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LIFE: 50 years and still running (Apr. 2025)

April 16th, 2025 · No Comments

Originally opened in Port Credit by David Ellis, The Runners Shop is Canada’s oldest running speciality store, and it just celebrated its 50th anniversary.

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GREENINGS: Ford listens selectively (Apr. 2025)

April 16th, 2025 · No Comments

From Science Centre to bike lanes, expert advice is ignored or twisted By Terri Chu The premier who abruptly shut down the Ontario Science Centre based on an intentionally misinterpreted engineering report, is now threatening to take away the Bloor Street bike lanes; this time, there’s not even a report to base his decision on, […]

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LIFE: The crème de la crème (Apr. 2025)

April 16th, 2025 · No Comments

The Gleaner set out on a seasonal mission to taste every hot chocolate offered by the cafes on Bloor Street with the aim of ranking the top three.

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ON THE COVER: Reviving Retro: Pinball makes a comeback in the Annex (Mar. 2025)

April 16th, 2025 · No Comments

The Antisocial Pinball Lounge at 570 Bloor St. W. has recently opened its doors to raving reviews. Boasting the largest collection of publicly accessible pinballs and pairs of flippers in Canada, with 72 playable machines and more on the way, the new arcade is unlike anything you’ll find anywhere else in the city. “The amount […]

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NEWS: Cycle Toronto challenges Bill 212 (Mar. 2025)

April 16th, 2025 · No Comments

Cycle Toronto, an organization dedicated to protecting cyclists, has recently announced their decision to challenge the bill using the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 7.

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NEWS: St. George development sparks worry for residents (Mar. 2025)

April 16th, 2025 · No Comments

A 12-storey development proposal at 262-266 St. George Street has ignited a heated debate among area residents, with concerns surrounding heritage preservation, tenant displacement, and a lack of community engagement.

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NEWS: The Annex Singers celebrate 45 years (Mar. 2025)

April 14th, 2025 · No Comments

In the winter of 1979, a small group of friends and Annex residents gathered around a piano to sing carols.

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EDITORIAL CARTOON: The Perils of Pierre Pufferfish (Mar. 2025)

April 14th, 2025 · No Comments

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EDITORIAL: Bike lane facts Ford knew (Mar. 2025)

April 14th, 2025 · 1 Comment

An MTO briefing from August, 2024, states that there is a “risk of negative impacts on local businesses. Evidence shows that bike lanes have a positive impact on local businesses.”

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FORUM: Tariffs and election dominate (Mar. 2025)

April 14th, 2025 · No Comments

Parks and affordable housing high on the agenda By Dianne Saxe February’s cold and snowy weather has left many of us yearning for spring. While my family is eager for warmer days, we’re still trying to squeeze in one last outing on skis or skates. Snowdrops will emerge soon through the snow drifts, and children […]

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FORUM: What did the election teach us? (Mar. 2025)

April 14th, 2025 · No Comments

There was real anger toward Ford and his disrespect for Toronto—meddling with our official plan and taking away our bike lanes, yet failing to put forward real solutions to crime and homelessness.

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FOCUS: Fix it, don’t ditch it (Mar. 2025)

April 14th, 2025 · No Comments

Learn how to repair your household items at Karma Co-op By Terri Chu Hidden in an alleyway across from Palmerston Junior Public school is a neighbourhood gem that far too many people don’t know about. Karma Co-op is a treasure that has been around for 50 years in the middle of Seaton Village.  Karma made […]

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