STOP, GO. STOP, GO. STOP, GO.

Rona is sooo confused. She heard that SAVE OUR ST. CLAIR had gotten a temporary injunction to stop the streetcar construction. The injunction was supposed to last until S.O.S. had testified at a court hearing in October. They are claiming that the TTC had only done one environmental study when they were required to do four. Well, Rona’s beady little eyes spied the TTC digging up St. Clair at Yonge during the week of Sept. 19, 2005. And then her fave morning show, City TV- Breakfast TV announced that the entire intersection would be closed for a day or two for the construction of the streetcar tracks. It is still closed and the buses are diverting to Davisville Station. Turns out that repairs to the tracks are still on going, just the right of way is on hold. So, stop, no, go, no, stop no, go…


GETTING GUSSIED UP

Rona has seen a lot of buildings getting new facades done over the summer. Must have something to do with the City handing out cash to owners who do some fixing up. Looks good, mostly in the Corso Italia ( Dufferin & St. Clair area). It would be nice if the City handed out cash to building owners to put good tenants in their buildings, other than massage parlours and cheque cashing joints.


ARTWALK

Lots of musicians playing around the locals, lots of artists showing their work in odd and various businesses, some residents turning out to see both. Artwalk is not listed in the ArtsWeek program from City Hall and there doesn’t seem to be much media coverage. The more media that shows, the better the attendance, cuz some people will only come out if they read it in the paper. Other than that, great time and Zemra put on a fab opening night party and kudos to all the folk who volunteered for ArtWalk and made everything happen.


PATIO TIME

Not much happening now, although supposedly November is a big month for City Council to approve 2006 Patios. We’ll wait and watch. Remember, ‘ Good Ole Joe” has one point. ‘No- Row ‘ Cesar no points.


GOING, GOING, GONE

AMUARY CUBAN RESTAURANT @ Wychwood & St. Clair is gone. Heard the pork sandwiches were not bad.

Again, is JULIBE@ Vaughan Rd closed or not?


HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL

TIPICO ECUADRANIANO (hope I spelled it right) is going in where AMUARY CUBAN RESTAURANT was @ Wychwood and ST.Clair. Since CENTRAL CHINESE, no one seems to be hanging around.

WINSTON PARK CONDOS are going up somewhere around Spadina and St. Clair. Are these the same condos causing the big headaches on Russell Hill Rd? If not, how many condos can St. Clair handle, especially big bucks ones?


RONA RIDDLES

Where, oh, where have all the little trees gone? Loblaws @ Bathurst & St. Clair knows, but they’re not talking. Every single tree from in front of both Caban and Loblaws are gone. Rona hasn’t seen any flyers or announcements in-store to explain it. Rona understands if the trees were dying from lack of dirt under them, but couldn’t Loblaws have tried to save them? It’s pretty bare over there. Will they replace them as part of the new streetscape from the DROW? If we get a new streetscape?

So, the houses beside Oakwood School have been sold. Who have they been sold to, The City or someone else? Will it be parking or another condo?

So, some people want Hydrogen buses on St. Clair, others are ranting about hiring practices at City Hall. First, true St. Clairites(?) want our streetcars, we can live anywhere in Toronto and have buses.

Second, ya’ll are just now hearing about the family & friends plan at City Hall? Every been to a Liberal Party fundraiser? A Conservative one? An NDP one?

When the mayoralty candidates were running, backroom folks were so interchangeable, you needed a chart. All those people live off the public purse in some form or another, and so do their spouses, children and friends.

One of the witnesses(?) at the MFP inquiry was a Mel Lastman election sign erector when he first started a long, long time ago. Now he has lots of family in City Hall and the School Boards and still lots of action (contracts etc) from City Hall for himself.

Remember, certain NDPers who only paid market value rent for their subsidized apartment when the media were informed?

Rona is praying that all this City Hall crap doesn’t stop the police from investigating the story of the intimidating cops and towtruck guys and bikers.


We’ve got everything on St. Clair!
Why don’t you get some?