THIS IS CORKTOWN: Some homespun chalkboard art hanging at Magic Oven. Photo by Arthur Sinclair. Local news for the week of February 10, 2014 Our friends at Adornments on Queen (338 Queen Street East & Parliament) have started stocking some great Corktown swag. Craft-made in Elora, Ontario by custom order, you can now get your hands on…

WINTER COMMON: Corktown Common gets the snow-covered treatment. Photo by Rick Harris. Corktown News The Toronto Star’s Christopher Hume had a great column last week on the recently-restored Georgian Storefronts at King East and Parliament. Our friends at Little Trinity Church did a fantastic job restoring the building — it’s a big win for heritage in Corktown.…

This Tuesday, please join us for the Corktown Residents & Business Association Annual General Meeting! Tuesday, February 4, 2014 7PM – 9PM in the back room of the Dominion on Queen 500 Queen St. East at Sumach Special Guest: MPP Glen Murray Draft Agenda All are welcome! All ages, no cost to attend! OUR MISSION STATEMENT:…

ALUMNAE CORNER: Corktown’s famous and historic Alumnae Theatre. A new show debuts there this week. Photo by Chris Barker. News for the week of January 20, 2014 Corktown resident Ann Summers Dossena was recently the recipient of a great honour in New York. Ann, who founded Toronto’s International Resource Centre for Performing Artists, was given an International…

TALE AS OLD AS TIME: CW series Beauty & The Beast was in town filming on Eastern Avenue last week. Photo by Dan Philips. News for the week of January 13, 2014 BlogTO has a list of the top five shvitzes in Toronto — a good list for a cold winter. Corktown’s Body Blitz Spa comes in at…

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Winter comes to Corktown with a snowy shot of Queen East. Photo by Dan Philips. On behalf of the CRBA, a sincere Happy New Year to all Corktowners and their families. A few news items to start off 2014. This TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 marks the first CRBA PUBLIC MEETING of 2014. It will be held…