July 21, 1911: Media Messenger McLuhan Born electronic future. His scholarly analyses like The Mechanical Bride, The Gutenberg Galaxy, Understanding Media, The Medium Is the Massage encode pop culture and postmodernism’s cultural and economic dominance from the 20th century onward.
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Speedy Cares: Free Auto Services For Someone in Need This Holiday Season Speedy Auto Service 660 St. Clair Avenue West would like to offer the community some financial encouragement during the Holiday Season.
Write to us and tell us why you can not manage the expense of your automotive repairs.
We will choose one letter... more
Artwalk by Night - Free Community Jazz Concert On Saturday September 26, 2009 experience Artwalk by Night with the legendary Archie Alleyne and his band Kollage. The Kollage sextet features the era of hard-bop and its importance to the creative development of jazz composition. Archie h... more
YouthZone at the Artwalk Festival On Saturday September 26, 2009 the YouthZone at Artwalk features workshops and live entertainment. There is something for everyone, read on:Workshops: ART: Join Fly Lady Di as she creates a live community art mural on canvas using found-objects lik... more
Zia Mosaics Closing Sale - Up to 50% Off - Until Aug 29 Closing Sale - Up to 50% OffOn August 29th we will be closing our studio doors. In the meantime, you can take advantage of great deals on: Glass & Ceramic TilesToolsHow-To BooksMosaic BasesWrought Iron Table BasesMosaic Art, Mirrors & TablesPain... more
Construction Update While we're all praying for a quick wrap up to the construction in our BIA, there is still a bit more to do. We are happy to report however, that construction is ahead of schedule with the sidewalks on the south side west of Vaughan which are due... more
2009 Green Toronto Awards We are pleased to report that Roscoe Handford, Member at Large of the WHBIA Board won the 2009 Green Toronto Award in her category of 'Community Projects'.
The Community Projects Award acknowledges the work of volunteers engaged in community b... more
Speedy Cares During this recession, Speedy Auto Service on St. Clair Avenue West, is providing the community with financial encouragement. Carl, the owner of Speedy, is inviting the community to write to him explaining why they cannot manage the expense of thei... more
Artist unlocks new vision of a street Wychwood Heights Business, Vita Brevis was recently featured in the Toronto Star on May 19, 2009 for bringing a lively spin to the Vaughan Road corridor south of St. Clair West. Click Here to read the featured article.... more
JOIN the MOVEMENT Have you received your Shop St. Clair reusable bag? These bags are coming back soon by popular demand so be sure to drop us a line and have yoru friends sign up for our newsletter to be sure that you get yours. Shop St. Clair lawns signs are still av... more
Rocky's one, two, punch 3 month new business resident Rocky's Kidz, located at 539 St. Clair Avenue West on the south west corner of Vaughan Rd. and St. Clair West, has had a big impact in a short period of time. Rocky has cleaned up his side and back alley ways, has e... more
20 Minute Makeover - Students for St. Clair Community Clean up Friday April 24, 2009 is Mayor David Miller's Community Clean Up Day. The BIA has participated in this event for the past few years by cleaning along St. Clair Avenue West . This year, we are outreaching to the schools / students in the... more
BIA Meet & Greet Event Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009,After many months of what looks to be an ongoing maze of construction and debris, BIA Board members and business owners / property managers met for a tete a tete at Legends Bar and Eatery. A good time was ha... more
FOGLIE the flower shop We've Moved!After two and a half years in the Wychwood Heights BIA, Foglie, the flower shop located at 638 St. Clair Avenue West, has moved. Serving area residents and businesses with beautiful floral arrangements and winning customer ser... more
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SAM? Well look no further! Sam's Barber shop, a long time business at 1A Raglan Avenue has moved due to the pending phase 2 condo construction on the north east corner of Raglan and St. Clair Avenue West. Have no fear... Sam's has moved to 573 St.... more
Farmers Market The Green Farmer's Market, formerly located on the front lawn of St. Michael's and All Angels has moved and will now be operating year round at the Artscape Wychwood Car Barns on Saturdays from 9 - 12pm.... more
OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY:ARTSCAPE WYCHWOOD CAR BARNSOffice space available for an arts or environmental based charitable organization or not for profit. Office 1: 677sq ft. $1233 / month. Office 2: 321 sq ft. $580 / month.If interested, please contact Wendy Cam... more
