From Christmas installations to increasing security at the Brunswick House
By: Kelly Gabel
The monthly Bloor Annex Business Improvement Area (BIA) meeting took place Oct. 16 at Kilgour’s Bar Meets Grill (509 Bloor Street W.) and was led by treasurer and secretary, Brian Burchell.
Genre festival makes it way back to the Annex
By Katie O’Connor
The Toronto After Dark Film Festival (TADFF) is back, and this year it’s bigger than ever.
The critically acclaimed genre film festival turns seven this year, and has expanded to nine nights of programming.
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By Samori Bryan
On the morning of Oct. 8, employees of the second-hand goods store Cash Converters (570 Bloor St. W.) found the glass door of their shop broken into and a quantity of electronic items stolen.
Fourteen division responded to an automated alarm around midnight at the store where officers discovered that a break and entry had occurred.
UTS humanities teacher hopes to inject urban studies into Ontario curriculum
Andrew Schopp
The curriculum taught in public schools across Ontario covers everything from the Canadian Shield to the formation of cumulus clouds, but covers very little regarding the urban landscape in which 81 per cent of Canadians live.
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Police and city staff aim to keep parks safe after hours
By Victoria Prouse
Increased complaints about after-hours disturbances in neighbourhood parks are a telltale sign of summer for Toronto Police 14 Division. To combat this situation, 14 Division’s Community Response Unit has implemented a special parks initiative, which began in April and runs until September.
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Local cartoonist releases third book
Perry King
In the middle of the G20 protest saga in 2010, Dave Lapp was at ground zero watching the chaos.
A veteran cartoonist, teacher, and local resident, Lapp eventually took his experiences to paper, using a trusty black tip marker to draw a black-and-white two-page strip.
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Community Response Unit works to involve the community
By Victoria Prouse
Toronto Police 14 Division has worked diligently over the past few years to promote its image beyond the realm of law enforcement. Fundamental to their persona as, first and foremost, community members, is the work done by the Community Response Unit (CRU).
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Tips on holding a fundraising concert in your own backyard.
By Susan Oppenheim
The first time that I heard the term “house concert” was about three years ago, when my musical son-in-law was heading to Kitchener-Waterloo to perform at one. A host opens their home, or in summertime their yard, to a minimum of 25 people who pay a cover charge, and can buy CDs and refreshments. Because these events take place in comfortable settings with like minded-people, the informality and ambience is unparalleled.
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By Kristin Eliason
This past July, a new collaborative workspace opened on Bloor. CO:WORK (703 Bloor St. W.) opened with the goal of creating an inspiring space, where productivity and networking would be possible.
Gourmet grilled cheese shop makes headway
By Ryan Saundercook & Richard Frankel
Stepping through the doors of Say Cheese (337 Bloor St. W.), a new gourmet grilled cheese restaurant in the heart of the Annex, feels like walking into the future.