Good Afternoon BIA Members, Well it certainly seems like we're in full-on summer! As you may have seen, we have our two BIA parkettes up and running - one on the south side of Danforth between Bowden and Hampton; and one on the north side of Danforth between Ellerbeck and Broadview. Every Thursday and Friday nights we host our BD Beats Summer Music series in these parkettes however the rest of the time the parkettes are available for people to…

Good Afternoon BIA Members, In the last week or so I've received a lot of inquiries and complaints about various signs - either A-Frame or painted on the sidewalks. Also because we are installing the various CafeTO patios there are a number of MLS officers in the area who are flagging various signage issues. I thought that I should review what's allowed and what's not: painting on the sidewalks is not allowed by the City of Toronto vinyl signage adhered…

Good Afternoon BIA Members, I've received a few alerts from a couple of members about incidents in the area. Thank you to The Clay Room and The Carrot Common for flagging these with me. Please be aware of the following: Anyone coming in and asking if you take cash as a payment. I know, this seems odd but.... there's a guy going around wearing a mask and hoodie asking this question. This may be perfectly innocent but one of our…

Good Afternoon BIA Members, I wanted to remind you that we're hosting a Sidewalk Sale this coming Saturday, May 11/24 from noon to 3pm as part of our Tunes 'n Blooms event. In addition to the sidewalk sale we will also have the following: 5 outdoor bands playing in front of the following locations: Der Dietemann Antiques, 747 Broadview Ave. Kitchenette, 791 Broadview Ave. Black Swan, 154 Danforth Ave. iPro Realty, 276 Danforth Ave. Carrot Common Courtyard We will be…

Good Morning BIA Members, I want to share the details for our upcoming Tunes 'n Blooms street festival. We will be hosting outdoor bands this coming Sat. May 4 and next Fri. May 10th and then on Saturday, May 11th we will be hosting a full BIA street festival including a sidewalk sale, bands, giveaways etc. This is a great opportunity to promote your business and I hope that you will take advantage of it and participate. If you can…

Good Afternoon Broadview Danforth Members, I have a few things for today's update as follows: Weekend Subway Closure: April 13th & 14th: Full Subway Closure from St. George to Woodbine. There will be no subway service on Line 2 between St George and Woodbine stations this Saturday, April 13th and Sunday, April 14th for track work. Shuttle buses will operate. Laneway Construction Danforth North Side: The City will be reconstructing the full laneway behind our businesses located on the north…