Introducing Baby Point Lounge Express – Offering Take Out On The Go!
Baby Point Lounge has launched their Take Out On The Go hot table! With over 39 years of amazing food behind them, Baby Point Lounge now has take home options that you can call...
Siéntate
“Offering well-researched products, sincere services and curated relaxation experiences for your mental, emotional and physical health.” Inspired by COVID stress and how to reduce it in March 2020, Silvina (owner of Siéntate) witnessed a...
Bistitchual
Bistitchual is now open! Located in the historic Baby Point Gates neighbourhood in Toronto’s west end, Bistitchual is proud to be the city’s newest queer and trans owned local yarn shop, featuring a beautiful...
Shop, Eat, Spend, Enjoy Local
4 Cats Art Studio – Subscription boxes now available! Awesome Art projects shipped right to your door every month! Visit the website for more details www.4cats.com. Archer Dental – Dental office is open and...
Urban Acorn Catering featured in Toronto Life Magazine!
Toronto Life Magazine sat down with Urban Acorn Catering’s @voodoohaggis to talk about food, technology and how the two can help us all feel a bit more connected in difficult times. Check out the...
Resources available for business
The Province of Ontario has declared a state of emergency ordering all businesses, excluding those that have been deemed to be essential businesses, to close by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24th. The list of...
Welcome to the Neighbourhood Archer Dental
Introducing Archer Dental Baby Point located at 387 Jane Street just south of Annette. Most residents of Toronto’s Baby Point neighbourhood will have already noticed the new dentist clinic filling the empty building on...
Valentine’s Day in Baby Point Gates Neighbourhood
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner we wanted to remind you all of the amazing businesses in our neighbourhood. Whether you want to go along the traditional routes of Flowers & Chocolates, or...
Baby It’s Cold Outside
Join the merchants and businesses of Baby Point for their annual holiday festival! Baby, It’s Cold Outside, Saturday, November 16 from 10am – 4pm. Together with a sidewalk sale by local merchants, this one-day...
Textile Recycling Collection Drive-Waste Reduction Week
Waste Reduction Week in Canada is here! We are pleased to inform you that Baby Point Gates B.I.A. is hosting a Textile Recycling Collection Drive. What you can’t consign, resell or donate, we’ll be...
Halloween Pumpkin Spooktacular
Join us Saturday, October 26, 10A-4P for our first Fall event! Find your way to our pumpkin patch. With an expert to show you how, try your hand at pumpkin carving – pumpkins on...
Annette Village Farmers’ Market-CLOSED
Thank you Annette Village Farmers’ Market for a great season! Special thanks to Constance for organizing a market event for our community to stock up on locally-grown produce, fresh baked goods, Ontario cheeses, and...
Summer Fest 2019
When: Saturday June 15th, 10am – 5pm Where: Baby Point Gates BIA What: Sidewalk Sale and Festival Summer will be here before we know it. Celebrate the warm weather and summer in the city...
Small Business Feature: De Luca CPA
Lina De Luca is a Toronto accountant with over ten years of experience in public accounting. Her firm provides tax and accounting services for small businesses, as well as personal tax services for self-employed...
Sea of Possibilities: An Evening of Live Contemporary Dance and Music
Coco Crafted Organic Chocolates presents SOM Sound of Movement and An Evening of Live Contemporary Dance and Music entitled, ‘Sea of Possibilities’. SOM is a multi-disciplinary group that offers live dance and music as...
Welcome Evoke Salon
Baby Point Gates BIA would like to give a warm welcome to our newest merchant. Evoke Salon opened the doors to their new location, at 241 Jane St. on March 1, 2019. Evoke is a...
Small Business Feature: Golden Gecko Coffee
Golden Gecko Coffee is a specialty coffee house and roastery located at 282 Jane St., in Baby Point Gates. Owner, Jacob Healy has created a space with Australian flare, a focus on community, and...
Small Business Feature: Tiny Trendsetter
Tiny Trendsetter was founded by two moms Sonia and Kirsten who have been friends for over a decade. Kirsten’s identical twin girls Sadie and Nyla and Sonia’s boys Carter and Crosby were the inspiration...
Small Business Feature: The Pointe Dance Centre
Studio founders, Helen Kolacevic and Kate Tomaszewski run The Pointe Dance Centre at 349 Jane Street, with dance classes for children as young as 2.5 years, up to adult. It is a welcoming and...
