A Walk Down Memory Lane – Bloor-Yorkville Icefest Since its inception, Bloor-Yorkville Icefest has enticed approximately 500,000 visitors to the neighbourhood! An impressive number for an event that began in 2000, as a small ice sculpting contest at Bloor-Yorkville’s popular restaurant, Sassafraz. Collaborating with the Bloor-Yorkville BIA, Sassafraz handed over the reins of the event, and in 2005 we had our first Bloor-Yorkville […]
Q Max Facial – A Perfect Way to Beat The Winter Blues Last week, I was invited to try a Q Max Facial at Q Esthetics, located at 24 Bellair Street. Sure, why not? And instead of researching the treatment, I decided to jump in, without any knowledge of what I was getting into. Well, that’s not exactly true, as when I looked up their contact information […]
Yorkville Hosts Toronto Fashion Week Amid Neighbourhood Transformation By Craig Patterson Toronto’s Bloor-Yorkville area continues to establish itself as an important fashion hub. Toronto Fashion Week has just concluded at Yorkville Village, marking the first time that such an event has been held inside of an enclosed shopping centre in Toronto. Hosting a fashion week in a shopping centre made sense — several of the brands on the […]
BIA Week at City Hall Last week the Bloor-Yorkville BIA participated in BIA Week at City Hall. Organized by TABIA (Toronto Association of BIAs), the event saw 57 of the City of Toronto’s 83 BIAs participating. Each BIA highlighted their areas, bringing awareness to the public and City Staff of the many efforts, streetscape projects and events which BIAs carry […]
