[hoggytime]

Dang...just tried to pop into one of my favourite 'working cafes', the bridgehead at Golden & Richmond in Westboro...

Oddly, though, it says they have moved to 'The McRae Coffeehouse' on the door. Is Second Cup stamping out the Bridgehead brand? I will investigate...

 

[urbottawa]

Is Second Cup stamping out the Bridgehead brand? I will investigate...

Seems unlikely since they just finished the bridgehead at the airport and have another currently under construction near the baggage carousels

 

[Spoonsy]

Unless I missed a follow-up, Aegis/Second Cup sold Bridgehead to Pilot Coffee Roasters, deal was supposed to close at end of Q1

 

[CapitalSeven]

Bridgehead closed their original Bank and Gilmour location (Big windows, exposed brick, eyes on the street), they said, so they could reopen the one at Bank and Albert (big windows, classic wood and travertine finishes). The former is now a tacky drug shop, the interior chopped up with cheap drywall and the windows blocked out. The latter re-closed and sits abandoned in sad deco splendor. Sic transit a commitment to main street spaces. I go to Starbucks now.

 

[hoggytime]

The new Tavern on Bates Island is shaping up. I'll be having a few insanely overpriced pints here for sure, it has quite the view!