Cycle Toronto has launched a new program aimed at boosting business on Bloor Street. Pick up a “Bike and Buy: Tour de Bloor Passport” from Cycle Toronto and have it stamped every time you eat or shop at one of 73 participating businesses between Avenue Road and Shaw Street. Passport-holders will be entered in a […]
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CHATTER (JUNE 2017): Building business on Bloor Street
June 30th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (JUNE 2017): Building business on Bloor Street
ON OUR COVER (MAY 2017): Annex in an instant
May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on ON OUR COVER (MAY 2017): Annex in an instant
NEWS (MAY 2017): Miles Nadal JCC submits electronic roof sign application
May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (MAY 2017): Miles Nadal JCC submits electronic roof sign application
Centre needs to address funding shortfall By Clarrie Feinstein The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (JCC) has resubmitted an application to erect a third party electronic advertising sign on the roof of its building at the southwest corner of Spadina Avenue and Bloor Street. In 2015, the City of Toronto’s Sign By-Law Unit refused the […]
NEWS (MAY 2017): Restored Brunswick House reopens
May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (MAY 2017): Restored Brunswick House reopens
Exhibition features musical memorabilia By Annemarie Brissenden It was a grand opening for a grand old dame. Approximately 45 community members, music aficionados, and company dignitaries celebrated the transformation of Brunswick House from a notorious student dive bar into a boutique flagship drugstore when Rexall/Pharma Plus officially opened Rexall Brunswick on Bloor Street West late […]
CHATTER (MAY 2017): Central Tech dome down in flames
May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (MAY 2017): Central Tech dome down in flames
A large portion of the roof of the dome that covers the field at Central Technical School was destroyed in a fire on May 15. The dome was in storage for the summer after it was dismantled on April 27. The cause of the fire remains unknown, but the Toronto Police Service has not ruled […]
CHATTER (MAY 2017): Annex Family Festival returns on June 11
May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (MAY 2017): Annex Family Festival returns on June 11
Over 20,000 attendees and 120 craft and unique food vendors are expected to descend on Bloor Street between Spadina Avenue and Bathurst Street on June 11 for the 21st running of the Annex Family Festival. The festival will once again feature a street parade with marching bands, and a main stage music venue at Bloor […]
NEWS (MAY 2017): Development dominates discussion
May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (MAY 2017): Development dominates discussion
ARA holds annual general meeting By Geremy Bordonaro Development dominated the Annex Residents’ Association (ARA) annual general meeting on April 27. The area has seen an increase in developments over the last few years, most notably the Westbank Projects Corp.’s Mirvish Village development, and that coloured every topic of discussion, from bike lanes to community […]
CHATTER (MAY 2017): University to appeal Ten Editions heritage designation
May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (MAY 2017): University to appeal Ten Editions heritage designation
The University of Toronto plans to appeal Toronto City Council’s March 9 decision to designate 698 Spadina Ave. as a heritage site. The university intended to demolish the building and build a 23-storey student residence on the site. Home to the much loved Ten Editions bookstore, the building itself is considered a key piece of […]
ON OUR COVER (APRIL 2017): Celebrating the city’s third oldest school
April 10th, 2017 · Comments Off on ON OUR COVER (APRIL 2017): Celebrating the city’s third oldest school
NEWS (APRIL 2017): U of T seeks to expand planning exemption
April 10th, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (APRIL 2017): U of T seeks to expand planning exemption
Proposal designates character areas By Brian Burchell The City of Toronto hosted a public meeting to consider expanding the University of Toronto’s exemptions from the Planning Act early last month. Billed as a “pre-application consultation” by the city, it drew community members who questioned the need to broaden the university’s powers. Approved by the city […]
NEWS (APRIL 2017): Reclaiming the Anishinaabe past
April 10th, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (APRIL 2017): Reclaiming the Anishinaabe past
Street-naming project highlights a 15,000-year history By Clarrie Feinstein How things are named can be loaded with historical, and often political, significance. Consider Toronto: in the Wendat language, Toronto refers to a fishing weir constructed of standing sticks in the water, implying this was an important gathering area for many Aboriginal peoples as the fish […]