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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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CHATTER: Esso closes on Harbord (May/June 2025)

September 5th, 2025 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Esso closes on Harbord (May/June 2025)

Toronto has lost another small gas station in the downtown core. Originally a repair shop with two gas pumps, 132 Harbord St. was transformed into an Esso Station after it was sold  in 2020. Passersby may have noticed that a fence has recently been erected. Rory Gus Sinclair, past chair of the Harbord Village Residents’ […]

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NEWS: Estonian Music Week Celebrates 5th Anniversary (May/June 2025)

September 5th, 2025 · Comments Off on NEWS: Estonian Music Week Celebrates 5th Anniversary (May/June 2025)

Madison street party took place on May 25 By Kati Kiilaspea Toronto, as an incredibly multicultural city, hosts so many cool, inspiring festivals throughout the year; it’s what makes the city really come alive. What better way is there to express cultural identity and pride, or learn about cultural diversity, than through live music? Estonian […]

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ON THE COVER: Pitching history at the Pits (Apr. 2025)

April 22nd, 2025 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Pitching history at the Pits (Apr. 2025)

Ayami Sato, maybe the best female baseball player of all time, joins the Toronto Maple Leafs at Dominico Field this season.

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FOCUS: Candidates queried (Apr. 2025)

April 22nd, 2025 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Candidates queried (Apr. 2025)

The Gleaner asked five key questions of four parties competing in University-Rosedale and is publishing each candidate’s answers to help voters make a more informed choice come voting day.

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NEWS: Mirvish Village project inching toward completion (Apr. 2025)

April 22nd, 2025 · Comments Off on NEWS: Mirvish Village project inching toward completion (Apr. 2025)

The project will be a 100 per cent purpose-built rental community. But the question remains: when is it going to be finished?

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NEWS: The evolution of 364 Huron St. (Apr. 2025)

April 22nd, 2025 · Comments Off on NEWS: The evolution of 364 Huron St. (Apr. 2025)

The building at the corner of Huron and Glen Morris Streets, just west of the Robart’s Library, has been many things, but its built form has been largely unchanged for 140 years—until now.

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CHATTER: Presse Internationale finds new digs on Bloor (Apr. 2025)

April 22nd, 2025 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Presse Internationale finds new digs on Bloor (Apr. 2025)

Things looked grim for the award-winning magazine store facing a nearly 50 per cent rent hike.  Presse Internationale was on its way to closing because it was unable to negotiate a lower rent, and it was unable to find a new affordable location.  For nearly 20 years, Presse Internationale has been located at 537 Bloor […]

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CHATTER: Penguin Pick-up packs it in (Apr. 2025)

April 22nd, 2025 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Penguin Pick-up packs it in (Apr. 2025)

The parcel depot Penguin Pick-up which was located at 527 Bloor St. W. closed its doors on March 21, 2025.

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