Munk Centre expands to Bloor-Devonshire site By James Murdoch An old but familiar building at the corner of Bloor Street and Devonshire Place is now the “new face” of the University of Toronto’s northern entrance. The building once housed the Dominion Meteorological Services but is now home to the University’s Munk Centre for Global Affairs. […]

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Public housing residents voice opposition to selling off units By Rasheed Clarke Holding a microphone to his lips, Clive Williams sat up straight at the edge of his chair and posed the question, “Why do I sit on a $650 toilet?” “It’s not special. It doesn’t hook up to the ceiling or something,” Williams continued. […]

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Bloor-Borden farmers market returns By Victoria Prouse “You shop differently in a farmers market than a supermarket,” says Gus Sinclair, former chair of the Harbord Village Residents’ Association (HVRA) and co-founder of the Bloor-Borden Farmers’ Market. “In a farmers’ market, people pause; they stop over tomatoes and talk about how the kids are doing at […]

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The Annex is home to a new form of green roof By Innis O’Grady It is said that a roof is often a source of untapped potential. They might be large, flat spaces but remain completely unused by its residents. The City of Toronto took note of this about two years ago when they transformed […]

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“This neighbourhood is not the place for a 40-storey building,” said Vaughan, concerned that this building could set the standard for future Annex developments. “Once you build one, every building becomes a possibility for a 40-storey building.”

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First adopted and practiced during the Civil Rights Movement in the American South during the 1960s, CLTs create a mechanism for community ownership of land, and democratic control over how that land is used.

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The Sibelius Square Working Group, along with hundreds of people from the community and councillor Adam Vaughan (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina), came out on the sun-filled Sunday afternoon of June 10 to officially open the redesigned Jean Sibelius Square Park.

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The clean-up, which occurred on Apr. 21, was organized with the assistance of the Harbord Village Residents’ Association (HVRA) ,and sponsored by 37 neighbourhood businesses, banks and restaurants, including Scotiabank, Starbucks, Krispy Kreme, Mirvish Productions, and Loire restaurant (119 Harbord St.), which hosted a catered after-party for participants.

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Honest Ed’s changed its named temporarily in May. The act marks a celebration of both the store’s 64th year of being in business and a recreation of a favourite of the late Ed Mirvish’s fun and affordable events.

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Afternoons of food, fun, and fellowship will return once again to the Annex. June 6 marks the kickoff of the weekly farmer’s market. The Green P Parking Lot at Lippincott and Borden streets will be transformed into a dynamic neighbourhood meeting place, hosting about a dozen farmers with local goods.

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This was the third robbery of the station’s collector booth since 2011. All three robberies occurred during weekend evenings over a span of four months from each other.