Small Business Feature: The Office
‘The Office’ is a professional co-working space, owned and operated by Gus Skarlatakis, Ryan Atkinson and Sean Persaud. When did you open your business? We officially opened for business in February 2018. What prompted...
Small Business Feature: Art Works Art School
Danica Loncar, Director of Art Works Art School On Sunday, November 25th from 2-4 pm, Art Works Art School will celebrate our 22nd Annual Open House. Drop in for a Free Family Day event...
Quantum Peace: An Evening of Live Contemporary Dance and Music
With the festive season almost upon us, Coco Crafted Organic Chocolates presents SOM Sound of Movement and An Evening of Live Contemporary Dance and Music entitled, ‘Quantum Peace’. SOM is a multi-disciplinary group that...
Small Business Feature: Annette Street Music
Julie Sousa is the owner of Annette Street Music, located at 317 Jane Street, in Baby Point Gates. When did you open your business? I officially opened in Baby Point Gates in 2014 (at...
Small Business Feature: Hammerich Chiropractic
Located at 363 Jane St. in the Baby Point Gates neighborhood of Toronto, Hammerich Chiropractic benefits from the incredible experience, knowledge and passion that Dr. Karin Hammerich brings to her business. Karin’s career has...
Baby It’s Cold Outside
The holiday season is just around the corner, which means that it’s time for our annual “Baby It’s Cold Outside” Open House and Sidewalk Sale. This is a fantastic (free) event for the whole...
Small Business Feature: Maison-Basque
Located at 266 Jane St. in the Baby Point Gates neighborhood of Toronto, Maison-Basque carries vibrantly striped products from the esteemed French design house Artiga. Ready-made decorative accents include table linens, pillows, drapes, deck...
Save the Date for 7th Annual ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ Open House and Sidewalk Sale
On Saturday, November 17th Baby Point Gates BIA will host our 7th annual ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ Open House and Sidewalk Sale. We invite all of our businesses, neighbors and community members to come...
Summer Fest is here!
The Baby Point Gates BIA will be hosting their annual Summer Festival! On June 16th we invite all of our businesses, neighbors and community members to come out and enjoy the sun! We will...
Apply Now For The Commercial Façade Improvement Program
Calling All Business Owners! Do you need to redesign, renovate or restore your commercial or industrial building façade? The City of Toronto has a grant just for you! The Commercial Facade Improvement Program provides up...
Have Your Upcoming Events Featured In Our Calender
Calling All Baby Point-ers! The Baby Point Gates BIA is looking to update our calendar, if you have an upcoming event, a great sale or some community news, we want to know about it!...
Sign Up For The BIA Newsletter
The Baby Point Gates BIA is excited to announce that we now have an email newsletter! Email us at coordinator@babypointgates.ca to sign up, and you will always be in the loop!
Baby It’s Cold Outside November 18, 2017
2017 Charity Strawberry Fest Raised $3,780 in support of SickKids Yeah!!!
Thanks to our special Baby Points community for participating in our Charity Strawberry Fest in support of SickKids! Because of your support, we raised a grand total of $3,780!!!! Thanks too to our spectacular...
Baby Point Gardens Spring 2017
Our beautiful Baby Point garden is lovely with the trees now leafed out! It’s a wonderful space to meet friends and have a coffee! It’s even more magical at night when the lights are...
Charity Strawberry Festival in support of SickKids
The merchants of Baby Point Gates invite you to visit us during our 5th Annual Charity Strawberry Festival for SickKids. Seventeen generous merchants will have delicious strawberry treats available for $2 donation. We will...
Fantastic New Store Openings in Baby Point Gates BIA
We are super excited to have 3 new store openings in our shopping district! Tiny Trendsetter – an adorable clothing store for little ones – has already opened and you can find them at...
BPG BIA is a proud sponsor of Annette Village Farmers’ Market
Baby Point Gates BIA is proud to announce that we are now the presenting sponsor of the Annette Village Farmers’ Market. The market opens on Wed May 24 from 3-7pm and runs weekly until...
Baby Point Gardens Photos
Baby Point Gardens is a new urban space developed with and for the Baby Point Business Improvement Area (BIA). The space will serve as an event space and gateway marker for the BIA as...
Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund Cheque Presentation
From left: Darryl Kaplan (BPG BIA Board Chair), Councillor Sarah Doucette, Dennis Maslo (BPG BIA Board Vice-Chair), Barbara Mrozek (Toronto Star Director of Charities), Jose Hadad (Mad Mexican Owner), Joe Valenza (BPG BIA Board...
Baby Point BIA Successful Charity Soup Festival Proudly Supports Children this Holiday Season!
The Baby Point Gates BIA is pleased to announce, that their 5th Annual Baby it’s Cold Outside Holiday Open House and Charity Soup Festival, was a tremendous success in raising money for the Toronto...
Our New Spectacular Baby Point Gardens
The lights went on tonight on our recently installed Baby Point Gardens located at Jane and Metheun. It’s a magical place to sit with friends and family and enjoy a cup of coffee! It...
Baby It’s Cold Outside Charity Soup Festival – THANK YOU ALL!
Thank you to all who visited us during our 5th Annual Baby it’s Cold Outside Open House and Charity Soup Festival. Many thanks to the VERY GENEROUS Baby Point merchants who provided an outstanding...
Baby It’s Cold Outside Holiday Open House and Charity Soup Festival
The count down begins: 7 days to go! Get your toonies ready and come hungry to sample delicious soup. Your support will help deserving children get holiday gifts via the Santa Claus Fund!!! The...
Spooky Baby Point Hardware
YIKES, so scccccaaaaaaaaaarrrrreeeeeee……have you seen the spooky creatures who have invaded Baby Point Hardware’s store front? Shop early to get the best selection to ensure you have the creepiest Hallowe’en display in the neighbourhood! Cue...
Maison-Basque: Our newest BIA member
Home of authentic Basque-country striped fabrics, crafted and woven in France by Artiga Maison-Basque is a new Canadian business whose mandate is to bring to Canada the colourful, artisanal stripes of Basque canvas designed and woven in a traditional...
Our beautiful gates all dressed up for the harvest season!
We are so proud of our historic, beautiful gates. Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for – especially the wonderful community we live in. Harvest decorations courtesy of Baby Point...
Doors of Baby Point 2017 Calendar
Coming Soon! The Doors of Baby Point 2017 Calendar will be available for purchase September 2016 Thirteen beautiful images of The Doors of Baby Point are captured forever in this 2017 wall calendar. Featuring shots of...
Los Arrieros Authentic Columbian Cuisine
Look who got a make over! Los Arrieros Restaurant, located at 276 Jane Street, installed a new black awning with bold graphics proudly displaying their name. The eye catching signage, which compliments the new dark...
Congratulations Pretty Little Secrets Lash & Brow Bar!
We are pleased to announce that one of our newest additions to Baby Point Gates BIA – Pretty Little Secrets Lash & Brow Bar – was recognized as Baby Point Gates BIA’s most outstanding NEW...
Insidetoronto.com article on upcoming Baby Point Gardens
Thanks www.insidetoronto.com for a great article featuring the construction start of our Baby Point Gardens at Jane & Metheun! Baby Point Gates BIA Board Member Danica Loncar did an amazing job explaining how this...
At long last…Baby Point Gardens construction begins
Exciting news – construction of the long awaited Baby Point Gardens at the northwest corner of Metheun & Jane has finally started!!! Watch the transformation from an empty City of Toronto property area to a beautiful, welcoming...
Baby Point Gates BIA SummerFest Schedule of Events
The Baby Point Gates BIA invites all families and friends to visit our delightful shopping district for an exciting summer Saturday filled with awesome activities and joyful entertainment.
Baby Point Gates BIA SummerFest Schedule of Events
The Baby Point Gates BIA invites all families and friends to visit our delightful shopping district for an exciting summer Saturday filled with awesome activities and joyful entertainment!
Baby Point BIA Announces Date for Summer Fest
Baby Point BIA Announces Date for Summer Fest The Baby Point BIA is pleased to announce the date for our annual Summer Fest! Mark your calendars for June 25th 2016 and come prepared for...
New Garden Construction Has Begun
The Baby Point Gates Business Improvement Area (BIA) in conjunction with the City of Toronto have planned a new garden along Methuen Avenue at Jane Street, just south of Annette Street. Construction has already started and the...
Baby Point BIA Participates in YP Shop Local!
Baby Point BIA Participates in YP Shop Local! On November 28th Baby Point BIA participated in Yellow Pages Shop the Hood annual event. This nationwide event occurs after Black Friday and before Cyber Monday...