own as the newest hip shopping destination and merchants are becoming organized and starting interesting projects. Among the latter is […]