Farmers' Market Moves to the Barns Nov 22 Locavores, rejoice! Saturday, November 22 is the long awaited homecoming of the Barns Farmers' Market. After years in its temporary location on St. Clair, the market will double its size to over 30 vendors upon arrival at the Barns. Stop by between 9... more
Barns Gala Tickets on Sale Barns gala tickets on sale Barns gala tickets on sale For anyone who has passed by the Barns, it is clear that the summer has been a very productive time for the construction crews. Much progress has been made. The site is looking great and there is... more
Green Barn Farmers Market Open For 2 More Saturdays Before Move to the Barns The Green Barn Farmers Market will be open for 2 more Saturday afternoons on the lawn of St Michael and All Angels Church, Oct 18 and 25, 2pm to 5pm. The market will then close for 3 weeks while opening celebrations at the Artscape Wychwood Barns tak... more
Closer and Closer... ARTWALK Weekend Is Almost Here Mark your calendars for September 25 to 28 so you won't miss your neighbourhood's 5th annual ARTWALK celebration of the arts. Coming up are exciting visual treats, musical delights, and literary sound-bites to tantalize the ear. If you're new to the... more
Don't miss the jazz concert! Also on Thursday September 25 is a new addition to the festival lineup – the St. Clair Jazz All Stars Concert. We're excited to present a special fundraising concert at St. Matthew's United Church that promises to be a fantastic event. The chur... more
Green Barn Farmers' Market The Green Barn Farmers' Market continues on the Church of St Michael and All Angels every Saturday, weather permitting, from 2 to 5 pm. Market opens at 2 sharp, no early shopping is allowed. The Green Barn Farmer's Market wi... more
Shop St. Clair And the winner is....Michele Van Maurik! Michele came up with the winning design for the upcoming Shop St. Clair promotion. This logo will be seen on lawn signs and shopping bags to promote shopping on the St. Clair West strip during construction.... more
20 Minute Makeover On Friday April 18, 2008, the Wychwood Heights BIA Green Team helped to put the clean back in our streets by participating in the City's 5th annual 20-Minute Toronto Makeover. While the challenge took 2 hours, the team had a great time cle... more
TTC Time Based Transfer The 2hour Time Based TransferWhen you travel along the 512 St. Clair route, you can enjoy 2 hours of unlimited travel with the TTC time based transfer. You can shop, dine and enjoy the sights and sounds of St. Clair all on one 2 ho... more
Mihevc & St Clair BIAs Host 'Shop Locally' Design Contest Calling local graphic artists and creative catchphrase writers who have a flair for design and a soft spot for St. Clair. Councillor Joe Mihevc (Ward 21, St. Paul’s West) and the Hillcrest Village and Wychwood Heights Business Improvement Areas... more
Salsa Goes Green! This is our first year participating in Salsa on St. Clair and we are thrilled! You may have already heard that the WHBIA has negotiated to participate in Salsa on St. Clair this July 14 & 15, 2007. What you may not know is that Salsa has decided t... more
SALSA GOES GREEN This is our first year participating in Salsa on St. Clair and we are thrilled! You may have already heard that the WHBIA has negotiated to participate in Salsa on St. Clair this July 14 & 15, 2007. What you may not know is that Salsa has decid... more
Some History: Bracondale Village Bracondale Village: (Established 1884) Hillcrest was first settled in the 1840's by Robert John Turner, a reformer from England. The Turner house, named "Bracondale” stood where Hillcrest Park is today. By 1884, a small village grew up on the... more
Streetlight Artwork Banner Contest We invited local artists and designers to create our local Streetlight Banners. The contest was very successful and we were duly impressed with the caliber of the artwork that we received. After an intensive voting process Michelle Van Maurik was sel... more
Stand on the TTC Tracks For the past several months a dedicated few have attended a host of meetings regarding the anticipated changes to St. Clair that we have all heard about. The TTC agreed that the improvements to the ROW should be the subject of an Environmental Assess... more
Hillcrest Community School is celebrating it's 100th Anniversary! In the spring of 2005 Hillcrest School will turn 100 years old. Volunteers from the community and the student body are working on the celebrations, and wish to inform all alumni of the upcoming event. A poster is going up on the school property at Ba... more
Preferred charge card merchant rates Wychwood Heights BIA members now have access to the following preferred Visa and MasterCard merchant package: - No application fee - Visa rate – 1.79% - MasterCard rate 1.79% - Interac fee – 10 cents per transaction &#... more
