ON THE COVER: The Birds of Bloor have landed (May 2022)
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NEWS: New highrise planned for Bloor and Spadina (May 2022)
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Residential development will displace businesses
By Fox Oliver
A proposed 37-storey highrise in the heart of the Annex could drastically alter the Bloor and Spadina intersection. On November 8, 2021, developer First Capital proposed the construction of a building at 320, 328, and 332 Bloor St. W.
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NEWS: PCs pick venture capitalist for University-Rosedale (May 2022)
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Carl Qiu seeks to attract youth vote

By Carly Penrose
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CHATTER: Annex Residents’ Association AGM covers pressing issues (May 2022)
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The Annex Residents’ Association (ARA) held their annual general meeting on April 21 via Zoom. Those in attendance included members of the ARA, residents and representatives from development teams, city council and Toronto Police Service. The most notable discussions were about improving safety on Avenue Road, the West Annex Heritage Project, vandalism at St. Alban’s Square and the restoration of Paul Martel Park.
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EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2022)
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Updated Tory Campaign Slogans

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EDITORIAL: Ford’s climate fiction (May 2022)
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We are just weeks away from the provincial election and voters are being besieged with election advertising. Every party is making bold claims of course, but the ruling Progressive Conservatives under Doug Ford are touting their environmental credentials, and that is nothing but offensive and absurd.
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FORUM: A budget for a booming economy (May 2022)
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Inflation, housing and a green transition are all key elements
By Chrystia Freeland
On that Thursday in March, just over two years ago—when our travel plans were hastily cancelled, when our children came home from school, and when we rushed to the grocery store to buy toilet paper and hand sanitizer—we knew then that this virus would disrupt our lives.
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FORUM: Build it and they will come (May 2022)
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Shaw Street, Toronto’s first street with more bikes than cars
By Mike Layton
When we think of ways to improve Toronto’s cycling network, grand projects such as the bike lanes across the city’s core on Bloor Street or Danforth Avenue, typically come to mind.
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FOCUS: Construction begins on Estonian Centre (May 2022)
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Ceremony launches ambitious building schedule

By Joshua Snow
KESKUS International Estonian Centre, located at 9 and 11 Madison Ave., held their official construction launch on April 8. The expected opening date is October 2023.
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FOCUS: Annex Food Hall pivots to Asian night market (May 2022)
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“Rising tides raise all boats”

By Danielle Popov
The Annex Food Hall closed during the pandemic, but it will soon be reborn as an all Asian-owned 4,000 sq. foot night market called Superfresh.
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ARTS: A corridor of possibilities (May 2022)
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Photography festival explores the shocking and the everyday

By Meribeth Deen
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ON THE COVER: Bird Seeded (Spring 2022)
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NEWS: City green-lights garden suites (Spring 2022)
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Amendments to bylaw increase density in established neighbourhoods

By Joshua Snow
The City of Toronto has been talking about garden suites for years, and on Feb. 2, council agreed to a policy that allows homeowners to build a detached suite in their backyards.
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