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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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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Freeman finds support of community events a key success By Chantilly Post Giving back to the community for 42 years has helped to make Freeman Reality a successful real estate company. This locally owned family brokerage hosts and funds community events free of charge throughout the year, following the precedent of an earlier Freeman generation. […]

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New business owner turns trauma into dream fulfilled By Chantilly Post   Sugary Swirls, at 1087 Bathurst St., is the newest specialty bake shop to open in the Annex. If cotton candy, Ferrero Roche, or ice-cream sundae cupcakes don’t sound inviting then maybe the modern-vintage decor and fresh flowers will invite you inside to order […]

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One Spadina Crescent embraces the past and welcomes the future By Annemarie Brissenden With its grey facade looming eerily behind a chain-link fence, One Spadina Crescent seemed destined to become the ramshackle province of ghosts. Instead, the nineteenth-century Gothic revival building is undergoing an ambitious renovation that will transform it into the new home of […]

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Mirvish Villagers stress link between affordability and character By Annemarie Brissenden Mirvish Villagers accustomed to battling real estate developers greeted an unexpected overture from Westbank Projects Corp. on April 30 at the Randolph Academy with polite skepticism. It was one of a series of introductory meetings hosted by the company, which last fall purchased a 3.47-acre […]

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    By Annemarie Brissenden Thomas Mulcair leaves his hockey hoodie at home in Montreal when he visits Toronto. “When I went for my run this morning, I had on a great big Habs hoodie, and I thought…maybe I should bring this to Toronto, and then I thought…nah,” joked the official opposition and New Democratic […]

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Community dismayed by lack of dialogue By: Annemarie Brissenden A packed standing-room only January 9 meeting on the future of Central Technical School’s (CTS) field laid bare the challenge of balancing student needs and community concerns. Local residents fear the Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) plan to install a championship field and seasonal dome at […]

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Unique Parent-Child Cafe’ Provides a Safe Harbour Photo By Brian Burchell/Gleaner News An inside view of a space welcome to child and parent alike, a very well executed renovation of the site of the former Toronto Women’s Bookstore. By Erika Murray As a new mother in 2002, Nathalie Robertson initially struggled to forge a social […]

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Community and officers welcome the modern police facility By Andrew Russell Police officers, political dignitaries and community members packed the entrance of the new home of Toronto’s 14 Division at 350 Dovercourt Road. Minister of International Cooperation Julian Fantino, police Chief Bill Blair and councilor Frances Nunziata representing the absent mayor Rob Ford, were among […]

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