CABBAGETOWN NEIGHBOURHOOD
REVIEW
A PERSONAL VIEW
Really, Chris
In his July 31 community Newsletter, Councillor Chris Moise bemoans what he considers to be Ottawa’s negligence. He writes, “… it is disheartening to hear Deputy Prime Minister Freeland has abandoned Toronto and has downloaded the remaining costs of supporting refugees onto the City.” He’s responding to Ms Freeland who had the nerve to remind City officials of the billions of dollars that Ottawa has already sent our way in recent years. What seems particularly ill-considered in Mr Moise’s smack - his newsletter is also full of admonitions that Ottawa must do something about every problem facing Toronto.
LOCAL NEWS
Condo at 505 - 509 Parliament
Gilles Huot has written an update on the application for this project. He reports that the City planner has visited the site twice and is well informed on Cabbagetown issues about the project. The developer will also be holding a virtual meeting with the residents from Broadcast Lane this week. City planners have already sent the developer comments about the application. This gives him an opportunity to review his application and possibly amend it. The City Plan also includes provisions for inclusionary zoning which require that 10% of the building be devoted to affordable housing. However, the policy has not yet received provincial approval and isn’t in force on this project.
Jazz Shukla
Well done, Jazz. At the Canadian National Track & Field event, she powered her way to her third place victory in the women’s senior 800 metres in a time of 2:03.94. Despite the injury that she was suffering during the race. (Photo: Kevin Morris)
CJ Campbell
Cabbagetown is well represented at the Women’s Soccer World Cup. Dr C J Campbell is a spots medicine doctor and she’s there as a member of the doping control team at Dunedin in New Zealand. She’s traveled for 13 years in the past with Canada' s national women's soccer team. She’s currently in Dunedin, NZ working for FIFA at her 17th world cup event. When she returns, we’ll get an update on her work and her reactions to the tournament.
Reactions to the bike lanes
Reminder - a call for volunteers
The Tour of Homes needs volunteers to assist during the event on Sunday September 17. Volunteers usually serve from 11:30 am to 4 pm. It’s a popular community event and you’ll enjoy meeting your friends and helping out the visitors. If you're interested, send an email to the Cabbagetown Preservation Association.
YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS
Apartment needed
Sue wants to rent a Cabbagetown apartment. She’s just experienced a serious house fire and needs a place to stay while her home is fixed up. Send her an email if you can help.
Driver wanted
Drive from Cabbagetown to Algonquin Park on August 21 and return on August 24. Car will be provided. A luxury lunch will also be provided. Email Ron to make the arrangements.
OUR FARMERS’ MARKETS
Dixon Hall’s Farmers’ Market
Our Fair Share market uses a PWYC system. It’s affordable and equitable. Minimum prices are $5 and maximum are $20. If you wish, you can contribute more - all proceeds go to the cost of food. You’ll find fresh seasonal produce as well as imported staples. There’ll also be family activities, live music, hot food and refreshments. It happens every two weeks - Thursdays August 17 and August 31. Outdoors at 190 Carlton and when there’s bad weather, indoors at 188 Carlton.
Cabbagetown Farmers’ Market
The Summerworks Festival is coming next Tuesday at 5 pm to present their Lettuce Head Experience. Here’s their write-up, “The Lettuce Head Experience is a participatory pop-up performance for everyone … join us for an exhilarating, collaborative experience facilitated and coached by Alyssa Martin (Rock Bottom Movement) and set to live original music by Jacob Vanderham (Telehorn). No dance experience required and all ages are welcome to participate. Lettuce entertain you!” Open from 3 to 7 pm every Tuesday in Riverdale Park West (Sumach and Winchester). (Photo: Cynthia-ël Hasbani and Alyssa Martin.)
The Underpass Park Farmers Market
Corktown’s Farmers’ Market (29 Lower River) is open every Thursday from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Fresh peaches and blueberries, garlic, corn and more seasonal goodies. The face painter is back. Check out the Market's Facebook page for the list of this week’s vendors.
CABBAGETOWN FESTIVAL TEMPTING TIDBITS
CYC Boxing Club
The Boxing Club (upstairs, 2 Lancaster) is back at The Festival this year. It’s hosting a boxing demonstration and an open house on Saturday, September 9 from 1 to 3 pm. Drop in and find out about this marvellous place.
