Packing sucks, definitely. You won’t get an argument from me. You start off all gung-ho—“Now I’ll really get a chance to clean this place out! I’ll Marie Kondo the heck out of this trash heap, only joy-sparking items allowed!”—but after three boxes you run out of steam and wish you could Mary Poppins the heck […]
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Gingergrass takes a hiatus
A post shared by victorialapp (@victorialapp) on Apr 25, 2016 at 3:56pm PDT It’s been 10 years since Nira Nugroho opened Gingergrass Thai and Vietnamese at 1284 Barrington Street, but she says it doesn’t feel nearly that long ago. Tomorrow marks the restaurant’s last day at the corner of Morris and Barrington though, a move spawned […]
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Tomavino’s temporary move
Attention nostalgics, this is your last week to enjoy a pie at Tomavino Ristorante‘s intimate digs at 5173 South Street; the longtime south end staple is moving—temporarily, don’t panic—to make way for big changes to the corner of South and Hollis. While the Fares-built seven-storey residential/commercial building goes up (an estimated one-and-half to two years) […]
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Tom’s and The Fireside are headed for Birmingham Street
Regulars of both Tom’s Little Havana (5428 Doyle Street) and The Fireside (1500 Brunswick Street) have been losing sleep lately knowing that both bars would be uprooted come this fall. After years of rumours, the construction of a new development on the Spring Garden/Queen/Doyle/Brunswick block is finally coming to fruition, meaning all of its businesses […]
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Sweet success for Sweet Jane’s
After 12 years of tempting tastebuds and blowing bubbles from its current location at 5431 Doyle Street, Sweet Jane’s is moving. “We’ve always been here, this is the first big move for us,” says Alyssa Buchanan. “It’s definitely something we’re going into very exuberantly.” The shop will move its shop of confections, retro toys, unique […]
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Be Massage Therapy’s moving
The closure of the South Park Street’s YMCA (don’t even, we’re still coping over here) means that after nine years Be Massage Therapy (1565 South Park Street) is on the move. Be and its therapists will remain open and working out clients’ kinks inside the Y until May 5, then it’ll call 1341 Birmingham Street […]
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Haliwood Insider is now The Scene
Not a huge move, just a mini shuffle. From now on, all arts news will be housed under the cozy blog umbrella of The Scene. Email scene@thecoast.ca with film and TV news and keep the tears to a minimum.
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CFAT is on the move
On May 13, Centre for Art Tapes moves into their temporary digs in the Roy Building (1657 Barrington). CFAT has inhabited the CBC Radio Building (5600 Sackville) for 12 years. The move is prompted by CBC’s recent announcement that they will be ending leases with non-profit societies in the building as of May 31. CFAT […]
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The Kinetic Band Shuffle
coffee and vegans After Cursed Arrows‘ set at Gus’ Pub back in May during Long Live the Queen, I freaked out. I bought both of their albums and listened to them when I was drunk and sad, and also when I was lying in a happy/wistful haze on my back deck. I started reading their […]