Long in need of a rethink, the corner of Bathurst and Bloor streets is currently the focus of renewed scrutiny, as City of Toronto planners work to lay down guidelines in advance of a much-anticipated application to re-develop the Honest Ed’s site, and adjoining land. This area is bounded by London, Lippincott, Lennox, and Markham […]

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Two universities are tied in the standings in the city’s inaugural BIA Cup tournament. Supported by the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA), the Cup is a men’s and women’s varsity-level basketball tournament between the University of Toronto and Ryerson University. The U of T women prevailed 74 to 71 over Ryerson, while the […]

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Lac-Mégantic derailment loom­­s large at community meeting on rail safety By Madeline Smith Nearly two hundred people gathered at the Church of the Messiah in the Annex in late November to voice their concerns about rail safety. Three Liberal members of parliament, Adam Vaughan, Chrystia Freeland, and Carolyn Bennett attended, along with Transport Action Ontario […]

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Funny business going on at Wiener’s Home Hardware By Nicola Kivell Howard Pressburger, a longtime Annex local, actor, and employee at Wiener’s Home Hardware, gets it. Especially when it comes to the imminent struggle and conflict between who we are and what we do. He also understands how to put an absurd and comedic twist […]

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City should emulate Guelph and Chicago By Terri Chu Coming off an election campaign, I was often asked why I decided to run for city council. When members of Adam Vaughan’s old campaign team asked me to put my name forward, I had to think long and hard about putting life on hold in the […]

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  History reflects growth and development of Toronto’s Jewish population By Annemarie Brissenden In May 1914, with the world on the brink of war, 13 men formed an association to provide social benefits such as medical care and religious customs to all those sharing a link to the same small village in Eastern Europe. Today, […]

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Re-elected in a landslide victory, Layton pushes transit file By Mike Layton There is no silver bullet to Toronto’s transit woes.  Almost as rare is finding a transit plan that all Torontonians can agree with. But though seldom as it is, it does happen on occasion. Toronto needs a relief subway line to alleviate congestion […]

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It’s sad to see the students of Central Tech used as pawns to advance a singular solution to the problem of the school’s playing field. It’s a complicated issue and the students are being fed an easy-to-swallow pill about who is to blame for the state of their field. On October 12th some classes at […]

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University still to deliver updated proposal for Spadina-Sussex development following neighbourhood outcry By Annemarie Brissenden A private developer’s plans to build a 25-storey, 829-bed university residence on College Street between Huron Street and Spadina Avenue is casting a dark spectre on plans to develop another residence at the corner of Spadina and Sussex avenues. “We […]

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The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has signed a deal with a developer, Razor Management, which contemplates applying an artificial surface and winter dome over the Central Tech playing field. The current slate of school board trustees is at the end of their term of office. The newly elected trustees, together with the two city […]

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