• Featured: Riverside BIA Streetscape Master Plan Open House is September 19th; NOW Readers’ Choice 2018 – VOTE NOW for Riverside Businesses in Food & Drink Categories; New City of Toronto Benches have Arrived in Riverside
• BIA Notices/Reminders: Kudos to Pizza Nova Riverside on Raising $2,200 for a Great Cause!; New Riverside Blog Series Coming Up – Highlighting Local Businesses; Filming Notice @ Queen Garden Centre; Advertisement Opportunity with Heritage Toronto
• Upcoming Riverside BIA Member Happenings 
• Neighbourhood News: Ministry of Labour Health and Safety Consultations; Digital Main Street Going Live Across Ontario

Submit YOUR Riverside news/ events via office@riverside-to.com

The Master Plan will include the following:

• Proposed streetscape plans
• Potential locations for public art programs and murals
• Opportunities for public space enhancement
• A general vision for the improvement of the Riverside District BIA

The Open House is drop-in style from 5pm-7pm and will take place inside the Riverside BIA office @ 630 Queen Street East (studio inside Dark Horse Espresso).

Click here to see the invitation. Pls, also share the event on Facebook.

Voting is open until September 13th @ 4pm! Riverside establishments did not disappoint. Take a look at the local nominees and take a moment to show #RiversideTO some love by voting now!

Nominees include:
Bonjour Brioche, Hi-Lo Bar, White Lily Diner, Tabule Middle Eastern, Pulp Kitchen, La Carnita, Ruby Watchco, and Chez Nous Wine Bar!

Click here for easy access to all the links to vote for these Riverside businesses via our Riverside Blog!

This past week, the City completed the installation of 15 new City of Toronto mini-benches which replaced the aging BIA benches that were removed in spring 2018.  This set of new benches better distributes compact seating throughout the Riverside BIA and are property that is maintained and replaced by the City as needed through its Street Furniture programme.

Enjoy the nice weather and the new benches around the neighbourhood.
 

Our 2018 calendar shows an overview of what’s happening this year! Email marketing@riverside-to.com anytime with your questions/ to get involved.  
P.S. Check out our detailed Riverside Online Events Calendar which showcases BIA member and community events – to get your event posted, submit anytime to marketing@riverside-to.com

The Riverside BIA is again collaborating with Karen Lloyd of k-media (local resident, writer and photographer). Karen has worked with the BIA on a variety of projects, including a blog series profiling all things Riverside. This next blog series will put the spotlight on local business owners and spaces to help get to know them better!

To get involved contact Karen at karen@k-media.ca, for more details or if you have any questions, feel free to contact the BIA office.

To Residents & Businesses in the vicinity of Queen Garden Centre 771 Queen St East: We will be filming interior and exterior scenes at Queen Garden Centre as follows:
FILMING: August 30th | 7am – 11pm
WEATHER DAY: Aug 31 |   7am – 11pm

Our production vehicles and various pieces of film equipment will be located on: 

• 3 vehicles on Saulter st east side South of Queen beside the Garden Centre.
• We will begin reserving the above areas with cones on Aug 29th at 6pm, with vehicles arriving August 30th at 7am, and departing Aug 31th by 11pm.

We would like to accommodate any displaced permit parkers affected by our filming. We will direct you to available parking and/or reimburse your parking receipt. Please contact Location Manager Norman Laco 416 875-8314.

See full notice here.
 

The Heritage Toronto Awards are a celebration of Toronto’s heritage fields as well as a key networking and engagement opportunity for Toronto’s city-building community. 

You can purchase an advertisement in the Heritage Toronto Awards program booklet, your organization will be front and center in this landmark celebration of the people, places, and events that make Toronto a world-class city. All attendees, nominees, sponsors, and hosts of the Heritage Toronto Awards receive a program booklet to keep.

Click here for more information.
 

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