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CHATTER: Toronto’s first homicide of 2025 occurs in the Annex (Feb. 2025)

February 21st, 2025 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Toronto’s first homicide of 2025 occurs in the Annex (Feb. 2025)

On Jan. 26, at approximately 12:36 a.m. Toronto Police Services (TPS) responded to a call for a “wounding” near Paul Martel Park located on Madison Avenue just north of Bloor. This wounding would later become a homicide, Toronto’s first homicide of 2025.  Darapheakdey “Daral” Sovann, 27, was found Sunday morning with life threatening injuries. First […]

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ON THE COVER: Mass-timber complex lands at Trinity College (Jan. 2025)

February 12th, 2025 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Mass-timber complex lands at Trinity College (Jan. 2025)

A potential pathway to sustainability By Austin Kelly The Lawson Centre for Sustainability at Trinity College will be a learning and residential complex that focuses on the environment. Part of the University of Toronto’s St. George Campus, Trinity’s Lawson Centre is a four-storey building that will serve as both a learning centre and a residential […]

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NEWS: Curbside Cycle weathers assault on Bloor bike lanes (Jan. 2025)

February 12th, 2025 · Comments Off on NEWS: Curbside Cycle weathers assault on Bloor bike lanes (Jan. 2025)

In the heart of the Annex, at 412 Bloor St. W., near Brunswick Avenue, sits Curbside Cycle. Owner Aaron Enchin believes the removal of bike lanes could severely harm establishments like his, but his primary concern lies with cyclists, particularly newer riders, who may feel uncomfortable and unsafe without proper infrastructure.

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CHATTER: Protesters disrupt Freeland’s leadership announcement (Jan. 2025)

February 12th, 2025 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Protesters disrupt Freeland’s leadership announcement (Jan. 2025)

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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CHATTER: Insomnia Restaurant launches Artist Series (Jan. 2025)

February 12th, 2025 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Insomnia Restaurant launches Artist Series (Jan. 2025)

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

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NEWS: Feeding our neighbours (Jan. 2025)

February 12th, 2025 · Comments Off on NEWS: Feeding our neighbours (Jan. 2025)

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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NEWS: Ford government is intent on removing bike lanes in Toronto (Dec. 2024)

December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: Ford government is intent on removing bike lanes in Toronto (Dec. 2024)

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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FOCUS: TSP and BIA work together to bring a new mural to Bloor (Dec. 2024)

December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on FOCUS: TSP and BIA work together to bring a new mural to Bloor (Dec. 2024)

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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ON THE COVER: Redo of intersection itself a hazard (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Redo of intersection itself a hazard (Oct./Nov. 2024)

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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NEWS: An attempt to stem renovictions (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: An attempt to stem renovictions (Oct./Nov. 2024)

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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NEWS: Hot Docs/Bloor Cinema to reopen (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: Hot Docs/Bloor Cinema to reopen (Oct./Nov. 2024)

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

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CHATTER: Trinity-St. Paul’s blesses all creatures great and small (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Trinity-St. Paul’s blesses all creatures great and small (Oct./Nov. 2024)

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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