IN THE MEDIA
Mohamed and Musafa Ahmed
Hannah Alberga has written on CTV News about the grief that struck Mustafa Ahmed with the news that his older brother Mohamed had been shot. Mutsafa is an internationally recognized poet and musician. The brothers grew up in the old Regent Park and Mustafa has spent considerable energy and time documenting the lives of the people in that community.
COMING EVENTS
My Song Comes from the South
La Gloria Mexican Coffee (453 Parliament) is hosting a Mexican art exhibition featuring Marcio Lopez. Sunday August 6, 3 to 7 pm.
Roaming performers
Every Thursday through Sunday to September 8, roaming performers will wander along Parliament Street to entertain shoppers and patio dwellers. It starts this week with Drew Chale on Thursday from 6 to 8 pm. Metal Health with David Caten performs on Friday from 6 to 9 pm. Ethan Young on Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm and Benny Saunders on Sunday from 11 am to 1 pm.
Caribana at The Distillery
Distillery’s second annual beats and brunch celebrates Caribana - Sunday August 6, 11 am to 7 pm. DJ Starting from Scratch, live entertainment with Trash Panda Brass band and Steel Island Drums. Food trucks will bring yummy goodies.
Outdoor picture show in Corktown Common
Every Thursday evening at sundown. This week, it’s Jim Carey in The Truman Show and next week on August 10, it’s Black Panther. Each evening, the feature will be paired with excellent Canadian shorts. Treats and eats start at 7 pm and the films start at sundown. Free. Corktown Common (Bayview and Mill, 155 Bayview).
Storytelling in Allan Gardens
The Children’s Book Bank holds regular storytelling days in the park. The next one happens on Saturday August 5 at 11 am. Free books for every child. Meet in the playground on the west side of the park. (Jarvis and Carlton).
IN OUR STORES
Happy Hour at Blooming
Anji is holding a long weekend Happy Hour special. $20 while quantities last. (647) 350-8076 and email. Check on Instagram for more info. @bloomingflowerbar
Problems at No Frills
No Frills (449 Parliament) uses a gate system to control traffic that goes in and out of the store. If the front door gates are locked, people in wider scooters can’t get out. A staff person has to go over and unlock them. The back door gates are permanently locked. Complaints were filed a while ago with Kristyn Wong-Tam and after her intervention, they were unlocked. Now, they’re locked again.
Marilyn’s nail clinic
Marilyn’s regular monthly nail clinic for your pets will be at Pet Valu (240 Carlton) on Saturday August 5, 9 am to 4 pm. She often has a full schedule for the day so she asks you to make an appointment. Call her at (416) 920-6814 for a reservation. $12, cash please.
Mark’s birthday
Earlier this week, Mark celebrated a pleasant (but not huge) birthday - let’s say he’s still well under 75. His staff put up a birthday card for him on one of the glass display cases.
St Jamestown Steak & Chops (514 Parliament) will close for a holiday next week from August 7 to 13. The store will reopen on Monday August 14.
Fair Trade Jewellery
FTJCo (576 Parliament) has launched its new Parliament collection of solid 14K gold and silver jewellery. It’s inspired by treasures unearthed from ocean depths - sea creatures, fossils, sunlight glimmering on the waves. It includes earrings and interchangeable charms to wear as necklace pendants or dangling from your hoops.
RESTAURANT NEWS
A reminder - Dova’s glorious patio
Well worth the visit. It’s also available for private parties. 229 Carlton
Congrats Golden Pigeon
On Saturday August 12, The Golden Pigeon (424 Parliament) is celebrating its first anniversary, starting at noon. There’ll be fun cocktails, raffle prizes and a bbq. Congrats everybody - it’s been a year full of games, oysters, trivia and more. Lots of great food and good cold beer.
Caribana release party
Longslice Brewery at The Aviary (484 Front E) is celebrating Caribana weekend with a new beer. It’s a collaboration with Black Calder. Caribbean food and a live DJ. Friday August 4, 6 pm.
Cyril’s soup
Cyril’s making a gazpacho with tomato and peaches along with cucumber, onions, garlic, Sherry vinegar and basil - 3 to 9 cups at $3.50/each and 10 or more at $3/each. His juice is melon and basil with oranges - $9.50/two cups. For deliveries on Saturday August 12. Send him an email with your order.
