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Nick Logan · CBC News · Posted: Oct 31, 2025 8:58 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 31 It's a treat to have the Toronto Blue Jays in a position to win the World Series. The trick for many families and baseball fans will be being able to watch it happen. And for those souls who sacrifice watching Game 6 to take the kids trick-or-treating, beware of Mother Nature. In some parts of the country, she's not going to be playing nice. The confluence of wicked weather and the chance of

With Halloween already being a massive event, it was a dichotomy of panic and joy when the Jays played up to the World Series. Would we be able to manage two intense events in one single night, being just a small sports bar? Do we lessen the decor for Halloween since its not the focus anymore? What if they win? Is Halloween cancelled? And the photobooth and karaoke? Despite being short-staffed due to Halloween and their prior commitments, can we still succeed? Somehow, we

Some party planners are hustling to make room for Game 6 of the World Series in their Halloween festivities. Friday's match-up between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers will take centre stage at some spooky season fetes, while others will keep it on in the background. (Oct. 30, 2025) Owner Barbara MacPhee is among the Torontonians trying to squeeze the matchup between the Jays and the Dodgers into a night already packed with parties and plans. She’ll take her

Canadian Press TORONTO — When Toronto Blue Jays fans pile into The Cat’s Cradle Sports and Spirits to watch Game 6 of the World Series on Friday night, they may get a little more than they bargained for: namely, fake cockroaches, bloody handprints and severed body parts. Owner Barbara MacPhee goes all out for Halloween, turning the midtown sports bar into a scene straight out of “Tales from the Crypt” and hosting karaoke. But this year, she has to push all of that back to mak

Nicole Thompson TORONTO — The fear of Shohei Ohtani's swing is nothing for some Jays fans compared to the risk of missing part of World Series Game 6 because of Halloween festivities. The Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers match-up has some die-hards and bandwagoners shifting around their trick-or-treating and party plans to make room for Friday night's game. Barbara MacPhee owns The Cat's Cradle Sports and Spirits in midtown Toronto, and she's had to push back the bar

Nicole Thompson TORONTO — When Toronto Blue Jays fans pile into The Cat’s Cradle Sports and Spirits to watch Game 6 of the World Series on Friday night, they may get a little more than they bargained for: namely, fake cockroaches, bloody handprints and severed body parts. Owner Barbara MacPhee goes all out for Halloween, turning the midtown sports bar into a scene straight out of “Tales from the Crypt” and hosting karaoke. But this year, she has to push all of that back to ma

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Alan Cross makes his third appearance at the cats cradle

With Super Bowl Sunday fast approaching, local restaurants and sports bars are preparing for an influx of customers. As Jazan Grewal reports, the Super Bowl is one of the most lucrative sporting events of the year for businesses. SuperBowl 2024 Live at the Cats Cradle Hype man DTB throws it down every chance he gets to pump up the crowd. While Molson-Coors sponsors giveaways like the jerseys and T'shirts among many things. Behind the Bar at Cats cradle Every year the cat's c

At the Cat's Cradle sports and spirits Team gathering to watch the game live at The cats cradle bar More than the temperature (minus 20...

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The Cat's Cradle  on St. Clair West had already been dealing with the loss of income due to an 11 p.m. last call and a temporary ban on serving people indoors , just like every other restaurant and bar. At least they finally thought they had found a solution to their ill-protected, uncomfortable patio with a heated covered option, but then a bylaw officer showed up saying it needed to be changed or they'd face a $10,000 fine. "We do have a tiny street patio offered by the ci

blogTO Sorry, but we need to rant. We are a year old, family run small business. 👉🏼Covid attacked bars and restaurants causing us to close for 4 months. 👉🏼The next hit was telling us we have to stop selling at 11pm. 👉🏼Now on top of that, our indoor dining is closed. So we are REALLY struggling to hang on. It’s raining and freezing out. Our customers can barely sit and eat with the wind, rain and cold temperatures. 👉🏼We have a very small front patio from the city, whic

As a small family-run business that has endured four lockdowns, we strive to assist and support charities and organizations both within...