A small shop nestled among rows of houses in Toronto’s west-end offers customers locally sourced groceries, plus espresso drinks, matcha lattes and cookies to go. But an anonymous tip about a zoning violation is threatening to put it out of business.
Bylaw officers have told Finch Store that its location at 42 Dewson St., near Ossington Avenue and College Street, is in a residential zone and doesn’t have permission to prepare and serve food or drinks. Owner Yana Miriev, however, said she purchased the shop in 2022 with a permit to do so, and she needs to sell coffee in order to keep the business afloat.
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