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By Geremy Bordonaro A dispute between Caplansky’s Deli and the building’s landowner over repairs caused the restaurant to be closed briefly in June before a court order reopened it. On June 6, the landlord of the popular deli at College Street and Brunswick Avenue unexpectedly changed the locks and terminated the restaurant’s lease. Home to […]

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By Geremy Bordonaro A recent community consultation meeting demonstrated that there is wide support for designating Kensington Market as a Heritage Conservation District (HCD), although one aspect of the neighbourhood — its unique culture — may be difficult to quantify under the heritage designation. Residents from across Kensington and Chinatown expressed their opinions on what […]

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The boldly named Transformational Task Force is a massive rethink of how the Toronto Police Service (TPS) spends over $1 billion each year as guardians of public safety. It has issued an interim report that is chock full of trial balloons worthy of serious consideration. However, there are some glaring omissions that are perhaps attributable […]

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Warrior Within driven by students, staff, and mentors By Marielle Torrefranca A student-driven short film project is being used to inspire a school curriculum regarding positive mental health for youth. The initiative, titled Warrior Within, is run mostly by students and alumni of the University of Toronto Schools (UTS). The project involves using art, metaphor, […]

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Critically acclaimed Maureen Judge discusses early beginnings to her most recent film By Clarrie Feinstein In a documentary that premiered in May at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, Maureen Judge explores youth unemployment and underemployment. For My Millennial Life, the Annex filmmaker followed five recent graduates who are all well educated, yet unable to […]

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Green spaces are critical to sustainability By Joe Cressy What makes a livable community? As we continue to see growth across our downtown neighbourhoods, we must focus on building livable communities, not just adding density. We must build vibrant neighbourhoods, and to be vibrant, neighbourhoods need community spaces, cultural spaces, and, critically, green spaces. Over […]

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White adds a new chapter to Leafs baseball lore By R.S. Konjek For 48 seasons, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been playing baseball at Christie Pits. Hoary old-timers with the longest of memories will tell you that at least once for every one of those seasons, they have watched the Leafs stage an epic comeback […]

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A model for learning and sustainability By Terri Chu Two months ago, the province and the Toronto Catholic District School Board announced plans to build a new school on the site of St. Raymond Catholic School, which abuts Christie Pits. As a new parent, I’m very excited by the prospect of a new school in […]

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By Geremy Bordonaro Wave of local break-ins appears to have abated The Toronto Police Service (TPS) has told Annex and Harbord Village residents to remain vigilant in the wake of several local residential break-ins. The perpetrators, who remain at large, accessed homes through unlocked doors and windows on the ground floor. The break-ins occurred at […]

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