Reflexology 5 is new to the Bloor-Yorkville area, and owner, and certified Reflexology Therapist Susan Allain offered me a treatment that promised to leave me feeling relaxed and invigorated, and possibly more. Located at 84 Scollard Street, Reflexology 5 occupies a space below Oggi Salon. Ms Allain tells me that she has been a client […]
This Easter, why not enjoy a beautiful brunch with your loved ones in style? Several of our BIA restaurants are offering Easter Brunch. With mouth-watering menu items, it will be hard to make a choice on where to dine! Café Boulud in the Four Seasons Hotel offers their three-course prix-fixe brunch for $84/person this Easter. […]
By Craig Patterson, Retail Insider, March 18/2018 Paris-based luxury brand Saint Laurent (formerly ‘Yves Saint Laurent’) has opened a street-level boutique on Toronto’s Bloor Street West ’Mink Mile’. The shop is technically a concession within the Holt Renfrew complex at 50 Bloor Street West, though it functions as a standalone boutique and carries the company’s entire collections for […]
BY OZMAN OMAR After 35 years of operations at the Manulife Centre, Canadian Blood Services will give life to its new location at the Hudson Bay Centre on the corner of Yonge and Bloor on March 19, 2018. The move will provide donors with 4,289 sq. ft of modern space. The clinic has eight beds and […]
There has been a lot of buzz and excitement in the neighbourhood when WeWork, a new office space for creator-types, moved into 33 Bloor Street East. But what is the big deal? I took a tour to find out. Stepping off the elevator to the first of two floors that the Bloor-Yorkville WeWork location occupies, […]
Amongst the wonderful transformations our Bloor-Yorkville area has seen over the past few years, comes new neighbours, and several relocations of our long-time businesses. Here is peek at who is new and who has moved in the BIA. NEW SEE Eyewear – 153 Cumberland Street SEE Eyewear, one of our new unique members, offers high-quality, […]
Since its inception, Bloor-Yorkville Icefest has enticed approximately 500,000 visitors to the neighbourhood! An impressive number for an event that began in 2000, as a small ice sculpting contest at Bloor-Yorkville’s popular restaurant, Sassafraz. Collaborating with the Bloor-Yorkville BIA, Sassafraz handed over the reins of the event, and in 2005 we had our first Bloor-Yorkville […]
Last week, I was invited to try a Q Max Facial at Q Esthetics, located at 24 Bellair Street. Sure, why not? And instead of researching the treatment, I decided to jump in, without any knowledge of what I was getting into. Well, that’s not exactly true, as when I looked up their contact information […]
By Craig Patterson Toronto’s Bloor-Yorkville area continues to establish itself as an important fashion hub. Toronto Fashion Week has just concluded at Yorkville Village, marking the first time that such an event has been held inside of an enclosed shopping centre in Toronto. Hosting a fashion week in a shopping centre made sense — several of the brands on the […]
Last week the Bloor-Yorkville BIA participated in BIA Week at City Hall. Organized by TABIA (Toronto Association of BIAs), the event saw 57 of the City of Toronto’s 83 BIAs participating. Each BIA highlighted their areas, bringing awareness to the public and City Staff of the many efforts, streetscape projects and events which BIAs carry […]
