
Entries Tagged as 'General'
ON THE COVER: Order in (Mar. 2020)
March 24th, 2020 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Order in (Mar. 2020)

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Coming up
February 19th, 2020 · Comments Off on Coming up
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NEWS: BIA behind green plan (Spring 2019)
April 23rd, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: BIA behind green plan (Spring 2019)
BIA infrastructure improvements, parkettes construction to begin in 2019
By Meribeth Deen
Big changes are coming to Bloor Street: new sidewalks, new water-mains, new trees in the ground, and four new parkettes. At the recent Bloor-Annex Business Improvement Association AGM, BIA chair (and publisher of this newspaper) Brian Burchell told local business and property owners that, after years of planning, the City of Toronto is confident that the Bloor St. Greening Initiative will come to fruition in the coming year.
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Upcoming event: March 20, 2019
March 14th, 2019 · Comments Off on Upcoming event: March 20, 2019
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February 5th, 2019 · Comments Off on Upcoming event
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CHATTER: Marking Remembrance Day with music (Dec. 2018)
December 30th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Marking Remembrance Day with music (Dec. 2018)
The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre observed Remembrance Day with a multi-disciplinary ceremony. The November 11 event included a moment of silence, candle lighting, and a music performance by students in the music program.
—Temi Dada/Gleaner News
FOCUS: Should the public and Catholic boards be amalgamated? (City Election 2018)
October 17th, 2018 · 2 Comments
TDSB candidates weigh in
Only four of the 13 candidates running for trustee in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Ward 10 — which includes city wards 11 and 13 — replied to our questions. We did not receive answers from Mahbubul Alam, Ted Crysler, Kate Frischkorn, Baquie Ghaza, Jooheon Lee, Aaron Macgregor, Chris Moise, Alamgir Muhammad, and David Oliver. We reached out to the candidates by phone and email, and gave them a week to provide answers, asking them to keep each answer to 100 words or less.
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CHATTER: Meet and greet at the fall fair (Aug./Sept. 2018)
September 11th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Meet and greet at the fall fair (Aug./Sept. 2018)
If it’s the first Sunday after Labour Day, it must be time for fun at the fair. On September 9 from noon to 6 p.m., residents of Harbord Village will be out in full force for music, socializing, and a silent auction at its annual fall fair in Margaret Fairley Park. Refreshments like burgers, soft drinks, and wine will be available for 50 cents to $5, depending on the item.
NEWS: Bell wins ballot bunch (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: Bell wins ballot bunch (July 2018)
NDP scores more votes than all rivals combined
By Geremy Bordonaro
Jessica Bell of the New Democratic Party (NDP) is the first ever Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the newly formed riding of University-Rosedale. The riding, which encompasses the northern half of what was once Trinity-Spadina, includes all of the Annex.
CHATTER: Farmers’ market returns to Green P (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Farmers’ market returns to Green P (July 2018)
The Bloor-Borden farmers’ market returned for its 11th year on June 6.
Open every Wednesday until the middle of October, the market offers a little bit of everything to delight the tongue from berries to honey, vegetables, meat, bread, and even wine! All the fresh produce is direct from the farm to the city.
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CHATTER: REDress Project inspires local solidarity (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: REDress Project inspires local solidarity (July 2018)
Jaime Black’s REDress Project has inspired three churches along Bloor Street to show their solidarity with those seeking redress for Canada’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
CHATTER: Church raising funds to preserve glass (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Church raising funds to preserve glass (July 2018)
The Church of Saint Stephen-in-the-Fields has launched a fundraising campaign to save its historic stained glass windows. One of Toronto’s oldest buildings, the Anglican church at 103 Bellevue Ave. in Kensington Market was built in 1858. The impressive stained glass windows date from 1878, and were built by one of the leading stained glass studios in Canada at the time.