new businesses in the neighbourhood

it's been 2 whole years since i posted, so i thought the time had come. ha. if you want more regular news, you gotta follow the twitter.

so, a few new places have come to davenport between bathurst and the tracks at caledonia. they are:

ossington pet food. this took over the old tom's spot near ossington when it closed following that shooting. used to be on ossington, just north of bloor.

the sovereign espresso bar took over tony ruprecht's old office near dufferin. good timing too, as pancho's bakery moved south to bloor.

chocosol traders do artisanal vegan gluten-free chocolate. they sell at farmers' markets as well as their own shop (minimum $20 purchase) and offer workshops.

kitch bar has mexican food, movie nights, and live music going into the wee hours. owned by the same people as starving artist.

toronto airsoft is like paintball without the paint, sort of.

theatrix costume house & school of makeup has everything from cheapie fangs to high-end costume garb.

riders has bicycle & skateboarding stuff of all kinds.

prestigious studio salon & spa is where fallone's used to be - not sure if the management changed or not?

salon coco is the current incarnation of salon ch, same management. currently closed till 20 november for renovations.

marin royal massage is a teeny tiny operation, but the lady knows what she's doing.

picea is a wood-fired neapolitan-style pizza joint.

patti rosati does interior design.

hungry eyes is a film & tv prodco, and explains why that she's the mayor poster has been up for years.

gabriella's is a kids' party place.

pc mechanix offers comupter sales & service.

we bid farewell to some places too - the aforementioned tom's and pancho's, rockabilly rock coffee parlour, willer's pharmacy, and the soon-to-close it looks like nutrition global (formerly etherea). masterpieces studio has also moved out of the hood.

and of course some businesses have been around a long time... alcoa, ernie's, the gem, faema, salto, new age tattoo, l & j cycle, sandalman, etc. three cheers for them for sticking around for so long!