Gleaner

Serving Toronto's most liveable community with the Annex Gleaner

Entries Tagged as 'General'

Maple Leafs let it go late in ballgame

May 13th, 2012 · 1 Comment

BARRIE BAYCATS 7, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 2

The top of the order for the Barrie Baycats were too much for the Toronto Maple Leaf ball club on Sunday, as Toronto was handed their second loss of the weekend at Dominico Field.

[Read more →]

Tags: Annex · Sports · Maple Leafs Baseball · General

Robocall roundup

May 13th, 2012 · Comments Off on Robocall roundup

At city hall in April, councillors weighed in on human trafficking in Toronto, and sport fishing on the city’s lakeshore. But, a motion for new robocall rules for future elections especially stood out.

[Read more →]

Tags: Annex · News · General

Playing for dear friends

May 13th, 2012 · Comments Off on Playing for dear friends

As part of Luminato 2012, Stewart Goodyear is set to perform all of Beethoven’s masterpieces in a marathon-style concert beginning June 9 at the Royal Conservatory of Music.

[Read more →]

Tags: Annex · Arts · General

Smart, not smothered

May 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment

For three consecutive days in March, Unit 102 (376 Dufferin St.), a tiny theatre space in Parkdale, shook from the Theatre Lab’s experiment in storytelling.

[Read more →]

Tags: Liberty · Arts · General

Dekel on deck

May 2nd, 2012 · Comments Off on Dekel on deck

Band leader of Neon Windbreaker meandered between journalism and music. Read more about this dose.ca editor.

[Read more →]

Tags: Annex · Arts · People · General

A new side to graffiti

April 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment

SPUD COUNTERS WAR ON GRAFFITI WITH GALLERY EXHIBIT   By Jelena Subotic For the first time ever, SPUD, one of Toronto’s most reputable graffiti artists, opened a show of recent works focused on Mayor Rob Ford’s war on graffiti. Censored, a show of his work that appeared at the Don’t Tell Mama gallery (108 Ossington […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Liberty · Arts · People · General

For Suritah Wignall, art conquers all

April 25th, 2012 · Comments Off on For Suritah Wignall, art conquers all

EMERGING ANNEX ARTIST IS GAINING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION By Jelena Subotic Suritah Teresa Wignall, an emerging African-Canadian visual artist and Annex resident, is an accomplished painter who also takes time to volunteer in the community. Wignall has earned local and international recognition for her Afrocentric paintings—portrayals of women who define beauty and strength. “I […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Annex · Arts · People · General

Eva Salinas’ amazing innovations

April 25th, 2012 · Comments Off on Eva Salinas’ amazing innovations

LOCAL AUTHOR TO BE FEATURED AT TORONTO WOMEN’S BOOKSTORE BOOK LAUNCH By Jelena Subotic With her first book published, and a launch scheduled for the end of April, Eva Salinas is excited about the opportunities coming her way. The local resident and journalist Salinas is now an author of a children’s book, Latin Americans Thought […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Annex · Arts · People · General

Bylaw targets “illegal postering”

April 12th, 2012 · 8 Comments

CITY WIDE POSTERING BYLAW SLAMS LOCAL BANDS AND VENUES By Jelena Subotic It looks like Mayor Rob Ford has picked another fight. A city bylaw created by Municipal Licensing and Standards is cracking down on posters taped or glued on hydro poles, bus shelters, and parking meters. This has bands, venues, and even event organizers scared […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Annex · Liberty · News · General

Familiar stroll, unknown histories

April 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment

TAKING A FIRST LOOK AT THIS YEAR’S JANE’S WALKS By Whitney French Lace up your sneakers and get ready to walk it off! Since 2007, the first weekend of May has been slated for the annual Jane’s Walk, an urban neighbourhood walking tour that honours urban advocate and author Jane Jacobs.  In the spirit of […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Annex · News · People · General

Remembering Alice Heap (1925–2012)

April 12th, 2012 · Comments Off on Remembering Alice Heap (1925–2012)

By Lee Zaslofsky On March 24, just as the NDP was choosing its new Leader, Alice Heap passed away. I learned of it on Facebook, from a short message posted by her son, David. Alice Heap was married to Dan Heap, who represented Downtown Toronto at City Hall and then in Ottawa as the NDP […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Annex · People · General

Pedestrians still walking in the dark

April 12th, 2012 · Comments Off on Pedestrians still walking in the dark

CLAMP-ON LIGHT PROJECT HAMPERED BY DELAYS AND CONFUSION By Mike Shulman Miscommunication between the Bloor-Annex Business Improvement Area (BIA) and Toronto Hydro has resulted in delays and possibly increased costs for the second phase of the BIA’s clamp-on pedestrian lighting project. The plan was to install 15 clamp-on street lights to Toronto Hydro poles, along […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Annex · News · General