Friends of Allan Gardens have organized a winter Farmers' Market, held every Saturday until April, from 10am-2pm in the Children's Conservatory. It's well-curated and covers all bases: fresh veggies, including salad greens, from a farm near Stratford, Murray's for meat and eggs, St. John's...

What is that comparable to downtown, size-wise? Bigger than the Longo's at Dundas and Elizabeth and maybe closer to the Farm Boy on Bay?

There were lots of families at the park on Sunday, this is what I observed the kids doing: Building castles etc. in the sand Checking themselves out in the silly-mirror Running around playing tag etc. Checking out the tower Splashing water everywhere Having picnics with their folks Jumping off...

At 2:20, am just passing by.

Are these playground features designed by Earthscape? They have a very Earthscape feel to them but the project isn't listed on their website.

The 'cage' looks like one of those old Wild Mouse amusement park rides.

Looks like another market vendor has closed: organic greengrocer Urban Fresh Produce is currently boarded up.

The bike room at Ivy seems ill-conceived i.e. on the ground floor with access directly to the street and giant windows that allow anyone to look-in and see exactly what's on offer.

That explains why the Manulife Independent City Market Passover selection this year was so awful 😐

Playground has strong 'down a set of stairs, Tokyo art gallery + espresso machine' vibes. Great find! My current favourite 'cozy' place for coffee is Moss Park Espresso. It doesn't have dark/mood lighting or a fireplace, but it has housemade gelato, cannoli and biscotti, independent art on the...

Yes, looks like they're open, their sign is turned on. Not sure if it's the same owners.

Some neighbourhood updates: Avenue Café & Bistro in the north-east corner of Pace Condos still hasn't opened. I haven't seen anyone in there in months. Butcher Boutique at 75 Mutual was short lived and closed a few months ago. They sold some frozen items but their main product seemed to be US...

Did they not learn anything from Social?

Dalhousie Donairs, opening in Halifax, Truro, Ottawa and Toronto. Even universities need a side-hustle.

So glad to see those vertical elements being added!

Excellent news! I've been hoping for a good bakery at the market. Now I won't have to cross the bridge for decent sourdough! It's also good to hear the city isn't looking to add another prepared food counter. Will Scheffler's keep the Whitehouse counter layout? I imagine it will need to be...

I used to live in one of the houses pictured and can confirm I nearly killed myself on several occasions in the winter, both slipping off the sidewalk and down those long, double staircases. I think there used to be more trees growing out of the embankment ... ?

The flat frontage with no exterior signage is truly bizarre. There's no differentiation between units and nothing to catch your attention.

So my wife and I spend our days staring out at Prime from our condo/office and have watched it go up over the last year +. Last night we noticed two red lights on the top of the building, but suddenly neither of us could decide if they were new or if they'd been there for awhile and we'd just...

That will provide some competition for Mast Coffee at Shuter and Dalhousie, but a place for cocktails and craft beer will be a nice addition to the neighbourhood.