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OMB Approves Illegally Built Addition

November 6th, 2013 · 1 Comment

Adam Vaughan Vows to “Destroy” OMB

BRIAN BURCHELL/GLEANER NEWS

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Plastic Propaganda

November 6th, 2013 · Comments Off on Plastic Propaganda

 In our blind bid to recycle we seem to have forgotten the first two “Rs”

By Terri Chu

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It Takes a Village

November 3rd, 2013 · Comments Off on It Takes a Village

Unique Parent-Child Cafe’ Provides a Safe Harbour

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Photo By Brian Burchell/Gleaner News

An inside view of a space welcome to child and parent alike, a very well executed renovation of the site of the former Toronto Women’s Bookstore.

By Erika Murray

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The four corners of Bathurst and Bloor

October 28th, 2013 · Comments Off on The four corners of Bathurst and Bloor

When a big store means more than just a place to shop: the future of Bathurst and Bloor

By Simone Blaiss

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Good Ol’ Apple Pie

October 28th, 2013 · Comments Off on Good Ol’ Apple Pie

An old fashioned recipe never goes out of style

By Susan Oppenheim

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Getting Canadians Moving Again

October 18th, 2013 · Comments Off on Getting Canadians Moving Again

By: Olivia Chow and Joe Cressy

Those of us who live in the city all know the aggravation that can come with unreliable public transit and gridlock.  Being squeezed into an overflowing subway. Watching packed streetcars pass you by as you wait in the cold, already late for work. Sitting in a car in traffic and fighting that temptation to scream.  The reality, for far too many, of not having a fast and reliable source of public transit within walking distance of your home or work.

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Fringe celebrates 25 years

September 8th, 2013 · Comments Off on Fringe celebrates 25 years

Shows in thirty-five venues dazzled audiences

By Beth McKay

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The Bloor Bordon Market is up and running again

September 8th, 2013 · Comments Off on The Bloor Bordon Market is up and running again

By Beth McKay

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Monthly Annex BIA Meeting

November 28th, 2012 · Comments Off on Monthly Annex BIA Meeting

From Christmas installations to increasing security at the Brunswick House

By: Kelly Gabel

The monthly Bloor Annex Business Improvement Area (BIA) meeting took place Oct. 16 at Kilgour’s Bar Meets Grill (509 Bloor Street W.) and was led by treasurer and secretary, Brian Burchell.

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Toronto After Dark Returns for 2012

November 28th, 2012 · Comments Off on Toronto After Dark Returns for 2012

Genre festival makes it way back to the Annex

By Katie O’Connor

The Toronto After Dark Film Festival (TADFF) is back, and this year it’s bigger than ever.

The critically acclaimed genre film festival turns seven this year, and has expanded to nine nights of programming.

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Robbery at Cash Converters

November 13th, 2012 · Comments Off on Robbery at Cash Converters

By Samori Bryan

On the morning of Oct. 8, employees of the second-hand goods store Cash Converters (570 Bloor St. W.) found the glass door of their shop broken into and a quantity of electronic items stolen.

Fourteen division responded to an automated alarm around midnight at the store where officers discovered that a break and entry had occurred.

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Urban planning for students

October 29th, 2012 · Comments Off on Urban planning for students

UTS humanities teacher hopes to inject urban studies into Ontario curriculum

Andrew Schopp

The curriculum taught in public schools across Ontario covers everything from the Canadian Shield to the formation of cumulus clouds, but covers very little regarding the urban landscape in which 81 per cent of Canadians live.

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Parks after dark

October 29th, 2012 · Comments Off on Parks after dark

Police and city staff aim to keep parks safe after hours

By Victoria Prouse

Increased complaints about after-hours disturbances in neighbourhood parks are a telltale sign of summer for Toronto Police 14 Division. To combat this situation, 14 Division’s Community Response Unit has implemented a special parks initiative, which began in April and runs until September.

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