You may all have heard by now that Apple has decided to poke a finger in the eye of its RIM competitors by opening an Apple store in Waterloo, home of the Blackberry. It seems a little obvious. They’d do more business in London or Mississauga. In any other context, this is as likely as the Chinese opening a phony Blackberry store on South Bayview. Actually, that sounds kind of good. We could take one of the phony Chinese Apple stores too. Did you hear that they just discovered another 22 of them? It’s the only way we’ll ever get one.
Good, bad and ugly tree boxes are gone
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Word that the sidewalks are to be replaced (see post below) will raise few laments for the falling-apart concrete planters. They’re gone for good. Their origin seems lost in history. It’s enough to say that planting maple trees in concrete boxes seems unbelievably stupid. Nonetheless, many South Bayviewites did their best (top) to keep the boxes looking good. Others were left to become wretched receptacles of waste. Now they will soon be history.
Free weekend parking during road work
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Sidewalk replacement and road re-paving is set to begin Monday August 15, 2011 along South Bayview. The supervisor of the work Bruce Shaw tells The South Bayview Bulldog that access to all shops will be maintained during sidewalk work. It’s expected to be finished by Friday, September 9, 2011. Most pleasantly, there will be no work on Saturday or Sunday when shoppers will be able to park free on South Bayview. Many will wipe away a tear to see the removal of flowers so carefully planted this spring. But everything is going. Concrete boxes and trees too. Trees will be planted in underground boxes with grating to permit water to flow. Sorry for the previous error now corrected re date of work.
$18 million quarterly loss for Indigo
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Indigo Books & Music has sustained an $18 million quarterly loss. This reflects continuation of the revolutionary change in the market for paper books in the past two years. The company said in a release that in the short term its retail business will be challenged. In fact, this very large corporation has suffered from the same impact that sent small South Bayview bookstores such as the Sleuth of Baker Street and The flying Dragon reeling.
Martha McCabe aims for Olympic swim berth
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The accomplished competitive swimmer Martha McCabe is shooting for a berth on Canada’s 2012 Olympic Team Many in South Bayview will know of Martha. She is a native of the area and her mom and dad still live here. Martha is now at the University of British Columbia where she is a member of the Dolphins swimming team. In recent days, Martha has won the bronze medal at the swimming championships in Shanghai. She is quoted by Norm Nelson in InsideToronto.com as saying “It feels awesome, I don’t know if it’s really hit me yet.” InsideToronto.com also reports the swimming team is taking a few days in London to check out the 2012 Olympic facilities.
RIM promises to fight London rioters
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Research in Motion has pledged to help the British Authorities in any way possible in their efforts to stop the rioting. This after it appears that the Blackberry Messenger system has been used to facilitate how and when vandaks will strike. ABC
Toronto stocks up .more than 400 at closing
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All Nippon takes first Boeing 787
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All you travellers in our readership will wish to know that the Boeing Dreamliner is finally going into service. Top, All Nippon Airways took possession of its first yesterday in Seattle. It has firm orders and options for 90 of the 787s. Air Canada has ordered 72 787s with options for 32 more. But don’t expect to see them before 2013. We look forward to getting aboard one soon. Wikipedia has an interesting chart on who has ordered the 787
Work proceeding at 1592 South Bayview
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Work goes on inside the premises at 1592 South Bayview where a tea shop enterprise is readying to open. This shot is interesting since it shows for the first time since the shop was leased by the previous occupant, the Tea emporium, the length of the shop with the view to the rear.
Celebrated baseball writer Neil MacCarl is dead at age 83
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The celebrated baseball writer and long-time resident of the South Bayview area Neil MacCarl has died. He succumbed to pneumonia in Toronto. MacCarl had been a resident of Moore Park for decades and was always ready to chat as he walked his dog along Hudson Drive. Frequently, he would find his way to the leafy cul de sac down near Moo0re Ave and visit the privately maintained memorial to his wife Mary, who was also in previous times a Star writer. During the off season, when he was in Toronto, Neil was often seen shopping on South Bayview. He is shown inset on a visit to Badali’s. As re information provided by the Star, there will be a visitation Friday, Aug. 12 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Humphrey Funeral Home, 1403 Bayview Ave. A funeral service will be held Saturday, Aug. 13 at 11 a.m. in the Humphrey chapel.
A month left to Pottery Road re-opening
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With less than a month to go to the scheduled September 5, 2011 re-opening of Pottery Road, there still seems to be quite a bit of work left to do. At left, new bridge abutments will make passing safer and at right is the excavation going on beneath the Don Valley Parkway underpass. It looks like the road will be widened to four lanes . Of course a closed road is a joggers paradise (center).
Stone front for 250 Sutherland Drive
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250 Sutherland Dr. is getting a nice stone front as work nears completion on the home. As many will recall, a fire at this address destroyed a previous house located here in January.