Brownstein: Beautys is having an ugly time thanks to a mish-mash of construction and parking woes |
Life ain’t so beautiful at Beautys these days. And the goddess responsible for showering love has not shown up for her namesake at the Venus flower shop.
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Having endured the hardships of COVID and ongoing street work — like so many other restaurateurs and merchants in Montreal — the owners of Beautys and Venus Fleurs, between St-Urbain and Jeanne-Mance Sts. on Mont-Royal Ave., are facing hard economic times they attribute to a lack of parking and stopping spots, not only affecting customer access but also deliveries from suppliers.
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In the case of Beautys, an imposing cinder block running down the east side of St-Urbain affects access to its delivery door. As for Venus, suppliers have to park over 100 metres away for deliveries.
Beautys owner Elana Sckolnick, granddaughter of the restaurant’s legendary founder Hymie Sckolnick, recounts how one supplier has had to walk three blocks gingerly carrying his eggs for delivery. Venus proprietor John Rodousakis notes that the lack of stopping........