New and continuing developments in the Annex
By MADELINE SMART
with files from HENRY WIERCINSKI, Annex Residents’ Association
Photos by BRIAN BURCHELL, renderings from developers’ and city’s websites
Entries Tagged as 'News'
DEVELOPINGS: Developments on your doorstep (Spring 2022)
April 11th, 2022 · Comments Off on DEVELOPINGS: Developments on your doorstep (Spring 2022)
ON THE COVER: Show Bloor Annex Love (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Show Bloor Annex Love (Winter 2022)
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NEWS: Dominico’s vision changed Toronto sports history (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · Comments Off on NEWS: Dominico’s vision changed Toronto sports history (Winter 2022)
Late baseball owner loomed large over amateur sports scene
COURTESY TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS BASEBALL
By R.S. Konjek
As local lore will have it, the Toronto sports scene was forever changed one afternoon in the summer of 1968.
NEWS: Too close for comfort (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · 2 Comments
Side-by-side condo tower development on Davenport
COURTESY CITYZEN AND GREYBROOK REALTY PARTNERS
By Nicole Stoffman
NEWS: Main Street gets some relief (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · Comments Off on NEWS: Main Street gets some relief (Winter 2022)
New Small Business tax class see property taxes drop by 15%
By Carly Penrose
The benches outside Emily Rose Café at Palmerston Square and Follis Avenue were filled with patrons. Mothers and daughters, friends coming together over food. Although it was late November and the café had yet to introduce indoor seating, patrons were undeterred by the cold late-fall air as they waited patiently for their coffees and baked goods.
CHATTER: Groundbreaking at Sussex (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Groundbreaking at Sussex (Winter 2022)
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CHATTER: Unlock the secrets of Canadian history (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Unlock the secrets of Canadian history (Winter 2022)
Did you sleep through history class? Never fear — this month there’s a lot that you can catch up on, particularly in commemoration of Black History Month. Prepare to explore the stories you thought you knew alongside the ones you were never told through books, movies, and coins.
CHATTER: Pax prays for peace (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Pax prays for peace (Winter 2022)
ON THE COVER (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (Jan. 2022)
NEWS: Honouring the past in future planning (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on NEWS: Honouring the past in future planning (Jan. 2022)
Declaring the Annex a heritage district vetted by community
By Nicole Stoffman
NEWS: They come for the grub but leave with much more (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on NEWS: They come for the grub but leave with much more (Jan. 2022)
The Avenue Foodbank strives to put itself out of business
By Nicole Stoffman
NEWS: Peddling the E-bike option (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on NEWS: Peddling the E-bike option (Jan. 2022)
HVRA educates residents on a greener mode of moving
By Margarita Maltceva
CHATTER: Treasuring the Gleaner at the Palmerston Library (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Treasuring the Gleaner at the Palmerston Library (Jan. 2022)
Anyone interested in an in-depth history of the Annex will find a rich source in 24 bound volumes of the Annex Gleaner available at the Palmerston Library. The series, beginning with the very first issue from May 1995, is available for reference just behind the front desk in the “local history” section, which is one of thirty such sections at libraries across the city.