Yay! & Boo!

I probably should have started doing Yay! & Boo! for traffic and parking updates ages ago, but better late than never right?

Yay! After almost a year of Sussex Drive being an almost unnavigable mess of torn up street, sidewalks that looked more like trenches, shouty construction workers and the odd excavation explosion there is finally hope. The new sidewalks have been laid and there is asphalt on the road! You can walk all the way down Sussex without risking life and ankle. There are still lane reductions in effect, but traffic is moving much more smoothly than it has in a very long time.

Boo! From 11 p.m., Friday, October 29 to 5 a.m.,Monday, November 1 there is a ramp closure and detours are in effect. The Nicholas exit of the 417 is closed for repair of the Transitway overpass. The city advises drivers to use either the Vanier Parkway exit or Metcalfe Street exit.

If the Vanier Parkway exit is better for you I would take it to St Patrick Street which will lead you straight into the Byward Market. The other option is to turn left onto Montreal Road where it crosses Vanier and follow that through Rideau Street turning right on Dalhousie into the Market.

If you're taking the Metcalfe exit (which is exit 119 Metcalfe /Catherine) you'll follow Metcalfe to the right and then the left around the Museum of Natural History then continue right on Metcalfe all the way down to Wellington. Turn left at Sussex Drive then right into the Market.

As far as the parking situation goes, as of 11 am this morning Saturday October 30, from my front door I can see four open spots on Clarence before Parent/Byward Market and a few more on Murray close to Sussex. From the back door across the Jeanne D'Arc Courtyard there are quite a few open spots (10+) on York Street. And as always there is city parking available. Follow this link for a map to the city's interactive traffic map.

The surprise sale ends on Monday!

It's almost over! Our surprise sale ends on Monday October 25th.

Our "surprise sale" is winding down and we're running out of sale stuff but you still have the weekend to take advantage of some great deals.

We have some beautiful Amenity duvet covers, pillows and prints at 30%off. For the first time ever Talesma waffle towels and Archipelago's pomegranate bath collection are 50% off. There are still a few floor model steals to be had and we've got some very cozy blankets for a very good price.



See you this weekend!