bookstore Archives - Streeter

Town Crier staff March 6, 2012March 22, 2019 Bloor West Village, Book City, bookstore, Greg Hamara, small business

Book store closing sign of local decline

[attach]5542[/attach]The news came suddenly, but it wasn’t entirely shocking. The venerable Book City store in Bloor West Village is closing

Town Crier staff February 8, 2012March 22, 2019 bookstore, Monserrat Mortimer, Pat Mortimer, Peter Newman, reading, The Pleasant Bookstore

Bookstore is a family affair

After 30 years, owners still enjoy helping customers find books they’ve always wanted

Town Crier staff January 25, 2011June 7, 2014 bookstore, new business

A new chapter begins

Self-described ‘book nut’ opens storefront on Eglinton West

Town Crier staff May 31, 2010March 22, 2019 bookstore, Roxanne Reads

The end for Riverdale book shop

Roxanne Reads, located on Queen Street East near Broadview Avenue, closed down May 30 after being open for just over a year.

Town Crier staff February 22, 2010 bookstore, reading, writing

Happy to window shop

Picture this: you grab a good book, make a cup of tea, flop down in your favourite comfy chair and … wave to the folks staring at you from the sidewalk?