With the first meeting of the Business Improvement Area set for Wednesday night at Leaside United Church many merchants are reviewing prospects for the spring and summer seasons. The meeting will see the election of officers and perhaps the discussion of ideas for South Bayview. There are a few empty stores but there are also new arrivals. Ron White Shoes will open soon at the former DEW space and Never Grow Up is scheduled to open in the north block in the former Newsome Photography space. An espresso bar is scheduled for the little space formerly occupied by Play Cafe. Small spaces that are empty at the moment might be expected to lease fairly soon. They include 1625 Bayview (Whatever Lola Wants) 1597 (Bell Jewellers) and 1519 (La Roche Luggage). On the west side, the long-time restaurant space at 1620 Bayview must be desirable on an avenue where so many restaurants seem to do well. This premises was the home of the popular Trastevere for more than a decade. Otta Zapotocky’s investment at L’Avenue and Tinto bar de Tapas seems to be paying off. The large building 1669 Bayview (formerly The Brick and in its first incarnation the TD Bank) beside Badali’s Fruit Market is for sale. It is an attractive property. Sadly, the same cannot be said of the upstairs-downstairs retail and office space on the northwest corner of Bayview and Belsize Drive. The hard-luck walk-down spaces make retailers nervous as well they might. But it is Easter and time to be grateful for many good things both spiritual and temporal. Mayor Tory has prepared an Easter greeting. He takes the time to say that he is a Christian, which is a touching insight into our chief magistrate.
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