- Traffic chaos continues a Distillery Winter Market tradition
By Daryl Gonsalves – For many in our neighbourhood, going to the Distillery Winter Market is a time-honored tradition. It’s a festive gathering to indulge in expensive holiday treats and…
- Condos replacing Beer Store return locations
By Daysha Loppie – I remember full beer bottles clinking in Labatt Blue boxes as they rolled down The Beer Store’s metal conveyor belt. I used to get coins to…
- Moss Park residents saddened at Metrolinx’s persistence to remove trees
By Krishika Jethani – Metrolinx is insisting on removing 61 trees in the south end of Moss Park to construct the 15.6-km Ontario Line subway. The Ontario Line is to…
- Student Residence Floated for Sherbourne Street
By Elizabeth Ford – On January 12, downtown residents of Ward 13 got their first glimpse of a 10-storey student residence at 294-98 Sherbourne Street, just south of Gerard Street.…
- Cabbagetown goes vegan with new restaurant
By Megan Bocchinfuso – A new vegan restaurant has moved into Cabbagetown. Located at Carlton and Ontario Streets, Revelstoke is the first restaurant of its kind in the area. With…
- Does the city care about our homeless community?
By Patricia Ellah – Last year, the City of Toronto reported that 110 people died in homeless shelters. This count does not include homeless people who died on the streets,…
- More green space and cleaner air – please
By Mick Brighton, Op-ed – Creating new green spaces and maintaining existing parks downtown is vital given the development intensification in our wards (10 and 13). Parks’ operating budgets are…
- Unveiling the Dior tree
By Patricia Ellah – It’s the time of year when the city gets into the holiday spirit. One of the first celebrations is the tree lighting ceremony at the annual…
- Metrolinx to remove 56 Moss Park trees for subway station
By Elspeth Chalmers – Metrolinx’s plan to cut down historic trees at Osgoode Hall on Queen Street West, the provincial transit agency also plans to remove 56 healthy, mature trees…