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NEWS: Rep basketball is coming to the Annex (Sept. 2025)

December 15th, 2025 · Comments Off on NEWS: Rep basketball is coming to the Annex (Sept. 2025)

Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre to host JCC Warriors By Rose Haberer The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNjcc), located at 750 Spadina Ave., is tipping off a new chapter this fall with the launch of its boys U13 (under 13 years of age) rep basketball team. As part of the JCC Warriors program, the […]

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NEW IN BUSINESS: Delightfully Turkish (Sept. 2025)

December 15th, 2025 · Comments Off on NEW IN BUSINESS: Delightfully Turkish (Sept. 2025)

Simit-Chi is authentic and sooo delicious By Howard Pressburger I’m not saying that the Book City building at 501 Bloor St. W. is cursed, but since the landmark store was crushed under the heel of online bookstores, it has mostly rested in the dark, save for a vain attempt by Chipotle, when they learned the […]

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FOCUS: Robert Street Parkette to grow (Sept. 2025)

December 15th, 2025 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Robert Street Parkette to grow (Sept. 2025)

425 Bloor St. W. development includes expansion of public space By Gleaner Staff Plans to demolish Metro at 425 Bloor St. W. and replace it with a 35-storey condo have not changed;  however, the schedule is delayed due to market conditions affecting all new condo builds.  However, design work for an expanded parkette on Robert […]

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ON THE COVER: By the Way to close on August 31 (Aug. 2025)

September 29th, 2025 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: By the Way to close on August 31 (Aug. 2025)

A fixture on Bloor Street since 1978, By The Way will close its doors on August 31 for the last time.  The restaurant is remembered fondly by regulars for its quirky nomenclature, Levantine cuisine, and as an early adopter of vegan and vegetarian options as well as frozen yogurt treats.  In its early iteration as […]

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NEWS: Self-driving delivery vehicles spark privacy concerns (Aug. 2025)

September 29th, 2025 · Comments Off on NEWS: Self-driving delivery vehicles spark privacy concerns (Aug. 2025)

Magna International, a global automative supplier and mobility tech company, launched their Automated Vehicle Pilot Program in May 2025.

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NEWS: Telling human history through footwear (Aug. 2025)

September 29th, 2025 · Comments Off on NEWS: Telling human history through footwear (Aug. 2025)

Bata Shoe Museum celebrates 30 years of innovative programming  By Drew Glennie   The Bate Shoe Museum (BSM) is celebrating 30 years as an Annex institution with the exciting exhibition Rough & Ready: A History of the Cowboy Boot. Curated by Elizabeth Semmelhack, the director and senior curator at the BSM, the exhibition launched in  […]

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NEWS: Porch View Dances return (Aug. 2025)

September 29th, 2025 · Comments Off on NEWS: Porch View Dances return (Aug. 2025)

Audience members traveled as a group to watch choreographed dance works performed on the porches and lawns of local residents. The PVD concept was created by Karen Kaeja and has been co-developed alongside her husband, Allen Kaeja.

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CHATTER: Watered-down version of Bathurst priority bus lanes approved (Aug. 2025)

September 29th, 2025 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Watered-down version of Bathurst priority bus lanes approved (Aug. 2025)

The proposal, titled RapidTO, was first endorsed by council in February of 2024 and is expected to improve transit travel times for the six FIFA World Cup games Toronto will be hosting in 2026.

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NEWS: Pushback on Bathurst bus lanes (July 2025)

September 5th, 2025 · 1 Comment

Press conference at Kos Café highlights local opposition to RapidTO By Abigail Harris On Wednesday June 11, over a hundred residents and small business owners gathered on the patio of Kos Café at Bathurst and Dupont to call on the city to pause the proposed RapidTO transit corridor expansion north of Bloor.  The event was hosted […]

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ON THE COVER: Sato’s debut (May/June 2025)

September 5th, 2025 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Sato’s debut (May/June 2025)

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SPORTS: Sato makes history with perfect debut (May/June 2025)

September 5th, 2025 · Comments Off on SPORTS: Sato makes history with perfect debut (May/June 2025)

Largest crowd in over a decade packs Christie Pits for Leafs season opener  By R.S. Konjek  She stands on the field near third base. Diminutive and still, she is wearing her crisp white and blue Toronto Maple Leafs baseball uniform. An arm’s length away, a dozen people lean over the fence, cameras trained, phones recording. Ayami […]

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CHATTER: Bloor-Borden farmers’ market returns (May/June 2025)

September 5th, 2025 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Bloor-Borden farmers’ market returns (May/June 2025)

On Wednesday, June 4, the Bloor-Borden farmers’ market returned for its 19th year. It is a beloved institution that has been nestled in the Green P parking lot on the south side of Bloor behind Crafty Coyote for nearly two decades. Helen, the driving force behind the market, can be found at the information booth […]

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