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Photos and video from the Dupont bike mural launch party

August 29, 2009 - 11:17am — vic

Here's a selection of photos from the Dupont bike mural launch party on August 25 2009. This fantastic new mural was installed by a group of artists from Art Starts in July. More information and photos of the mural itself are in this previous article.

And now, for the photos:

Dupont Bike Mural Launch: Artists from the Art Starts organization at the launch party for their new cycling-themed mural on Dupont St. at Dundas.Dupont Bike Mural Launch: Artists from the Art Starts organization at the launch party for their new cycling-themed mural on Dupont St. at Dundas.

Dupont Bike Mural Launch: Liz Forsberg, local resident and managing director of Art Starts addresses the crowd gathered on the Railpath for the Dupont cycling mural launch party.Dupont Bike Mural Launch: Liz Forsberg, local resident and managing director of Art Starts addresses the crowd gathered on the Railpath for the Dupont cycling mural launch party.

Dupont Bike Mural Launch: Artists from the Art Starts organization at the launch party for their new cycling-themed mural on Dupont St. at Dundas.Dupont Bike Mural Launch: Artists from the Art Starts organization at the launch party for their new cycling-themed mural on Dupont St. at Dundas.

Dupont Bike Mural Launch: A crowd gathers around the Art Starts artists on the West Toronto Railpath during the opening celebration for the new cycling-themed mural on Dupont St. at Dundas St.Dupont Bike Mural Launch: A crowd gathers around the Art Starts artists on the West Toronto Railpath during the opening celebration for the new cycling-themed mural on Dupont St. at Dundas St.

Cyclist discount: Boo Radley's Junction Bar and Grill at the corner of Dupont and Campbell was offering 10% discounts to cyclists.Cyclist discount: Boo Radley's Junction Bar and Grill at the corner of Dupont and Campbell was offering 10% discounts to cyclists. A group of us went to Boo's after the party and noticed the sign out front!

At the same time as the party was happening, the CBC was showing a story about this new mural on the 6:00 evening news. You can watch the video below.

All photos by Vic Gedris, video from the CBC.

Yvonne Bambrick has even more photos on her Flickr page.

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September 9, 2009 - 6:26pm — scott d (not verified)

Dont forget the Library

They are not a business but the staff there does a great job at reaching out to the community. I am so happy they are in our hood. We should have a library appreciation day.

September 9, 2009 - 3:04pm — vic

I also like Boo Radley's

Besides having good beer, tasty food, and very friendly staff/owners, Boo Radley's has reached out and offered to help community groups for the past few years.

When the SJTRA was still active, Boo's emailed us several times offering meeting space etc. Free coffee too. I wish we took them up on it! They have also offered to hold Railpath parties and other events. I'm sure they'd be happy to accommodate any community group who needs a space to meet up.

It's great to have businesses like Boo's (and others like Yasi's Place) who give back to the community.

September 8, 2009 - 10:02pm — scott (not verified)

I am biased about Boo's

Of course I am biased about Boo's because I know them but they are one of the new establishments reaching out and being part of the community. Before them there was no place nearby I could take my mom or my wife for a pint and no there are a few. When Dupont comes to life again it is the hardy believers like Mike and Shelly at Boo's that will deserve our praise.