By Katie O’Connor
After years of power struggles, the City of Toronto took control of Casa Loma (1 Austin Terrace) from the Kiwanis Club, which has managed the historic castle for almost 75 years.
The city owns Casa Loma, but had contracted out management to the charity since 1937.
By Julia Hennessey
Six shots were fired in an alley adjacent to Augusta Avenue. Julia Hennessey/Gleaner News
The Kensington Market community was back to its peaceful self just two days after three men were wounded from gun shots fired in an alleyway.
By Beth Macdonell
The Annex Cat Rescue cautions that feral cats are never safe to pet. Beth Macdonell/Gleaner News
Look down one of the Annex’s many laneways and all may appear lifeless. But according to Janine Denney-Lightfoot, 47, a volunteer with the Annex Cat Rescue, living in and around our garages and sheds are hundreds of feral cats.
By Nathaniel G. Moore
Daniel Jones was a self-proclaimed alcoholic writer. Photo courtesy Sam Kanga.
This month, two works by the infamous late-Annex writer Daniel Jones are being reissued.Coach House’s The Brave Never Write Poetry comes with a brand new New Order record sleeve-inspired cover, while Three O’Clock Press’ remix of 1978 is slightly more sophisticated than its original release over a decade ago.
The Captain Wallace app began as an idea between three dads who work in Liberty Village. Courtesy Ken Reddick.
By Gurpreet Ghag
According to his Twitter account, Captain Wallace is an adventurer, a mustache enthusiast, a pith hat collector, and a friend to all animals. He once spent a week in the belly of a whale with only a ginger beer and a loaf of bread.
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By Susan Oppenheim
Rosario Marchese, right, has been a sitting MP in Trinity-Spadina since 1990. Photo credit: Perry King/Gleaner News
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By Lindsay Tsuji
The General Election on May 2 proved to be a historic evening. From news of a Conservative majority, the Green Party winning a seat in Parliament to the naming of the NDP as the new opposition party, it was nothing less than shocking.
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Compiled by Emina Gamulin, Perry King, and Beth Macdonell
The Riding
Trinity-Spadina neighbourhoods include Chinatown, Little Italy, Little Portugal, Kensington Market, the Annex, Seaton Village, Harbord Village, University of Toronto, Koreatown, Queen West, King West, the West Waterfront and the Toronto Islands. The riding is one of the most rapidly changing areas in the city due to the increase in condo developments. More than 41 per cent of residents listed a language other than English or French as their mother tongue.
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By Zacchary K
While the often inebriated and occasionally violent behavior of Brunswick House (481 Bloor St. W.) patrons upsets nearby residents, the bar goers say they are no strangers themselves to getting the cold shoulder from “lame-ass” locals.
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Police officials say they found 6,000 lbs of Krispy Kremes at the Harbord donut shop, with a total street value of $45,000. Courtesy Wiki creative commons.
By Zacchary K.
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The Toronto District School Board voted against a proposal to install advertising-based television screens in its high schools last night.
If the proposal had passed, screens would have been installed in 66 schools, displaying advertising 30 per cent of the time for at least the next seven years.
