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pAmE 8,w PMlTYF PUtS%,WEDNESDAY, MAY 1,'1991 wh 't$ b.sne- Stirways Former nightCl ub retun * ByMaroQunn Stairways han returned. The. formner residential dwel- ling is miialdng 'the change from reitaurant te nightclub, once agan. 'Thé Victoian house at- 121 Green St. has béen changed from Antony's to Stairways to Antony's to, Stairways over its ýyears as a business. T-h. bumildingf. that was ronovated in '1979 did well as Anton.y's, but was changed into a club, "to keep in stop ,with the trend as it was thon," says own.r undorwent renovations and Ida Ibis.. became Antony's the restaurant StairwaLys then becamnea once again. poulr igt pot i htM That's- when the elegant 'We had linos outside the do6r Victorian 'mansion ran into right up until wo closod,"ý says' problems. Aibîs.Antony's. offered well-known Yet, Albis decided to changegumt dining, but quality did the. format once iagain becauehave its price. she had become very -involved "Things were going well, and with Elusions, another club sho thon fouir months, after Antony's ownod in Osihawa. opened, it just sort of droppod," "Thoy wore just competing says Aibis. against each otheïr," says Aibis. "Companies just cut back on So Stairways once again expense accounts and there just - wasn't enougl businesis to sustain the biding," says Albis. -x " Albis also blames a loss of customers on the goods and services tax. "I really think that it threw a lot 1 l,"says Abis. Ai int want to drop the qualityr of food so that she could lowernher prices. j "At Antony's we were known - '~ for quality and we didn't want to *A give our customers anything less says Aibis. "Ëveryhin g we had we got fresh. 'We didn't get anythung prepared like. most. chain resaurants do," says Albis. « So now Antony's has been transformed into a nightclub once again, hoping ta attract big business. Furniture that was used at the $toid" Stairways» lias been rouphol- stered; and a- neèw sound system has been installed. "1 think the thing 'that attractoda Alot of people ta Stairways, blefore was that it suited people of ail ages. Stairways will not open with a sot format, but will play ailkidnds of music. "Were, trying ta have a bit of everything that will appeal ta eveyboy," says Aibis. 'Wohopo we)re going to b. just as successful as we were before." LEN CULLEN owner of Cuilen Gardens greets members of tue Consular Corps, senior'fôoign à rernment representatives fromn 35 countries, ing ani business sectors last week. Chde .Bovi. photo is moving to the main floor of the Old Whitby Library - 132 Dundas St. W. Li N 2L9 Toronto Une 428-8000,@ Whitby 430-8880 DropOPEN-HOUSE Di for a tour and a coffee durlng the week ofMay 6th', 1991 Our office is expandîng TO SERVE YOU BE1TR! LAFNTiNE TRADING,.Post,,,ocently, held a fasihion show t hwofte Shown is model SandyWnelrWPni cfidi. fovie photo Brenda Garant, appointed to board Bronda Garant of Whitby has been appointed to, the board of LE GALA,'banquet bail rec3ently, hosted 'Bridal Show 94,ifeaturmg localbusinesses. Froun leftar mngrCathermùe Wood, Step hanieà Coleéüman of Colecutt Carnrage Trade,. and KeinLu"e of Ever-, greexiFormais.' ul dirotor of the. Canaian Dental Hygienist8 Assoiation (CD)HA). Tlie. appcantmont was made officiai at the récent CDHA board of diroctors' meeting held in Appointod,, ta the board of dàretors 'of the Ontario Dental .;He*msts Assocition- (OHDA) i auSuming new responisibilities quickly. She is currontly a diroctor of CDHAWs public relations council. -Garant wifl son be appoented ta the. executive coundil of ODHA. CDHA,' formed in 1964,< is a national oJgaizationrepre- senting.thedna hygionists of Canada. CHA' mandate- is ta prm te tii art' and science of dental hyglene; ta mnaintain. the honour and interests of the dental hygiene P"rofgession; and -ta contribute towards improving tii. pùules health. Donut shops ,fundraising to help» foundation STim Horton donut shops amous '-Caniida are holding afundrais- ing drive today ( Wednesday). Ail mono *raised.,from lcoffe. sales for, a 24-hour period w ýill go ta tAh- Tlm .Hortan "'Childrezs Foundation which operates, chM- dr.n's .-camps -for «sutable chl- dri*iftom monetiy underprivi- i I -I -