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