By Perry King
At 9:47 p.m. on Aug. 25, Toronto city council voted 37–0 to approve the hotly debated harmonized zoning bylaw.
The new bylaw, arising from an eight-year harmonization exercise, now regulates the use of land and buildings, including their height, size, bulk, and location. Written with a common terminology and set of defined zoning terms, [...]

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By Jennifer Farncomb
Is it time for new management at Casa Loma?
Recent events have called into question the management and finances of the castle, which some say are lacking in transparency and the ability follow through on agreements made with the city in 2008.
“Now what staff is identifying is that we have a problem—and it’s a big problem and [...]

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By Perry King
Bill 21 is now officially law, but local retirement homes are still unsure how the new regulations will affect them.
“We do not know at this point how much change there will be in terms of regulations,” said Anne Walton, vice president of operations for Diversicare, the overseeing body for Hazelton Place Retirement Home [...]

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No justice, no grease
Annex resident and former Gleaner editor Liivi Sandy called the police after she heard “violent and very unnerving” smashing at 2 a.m., on the eve of the G20.
She initially thought her home was being broken into. Sandy then looked out her window and saw a person dressed in dark clothing smashing the [...]

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It isn’t pretty but Cafe Brasiliano & Columbia—west of Musa Restaurant at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Dundas Street West—becomes the likely victim of water and smoke damage when a fire erupted on July 4, 2010. We photographed the occasion and put it on our Flickr page. Matt James/Gleaner News

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