![]() It'll take years before I feel that I'll have gone through their offerings, and by then, they'll change, so this may become my newest hobby - going through the BB options.Well worth the visit. ![]() So, overall, an improvement (compared to the days when I met a guy in a parking lot).Another thing worth writing home about is their selection. They're not low, about the same as what I was paying before it all got legal, but now I'm confident that what I'm getting is what they say I'm getting - and it doesn't have additives or pesticides. I also purchased some tincture, to help with sleep, and it, also, was very effective.Prices are what they are. Uplifting, very happy, and the high was long lasting. This was yesterday, so I haven't tried them both yet, but I did try SD. I had been looking for particular strains for quite some time and Bloom Brothers had them both - Sour Diesel and Durban. What counts, in my book, is the quality of the product. Also, before placing my order, I had a couple of questions and dropped them a line and got clear answers within minutes. I was in and out in 4 minutes and both the budtender and I wore masks and I never had to leave my car.So, they got an A for customer service. Not so much about the dealing with them, though, dealing with them couldn't have been easier, quicker, or more pleasant. The idea of the neighbourhood changing is scary for people.Very positive experience. Ryan Bloom's experience with urban renewal has given him a philosophical outlook. They're thrilled to get their tenants out, jack the rent, and get some new food and beverage concepts in." Jon Bloom estimates that 30 food and beverage storefronts have opened up in the last year between Tuck Shop and Joe Beef, at the easternmost edge of Notre Dame's gentrified zone. The landlords see one person getting some attention, getting customers, so they have this vision that it's possible for all their locations, that this is what the neighbourhood needs. "But as people come in, it's really a game with the landlords, not so much the businesses. That's the last thing we're trying to do," he said. "I don't want to be part of pushing anyone anywhere. The word "gentrification" seems to leave a bad taste in Jon Bloom's mouth. Notre Dame Street near the corner of Rose-de-Lima Street. "I think this is an amazing neighbourhood, it's got a lot of tangibles- the canal, the market, the proximity to downtown -so it was only a matter of time before something happened." "There's always going to be certain groups who don't want it to change, or who don't want it to change in a certain way. ![]() "I live in the neighbourhood as well, so I see both sides of the coin," said David Bloom. To the Bloom brothers, gentrification is a loaded term. I live in the neighbourhood as well, so I see both sides of the coin, - David BloomĪnd while local protests have decried the rising rents and rampant condo development in the borough for the past five years, these business owners do not consider themselves part of the problem. The Bloom brothers are among the new vanguard of Notre-Dame business owners, along with Tony Campanelli of Café Campanelli and its neighbouring menswear boutique, and Corey Shapiro, owner of Notorious Barbershop and L'Archive vintage eyewear shop. 500 Winner - Andrew Neale 1000 Winner - Brendan Minns See the competition entries Featured Boar Hunter Flexi Neck Breastplate 180.00 Metal Car Badges (Pair) 55.00 DVD - Doggin Boars 1-6 240.00 Boar Hunter T-Shirt 32. The debate around gentrification in the Southwest borough is not new, but it's heating up.Įconomic contrasts are starkly visible on this section of Notre Dame in ways that were only hints a few years ago. Bloom Brothers 1 2 3 4 Breastplate Competition Winners Congratulations to our Boarhunter Breastplate Competition winners. He considers brother Jon to be "the incubating pioneer for the micro-neighbourhood." "The spark in renewing a neighbourhood is a couple of interesting retail concepts," said Ryan Bloom. Today, Tuck Shop is a destination restaurant with a loyal clientele, some of whom travel from Westmount or Notre-Dame-de-Grace.
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