First off, thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to our Thrill of the Holidays event this past Saturday. The strolling carolers and santa were a hit; the winners of our Holiday Treasure Hunt were beyond Thrilled and many of them were introduced to new businesses in our area that they hadn't visited yet. Our Book City was hopping with customers - always so great to see people buying actual books! All of the event photos are on our…

Just a reminder that our Thrill of the Holidays event is coming up this Saturday, December 9th from Noon to 2pm. Attached below please find our event poster detailing all of the holiday fun & cheer. Special thanks to the following BIA members for contributing to the Holiday Treasure Hunt:Bulk Barn, COBS Bread, Der Dietemann Antiques, Dotty Dress Studio, Fermentations, Kemi Boutique, Planet of Sound, RiverdaleMac, Small Wonders Pets, The Big Carrot, The Clay Room and The Yoga Sanctuary. And…

On Monday, December 4th there will be a joint meeting of meeting of Licensing & Standards and Public Works & infrastructure on the Harmonized By-law and Fees for Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays. If you would like to send a letter, you can email the clerk at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Here is the link to item JC1.1: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2017.JC1.1 Here is a link to the report: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/jc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109401.pdf The above link will take you to the full report - it is 55 pages…

Well folks it's beginning to look and feel a lot like the holidays and it's time to get shoppers excited about all of the wonderful stores and restaurants in our BIA! On Saturday, December 9th from noon to 2pm we'll be hosting our 2nd Annual Thrill of the Holidays. This year we will have 2 sets of strolling carolers (one for the west end of our BIA, and one for the east end) and a strolling Santa perfect for all…

As I’m sure you’ve all heard, City Council voted this past Tuesday to make the bike lane on Bloor Street permanent. We know that many of you have questions/concerns about future planning by the City for a pilot bike lane on Danforth Avenue. Currently there are two separate, but related, studies pertaining to Danforth avenue.1) The Danforth Avenue Study looks at the area as a whole and includes traffic patterns, pedestrian traffic, business and residential development from the Don River…

It's November and time to start thinking about the upcoming Holiday Season. The Danforth BIA is so lucky to have an annual holiday tradition take place in our area - The Riverdale Share Concert. This year the event is celebrating it's 25th Anniversary! Over all of these years you, our wonderful businesses, have generously supported this event. The organizers are hoping that you will consider supporting their efforts again this year. Attached is a full information document detailing the charities…