She took out a $60,000 line of credit and opened a store, called BYOB, at 972 Queen St. W. in 2011. It was around the dawn of cocktail culture in Toronto and Voisey thought a similar concept would go over well in the quirky neighbourhood of West Queen West and as a happy by-product, create a venue for her to sell pieces from her own vintage glassware collection, which was taking over her parent’s basement in Caledon. “People ask all the time if we’re affiliated, if we’re the same store,” said BYOB store manager Grainne O’Flynn. We realize that people aren’t going to be happy all the time, always,” said Rob Sysak, executive director of the West Queen West Business Improvement Association, which represents more than 300 businesses. Resident Josh Prout, who manages a nearby bar, says he’d like to see Voisey and Tracey patch things up.

Source: thestar September 26, 2016 00:16 UTC