Here are the news stories we noticed from the past week that affect Riverside, Leslieville, Riverdale and the Danforth. The biggest news story this week: the home of Jilly’s has been sold to Streetcar Developments.
Broadview Hotel Sold
- Developer buys Broadview Hotel, home of Jilly’s strip club (Toronto Star)
- Broadview Hotel sale hastened by structural concerns after Jilly’s removed wall to improve view of strippers (Naional Post)
- From Dingman’s Hall to Jilly’s (Torontoist) A short history of the Broadview hotel
- Make sure redeveloped Jilly’s building lives up to its promise: Editorial (Toronto Star)
- From our archives: Historian-architect Angus Skene reveals the Jilly’s backstory (Toronto Star)
- Broadview Hotel’s sale will speed east end’s renaissance: Hume (Toronto Star)
TTC Construction
- How businesses are coping with streetcar construction (CBC)
- Construction Progressing on the TTC’s Leslie Streetcar Barns (Urban Toronto)
- Leslieville’s Pentimento Fine Art Gallery forced to close its doors
Crime
- Police Investigation Leslieville Shooting (AM 640)
- Police investigate reports of shooting near Dundas and Greenwood (Toronto Star)
Real Estate
- Sale of the Week: the $901,000 Blake-Jones semi that proves buyers will pay for community (Toronto Life)
- In Toronto, sometimes meeting the asking price just isn’t enough (The Globe and Mail)
Parks and Nature
- Exploring the vitality of Toronto’s rivers and history (City News)
- The old girl gets a serious pruning (Toronto Star) Following the recovery of a Norway Maple in Riverdale Park after the ice storm damage
Beer Laws
- A beer lover’s guide to Toronto (The Star) Features Left Field Brewery
- Small brewery will be able to pour beer at festivals after all (Toronto Star)
- Taps turned on again for Left Field Brewery to supply festivals (Inside Toronto)
Events
- Pocket Community Association holding annual Victoria Day fireworks display (Inside Toronto)
- Plaque presentation May 16 for Frederick Langdon Hubbard House (Inside Toronto)
Other news
- Mount Sinai Hospital merging with Bridgepoint Active Healthcare (Toronto Star)
- Owen Pallett at Danforth Music Hall, Toronto — Gig review (Music Vice)
Do you have comments about any of this weeks news? Did we miss any big stories! Let us know!
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