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An expansive dog run, a spot for runners, and an upgrade underway In this, part two of our annual survey of parks in the Annex, we step into new territory. The majority of parks reviewed this month are ones we haven’t covered in the past, and as in part one, we discovered great greenspaces mixed […]

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City hosts consultation on Westbank’s Mirvish Village plan By Annemarie Brissenden So pervasive is the spectre of Donald Trump these days that it’s impossible to escape, even in the Annex. “Thank god it wasn’t Donald Trump,” said one community member of Westbank Project Corp.’s plans for Mirvish Village during a June 13 community meeting at […]

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By Geremy Bordonaro A dispute between Caplansky’s Deli and the building’s landowner over repairs caused the restaurant to be closed briefly in June before a court order reopened it. On June 6, the landlord of the popular deli at College Street and Brunswick Avenue unexpectedly changed the locks and terminated the restaurant’s lease. Home to […]

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By Geremy Bordonaro A recent community consultation meeting demonstrated that there is wide support for designating Kensington Market as a Heritage Conservation District (HCD), although one aspect of the neighbourhood — its unique culture — may be difficult to quantify under the heritage designation. Residents from across Kensington and Chinatown expressed their opinions on what […]

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The boldly named Transformational Task Force is a massive rethink of how the Toronto Police Service (TPS) spends over $1 billion each year as guardians of public safety. It has issued an interim report that is chock full of trial balloons worthy of serious consideration. However, there are some glaring omissions that are perhaps attributable […]

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Warrior Within driven by students, staff, and mentors By Marielle Torrefranca A student-driven short film project is being used to inspire a school curriculum regarding positive mental health for youth. The initiative, titled Warrior Within, is run mostly by students and alumni of the University of Toronto Schools (UTS). The project involves using art, metaphor, […]

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Critically acclaimed Maureen Judge discusses early beginnings to her most recent film By Clarrie Feinstein In a documentary that premiered in May at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, Maureen Judge explores youth unemployment and underemployment. For My Millennial Life, the Annex filmmaker followed five recent graduates who are all well educated, yet unable to […]

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Green spaces are critical to sustainability By Joe Cressy What makes a livable community? As we continue to see growth across our downtown neighbourhoods, we must focus on building livable communities, not just adding density. We must build vibrant neighbourhoods, and to be vibrant, neighbourhoods need community spaces, cultural spaces, and, critically, green spaces. Over […]

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White adds a new chapter to Leafs baseball lore By R.S. Konjek For 48 seasons, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been playing baseball at Christie Pits. Hoary old-timers with the longest of memories will tell you that at least once for every one of those seasons, they have watched the Leafs stage an epic comeback […]

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