- Tory cruises to a third term
off voter disengagementBy Daryl Gonsalves – John Tory has been re-elected as mayor of Toronto for a third term. You were likely not surprised to hear that. For many, the recent municipal…
- Developers appeal income-based definition of affordable housing
By Elspeth Chalmers – A group of local developers are appealing an amendment to the City of Toronto’s Official Plan that redefined affordable rental and owned housing. City Council adopted…
- New park in St. James Town
By Megan Bocchinfuso – St. James Town has a new green addition; in October residents welcomed the 60 Howard Street Park. (The name is temporary while the city reviews its…
- Moise, Malik elected, Tory returns as mayor
By Elspeth Chalmers – After leading in early polls, Chris Moise won election to City Council for Ward 13 on October 24. A former Toronto District School Board Trustee, Moise…
- Parliament Street construction is hurting Cabbagetown businesses
By Krishika Jethani – Multiple construction projects near Cabbagetown have distressed businesses whose local sales are slowly recovering from the pandemic. Two lanes on Parliament Street are closed, causing a…
- City shutting down Novotel homeless shelter – buys Bond Place Hotel for $94 million
By Andre Bermon – To accommodate the Novotel owner’s request to re-start hotel operations, the City of Toronto is closing its temporary homeless shelter at 45 The Esplanade months before…
- What I heard from Toronto Centre voters for our next City Councillor
By David Morris, Former Ontario Liberal Candidate-Toronto Centre, Guest Contributor – “People don’t care about politics.” It’s a line we hear, but I know it isn’t true. People care deeply…
- Henry ‘Box’ Brown: Fit for freedom
By Coralina Lemos, Historian & author, corktownhistory.com – Almost a year ago, Toronto history enthusiast Adam Wynne emailed me to ask if the connection of Henry ‘Box’ Brown to Bright…
- Big challenges face Ward 13’s new councillor
By Kristyn Wong-Tam, Guest Contributor – As City Councillor for Ward 13 (Toronto Centre) for almost 12 years, I offer some modest observations to the new one soon to be…
By Elspeth Chalmers – A group of local developers are appealing an amendment to the City of Toronto’s Official Plan that redefined affordable rental and owned housing. City Council adopted…
By Megan Bocchinfuso – St. James Town has a new green addition; in October residents welcomed the 60 Howard Street Park. (The name is temporary while the city reviews its…
By Elspeth Chalmers – After leading in early polls, Chris Moise won election to City Council for Ward 13 on October 24. A former Toronto District School Board Trustee, Moise…
By Krishika Jethani – Multiple construction projects near Cabbagetown have distressed businesses whose local sales are slowly recovering from the pandemic. Two lanes on Parliament Street are closed, causing a…
By Andre Bermon – To accommodate the Novotel owner’s request to re-start hotel operations, the City of Toronto is closing its temporary homeless shelter at 45 The Esplanade months before…
By David Morris, Former Ontario Liberal Candidate-Toronto Centre, Guest Contributor – “People don’t care about politics.” It’s a line we hear, but I know it isn’t true. People care deeply…
By Coralina Lemos, Historian & author, corktownhistory.com – Almost a year ago, Toronto history enthusiast Adam Wynne emailed me to ask if the connection of Henry ‘Box’ Brown to Bright…
By Kristyn Wong-Tam, Guest Contributor – As City Councillor for Ward 13 (Toronto Centre) for almost 12 years, I offer some modest observations to the new one soon to be…