...the press.

2007-12-20

Parkdale is a better place to be

By Robyn Doolittle
Staff Reporter
Toronto Star

"The Shop has always been known as the funky hot-pink T-shirt store on Queen St. West.

Since opening, The Shop has become one of the hippest destination shops in the city and a pillar in Parkdale's flourishing underground arts community.

"I (Heart) Conrad Black" and "Parkdale is for Lovers" are two of the boutique's most popular iron-on designs, although most of its clientele prefer custom-made shirts.

But while the store's interior screams funky-hip, its exterior had crossed the fine line between shabby chic and plain old rundown. Graffiti, weather and regular wear and tear had taken its toll.

Store manager Jamie Mays knew she had to do something. So when a local community group offered to spruce it up for next to nothing, she went all in....." full article.

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Stuart McLean Canada's story teller finds a story to tell on his CBC radio show "Vinyl Cafe"...about a girl in a t-shirt store that makes t-shirts.

I Heart Conrad Black Shirts in The News!

Globe and Mail Article: INTELLIGENCE Dressed in Black?
Feb. 3rd. 2007 by MOIRA DALY.

"It's not exactly "Free Winona," but hanging in the window of The Shop, a Parkdale custom-T-shirt emporium, is perhaps the first small sign that Conrad Black is making the transition from corporate pariah to urban folk hero. It's a simple white T-shirt with a message in basic black type: I Conrad Black." ... Globe and Mail Article

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