Folk musicians gather to share tales of the history of Toronto By Jacqueline Schifano Folk music is heading back to Trinity St Paul’s Church as the Grass Roots Folk Songs of Toronto concert makes its one-night stand. On Oct. 27, the sactuary of St Paul’s (427 Bloor Street W.) will be ringing with the sound […]
Entries Tagged as 'Annex'
Songs of Toronto comes back to Trinity St Paul’s
November 8th, 2012 · Comments Off on Songs of Toronto comes back to Trinity St Paul’s
Waldorf Academy celebrates 25 years
November 8th, 2012 · Comments Off on Waldorf Academy celebrates 25 years
By Samori Brown On Friday Oct. 12 faculty and students at the Waldorf Academy (250 Madison Avenue) celebrated the school’s 25th anniversary. Far from the single kindergarten class of its inception in 1987, the once small home school has since grown to include three more kindergarten classes and classes from grades one to eight – […]
Charity Jazz Concert Raises Money for St. Alban’s
November 8th, 2012 · Comments Off on Charity Jazz Concert Raises Money for St. Alban’s
All proceeds to support children’s arts programs By Alex Zakrzewski Move over Ron Burgundy, Glenn Tooth is this town’s newest jazz flute virtuoso. Jazz flute virtuoso Glenn Tooth charmed the ears and the keys in support of a local children’s charity. On Oct. 13, Tooth headlined A Night of Jazz at 918, an event he […]
Budget cuts plague TDSB… Again.
November 6th, 2012 · Comments Off on Budget cuts plague TDSB… Again.
Trustees uneasy as further cuts made to schools By Samina Esha The Toronto District School Board has been under constant scrutiny after an additional $46.4 million was cut from their their 2012/2013. These cuts included the closing of 32 school cafeterias and increasing fees for people that use school facilities by 41 per cent – […]
Go ahead, yell at me (and ‘make my day’)
November 6th, 2012 · Comments Off on Go ahead, yell at me (and ‘make my day’)
By Albert Koehl I’m always happy when someone angrily yells at me when I advocate for cycling improvements in Toronto. I used to have a flag on my bike calling for ‘Bike Lanes on Bloor’ – until someone tore it off. This too made me happy. What I hate most is being ignored. The philosopher […]
Cardboard or Cloth?
November 6th, 2012 · Comments Off on Cardboard or Cloth?
Annex stores prepare for Toronto’s plastic bag ban By Alexa Huffman Council announced this month that the city’s plastic bag ban will begin in the new year, but questions are now being raised about the impact this decision will have on businesses. Making Toronto a greener place was a major factor in council voting on […]
Christie Pits shocked by sexual assaults
November 5th, 2012 · Comments Off on Christie Pits shocked by sexual assaults
Residents try to move on By Andrew Russell Residents of the Christie Pits area no longer have to look over their shoulders after police announced Monday Oct. 22 of the arrest of a 15-year-old male on 14 counts of Sexual Assault and two counts of Criminal Harassment in connection to a string of assaults that […]
ROM cuts back
November 1st, 2012 · Comments Off on ROM cuts back
Plan includes $3-million cut to staffing costs By Ryan Saundercook The Royal Ontario Museum announced in a press release this past July that it would be cutting total salary and benefits costs for its employees by 10 per cent, which amounts to roughly $3 million a year. Janet Carding, the museum’s CEO and driving force […]
Out of bounds
November 1st, 2012 · Comments Off on Out of bounds
The Annex, Seaton Village could be out of Trinity-Spadina riding By Andrew Schopp The federal electoral district of Trinity-Spadina could be cut down to size, with the Annex and Seaton Village being removed from the riding and rezoned as part of the St. Paul’s riding, if the proposed changes by Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for […]
Collaborative commons
October 25th, 2012 · Comments Off on Collaborative commons
By Kristin Eliason This past July, a new collaborative workspace opened on Bloor. CO:WORK (703 Bloor St. W.) opened with the goal of creating an inspiring space, where productivity and networking would be possible. “I think the workforce is changing. People are empowered,” said Heidi McCulloch, founder of CO:WORK. “They can work from wherever they […]
Sandwich stop
October 25th, 2012 · Comments Off on Sandwich stop
Gourmet grilled cheese shop makes headway By Ryan Saundercook & Richard Frankel Stepping through the doors of Say Cheese (337 Bloor St. W.), a new gourmet grilled cheese restaurant in the heart of the Annex, feels like walking into the future. The decor is clean and bright. The floors, tables, and chairs are spaceship white, […]
Jini Stolk wins cultural award for promoting arts in Toronto
September 20th, 2012 · Comments Off on Jini Stolk wins cultural award for promoting arts in Toronto
The executive director of Creative Trust is keeping the arts alive in Toronto, one dance troupe at a time By Haley Steinberg Jini Stolk, a longtime Annex resident, was recently awarded the Toronto Arts Foundation’s William Kilbourn Award for the Celebration of Toronto’s Cultural Life. The work she has done to promote and sustain the […]