The South Bayview Bulldog

Inside Vero

Something going on

New at Sunnybrook Plaza

Avoca Chocolates signage

Opening next week

South Bayview super snoopers say there’s a light on at 1580 Bayview, former home of Vero Trattoria, and that someone else is moving on. This may be the case as there is clearly work underway. Let’s hope so. At Sunnybrook Plaza a framing store, Frame Express, has popped up on the corner where Mac’s used to be. And over at the corner of Millwood and Rumsey Rds. the signs were going up Wednesday for Avoca Chocolates, a sweet store by any measure. They say they will sell everything from tea to truffles to milk shakes and more. The sign guy said look for them to open next week. Chocolate shop will open on Millwood beside Trace Manes

Old Chester will invoke a meadow

Humans live here

St. Patricks

Chester

Woodbine

Sherbourne

The TTC held an exhibit on Monday for the public to see art that will be installed at seven stations. The stations are Chester, King, Runnymede, Sherbourne, St Patrick, Wilson and Woodbine. Among the eclectic styles is a geometric blizzard set for Sherbourne and intriguing figures of what are said to be actual subway riders for St. Patrick. The old Chester station on the Danforth is looking at a dream of the 19th-century meadows that stretched along the east side of the Don before anyone ever ordered Tzatziki there. The art concepts were selected by a jury and will go before the TTC Board for review and approval in the near future. The selected artists will then develop the artwork in cooperation with the TTC Chief Architect and the Easier Access/Second Exit/Public Art project team. Installation is said to be planned at “a later date” so don’t expect to see it tomorrow. TTC art

Five students were taken to hospital after a school bus rolled onto its side in a collision with an SUV Wednesday morning at the intersection of Richmond Street East and Berkeley Street.

It’s come to this. A Halifax woman has started an airport car service that has all-women drivers. It appears that Chrissy McDowell’s Lady Drive-Her may  give men a ride now and then but only women are allowed behind the wheel. And although Ms. McDowell softly suggests it’s about women “feeling more comfortable” with a woman driver it’s those endless stories of male cabbies molesting their fares that is driving this business.

The East York Farmers’ Market was held as usual on Tuesday outside the Civic Centre at 859 Coxwell. This weekly evet runs until October 31 this year and is open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Among those present this day was Marilyn Smith (bottom left) with her bit of cookng whimsy known as My Left Frying Pan.

East York baseball managers. Thanks guys!

Happily found on Twitter, this wonderful picture of six East York Baseball presidents. It was posted by the East York Baseball Camp out of Wadlow Park. That time-honoured body turns 65 this year. Whole-hearted thanks to these men and all who labour for amateur sport in East York from The South Bayview Bulldog. Such a credit to the community.

The Ottawa-based grocery chain Farm Boy will open shortly in Etobicoke, apparently the first of a number of stores it hopes to launch in Toronto. Whether the firm’s country-boy act will top the organic act of Whole Foods or the super-organic act of Organic Garage, set to open in Leaside, remains to be seen. Nothing seems to stop the price of fresh produce from going up although grocers will tell you that the profit margin on such goods is fractional. Prices can also be all over the place. California mandarins (now sold out) were seen with prices ranging from $1.99 a pound to $2.99 a pound for exactly the same orange just a mile apart in South Bayview. As to Farm Boy, Star writer Karon Liu says the 20,000-square-foot west end store will open this fall at the Shoppes of Alderwood plaza at 841 Brown’s Line. Many non-food items not carried by Farm Boy. They suggest you buy things like toilet paper and toothpaste online on Amazon

Urban Toronto updates the construction of the pedestrian walkway on nearby James St. beside Old City Hall. Urban Toronto

A rather nightmarish tale is being told by a Vancouver woman, Nina Chung, 35, of how she purchased an Air Canada ticket to Hong Kong online, paid for it and then found out by accident that Air Canada had cancelled it and refunded the money to her card. More than that, when her husband tried to find out what was gong on, the Air Canada chat service said any explanation would require a trip to Vancouver airport. What service. The tale is one of many told in a CBC story. The issues are several as well. A number of people have had online purchases cancelled without notification according to writer Eric Rankin. But Air Canada flyers will readily recognize the company’s notorious aversion to human contact. CBC

The Davisville Village Farmers Market is on as usual from 3 to 7 p.m. at June Rowlands Park Tuesday. Take an umbrella, a little rain may fall.