Well your Danforth BIA had a busy night last night although I believe Board Member Chris Molder had the much nicer duty attending the TABIA event:-) While he was doing that I attended the Community meeting held to review the final options for the proposed 2nd exit for the Chester subway station. I know that many of you have been following this process so here is the update. I've represented the Danforth BIA on this working committee for the past…

On behalf of the Danforth BIA Board of Directors, it is our true pleasure to let you know that last night our Amy Chow (The Combine Eatery) received the Michael Comstock 2014 Community Building Award presented by TABIA (Toronto Association of BIAs) during their annual dinner and awards event. Amy has served on our Danforth BIA Board for the past nine years and as her term comes to an end, we nominated her for this award in recognition of her…

Pitch your way to $15,000 at the Up-Start! Competition Building on MaRS' Entrepreneurship 101 lecture series, the Up-Start! Competition provides an opportunity for participants to compete for $15,000 for the best business pitch presentation. Participants are encouraged to apply the concepts they have learned through the Entrepreneurship 101 program and make a compelling case about why their business can be successful. Read More ... Enterprise Toronto morning seminars to be replaced by business boot camps Enterprise Toronto will be taking…

1. Outdoor Cafe By-Law & Guidelines:For all of our members with patios, Susan attended the Stakeholder meeting held last night at Metro Hall. We figured that a 6pm to 9pm Weds meeting was not the most ideal time to get restaurant, cafe and bar owners out. MLS and Transportation Services are still working on updating the current by-laws governing outdoor cafes. These by-laws haven't been updated for many years. They're looking at all aspects including but not limited to: applications,…

Dear Participating Business, Reminder: Deal loading closes in two days! There are only two days left to load your deals! Get the details to load a deal here. Here is another frequently asked question from merchants: How can I check if my deal is appearing on Yellow Pages platforms? When clicking on deals from the Shop The Neighbourhood site, you will be directed to Yellow Pages platforms on which the “What” field will be pre-populated with the Shop The Neighbourhood …

Most of you are familiar with this program from last year - it's produced by Yellow Pages and encourages people to shop locally. Once again I've signed our BIA up and I'm hoping that each of you will create a special deal for the day of the event which is Saturday, November 29. To register your business please click on this link and follow the instructions: http://www.shoptheneighbourhood.ca