Freeland is the member of Parliament for University-Rosedale and until recently the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister. She resigned from those portfolios in December. Her quitting the cabinet in a dramatic fashion may have been the final straw, forcing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to announce his resignation pending a leadership contest.

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tist Series, an ongoing celebration of artistry and connection that invites guests to experience exceptional work from talented visual artists.

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Just north of where Yorkville meets the Annex, at the edge of Summerhill, the Avenue Road Food Bank, at 240 Avenue Road, provides groceries for about 700 people each week. In mid-November, the numbers jumped to 950.

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Bloor Street tops the list in the “Get You Home Faster Act” By Ammara Khan In a move to “combat congestion,” the Ford government has set out to reduce the number of bike lanes starting with the removal of lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street, and University Avenue.  “We need to and will remove and […]

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Renowned Indigenous artist brings another masterpiece to the Annex By Rose Haberer Mural maestro Joseph Sagaj strikes the Annex community again with the powerful blow of his allegorical art. The mural, with all its vibrancy, sits atop the eroding steps of Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts. The weathered […]

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The City of Toronto is readjusting bike lanes and pedestrian crossings at the busy intersection of Bloor and St. George streets. The initial redesign which replicates a European style of lane safety caused as much of a problem as it had originally looked to solve for both cyclists and pedestrians.

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The City of Toronto is developing a new bylaw that is aimed at supporting tenants and stopping renovictions from happening. The bylaw is being modelled after successful initiatives in other cities, particularly Hamilton.

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Hot Docs has officially announced a temporary reopening for “third-party rentals and select partner screening events.” 

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If you happened to be at the Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts this past Sunday, Oct. 6,  you would have found the pews full of people replaced with a gaggle of pointy eared, furry friends, there for the annual Blessing of the Animals.  The Blessing of the Animals is celebrated each […]

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The parking lot at 35 Bellevue Ave. was filled with excitement and commotion on the morning of August 12 as an announcement was made by University-Rosedale councillor Dianne Saxe that the site would be the newest location of an affordable housing development.

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The Band of Storytellers mural was installed in 2019 and is a perfect backdrop to the popular the Bloor Annex Business Improvement Area (BIA) parkette. It pays homage to Albert’s Hall in the Brunswick House which was popular in the 1970s and 80s and was active for decades.

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As the Keskus International Estonian Centre build moves along at 11 Madison Ave the site is preparing for a major construction step forward. 

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