Posts filed under “corktown”
Corktown Ukulele Jam: YouTube night
If you attend only one ukulele-related event in Corktown this week, make it this one. Steve and David of the Corktown Ukulele Jam have arranged for the uke action to move to the front room of the Dominion on Queen, and the whole night will be captured on video and uploaded to YouTube. The Best [...]
Corktown Ukulele Jam
My pal Tom gave me a ukulele for Christmas. To me, it’s wonderful. To Jenna, it’s irritating. So then, I can’t tell you how happy I was to discover the Corktown Ukulele Jam. It started about a month ago, and is held every Wednesday at the Dominion pub on Queen (a five-minute walk from our [...]
Popeyes at Queen and Sherbourne
The Popeyes Chicken at Queen and Sherbourne is now open for business: To “celebrate,” I now present this 0:30 MP3 version of a fake ad produced by Tristan and I for our first live-to-air radio show in first year audio at Ryerson:
Wireless Corktown expands east
I’m really happy to report that SSID Corktown_Free extends a little farther east on Queen Street, thanks to Val, a neighbour I met this past weekend, and Savoury Grounds, the new coffee shop. You can see an updated coverage map here, and more details on the project here.
New Cafe = Savoury Grounds
This morning before work, I stopped into the new coffee shop at 354 Queen Street East. Here’s what I learned: It’s another Savoury Grounds location, though they don’t have a sign yet They have free WiFi They’re open weekdays 7-6, and weekends 8-5 The owner’s name is Steven (or maybe Stephen) The staff were really [...]
New cafe at Queen and Parliament
If there was ever evidence that what’s happening farther east of us on Queen Street is spreading into Corktown, it’s the new coffee shop that opened up at 354 Queen East (next to Ray’s Convenience). I went by tonight after Jenna texted me to announce its existence, and peered in the windows. I spotted comfy [...]
Toronto Centre All Candidates Meeting this Sunday, October 5, 2008
Saw this in the CRBA Google group, and thought it was worth reposting (links added are mine). Jenna and I plan to attend. Toronto Centre All Candidates Meeting Sunday, October 5, 2008 5:00 – 7:00 pm at C’est What 67 Front Street east of Church Street You are invited to an informal gathering to meet [...]
Popeye’s to open in former Coffee Time location
Earlier this year, the Coffee Time at Queen and Sherbourne closed its doors because the owner was arrested (for allegedly selling drugs out of the store). It has sat, windows papered over, for months, until recently, they tore down the Coffee Time sign and repainted: A few days ago, they installed a Popeye’s Chicken and [...]
Post office at Queen and Parliament
According to the sign out front, the Canada Post in the Shoppers Drug Mart across the street is set to open today:
Lots of pizza at Queen and Parliament
For some reason, our corner is going crazy for pizza. Today, I stopped into the soon-to-open Magic Oven at 360 Queen St. East, and talked to the owner, Tony about my little WiFi project. He said they plan to open for tomorrow night, Friday the 20th. A bit farther west, there seems to be a [...]