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Author: Andrea Freedman

staff at Mermaid Cafe
Business NEWS 

Picture-worthy treats come to midtown at Mermaid Cafe

January 21, 2023January 28, 2023 Andrea Freedman 0 Comment café, Mermaid Café, midtown, new business, Yonge Street

Mermaid Cafe’s whimsical, mermaid-themed café decor provides a perfect backdrop for customers to create eye-catching Instagram posts.

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Crown N Glory owner Aisha Loobie
Business NEWS 

Crown N Glory loves your curly hair

October 9, 2022November 9, 2022 Andrea Freedman Berwick Avenue, Crown N Glory, curly hair, hair studio, hair stylist, kinky hair

Crown N Glory Natural Hair Studio opened in a new location in Midtown after being forced from its former place in the neighbourhood by condos.

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Stag Shop
NEWS 

Stag Shop brings the sexy back to Yonge and Eglinton

June 26, 2022June 30, 2022 Andrea Freedman Pride, sex shop, sexuality, Stag Shop, Yonge Street

Recently opened Stag Shop has created an inclusive and comfortable environment for people to shop for products to enhance sexual well-being.

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SAVA Crepes and Coffee owner Sofia Reshetnikova
*FEATURED Business NEWS 

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
*FEATURED NEWS 

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
*FEATURED NEWS 

‘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
*FEATURED NEWS 

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
*FEATURED NEWS 

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
*FEATURED Business NEWS 

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
*FEATURED NEWS 

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
*FEATURED VIEWS 

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
*FEATURED Business NEWS 

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
*FEATURED NEWS 

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
*FEATURED NEWS 

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
Column VIEWS 

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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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Andrea Freedman

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

Queen and Waverley 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

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

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Andrea Freedman
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Andrea Freedman
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Andrea Freedman

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