Fine fabric care on Queen St. East

Since 2002, Alex Winch has operated the Beach Solar Laundromat (2240 Queen St. E.), perhaps the city’s only laundromat that’s also a social venture. The eight solar panels he added above the two-storey building he owns provide power for the water heaters below, and have helped Winch cut his business’ carbon footprint by 30 per […]

Fate of laundry business unclear

City inspectors may fine a new Beach laundromat for operating without a business licence, and warn that it opens onto a street zoned only for homes. But the owner says that’s a wash. Called Squeeky Queen, the new laundromat faces Willow Avenue and is attached to the Life on Queen apartment building at the corner […]