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Author: Andrea Freedman

SAVA Crepes and Coffee owner Sofia Reshetnikova
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Crepes and coffee shop brings Russian tradition to Yonge-Eglinton

February 11, 2022March 7, 2022 Andrea Freedman COVID-19, Crepes, restaurant, SAVA Crepes and Coffee, Yonge Street

SAVA Crepes and Coffee, a café that serves sweet and savoury crepes, as well as coffee purchased from other local

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Playa Cabana manager Keron Johnson
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Playa Cabana’s Mexican beach vibe welcomed at Yonge-Eglinton

December 5, 2021December 7, 2021 Andrea Freedman Eglinton Avenue East, Más Playas, Playa Cabana Bar Esquina, restaurant

Despite challenges of the pandemic and construction in the neighbourhood, Playa Cabana Bar Esquina has thrived since opening in midtown.

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Domaine MaMo owner Robert Prete
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‘European escape’ offered by new Mt. Pleasant restaurant

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Andrea Freedman Domaine MaMo, Mt. Pleasant Road, restaurant

Robert Prete said he opened his restaurant in Mount Pleasant Village because he felt “the softness, the caring type of people” living there.

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Padaria owners
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The Padaria story began in Brazil with friends meeting on Facebook

November 12, 2021November 15, 2021 Andrea Freedman bakery, Manor Road East, new business, Padaria

Despite the challenges of opening during the pandemic, Padaria’s owners couldn’t be more pleased with the positive reception they’ve had.

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Phamilyeats owner
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Patty shop founder had to overcome family tragedy, romantic hardship, pandemic

November 4, 2021 Andrea Freedman

Phamilyeats owner Peter Pham is convinced his bakery specializing in meat patties and pot pies in Leaside was meant to be.

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Kandy Krazed candy store owners
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The Candy Man can…open a candy store in Forest Hill

September 25, 2021September 28, 2021 Andrea Freedman candy, candy store, Eglinton Avenue West, Eglinton Way, new business

Kandy Krazed is adding some welcomed sweetness to Forest Hill with the fun new candy store at 454 Eglinton Ave. W.

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CanaCulture Cannabis Store
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Cannabis industry not going up in smoke over COVID-19

June 15, 2021June 30, 2021 Andrea Freedman Belle Cannabis Dispensary, CanaCulture Cannabis Store, Canna Cabana Cannabis Dispensary, cannabidiol, cannabis, cannabis dispensary, Hi-Class Cannabis, marijuana, Yerba Buena Cannabis

Cannabis dispensaries are excited to finally begun to reopen for in-store shopping and are optimistic about the future of cannabis culture.

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Gary Webb-Proctor
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Feeling the loss of East York Chronicle founder Gary Webb-Proctor

January 8, 2021April 1, 2021 Andrea Freedman Andrea Freedman, East York Chronicle, Gary Webb-Proctor

Writer began the year with the news her employer and mentor, East York Chronicle publisher Gary Webb-Proctor, had died.

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Pine Ink staff
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Pine Ink Tattoos making its artistic mark on Yonge and Eglinton

November 17, 2020November 22, 2020 Andrea Freedman coronavirus, Pine Ink Tattoos, tattoos, Yonge Street

Pine Ink Tattoos is surviving the challenges of coronavirus and Yonge-Eglinton construction with its unique designs.

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Dogstar dog in bath
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Dogs are the stars at newly opened spa, even during pandemic

November 12, 2020November 18, 2020 Andrea Freedman dogs, Dogstar Boutique and Spa, Eglinton Avenue West, new business, pet grooming

When Dogstar first reopened after the shutdown, the owners worried pet owners would be apprehensive about having their dogs groomed.

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Ghost Kitchens customer and staff
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Who you gonna call for restaurant foods? Ghost Kitchens

November 7, 2020November 13, 2020 Andrea Freedman coronavirus, COVID-19, Eglinton Avenue West, Ghost Kitchens, Oriole Parkway, restaurants

Amid restaurant closures and scary times due to COVID-19, anyone can order restaurant foods without fear, thanks to Ghost Kitchens.

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Book inspired by tragedy
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Tragedy leads midtown columnist to writing children’s book

October 28, 2020October 30, 2020 Andrea Freedman Andrea Freedman, children's literature

Many of you have been reading my columns. What I have not told you about is the devastating personal tragedy I have suffered.

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women sharing a joint
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Lament for the lost era of passing a joint around

August 1, 2020August 19, 2020 Andrea Freedman cannabis, coronavirus, COVID-19, marijuana

I had been anxiously awaiting the reopening of cannabis shops in midtown. But the thought of passing a joint around has given me pause.

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cooking by andrea
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Cooking up a storm to stay calm

May 30, 2020July 14, 2020 Andrea Freedman cooking, coronavirus, COVID-19

With all the time I have had on my hands over the past two months, one of the things I have been doing to keep busy is cooking more than I ever have before.

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laundry piling up
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Not throwing in the towel during COVID-19 pandemic

May 3, 2020May 29, 2020 Andrea Freedman apartment living, COVID-19, laundry, pandemic

For one apartment dweller, using the communal laundry room has become one of the many things she has been apprehensive to do.

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THAT WAS THEN. This is now.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danfoirth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)
Mt. Pleasant loop being built
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When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton

May 9, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton
Hay wagons on Yonge Street
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The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street

February 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street
Avoca bridge being torn down
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The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018 Streeter staff Comments Off on The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

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