Nightlife

[anon1]

Toronto is changing the rules on the city's nightlife in a bid to boost business after dark

Toronto is changing the rules on the city's nightlife in a bid to boost business after dark

Toronto is hosting its first annual town hall meeting on the city's night economy in a bid to boost late-night businesses and venues prepare for big upcoming regulatory changes.The meeting at the Exhibition Grounds will bring together business owners, service providers and resident groups to...

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As a nightcrawler, these are welcomed potential changes.
Very few of my favourite haunts are open latenight anymore, post-pandemic.
I always thought it was because of this that businesses have reduced hours. There are just fewer people out at night.

 

[Meaning]

Condo building left, right and far as the eye can see is a key reason why late night fun and culture is being sucked out of Toronto. Cost of livin & sky high rent in Toronto also changes the demographics of who is in the city as well (e.g. young 20 yr old party goers vs. established professionals with early bed times).

As I just relocated here several years ago, I'm sure there are others who could speak to it far better. That being said, I don't see development slowing down or it getting cheaper any time soon.

 

[wigglee]

It's bad everywhere. I sometimes drive in the middle of the night through southern Ontario. I can't even find a Tim's to piss and grab a coffee in a lot of towns these days!

 

[Darts]

When I was younger, I would sometime take strippers to after-hours booze cans.

BTW: Not sure if still true to-day, but Montreal bars close at 3AM.

 

[danmand]

It's bad everywhere. I sometimes drive in the middle of the night through southern Ontario. I can't even find a Tim's to piss and grab a coffee in a lot of towns these days!

At your age, you should be in bed by 11 PM.

 

[anon1]

At your age, you should be in bed by 11 PM.

Always have lived life 2 standard deviations from norm.

 

[wigglee]

At your age, you should be in bed by 11 PM.

Rock and Roll is a vicious game