The Annex is home to a new form of green roof
The greenery of CSI Annex (720 Bathurst St.) will slowly extend up, to even the roof. Photo: Innis O’Grady/Gleaner News
By Innis O’Grady
It is said that a roof is often a source of untapped potential. They might be large, flat spaces but remain completely unused by its residents.
REPORTED 40-STOREYS TO BE REDUCED
By Sadie McInnes
Imagine the impact of a 40-storey building at the intersection of Bloor and Huron streets. That’s what the Bloor United Church (300 Bloor St. W.) proposed to Annex residents.
LAND OWNERSHIP ARRANGEMENT ALSO EXISTS IN UNITED STATES, EUROPE
Ideas and suggestions about how community land trusts (CLT) form in Parkdale were noted, so that community stakeholders could revisit these ideas down the road. Courtesy Kuni Kamizaki.
By Perry King
A different approach to land ownership is now moving forward in Parkdale.
ANNEX COMMUNITY CELEBRATES WITH RIBBON CUTTING, BBQ
Councillor Adam Vaughan introduces some of the members of the Sibelius Square Working Group as they cut the ribbon and officially welcome the reopening of the park on June 10. Richard Frankel/Gleaner News
By Richard Frankel
RESIDENTS HIT NEIGHBOURHOOD STREETS TO COLLECT, DISPOSE OF WASTE
A mother and her son remove old posters from a light post during the Harbord Village clean-up event held on Apr. 21. Justin Crann/Gleaner News.
By Justin Crann
As part of the mayor’s city-wide initiative, Harbord Village residents have come together with local businesses to clean up their community.
Tags: Annex · News · People · General
HONEST ED’S GETS WEEK-LONG NAME CHANGE
David Mirvish greets customers enthusiastcally as he hands out chocolate to the first 200 customers. Richard Frankel/Gleaner News
By Richard Frankel
MARKET RETURNS TO THE ANNEX THIS SUMMER
By Victoria Prouse
“You shop differently in a farmers market than a supermarket,” says Gus Sinclair, former chair of the Harbord Village Residents’ Association (HVRA) and co-founder of the Bloor-Borden Farmers’ Market. “In a farmers’ market, people pause; they stop over tomatoes and talk about how the kids are doing at school.”
REWARD IS FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR TTC
Security camera footage catches a glimpse of the suspect wielding a gun on October 2, 2011. Police are appealing for any information regarding the individual's identity. Courtesy TPS.
By Richard Frankel
CITY WAS SLATED TO COLLECT $1.5 MILLION IN FEES
By Rasheed Clarke
Many parents won’t have to worry about paying higher fees for their kids to participate in sports leagues this summer, but they would be wise to set aside a little more cash for 2013.
Tags: Annex · Liberty · News · Sports
VAUGHAN CALLS FOR NEW ROBOCALL ELECTION RULES, EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON WHAT’S NEXT
By Alexa Huffman
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.
CITY WIDE POSTERING BYLAW SLAMS LOCAL BANDS AND VENUES
With bylaws now being highly enforced, postering is now subject to stiff fines for businesses, promoters, and bands. This photo was taken in 2010. Perry King/Gleaner News.
By Jelena Subotic
It looks like Mayor Rob Ford has picked another fight.
Tags: Annex · Liberty · News · General
Tags: Annex · News · People · General
CLAMP-ON LIGHT PROJECT HAMPERED BY DELAYS AND CONFUSION
Twenty-one Clamp-on lights, like this one, have been installed on side streets along Bloor Street in the Bloor-Annex area by Toronto Hydro. Jelena Subotic/Gleaner News
By Mike Shulman