Your city hall is really embracing arcade games and ice cream
Good morning from the island — we're still here, the orcas were spotted at Active Pass, and honestly, life is fine.
Well, here's the thing about what's happening down at City Hall. While the world worries about... well, everything, Victoria's civic pulse seems to be beating to the rhythm of new delights. We've seen a recent flurry of business licenses that paint a rather charming picture of what's coming to our streets.
According to the latest batch of business licences, it looks like we're getting more fun on two wheels and a brand new spot for games.
* HAZELS ICE CREAM LTD, a mobile bicycle vendor, has secured two new licences (40784 and 40447). Does this mean more routes for ice cream? Perhaps. * More intriguing, perhaps, is ARCADIA (licence 48095), an "Entertainment - Amusement Centre" opening its doors at 707 Johnson Street. An arcade, you say? In the heart of the city? It certainly sounds like a place where one might spend a rainy afternoon, or perhaps even a sunny one, if the pull of classic games is strong enough.
These aren't exactly grand infrastructure projects, are they? But they speak to the small, daily joys that make a city liveable. It reminds me of wandering through James Bay, finding those little corner shops that just… appear. What will these new ventures bring to our daily strolls and coffee breaks? Time, and perhaps a few quarters, will tell.
Agnes Szymanski, MiTL Sports Desk, Victoria.
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