Brunswick Avenue boutique hotel set to open By Temi Dada Since its original incarnation as a horse stable in 1902 it’s been home to a live theatre, bar, and arcade. But starting next month, 296 Brunswick Ave. will have a new face: boutique hotel. Located just south of Bloor Street West, the hotel is called […]
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NEWS: New life for old theatre (Aug./Sept. 2018)
September 11th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: New life for old theatre (Aug./Sept. 2018)
ON THE COVER: Pop up pit stop (Summer 2018)
August 12th, 2018 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Pop up pit stop (Summer 2018)
A bike undergoes a safety check-up at a pop up pit stop on Bloor Street West last month. The Bloor Annex BIA (whose chair publishes this newspaper) sponsored the safety checks, which were performed free of charge by Cycle Toronto staffers. Free check-ups will be offered again on August 14 on Bloor Street West at […]
NEWS: First meeting on new Mirvish Village park (Summer 2018)
August 12th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: First meeting on new Mirvish Village park (Summer 2018)
Plan is to make Markham Street an extension of the green space By Ellie Hayden Local residents had their first opportunity to contribute to the development of a new local green space at a public meeting on July 8. Part of Westbank Projects Corp.’s redevelopment of Honest Ed’s and Markham Street, the park meets bylaws […]
NEWS: Slowing the flow (Summer 2018)
August 12th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: Slowing the flow (Summer 2018)
City moves to narrow car lanes on Spadina Road By Temi Dada Following an active campaign led by Sandra Shaul and other members of the Annex Residents’ Association (ARA), the City of Toronto is moving to give pedestrians a little more space (and safety) on Spadina Road. “I’m not a downtown elitist who hates cars. […]
CHATTER: Dupont Station construction delayed by a year (Summer 2018)
August 12th, 2018 · 1 Comment
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) recently announced that construction would be delayed one year at Dupont Station due to difficulties with the third-party contractor in charge of the project. Elevators are being installed at the Dupont Street and Spadina Road station, which has led to regular traffic delays at the intersection. “It is another issue […]
CHATTER: Harbord athlete hits the Major League (Summer 2018)
August 12th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Harbord athlete hits the Major League (Summer 2018)
The Harbord Collegiate Institute varsity baseball team will have to make do without its star catcher when it resumes play in the fall. Tillie Burlock, 15, their starting catcher, who helped lead the team to a Tier 2 championship, has moved on to Silverthorn Collegiate Institute, where she’ll participate in the Toronto District School Board’s […]
ON THE COVER: Ghost bike installed (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Ghost bike installed (July 2018)
READ MORE ON CYCLING: NEWS: Shock, sadness at cyclist’s death (July 2018) EDITORIAL: City staff ignore bike lanes (July 2018) NEWS: Bike lanes (March 2018) CHATTER: Cyclists prey for open doors (Dec. 2017) NEWS (Nov. 2017): Pilot project becomes permanent NEWS: Here to stay? (Oct. 2017) FORUM: A magical new supply of parking spots (October […]
NEWS: Shock, sadness at cyclist’s death (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · 1 Comment
Tragedy results in memorial ride, call for greater safety By Temi Dada Cyclists gathered on June 20 at 6.30 p.m. to honour Dalia Chako with one final ride. Among the mourners at the ghost ride were family and friends of Chako, who was killed by a truck at Bloor and St. George streets on June […]
NEWS: PARA plans for a green future (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: PARA plans for a green future (July 2018)
Annual general meeting includes Mirvish Village update By Ahmed-Zaki Hagar Future development and maintaining community green spaces were the main topics at a well-attended annual general meeting of the Palmerston Area Residents’ Association (PARA) on May 15. Kristina Reinders, a senior urban designer with the City of Toronto, spoke about the TOcore initiative, focusing on […]
NEWS: Bell wins ballot bunch (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: Bell wins ballot bunch (July 2018)
NDP scores more votes than all rivals combined By Geremy Bordonaro Jessica Bell of the New Democratic Party (NDP) is the first ever Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the newly formed riding of University-Rosedale. The riding, which encompasses the northern half of what was once Trinity-Spadina, includes all of the Annex. The 2018 Ontario provincial […]
CHATTER: A festival of mulberries (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: A festival of mulberries (July 2018)
Have you ever cursed the mess of mulberries on the sidewalk from mid-June through early August? Did you know these mulberries are actually delicious? The Annex Residents’ Association hosted its second Annual Mulberry Festival on July 7 at Jean Sibelius Park. Attendees picked mulberries from trees in the neighbourhood, and participated in a tree canopy […]
CHATTER: REDress Project inspires local solidarity (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: REDress Project inspires local solidarity (July 2018)
Jaime Black’s REDress Project has inspired three churches along Bloor Street to show their solidarity with those seeking redress for Canada’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. In 2014, the Métis artist created an art installation at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg that featured red dresses as symbols of the missing […]