By Perry King When Gus Sinclair thinks back to his work on the Rubin Carter case, his immediate thoughts go to Lisa Peters and her love for the fallen boxer. “There are two people who I’ve met in my life who had that unshakable will, one was Rubin, and the other was the woman that […]
Entries Tagged as 'General'
Rubin Hurricane Carter’s new book missing Toronto chapter
February 15th, 2011 · 5 Comments
Grant goes Green: Harbord Village chair jumps into provincial race
February 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments
By Perry King When Tim Grant went to a Green Party policy conference two years ago to hear more about their platform, he was “prepared to be unimpressed.” “The Green Party in this riding has been very weak organizationally. This is one riding where more people spend and donate to green causes than any other […]
TDSB-Onestop deal will sell our kids short
February 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on TDSB-Onestop deal will sell our kids short
By Emina Gamulin If the board of trustees votes yes at their next meeting, the deal between the Toronto District School Board and Onestop Media Inc. will see as many as 74 secondary schools receive video screens in common areas with ads running 30 per cent of the time. Two schools in our coverage area, […]
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A work of heart: Michael Golland’s paintings to benefit artists with disabilities
February 9th, 2011 · 3 Comments
By Tracy Chen This Valentine’s Day, people will have the chance to reach for hearts of a different variety. Michael Golland, contemporary artist and longtime Liberty Village resident, is creating a wall of 40 heart paintings. These hearts will premiere at the “A Work of Hearts” event in Liberty Village. A portion from the sale of these paintings will go towards the Laser Eagles […]
Parkdale Giller Prize nominee’s ‘quietly apocalyptic’ stories told over dinner table
January 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment
By Jeromy Lloyd Seven years ago, the short stories from This Cake Is For The Party moved with their author from Victoria to Toronto, where they found audiences in publications such as The Walrus and Geist. But it wasn’t until 2006 that the process of assembling these stories into Cake, Sarah Selecky’s first anthology, began. […]
Local storyteller releases new children’s novel
January 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on Local storyteller releases new children’s novel
By Eddie Mumford “Even though my neighbourhood has changed drastically, it still basically looks the same … so I thought it would be fun to think about what it was like in another time,” says storyteller group founder and writer Celia Lottridge, on why she set her new childrens’ book The Listening Tree in Seaton Village. The […]
What lies beneath: local lab to house high-end technology
January 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment
By Melissa Sundardas The new subterranean research lab on University Avenue is bringing a scale of advanced, breakthrough technologies for research that would make Willy Wonka proud. Located just beneath Toronto Rehab Institute’s University Centre (550 University Ave.), this new facility—called the Challenging Environment Assessment Lab (CEAL)—allows scientists to safely and accurately develop treatments, technologies, and products that will […]
Death and rebirth of the Matador
December 29th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Exclusive to the Gleaner By Beth Macdonell It has been years since the last mickey of rum was served and the last band performed, yet those who frequented the legendary booze can will never forget the Matador (466 Dovercourt Rd.). After showcasing more than 40 years of some of Canada’s greatest country and folk music, […]
Sweeping up Bellevue: Community lukewarm over month-long blitz
December 15th, 2010 · Comments Off on Sweeping up Bellevue: Community lukewarm over month-long blitz
By Perry King Out of the 68 arrests that were made in a Kensington-area drug blitz, police Sergeant Jeff Zammit remembers one arrest that bothered him. “We dealt with one guy that was trafficking, and he was with a woman and a baby in a stroller—it was his girlfriend—while he was selling,” said Zammit, who […]
Ward 18 defeated cry foul
December 15th, 2010 · Comments Off on Ward 18 defeated cry foul
By Rebecca Payne Multiple campaign managers of Ward 18 (Davenport) candidates claim questionable tactics were used in the race, and are pointing their fingers at newly elected Councillor Ana Bailao’s campaign. Bailao edged out Adam Giambrone’s former executive assistant Kevin Beaulieu by 1,366 votes. Beaulieu’s campaign manager, as well as fellow Ward 18 contender Kirk […]
Who is Jane Beecroft: Dragon of City Hall or First Nations Truth Speaker?
November 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Susan Oppenheim I met Jane Beecroft in 2008, when she brought flyers into my shop for the opening of a nearby historical restoration. At the time I knew nothing of heritage work, the Community History Project (the group she founded), or the Tollkeeper’s Cottage, and I had little interest in the undertakings at the corner of Davenport […]
Shootings shock community: Police say recent violence mostly targeted
November 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off on Shootings shock community: Police say recent violence mostly targeted
By Perry King Investigations on three of four recent shooting incidents in the Annex area are still open, according to updates from 14 Division. At a meeting on Oct. 26, over 50 people packed into the Bickford Centre cafeteria (777 Bloor St. W.) to hear Inspector David Vickers and Detective Sergeant Brian Kelly announce that investigations for shootings […]