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NEWS: Rediscovering Wychwood Pond (Apr. 2024)

May 7th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: Rediscovering Wychwood Pond (Apr. 2024)

Wychwood Pond is a hidden gem within the Annex waiting to be discovered. The pond is in Wychwood Park, located near Bathurst Street and Davenport Road. The park is a picturesque enclave with English-style homes tucked away in a pocket of forest.

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NEWS: Karma’s free bike repair cafe (Apr. 2024)

May 7th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: Karma’s free bike repair cafe (Apr. 2024)

This year, Karma Co-op is hosting its first spring Bicycle Repair Cafe on Saturday, April 27, 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. in Karma’s parking lot. The co-op is located at the rear of 739 Palmerston Ave. (off Karma Lane).

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NEWS: Receipt checks raise retail conflict (Dec. 2023)

December 23rd, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: Receipt checks raise retail conflict (Dec. 2023)

Customers at Shoppers Drug Mart at Bloor and Spadina are logging their complaints online against random requests from staff to show they paid for their goods.

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ON THE COVER: Pretty cool (Fall 2023)

December 5th, 2023 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Pretty cool (Fall 2023)

The Bloor Annex was recognized as one of “The 40 coolest in the world” by Time Out

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NEWS: Parkettes win Urban Design Award (Fall 2023)

December 5th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: Parkettes win Urban Design Award (Fall 2023)

The Bloor-Annex BIA parkettes won the Small Open Spaces Award for their attention to detail, unique granite rock landscaping, and environmental considerations.

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NEWS: Carved pumpkins to enjoy an encore on Harbord Street (Fall 2023)

December 4th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: Carved pumpkins to enjoy an encore on Harbord Street (Fall 2023)

Dozens of pumpkins will light up the neighbourhood along Harbord Street from Spadina Avenue to Borden Street

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NEWS: Women’s Art Association’s Secret Postcard Society (Fall 2023)

December 4th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: Women’s Art Association’s Secret Postcard Society (Fall 2023)

From June 28 to July 8, the Women’s Art Association of Canada (WAAC) displayed their Secret Postcard Society exhibit

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ON THE COVER (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (Summer 2023)

READ MORE:  NEWS: Pits Riot: A teaching moment (Summer 2023) NEWS: Remembering the race riot (Summer 2023)

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NEWS: Remembering the race riot (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: Remembering the race riot (Summer 2023)

On Aug. 16, 1933, during a baseball game in Christie Pits (Willowvale Park until 1983) tensions were high, and thousands of people gathered on the hills to watch the game. 

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NEWS: Pits Riot: A teaching moment (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: Pits Riot: A teaching moment (Summer 2023)

largest race riot to students in Toronto middle schools and high schools. The play is from the perspective of Joey Rosenthal, a young Jewish boy living in Toronto during the week leading up to the Christie Pits Riot on Aug. 16, 1933.

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NEWS: University Women’s Club of Toronto celebrates 120 years (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: University Women’s Club of Toronto celebrates 120 years (Summer 2023)

Over a century of events and philanthropy On April 23, the University Women’s Club of Toronto (UWC) celebrated 120 years with over 160 members. The celebration took place on May 1 at the University of Toronto’s Faculty Club at 41 Willcocks Street, east of Spadina, where the club holds its events. The evening began with […]

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FOCUS: Bloor’s Hungarian chapter closes (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Bloor’s Hungarian chapter closes (Summer 2023)

Back in the 1960s and 1970s, a stroll down the stretch of Bloor Street running west from Spadina Avenue may as well have been a stroll down a cobblestoned boulevard in Budapest.

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