New developments: 1. There’s a For Sale sign posted on the site. 2. Virtual community consultation notices have been mailed for the proposed 6-storey mixed-use building with 319 sq metres of retail on the ground floor and a total of 30 residential units. www.toronto.ca/1134QueenStE

Loathsome marketing for this project:

Hiding the galleria roof from view reinforces how utterly generic the mall looks now.

Soil samples are being taken this morning after a long period of inactivity.

There’s a crew drilling samples this morning at 1134 Queen St E, the vacant lot “for lease” between Stratengers (RIP) and Scout.

East end landmark, Stratengers at Queen & Bertmount, is history. “We are finally retiring” say the signs posted at the entrance today. The restaurant was given a makeover 8 months ago. There’s no development notice posted on the site right now, but there was an application a few years ago...

Fahrenheit Coffee is opening within the OTOMOTO / Toronto Moto shop at 1345 Queen St E (Queen & Knox). 👍👍👍

Above recommenations are great, and I'll add Fairweather Brewing Company.

The parking lot has closed as of June 30th.

Arvo Coffee still has coffee beans available for pickup, for anyone interested in excellent coffee that is the polar opposite of Balzacs.

Patel Gallery currently on site has exhibitions taking place here until at least June 2020 according to their calendar.

I strongly recommend Tandem Coffee if you find Neo too busy and you're willing to venture 10 minutes east into Corktown.

I guess it didn't help that it's located next to a busy construction site and there's a much more interesting coffee shop across the street.

New Sam James Coffer Bar location coming to Parkdale, I think near Grand Electric.

The Japanese knife shop at Trinity Bellwoods has opened a second location in Leslieville at Queen & Brooklyn Ave. https://knifetoronto.com/

I visited for lunch on the weekend. It's a nice addition to the street and should contribute to the moderate buzz of Corktown, along with the new Terroni operation around the corner on Sackville.

That's a shame. I got a couple of suits from there nearly a decade ago, including one for my wedding. IIRC the proprietor formerly worked at Calvin Klein or Valentino or something like that and she was on site frequently. Her in-house tailor was good, too. They knew their stuff. It's...

A notice posted near the door says the tenant is in default of the lease.

Hitch at Queen & Leslie is closing: http://www.goodhood.ca/whats-good/hitch-closes-after-seven-years-in-leslieville

Here’s a stitched view of the new trading floor from above: