I was surprised by Second Cup closing too. It was a new franchise operator, they were featured this year in the Hillhurst-Sunnyside Voice community newsletter that comes out. From England originally I believe.
Here is a good run down of what has being going down in Kensington lately from Skyrisecities member haltcatchfire:
Closures over the last little while and announced as coming up:
- Fitness equipment store near Shoppers
- Prohibition
- Jugo Juice
- James Dickson Clothiers
- Canvas painting
- Vietnamese restaurant
- Toy store
- Starbucks
- Bernard Callebaut
- Lingerie store
- Juice bar
- Nepal goods store
- Fake flowers store
- Burger 320
- Second Cup
- Julio’s Barrio
New openings:
- Good trade coffee (in Jugo Juice)
- PB&J YYC (Peanut butter & jelly Calgary airport??)
- Pet Planet
- High end pet goods
- 420
-KPop Nails (moved into the InGear building)
- Construction has been happening in the Prohibition (Molly Malone’s) building lately
Relocations:
- Naked Leaf moved into the Canvas spot
- InGear moved to 10A behind the new pet goods
- Splash of Fashion moved to 12th St
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