Pages gets a breather; six months to work something out

One of Canada's best independent newsstands and bookstores, Pages Books and Magazines, has negotiated a six-month reprieve on the lease at its Queen Street West location in Toronto. Apparently, according to a story in Blog TO, the outpouring of concern about the looming February 28 deadline has led the landlord to extend the lease to August. This gives owner Marc Glassman more time to negotiate better terms (than the doubling that was proposed) or a new location.