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| Vacant stores |
Word has whizzed through the stores at Sunnybrook Plaza that Tim Hortons has taken a look at the little shopping strip at Eglinton Ave. E and Bayview Ave. Sunnybrook has two vacancies. One of them is a smaller space at the east end of the mall still bearing the signage of Mountain Bean Coffee. That tenant was locked out last year because of unpaid rent. And many will know about the large vacant space next to the CIBC branch until recently occupied by Wrap-it-up, the gift shop and Canada Post franchise. There are a number of sources who say Tim’s agents have looked at the former Mountain Bean location and found it unsuitable. One source says the coffee leader is looking at the Wrap-it-up space. It is a better location in the mall and large enough to house a restaurant type operation such as Hortons. Nothing has been announced and behind the scenes there might be issues. Rio.Can, Sunnybrook’s owner, must weigh the balance between food outlets and important specialized retail companies. It’s retail that attracts grown up shoppers with money. Time will tell.
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| Siskel and Ebert |
Film Critic Roger Ebert has died at the age of 70 after along battle with cancer. Ebert had been a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967. He had announced on his blog Wednesday that he was undergoing radiation treatment after a recurrence of cancer. Mr Ebert had suffered the ravages of surgery causing considerable disfigurement. Toronto Star. He was supported in his adversity by his wife Chias. Roger Ebert will always be synonymous for most people over 30 for his long association with fellow film critic Gene Siskel, who died in 1999. As the team of Siskel
and Ebert they became the reigning authorities on film criticism on television. Their trademark thumbs up-thumbs down verdict on a movie became genuine Hollywood parlance.
The application to demolish 308 Rose Park Drive and replace it with two townhouse-style structures will be before the Committee of Adjustment next Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at Old City Hall. 308 Rose Park dates from the earliest construction in Moore Park. It sits on a 68 foot wide lot however and the temptation has clearly been too much for the present owners. The plan as set out calls for each home to be three-storeys with a single car garage. The home was listed for $2,495,000 in September. 
40 Annesley Ave. has sold for $1,350,000 after just five days on the market. The story is told in the Star’s What They Got The asking price had been $1,329,000 and the home had sold previously in 2010 for $1,200,000. It’s described as a two-storey, 4 plus 1 bathrooms home. It has a detached garage. Neighbors will know the handsome property with its wide frontage and large principal rooms. It has many other amenities to keep that price high. The house is numbered on Annesley but sits on the corner of Hanna Dr. and faces Hanna,
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| 854 Eglinton Ave. E. |
There will be those who have lived here all their lives who never thought they would see this sign raised on South Bayview. But up it went today as the LCBO’s new jigger-sized outlet gets ready to open in a few days. Even before the store is open however the buzz on the worksite is that this is a “temporary” location. What’s that mean? Well, no one has an opinion on that. But the lightly constructed nature of the sign (plastic sheathing and metal strips) suggests that in a year or two, this place might go away. We can only hope that if it does we will have another outlet nearby, not all the way over in the SmartCentre. 