The Purple Onion (Toronto)

Yorkville Village is a shopping mall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Yorkville neighbourhood, along Avenue Road, north of Bloor Street. Prior to its redevelopment which concluded on January 25, 2016, it was known as Hazelton Lanes.

Yorkville Plaza is a 31-storey condominium tower and former hotel in Toronto. The hotel was developed by Ian Richard Wookey, who purchased the Yorkville property in 1966 and hired architects Webb Zerafa Menkès to design the building, which was named the Continental Plaza provisionally. Shortly before construction began in the fall of 1969, Wookey sold the project to a partnership of Hyatt and Great West International Equities, the latter of which was taken over in 1971 by Trizec. In the spring of 1972, the hotel opened as the Hyatt Regency. The hotel was, after York Square, the second building project planned by Wookey in Yorkville and played a major part in his renewal programme for the neighbourhood. Wookey would partner with Webb Zerafa Menkès again in the 1970s to build Cumberland Court and Hazelton Lanes, thus solidifying the architects' role in defining the character of Yorkville. The hotel became a focal point of Toronto society and hosted dignitaries and celebrities frequently. Additionally, the building became one of the city's iconic works of brutalist architecture. The Hyatt Regency operated from 1972 until 1978, when Four Seasons purchased the management rights. Subsequently, Four Seasons ran the hotel until it closed in 2012. In 2011, the building had been purchased by Camrost-Felcorp, led by developer David Feldman. After the closure, the new owners gutted the hotel and converted it to condominiums. As part of the conversion, new buildings were constructed to the east and south of the hotel in place of the former ballrooms. The new complex of condominiums was named Yorkville Plaza.

The Riverboat Coffee House was a Canadian coffeehouse located at 134 Yorkville Avenue in the Yorkville neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was a key venue for folk rock music and singer songwriter music made famous for featuring high-profile acts, and is considered to be "the best-known coffee house in Canada." It opened in October 1964 and closed on June 25, 1978.

University—Rosedale is a provincial electoral district in Toronto. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. This riding was created in 2015. The Ontario Legislative Building is located within this district.

Alobar Yorkville is a French restaurant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The restaurant serves seafood and has received a Michelin star.

The Park Hyatt Toronto is a historic hotel opened in 1936 as the Park Plaza Hotel, located in the Annex area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The Church of the Redeemer is an Anglican church in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The small church is prominently located at the intersection of Bloor Street and Avenue Road, near the Royal Ontario Museum. It was founded in 1871 when the area was still on the fringe of the city. The Gothic Revival style building opened on June 15, 1879.

Prego Della Piazza was a fine dining restaurant which was one of the oldest in Toronto. Following financial difficulties, it closed down on March 31, 2010.

The Heliconian Club of Toronto is an association of women involved in the arts and letters based in Toronto, Canada. It operates out of Heliconian Hall located in Yorkville. In existence for over 110 years, the Heliconian Club remains steadfast in its commitment to women living and working in the arts. Today the Club has six sections – Drama, Dance, Humanities, Literature, Music and Visual Arts – open to all professional women working in or supporting the arts. The Club runs a Literary Lecture Series, founded in 1996, a Concert Series in its eighth year and a Salon Series featuring speakers from across the arts spectrum. These are open to the public, with the exception of the Literary Lecture Series which is by subscription only. A key initiative of the Club over the last decade has been to establish artistic residencies for young female artists setting out on a professional career in Music, Literature, Visual Arts, Drama and Dance. The Club offers the musician, dancer, and dramatist rehearsal space at the Club and an evening in which they can perform their artistic projects at the Club before a paying audience. The Visual Artist is given a solo show of her works at the end of the residency in June of each year and is able to attend the Life Drawing Sessions at the Monday Sketch Club free of charge. The Writer in residence is given a subscription to the Literary Lecture Series and the opportunity during her residency to share her current writing project with members of the Club.

Sushi Masaki Saito is a Japanese restaurant run by chef Masaki Saito. It has two Michelin stars.Saito opened the restaurant in Yorkville in 2019. He previously ran Sushi Ginza Onodera, in New York, which earned a Michelin star in 2017, and two stars in 2018.On September 13, 2022, the first ever Michelin Guide Toronto was announced. Sushi Masaki Saito was the only restaurant given two stars.

The Women's Art Association of Canada (WAAC) is an organization founded in 1887 to promote and support women artists and craftswomen in Canada, including artists in the visual media, performance artists and writers. At one time it had almost 1,000 members. Although smaller today, it still plays an active role in fundraising and providing scholarships for young artists.

Aburi Hana is a Japanese restaurant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The restaurant has received a Michelin star.