- Small businesses inching to pre-pandemic levels
By Sophia de Guzman – As the provincial government lifts restrictions on indoor capacities and other public health guidelines, an earnest recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic may now be possible…
- Staying Alive
By Ben Bull, Columnist – I think somebody is trying to kill me. Every time I take to the streets, I am getting side-swiped, curbed, car-doored and clattered. It’s rough…
- ‘The Dumbells’ & Ambrose Small
By Bruce Bell, Senior Columnist – In 1919, war veteran Captain Merton Plunkett stood outside the stately Grand Opera House on Adelaide Street just west of Yonge Street. He took…
- City executive committee unanimously backs First Parliament Master Plan
By Elspeth Chalmers – The First Parliament Master Plan received unanimous support from the city’s Executive Committee on October 27, but the site’s future is still uncertain. Though executive approval…
- Despite calls, Toronto sticks to clearing out encampments
By Megan Camlasaran – The City of Toronto should repeal the “no camping” bylaw and leave homeless encampment sites alone, because the shelter system is unsafe, demeaning and overcrowded, according…
- Regent Park advocates push for benefits in final revitalization stages
By Donald Higney – As Tridel Builders get ready to start stages 4 and 5 of the Regent Park Revitalization Project, neighbourhood groups are pushing the company and Toronto Community…
- Ontario Line sparks land grab in Moss Park
Andre Bermon, Publisher Moss Park, a Downtown East community long impervious to change, is on the precipice of gentrification. The historically marginalized district, nestled between several high-priced neighbourhoods, is seeing…
- Local discomfort around Physical Distancing Shelters
Megan Camlasaran As Toronto continues to seek safe and supportive housing for its growing homeless population, local businesses near Physical Distancing Shelters are experiencing damaged property, open drug use and…
- ‘We’re still here’ Family-owned Patrician Grill lives through half a century and a global pandemic
Sophia de Guzman “We’ve been here now 54 years. A lot of people call us the staple of the neighbourhood,” says Terry Papas, manager of Patrician Grill. After immigrating from…
By Sophia de Guzman – As the provincial government lifts restrictions on indoor capacities and other public health guidelines, an earnest recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic may now be possible…
By Ben Bull, Columnist – I think somebody is trying to kill me. Every time I take to the streets, I am getting side-swiped, curbed, car-doored and clattered. It’s rough…
By Bruce Bell, Senior Columnist – In 1919, war veteran Captain Merton Plunkett stood outside the stately Grand Opera House on Adelaide Street just west of Yonge Street. He took…
By Elspeth Chalmers – The First Parliament Master Plan received unanimous support from the city’s Executive Committee on October 27, but the site’s future is still uncertain. Though executive approval…
By Megan Camlasaran – The City of Toronto should repeal the “no camping” bylaw and leave homeless encampment sites alone, because the shelter system is unsafe, demeaning and overcrowded, according…
By Donald Higney – As Tridel Builders get ready to start stages 4 and 5 of the Regent Park Revitalization Project, neighbourhood groups are pushing the company and Toronto Community…
Andre Bermon, Publisher Moss Park, a Downtown East community long impervious to change, is on the precipice of gentrification. The historically marginalized district, nestled between several high-priced neighbourhoods, is seeing…
Megan Camlasaran As Toronto continues to seek safe and supportive housing for its growing homeless population, local businesses near Physical Distancing Shelters are experiencing damaged property, open drug use and…
Sophia de Guzman “We’ve been here now 54 years. A lot of people call us the staple of the neighbourhood,” says Terry Papas, manager of Patrician Grill. After immigrating from…