- St. Lawrence residents write neighborhood love letters on Valentine’s Day
By Megan Bocchinfuso – Neighborhood locals and school students gathered on Valentine’s Day to write anonymous love letters to the St. Lawrence neighborhood, which were later hidden around the area…
- Apartment construction takes over St. James Town West Park
By Megan Bocchinfuso – St. James Town West Park has been closed since September due to construction of a neighbouring rental apartment complex at 545-565 Sherbourne Street. Medallion Development Inc.…
- Brazilians offer community at ‘Forró For All Toronto’ dance classes
By Krishika Jethani – A group of Brazilian community members are offering ‘Forró For All Toronto’ dance classes downtown to cure their homesickness as a result of migrating to Toronto.…
- Off Leashed: Unofficial Rules Part 1 – Unleashed
By Justin Lorentz – “Most unofficial rules are just common sense rebranded” Toronto’s off-leash parks have rules, as outlined in Municipal Code Chapter #608-34 (Dogs.11). TL;DR my top three include…
- Towers alone do not make urban places – Learning from Mississauga
By David Sisam – Mississauga has long been viewed as a prime example of what not to do in urban planning – sprawl dictated by large development firms. Even the late Mayor…
- Deja vu? Toronto sprints to another mayoral election
By Daryl Gonsalves – Following a scandal that few saw coming, John Tory resigned as mayor of Toronto on February 17. With a new election expected in June, candidates are…
- What is a tree? Let alone 80 of them
By Caroline Murphy – A tree offers respite. It comes from a seed that grows into a magnificent, strong, tall symbol of what can be overcome. It is home to…
- Enrico Caruso at Massey Hall
By Bruce Bell – 1920 was a good year for Toronto. A young Canadian doctor at the University of Toronto named Frederick Banting finally started to see results with his…
- A missed opportunity
By Ben Bull – The east end of Toronto is on the up. And up and up. Among the many condominium developments reaching for the skies, the Time and Space…