LOCAL AUTHOR TO BE FEATURED AT TORONTO WOMEN’S BOOKSTORE BOOK LAUNCH By Jelena Subotic With her first book published, and a launch scheduled for the end of April, Eva Salinas is excited about the opportunities coming her way. The local resident and journalist Salinas is now an author of a children’s book, Latin Americans Thought […]

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CITY WIDE POSTERING BYLAW SLAMS LOCAL BANDS AND VENUES By Jelena Subotic It looks like Mayor Rob Ford has picked another fight. A city bylaw created by Municipal Licensing and Standards is cracking down on posters taped or glued on hydro poles, bus shelters, and parking meters. This has bands, venues, and even event organizers scared […]

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TAKING A FIRST LOOK AT THIS YEAR’S JANE’S WALKS By Whitney French Lace up your sneakers and get ready to walk it off! Since 2007, the first weekend of May has been slated for the annual Jane’s Walk, an urban neighbourhood walking tour that honours urban advocate and author Jane Jacobs.  In the spirit of […]

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By Lee Zaslofsky On March 24, just as the NDP was choosing its new Leader, Alice Heap passed away. I learned of it on Facebook, from a short message posted by her son, David. Alice Heap was married to Dan Heap, who represented Downtown Toronto at City Hall and then in Ottawa as the NDP […]

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CLAMP-ON LIGHT PROJECT HAMPERED BY DELAYS AND CONFUSION By Mike Shulman Miscommunication between the Bloor-Annex Business Improvement Area (BIA) and Toronto Hydro has resulted in delays and possibly increased costs for the second phase of the BIA’s clamp-on pedestrian lighting project. The plan was to install 15 clamp-on street lights to Toronto Hydro poles, along […]

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LOCAL ARTISTS CREATE COLLABORATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROJECT By Jelena Subotic Local artists Pascal Paquette and Sean Martindale have joined forces in a collaborative project just one of many featured in the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Young Gallery (317 Dundas St. W.). Their project centres on a collaborative and do-it-yourself structure. Paquette and Martindale use their different […]

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THE GLEANER SITS DOWN WITH LOCAL CROONER SAM BROVERMAN By Perry King When it came time to choose a graduate program, a young Sam Broverman was at a crucial crossroads of his existence. A Winnipeg native, and singing for most his life, Broverman also came to enjoy mathematics. As a math undergrad at the University […]

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MEETING CALLED TO MEDIATE CURRENT NOISE DISPUTE By Perry King The issues that have plagued residents of Markham Street and the Centre for Social Innovation for nearly a year has resulted in a public meeting to sort them out. On Mar. 27, this meeting—called by Councillor Mike Layton (Ward 19, Trinity-Spadina)—will discuss significant noise and […]

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HISTORIC THEATRE OFFERS EXCITING SCREENINGS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS By Alexa Huffman New chairs and a screen are the first sight seen when entering the newly renovated Bloor Hot Docs Cinema (506 Bloor St. W). These are not the only changes to be found. The projectors have been refurbished. There is surround sound, theatrical lighting, and […]

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CRITICS SAY InfoToGo PILLARS ARE MERELY ADS By Mike Shulman The growing presence of pillars with reduced information and more advertising have drawn the ire of public space advocates, city councillors, and local residents and businesses. Critics of the pillars, installed by Astral Media, say they give priority to advertising while neglecting safety, sidewalk access, and their […]

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TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA COMES TO HART HOUSE By Rasheed Clarke When winter’s frigid fingers are desperately clinging onto you this March, Hart House Theatre (7 Hart House Circle) will offer up an escape down to Mexico; the sweaty setting for Tennessee Williams’ play The Night of the Iguana. The performance will […]

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14 DIVISION TO OPEN NEW HEADQUARTERS THIS SEPTEMBER By Perry King Toronto police’s 14 Division may have had a great 2011, but New Year’s Day was not a time for them to rest on their laurels. The New Year’s stabbing death of Mike Pimentel in Liberty Village “was only one isolated event that raised concerns […]

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