WEEKLY CALENDAR - CLUBS & PUBS
THURSDAY AUGUST 3 TO SUNDAY AUGUST 13
For contact info about these clubs and restaurants, see the list at the bottom of this page.
THURSDAY AUGUST 3
Cabbagetown Roaming Performers
6 to 8 pm, Drew Cale
FRIDAY AUGUST 4
Cabbagetown Roaming Performers
4:30 pm, David Caten
Distlllery buskers
Summer Busker series, 4 to 8 pm.
Alice’s Place
9 pm, Karaoke
Super Bargain
10 pm, DJ Shamz
The Aviary
6 pm, Sip Sip Guava Mango Pale Ale
Wing House
9 pm, Karaoke
SATURDAY AUGUST 5
Cabbagetown Roaming Performers
11 am to 3 pm, Ethan Young
Distillery Jazz in Trinity Square
1 pm, Solidaridad
4:30 pm, Kenny Kirkwood
Distlllery buskers
Summer Busker series, noon to 8 pm.
SUNDAY AUGUST 6
Cabbagetown Roaming Performers
11 am to 1 pm, Benny Sanders
Distillery Caribana
11 am to 7 pm, live music, DJ, food trucks.
Distillery Jazz in Trinity Square
1 pm, Steel Island Drums
4:30 pm, Trash Panda
Distlllery buskers
Summer Busker series, noon to 8 pm.
Distillery
9 am, Yoga in Trinity Square
La Gloria Mexican Coffee
3 pm, My Song Comes from the South - art exhibition featuring Marcio Lopez
Super Bargain
3 pm to 2 am, Sunday Funday
MONDAY AUGUST 7
Distillery Jazz in Trinity Square
1 pm, Rat Pack Revisited
4:30 pm, David Celia
Stout Irish Pub
7 pm, Headscratchers Trivia
TUESDAY AUGUST 8
Golden Pigeon
4 pm, $2 oysters
7 pm, live jazz
Stout Irish Pub
7 pm, Headscratchers Trivia
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9
The Vibrational Apothecary
7:30 pm, traditional West African drumming classes with Amadou Kienou
Stout Irish Pub
7 pm, euchre night
The Golden Pigeon
8 pm, Bar trivia with Rachelle Lauzon
THURSDAY AUGUST 10
Cabbagetown Roaming Performers
6 to 8 pm, Jackson Peterson
FRIDAY AUGUST 11
Cabbagetown Roaming Performers
4: 30 pm, Levi Collins
Distillery Jazz in Trinity Square
4:30 pm, Sicilian Jazz Project
Distlllery buskers
Summer Busker series, 4 to 8 pm.
Alice’s Place
9 pm, Karaoke
Super Bargain
10 pm, DJ Shamz
Wing House
9 pm, Karaoke
SATURDAY AUGUST 12
Cabbagetown Roaming Performers
11 am to 1 pm, Ethan Young
Distillery Jazz in Trinity Square
1 pm, Serafin
4:30 pm, JB & TO’STA RICO
Distlllery buskers
Summer Busker series, noon to 8 pm.
SUNDAY AUGUST 13
Cabbagetown Roaming Performers
11 am to 1 pm, Metal health, David Caten
Distillery Jazz in Trinity Square
1 pm, Linda Carone
4:30 pm, Lady Son
Distlllery buskers
Summer Busker series, noon to 8 pm.
Distillery
9 am, Yoga in Trinity Square
Super Bargain
3 pm to 2 am, Sunday Funday
CONTACT INFO
Alice’s Place - 554 Parliament
Aviary - 484 Front East
The Vibrational Apothecary - 243 Gerrard E
Cranberries - 601 Parliament
Distillery - Mill Street and Parliament
Dominion - 500 Queen E - closed permanently
El Catrin - 18 Tank House Lane, Distillery
Golden Pigeon - 424 Parliament
House on Parliament - 454 Parliament
Keating Channel - 2 Villiers St
La Gloria Mexican Coffee - 453 Parliament
Mill Street Brew Pub - 21 Tank House Lane
NJ Lounge - 507 Parliament
Stout Irish Pub - 221 Carlton
Super Bargain - 441 Parliament
Wing House - 420 Parliament
