First, it hosted ballroom dinner and dances as the German-Canadian Club Harmonie before becoming The Village Gate, The Diamond and The Phoenix, hosting the likes of everyone from the Rolling Stones to Bob Dylan over the last 30 years as the latter.Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV may be thirteen years old, with its successor Grand Theft Auto V being the second most popular game of all time, but that doesn’t mean that fans have given up on the exploits of Niko Bellic.įirst released in 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation and PC, the game is almost as popular today as it was all the way back in 2008 – thanks primarily to an enthusiastic community of modders to keep the game fresh. Drag's gone boom not bust during COVID-19, says Toronto promoter One Toronto live music venue owner explains how she's surviving The Phoenix, meanwhile, dates back to the ’50s and has enjoyed various incarnations. Our focus is on getting things reopened and running, not the long-term potential of development, which is happening everywhere in the city.” A new development application was submitted on Sunday for 410 Sherbourne Street to become a 39-storey mixed-use building, but it still has to go through a municipal process. “We have just opened to full capacity after being restricted for over 20 months. “Development of this building has been talked about since we took over The Phoenix eight years ago,” said Lisa Zbitnew via email to the Sun on Tuesday.
The owner of Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre says “it’s business as usual” at her popular live music and entertainment venue despite a new proposal to develop the site into a 39-floor residential tower. 'Business as usual' at Toronto's Phoenix concert venue despite developers' interest