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- Phone:
- 416-693-2242
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- The Beach Sidewalk Sales & Sc...
All along Queen Street East from Lo...
Saturday, September 26 at 10:00am - 20 minute Toronto Makeover 2009
Beach clean up starts at Kew Beach ...
Friday, April 24 at 2:00pm
The Beach ... last two shopping days before Christmas Eve. Don't go to the malls, shop local, it's better in the beach!
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The Beach One of your local stores is now on Facebook ... give them a warm welcome and why not join their fan page!
Pets:59 fans
The Beach SNIFF, the Dog Movie, will be shown on Thurs, Dec. 17 at 6:30 p.m.. at the Fox Theatre at 2236 Queen E. This special screening includes filmmakers, Barry Stone and Kim Webster, who will answers questions after the show. The former Ontarions made their first film, Dog, here in the Beach. .Tx are $10 for adults and $8 fo...r kids and seniors with 10 per cent of proceeds going to Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind.
The Beach Come to see "Whip It" with the GTA Rollergirls in attendance this Saturday, December 5th at the Fox Theatre starting at 9:20 pm http://bit.ly/8Xlhds
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For
the First Time Amuse Bistro is offering Holiday Catering right here, in
your neighborhood! For $28.00 per person, you and your friends and
family will be able to enjoy a beautiful turkey dinner including all
the fixings and dessert. For further detail please visit
www.amusetoronto.com and click on Holiday Catering.
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a little about one of our cafes ... Wild Earth Café & Bakery http://www.torontonews24.com/component/h
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Wild Earth Café and Bakery is an Organic, 100 % Nut and Gluten FREE, and Vegan caf...
The Beach ... so what's your plan for this lazy Sunday? Perhaps you might want to take a stroll and pick up a yummy bagle at the newly opened "Bagel World", then check out some fashions at "Embelishment Room" ... they have awesome pieces and most for only $29.99. Take a look at the yoga wear at "Tikka" and oh yeah don't forget... to pickup your Christmas tree at Kew Gardens and support the Lions Club! Have a great day!
The Beach This weekend: CLIMATE CHANGE 101’ Nov 30, 7-9 pm Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. FREE community event with film, discussion, hands-on tips, and refreshments. Please pre-register by contacting Corey Helm at 416-694-6512 or email BUCgreenteam@gmail.com, Organized by the Beach United Church Green Team and the Green Awakening Network
The Beach tomorrow playing at The Fox Theatre .... 7:00 pm Coco Before Chanel (2009, France, 105mins, PG) & 9:15 pm Couples Retreat (2009, USA, 123mins, 14a) - great girls night!
The Beach Lots of great events coming up in December ... stay tuned!
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10 reason why you should try to shop and support your local store/neighbours:
1. You kept dollars in our economy. For every
$100 you spend at one of our local businesses, $68 will stay in the
community. What happens when you spend that same $100 at a national
chain? Only $43 stays in the community.
2. You embraced what ma...kes us unique. You
wouldn’t want your house to look like everyone else’s in the Canada. So why would you want your community to look that
way?
3. You created local jobs. Local businesses are better at creating higher-paying jobs for our neighbors.
4. You helped the environment. Buying
from a local business conserves energy and resources in the form of
less fuel for transportation, less packaging, and products that you
know are safe and well made, because they stand behind them.
5. You nurtured community. They
know you, and you know them. Studies have shown that local businesses
donate to community causes at more than twice the rate of chains.
6. You conserved your tax dollars. Shopping
in a local business district means less infrastructure, less
maintenance, and more money available to beautify our community. Also,
spending locally instead of online ensures that your sales taxes are
reinvested where they belong — right here in your community!
7. You created more choice. The retailers
pick the items they sell based on what we know you like and want. Local
businesses carry a wider array of unique products because they buy for your own individual market.
8. You took advantage of their expertise. You
are their friends and neighbors, and they have a vested interest in knowing
how to serve you. They are passionate about what they do. Why not take
advantage of it?
9. You invested in entrepreneurship. Creativity
and entrepreneurship is what the our economy is founded upon.
Nurturing local business ensures a strong community.
10. You make them a destination. The
more interesting and unique the area is as a community, the more it will
attract new neighbors, visitors and guests. This benefits everyone!
Your
local merchant has less of an incentive to sell you something you don't
need. It's true that Christmas is the big retail season of the year.
And there is tremendous pressure on big box to push merchandise out the
door. Their stock price is measured largely on how Christmas sales
went, and thus the compensation to management. To your local merchant,
a long term relationship means much more. Moreover, returns for
the independent retailer are much more expensive to process. Many
merchants can't return opened goods. Minimizing returns is a really big
deal. The best way to minimize returns is to "pre-qualify" the buyer
and find out if the end user can really use the products. When was the
last time a salesman at big box asked you what you were going to use
the product for? Your local merchant may know a lot about the
person you're about to buy a present for, thus protecting you from
buying another boat anchor for the old man. In technology,
timing is everything. Yes it's true that small merchants are
undercapitalized and probably don't have the enormous selection of big
box on the shelves, but that enormous selection comes with some
strings. For example, the buying decision for these products is made
six to eight months earlier, and the manufacturers have built in very
lucrative incentives for big box to sell everything, and sell them
fast. Thus, there is some built-in "brand bias" at big box. Independent
retailers have less wiggle room to buy large quantities and thus make
"large mistakes". They tend to buy from distributors more frequently,
in smaller lots, but much more timely. There is a cost involved, but
the price penalty for buying at a smaller shop is often offset by the
time you won't waste bringing back dated products.
Source ...
burnt-norton.blogspot.com
, co-owner of Tree Town Toys, who offered a list of 10 reasons that Ann Arbor residents should spend their money in independent stores.
The Beach is happy to report that "Frosty" was returned. He was left across the street from the Valumart. A Touch of Love has repaired him and has put him back in their display for everyoone to enjoy. Let's hope this does not happen again! Thank you to anyone who helped.
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is
sad to report that last night the Christmas display at A Touch of Love
was vandalized! Frosty, yes their 7 foot tall Frosty (full of cold air)
was untied, unplugged and stolen. They are offering a reward for his
safe return (no questions asked). The vandals took NO care when removing the
decorations and even uprooted the...ir little Christmas trees. They had several hundreds of dollars in
decorations stolen and damaged. It is hard to believe that anyone could
possibly do something so terrible ... especially when they put up the
display early so that they could fundrase for the Ontario Veterinarian College and a Springer Spaniel Rescue to help all of our little friends! Please call them if you have any info!
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The Beach wants you to know what is going on this weekend 1) Fox Theatre: Art & Craft Show, Sat, Nov 21st, 10am to 4pm, showcasing the work of local artisans and featuring the film "Handmade Nation" @ 4:30pm
The Beach would like to wish Vernissage Jewellery a happy 2nd anniversary! If you have not had the oportunity to check them out, you should pay them a visit. They have great stocking stuffer for $25.00 or less and they do wonderful custom workand jewellery repairs. CONGRATS!
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