Huron Street resident and artist Lynne Dalgleish crafted this sign of hope to help neighbours and passers-by alike summon positive thoughts. Click here for the full story from the artist. BRIAN BURCHELL/GLEANER NEWS READ MORE LOCAL COVID-19 COVERAGE: NEWS: Keep Your Rent campaign emerges (Apr. 2020) NEWS: ARA helps thy neighbour (Apr. 2020) FOCUS: Andrà […]
Entries Tagged as 'Annex'
ON THE COVER: Everything will be alright (Apr. 2020)
May 1st, 2020 · 3 Comments
NEWS: Keep Your Rent campaign emerges (Apr. 2020)
May 1st, 2020 · 3 Comments
CIBC report says 30 per cent did not pay rent on April 1 By Nicole Stoffman Who should take the biggest hit during the economic shutdown of the coronavirus pandemic: renters, landlords, or the big banks? How one answers that question depends on whether one believes in the power of the individual or the collective. […]
FOCUS: Andrà tutto bene – Everything will be alright (Apr. 2020)
May 1st, 2020 · 2 Comments
A message from the artist By Lynne Dalgleish I had read about the “Andrà tutto bene” (everything will be alright) rainbow drawings that the people of Italy were putting in their windows to boost morale and delight children. I am a graphic recorder by profession which means that I capture, in real-time, the conversation, keynote […]
FOCUS: Local resources for a global pandemic (Apr. 2020)
May 1st, 2020 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Local resources for a global pandemic (Apr. 2020)
An updated guide of Annex resources By Gleaner Staff Staying home to help stop the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to be the new normal for the foreseeable future. Read on for our updated guide to Annex resources during COVID-19, the second issue since we all started to hunker down and stay […]
CHATTER: “A burger and a pound of butter please…” (Apr. 2020)
May 1st, 2020 · Comments Off on CHATTER: “A burger and a pound of butter please…” (Apr. 2020)
As social distancing rules cause hour-long line ups at the local Metro, people are also having trouble finding free time slots for grocery delivery. Fortunately for stressed-out shoppers, our friendly neighbourhood Paupers Pub is getting into the grocery game. “Our customers were asking for certain provisions, and it started from there,” explains Pub Manager Shelby […]
CHATTER: Victory’s Nick is the anti-gouger (Apr. 2020)
May 1st, 2020 · 1 Comment
Victory Cafe at 440 Bloor St. W. is open for take-out and is offering gourmet pizza, prepared in a wood fire oven, at roughly 40% off the usual price ($10.95). Owner Nick Ndreka declared: “this is an emergency and people need a break!” Some restaurants and bars, due to the nature of their business model, […]
CHATTER: Pop-up coffee shop opens on Bloor! (Apr. 2020)
May 1st, 2020 · 2 Comments
Sean Lacey saw most coffee establishments shutter on Bloor St. due to the pandemic. He saw the opportunity and opened up his own take-out only coffee venue within the Victory Cafe (440 Bloor St. W.). Lacey, pictured above, makes his own fresh baked goods on the premises and sells coffee beans to go. The new […]
FOCUS: Former lingerie maven makes masks for neighbours (Apr. 2020)
May 1st, 2020 · 1 Comment
Non-medical masks can help everyone stay safer By Nicole Stoffman It’s week three of the global coronavirus pandemic and Shana Tilbrook has distributed over 100 handmade cloth masks in ten days. “At first it wasn’t that busy, but as soon as Dr. Tam said we should be wearing masks, all of a sudden that’s when […]
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Apr. 2020)
May 1st, 2020 · 4 Comments
READ MORE LOCAL COVID-19 COVERAGE: ON THE COVER: Everything will be alright (Apr. 2020) NEWS: Keep Your Rent campaign emerges (Apr. 2020) NEWS: ARA helps thy neighbour (Apr. 2020) FOCUS: Andrà tutto bene – Everything will be alright (Apr. 2020) FOCUS: Local resources for a global pandemic (Apr. 2020) CHATTER: “A burger and a pound of butter please…” (Apr. 2020) CHATTER: Victory’s Nick is the anti-gouger (Apr. […]
EDITORIAL: Local heroes (Apr. 2020)
May 1st, 2020 · 4 Comments
“Canadians are kind and generous.” The Prime Minsister tells us this in his daily briefings on the COVID-19 crisis. In reality, this statement is part truth and part aspirational. Fortunately in the Annex, and in a great many other parts of our city, this is proving to be true. Many residents are acting as model […]
FORUM: We will get through this together (Apr. 2020)
May 1st, 2020 · 5 Comments
Community resources are here for you By Mike Layton This is a difficult moment in time for everyone. People across the continent are having to make substantial changes and sacrifices to their lives and routines in order to help keep them, their families, and others in their community safe. It is understandable to be confused, […]
FORUM: Pandemic brings out the best in humanity (Apr. 2020)
May 1st, 2020 · 3 Comments
Bell fears the worst is yet to come By Jessica Bell COVID-19 has changed our world. Many of us are anxiously living in private, reading our screens, and feeling helpless. At the same time, the essential workers among us are working overtime to keep us fed and safe. They are our farmers, our scientists, our […]