By Brendan Hair Vigour Projects, a new Toronto-based not-for-profit organization will be presenting its first health music concert called Vigourfest at Trane Studio on Sept. 3. Founder and president Dr. David Alter, a cardiologist and researcher who has been writing songs since his teens, merged his love for music and health to create the project. […]

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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 […]

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Written By Rick Salutin August 10 to 22 at Fort York, 100 Garrison Rd. By Beth Macdonell On now through Aug. 22, Festival at the Fort presents Great Voices, a play that tells the story of the Battle of York during the war of 1812 between America and British Canada. Written by columnist and author Rick […]

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The popular graphic novels make use of many Annex locations. Image courtesy Oni Press. By Tim Legault As Bryan Lee O’Malley, creator of the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels, sat signing a stack of his sixth and final volume in the series (Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour) in preparation for the book’s launch party, he recalled Publishers […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Hamish Wilson sends more letters to the Gleaner than anyone else (except Rudolph Manook, but that’s another story). Wilson’s letters are invariably about cycling issues. This month, it seems he went on the offensive with Councillor Adam Vaughan, who hit right back: Wilson: Thank you for your coverage on Annex biking issues. It is assuredly […]

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By Emily Dontsos If master pianist Anton Kuerti’s spectacular opening night performance for the Toronto Summer Music Festival on July 20 is any indication of what to expect from the festival’s 12 remaining concerts, then classical music lovers are in for a treat. Held at the architecturally and acoustically astounding new Koerner Hall in The […]

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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 […]

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By Brendan Hair On July 17 and 18 The Theatre Centre in partnership with Cooking Fire Theatre Festival will be presenting a public napping project called Z’s by the C. At this event residents can craft their own sleeping mask and have a sweet dream or catch up on lost sleep from the hectic work […]

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By Min Kang Mayor David Miller has officially proclaimed July 12 to 18th  Mad Pride Week. “It’s throwing the word back in the face of the general public who think mad is a horrible kind of state to be in, so we throw it back into the face of society, just like gays throw queer […]

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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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