Owner/Developer: 500 Bloor Street Property Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westbank Corp. Status: Proposal pending Community members are eagerly anticipating Westbank’s second open house on March 3, when it will present the initial concept for the redevelopment of the $100-million, 1.8-hectare southeast corner of Bloor and Bathurst streets. So far, Westbank is modelling a new […]

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One-time announcements rob City of ability to plan By Adam Vaughan The delay of the federal budget has only really delayed bad news for Toronto. Our city has exceptional needs in housing and transit. Ottawa is nowhere to be found on these files, and it appears from questions asked in the House of Commons that […]

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Elected representatives agree on Trinity-Spadina priorities By Annemarie Brissenden Trinity-Spadina’s elected representatives are committed to working together to improve transit infrastructure, increase affordable housing, and enhance the liveability of the area. They also share a renewed spirit of optimism after a series of elections last year that have resulted in new faces at all levels […]

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Master list of possible school closures includes eight in Ward 10 Photos: Brian Burchell, Gleaner News

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By Terri Chu Turf is as troubling as the toxins now in the soil, the Central Technical School (CTS) dome is a hotly contested issue in this area. I’ve met nearly as many people who support the dome as oppose it. The student body no doubt would like to see the stand-off end. There’s a […]

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Gildiner explores literature, memory, and the passage of time in final memoir By Annemarie Brissenden, With Coming Ashore, the third instalment of her memoirs about finding her own place in a tumultuous world, Catherine Gildiner brings her Bildungsroman trilogy to a close. On the surface, the narrative picks up Gildiner’s story as she departs her […]

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Projects aim to redress balance of poetics and ethics By Annemarie Brissenden   The redevelopment of a $100-million, 1.8-hectare parcel of real estate packed with history and nostalgia in the heart of the Annex will not only set the tone for future projects in the neighbourhood, but the very nature of the community itself. Successfully […]

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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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