Untitled - Waterfront BIA
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<strong>BIA</strong> DESCRIPTIONS AND CONTACTS<br />
The Kingsway<br />
Ms. Franca Panacci – Coordinator – (416) 239-8243<br />
The Kingsway shopping district offers an excellent mix of small specialty shops, fabulous restaurants, a<br />
sprinkling of pubs as well as professional and medical services. You will be pleasantly surprised by the<br />
ambiance created by unique centre medians, distinct Kingsway flags and banners, beautiful wrought iron<br />
park benches, coach lanterns and graceful flower gardens.<br />
Be sure to plan a visit to this wonderful neighbourhood and why not try to make it for the Taste of the<br />
Kingsway Festival, a festival of cuisine and a whole lot more, which takes place every year during the<br />
second weekend in September.<br />
www.thekingswaytoronto.ca<br />
Knob Hill Plaza<br />
Mr. Charles Gerditschke – Chair – (416) 561-3421 or (905) 420-1741<br />
An important neighbourhood shopping destination in the 1950’s, the Knob Hill Plaza is enjoying<br />
somewhat of a renaissance in recent years. With a generous mix of specialty retail, food and personal<br />
service businesses, Knob Hill provides ample parking and a convenient location on Eglinton Avenue East.<br />
The Knob Hill Plaza <strong>BIA</strong> was established in 2003.<br />
Korea Town<br />
Mr. Silla Kyung Mok Lee – Coordinator – (416) 414-4644<br />
Korea Town is the perfect place to taste Korean culture and food. Centered along Bloor Street West<br />
between Christie and Bathurst Streets, Korea Town offers a wide range of Korean restaurants, high-endfashion<br />
Korean boutiques, herbalists, acupuncturists and many other unique services and shops filled<br />
with made-in-Korea merchandise. Try Korean BBQ, pork-bone soup, and a variety of vegetarian dishes;<br />
they are delicious, spicy and healthy foods. Enjoy a night at no-rae-bang (karaoke room) where you and<br />
your friends can sing in an individual room without the fear of a big crowd. Our signature event is the<br />
Dano Festival held the first weekend in June at Christie Pits Park and includes Korean martial art<br />
demonstrations, traditional music and dance.<br />
Lakeshore Village<br />
Mr. John Scheffer – Chair – (416) 255-9982<br />
The Lakeshore Village <strong>BIA</strong> was recently expanded and now runs along Lakeshore Blvd. from Twelfth Street<br />
to the west and Dwight Avenue to the east. In 1982 the <strong>BIA</strong> implemented a streetscape improvement<br />
plan that included the installation of decorative lamp posts, planters and over 100 trees. This<br />
infrastructure is in place today and has been paid for and maintained by the local merchants.<br />
There are over one hundred and fifty businesses in the Lakeshore Village <strong>BIA</strong> with an excellent<br />
assortment of restaurants, shops and services that cater to the local community.<br />
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