One Nut Kruk
Banned
What a charming looking fellow. He's got sort of Zoolander thing going on with his lips. I wonder what his sentence will be? A few years in prison, then back onto the streets again, surely?
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- Thread starter Dilla
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What a charming looking fellow. He's got sort of Zoolander thing going on with his lips. I wonder what his sentence will be? A few years in prison, then back onto the streets again, surely?
Roy G Biv
Senior Member
I don't think getting (likely) convicted on two 1st degree murder charges gets you back on the streets in a "few years".
Anyways, I'm glad they found the guy and I'm glad it wasn't a random killing.
Hank
Active Member
A 1st degree murder conviction carries with it no possibility of parole for 25 years, so assuming that he does get convicted he's going away for a while.
Jonny5
Senior Member
420 Smokehouse says on their Facebook page the smoker is finally installed and they are almost ready to have a grand opening.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
My kids are super excited about the new Dollarama since they get lots of arts and craft supplies (stickers, crayons, etc.) at great prices.
Dollarama definitely has a winning formula vs. the usual discount shops, to the point that Wal-Mart and Canadian Tire are seeing them as threat in certain impulse and small item categories. Wal-Mart easily killed Bi-Way, but Dollarama is a different opponent entirely.
Where Dollarama is really making its mark is in canned foods, where they are rapidly grabbing share.
A quick summary of Dollarama vs. regular discount shop:
Nicely designed and neatly kept store exteriors (big windows, good view in from street) / old worn out sign out front, no view inside from out
Wider (comparatively), clean, well lit aisles / narrow, dirty, dark aisles
Clean, tiled floors and surfaces / worn lino or creaky wooden floors
Almost all merchandise on pegs for easy view and shop / bulk bins filled with misc goods all over store
New and matching store shelves and fixtures / old second-hand hodgepodge of shelves and fixtures
Helpful (comparatively), uniformed staff / no uniforms (do you work here?) and hit or miss if the owner is helpful
Uniformed security guard (if needed, such as the Sherbourne/Shuter location) / never
Good quality (for discount store), branded, in demand products / hit or miss
Of course these are just my observations, and others may have a different view.
One of my favourite uses for Dollarama is movie night out. Just before I go to the theatre I buy the same giant Glosette raisin box for $1 that Cineplex clarges $4 for.
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krooj
Active Member
Dollarama is definitely the best outcome for that location. A Bulk Barn would have also been acceptable. Now if only Loblaws would buy the entire property that holds the Shoppers Drugmart and No Frills, demolish it and build a Super Centre (mini?) or Loblaws...
Admiral Beez
Superstar
What I'd like is a Book City. Two years ago I wrote to them with listings of retail space on Parliament and with demographic data and info to connect them with the BIA. They replied that they're busy with their current locations and have no plans to expand into Cabbagetown.
We have enough bars and restaurants, and are close to saturation with cafes. What we need is continued growth in non-food retail.
We have enough bars and restaurants, and are close to saturation with cafes. What we need is continued growth in non-food retail.
Dilla
Senior Member
A Loblaws? Wouldn't that just be another place for well-dressed white people to shop?
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Jonny5
Senior Member
The new sign installed for this restaurant mysteriously disappeared.
krooj
Active Member
Oh please, that opinion was pages ago, and more or less reflects the admiral's opinion: we don't need more yuppie/trendy places to eat out. What we do need is to have a decent grocer (that No Frills makes the Brampton 410&7 store look like Pusateri's) and more variety in the Parliament retail strip.
I don't know how viable a bookstore is anymore, unless it were highly specialized. Maybe a magazine / news place? I do wish we had more variety and slightly more upscale stuff. Tired of the repeating motif of payday loan places, booze cans, eyewear stores, and cellphone places. This is strikingly juxtaposed by the equally tiring glut of cafes and modestly upscale dining.
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taal
Senior Member
I'm curious, would you say parliament street has gentrified over the years or remained fairly stable ? (i.e. more of a mix of low / high end stores).
What about Cabbagetown proper, home prices that is ? Have they been going up / down or remaining stable ?
What about Cabbagetown proper, home prices that is ? Have they been going up / down or remaining stable ?
Peepers
Banned
I think home prices in Cabbagetown are moderated by the fact that the neighborhood public schools are ranked so low making this neighborhood less attractive for families.
taal
Senior Member
Oh is that the case ? I mean just from taking a look on MLS the home prices seem to be in the upper hundred of thousands. Just not sure if they've been going up or down.
Peepers
Banned
Prices are high for sure and they have been going steadily up but they would be much higher if there were desirable schools in the neighborhood.
krooj
Active Member
From watching various properties go on and off the market on Berkeley St., it seems to have cooled a little. I'd agree that a moderator is the lack of decent schools in the area, although I don't doubt for a second that a family which can afford to buy a 1+ million dollar home would think twice about sending their kids to a private school. I think a greater influence in keeping people out would be the overall scuzz that permeates the area.
Did anyone else see the old HOP location being worked on this past weekend? I wonder if they're underway again, or just cleaning things up. Letting that building and land just sit there is an eyesore and a shame.
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