Reconnecting with our green thumbs is good for us all
By Terri Chu
Entries Tagged as 'Life'
GREENINGS: Urban agriculture has many environmental dividends (Mar. 2021)
March 26th, 2021 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: Urban agriculture has many environmental dividends (Mar. 2021)
NEW IN BUSINESS: Opening during a pandemic (Mar. 2021)
March 26th, 2021 · Comments Off on NEW IN BUSINESS: Opening during a pandemic (Mar. 2021)
Scotty Bons Caribbean cuisine for pick-up or delivery to your doorstep
By Tanya Ielyseieva
GREENINGS: May you find your xingfu in 2021 (Jan. 2021)
January 27th, 2021 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: May you find your xingfu in 2021 (Jan. 2021)
LIFE: Preserving your poinsettia (Jan. 2021)
January 27th, 2021 · Comments Off on LIFE: Preserving your poinsettia (Jan. 2021)
Gardening resolution for the new year
In May 2020, the Annex Gleaner celebrated 25 years of publishing. In acknowledgement of this history we are offering timely highlights of our past; this feature Preserving your poinsettia is from January 2006.
By Sarah Brierley
FOCUS: Ring Music shuttered (Dec. 2020)
December 21st, 2020 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Ring Music shuttered (Dec. 2020)
A deeper look reveals a storied past
By Nicole Stoffman
Ring Music, the guitar shop at 90 Harbord St., whose customers included Gordon Lightfoot, Bruce Cockburn, and Lenny Breau, has closed after 51 years in business.
NEW IN BUSINESS: Get your fix of dumplings and wontons (Dec. 2020)
December 21st, 2020 · 1 Comment
Brave entrepreneurs open a restaurant during COVID
By Mary An
FOCUS: Pivoting from the pulpit with new technology (Dec. 2020)
December 21st, 2020 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Pivoting from the pulpit with new technology (Dec. 2020)
Churches and synagogues ready for on-line services
By Mary An
Nine months into the global pandemic, religious communities have shifted their pulpits onto digital platforms. With Christmas coming, churches seem to be taking the social isolation mandates that limit their ability to connect physically with congregants in stride, while enjoying expanded audiences and in some cases, even surprisingly intimate connections.
NEWS: Fairy doors “magically appear” (Nov. 2020)
December 4th, 2020 · Comments Off on NEWS: Fairy doors “magically appear” (Nov. 2020)
Though their origin is a mystery, they are being mapped
By Mary An
FOCUS: Park set for eco-restoration (Nov. 2020)
December 4th, 2020 · 1 Comment
A team of Indigenous workers are bringing Paul Martel Park back to life
By Tanya Ielyseieva
FOCUS: A literary trailblazer (Oct. 2020)
November 2nd, 2020 · 1 Comment
Jay Macpherson paved way for next generation of female professors
Correction: On page 11 of the August 2020 issue of the Annex Gleaner, in the annual Grading our Greenspace section, Jay Macpherson was misidentified as “he”. This error was brought to our attention by Alexandra F. Johnston, professor emerita, Department of English, Victoria College, University of Toronto. The Gleaner regrets the error.
LIFE: Paying homage to local characters (Oct. 2020)
November 2nd, 2020 · Comments Off on LIFE: Paying homage to local characters (Oct. 2020)
Vibrant mural meant to appeal to children
By Mary An
At the intersection of Bloor Street West and Major Street, the Annex has welcomed a new mural. With help from the City of Toronto’s StreetARToronto grant, the Bloor Annex Business Improvement Area (BIA) held a competition last year to fill the wall in a way that would best represent the neighbourhood.
NEW IN BUSINESS: New restaurant opens mid-pandemic (Oct. 2020)
November 2nd, 2020 · Comments Off on NEW IN BUSINESS: New restaurant opens mid-pandemic (Oct. 2020)
Entrepreneur invests in community on a wing and a prayer
By Mary An
GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Grading the green (August 2020)
September 9th, 2020 · 1 Comment
Park it here
In this year’s installment of evaluating park spaces within the Gleaner’s catchment area, our observers noted the impressive revival of Queen’s Park North showing what a great city can do when it focuses its imagination and resources. The neglected Euclid Avenue Park, near Koreatown, shows what happens when these resources are withheld. Compiled by Mary An, Tanya Ielyseieva, and Nicole Stoffman.