Entertainment District

[On_the_side]

I live in the downtown core but thankfully far enough away from the entertainment district. That zone is becoming a travesty on weekends. Think about how much of our tax dollars are going into patrolling those f&ck nuts.

IMHO, the CITY should impose a tax on suburbanites living with their parents who flock into the city on the weekends. If you don't live here ... you should pay to clean up the mess that you leave.

 

[themexi]

I live in the downtown core but thankfully far enough away from the entertainment district. That zone is becoming a travesty on weekends. Think about how much of our tax dollars are going into patrolling those f&ck nuts.

IMHO, the CITY should impose a tax on suburbanites living with their parents who flock into the city on the weekends. If you don't live here ... you should pay to clean up the mess that you leave.

Not a bad idea...... Might make sense to set up a $20 tax on all parking spaces during the weekend evenings & spend the money on more actual cops in the area.

OR

They could create a bylaw where any club with over a certain capacity that serves alcohol Must have 2 or more paid, uniformed off duty police on the premises.

Wouldn't hurt for the city to find any & every available way to eliminate the HipHop/R&B clubs since they're usully where the more serious forms of violence are to be had..... Nail them for every infraction, report all incidents to thier insurance companies, etc, etc....


& make ANY club of any kind pay the full price of any investigation required on thier premises... somebody gets capped or shanked in your club? the cost will instantly put you out of business...

 

[Esco!]

I'm still perplexed people actually bought condo's in the entertainment district.
That building at Richmond & University comes to mind, and also the one in front of Wayne
Gretzky's restaurant.

You have to be nuts to live there (or hearing impaired)

 

[Meister]

Thats just another night in T.O.


BTW, were those glack guys carrying Glocks???

Yes, and they played a mean Glockenspiel.

 

[On_the_side]

I'm still perplexed people actually bought condo's in the entertainment district.

That astounds me as well ... what were these people thinking? No doubt that this issue has devalued their property.

 

[Esco!]

That astounds me as well ... what were these people thinking? No doubt that this issue has devalued their property.

Here's the kicker, those condo's were built after the district was already hopping, so the buyers must have known what they got into.

 

[basketcase]

It's pretty nice on a summer weeknight though. Some real nice patios across from Hooters.

 

[jbar]

Thats just another night in T.O.

Bingo.

This city hasn't been "right" (nudge-nudge, wink-wink) for the past 15 years or so. I'm planning on moving to Guelph real soon...I went to university there. Open-minded livestock, and very tall fields. Ah!!!!

 

[W3bster]

I live in the downtown core but thankfully far enough away from the entertainment district. That zone is becoming a travesty on weekends. Think about how much of our tax dollars are going into patrolling those f&ck nuts.

IMHO, the CITY should impose a tax on suburbanites living with their parents who flock into the city on the weekends. If you don't live here ... you should pay to clean up the mess that you leave.

They're already the ones essentially paying the property taxes for the entire entertainment district.
When I used to live with my parents in a suburb just north of Toronto, I used to go very frequently in my late 20s. But seeing the same male/female ho's doing the same predictable sh** week after week, the same type of patrons and door staff with crappy, hollywood wannabe attitude, and hearing the "upscale" moniker for every place gets old very fast. But since moving downtown years ago just outside the ED, I can count on one, maybe two hands, the number of times I've honestly been in that area (mostly SB theatre).