Former Trillium CEO, Andrea Barrack, joins race for MPP
By Joshua Snow
FOCUS: Liberals bank on star power (Spring 2022)
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CHATTER: Appeal dismissed, redevelopment of 225 Brunswick Ave. to proceed (Spring 2022)
April 11th, 2022 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Appeal dismissed, redevelopment of 225 Brunswick Ave. to proceed (Spring 2022)
Construction at 225 Brunswick Ave. is set to begin this spring after a lengthy appeal by the former synagogue’s neighbours.
On Dec. 17, 2021, the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB) ruled in favour of developer Jeff Kopas, of Kopas Developmets Ltd., approving his plan to turn the commercial building into a seven-unit apartment building.
CHATTER: Feeling famished? Go to Hoagie Station (Spring 2022)
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If you’re looking for the biggest sandwiches in the Annex, you’ve come to the right place. Located at 495 Bloor St. W., Hoagie Station is the neighbourhood’s newest sandwich shop, and the owners have a story to tell, while serving up whopping 13-inch hoagies.
DEVELOPINGS: Developments on your doorstep (Spring 2022)
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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
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Spring 2022)
April 11th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Spring 2022)
SEE MORE BY BRETT LAMB:
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Winter 2022)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jan. 2022)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Dec. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Fall 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: Fourth wave funnies! (Aug. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jul. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Apr. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: Pandemic Response (Mar. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Feb. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jan. 2021)
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
EDITORIAL: A conservative in name only (Spring 2022)
April 11th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: A conservative in name only (Spring 2022)
It’s silly season at Queen’s Park as the ruling Progressive Conservatives seek another mandate from voters this June. And it’s not beneath Doug Ford to attempt to bribe voters with their own money and ignore criticism about behaving in a fiscally reckless fashion.
FORUM: A budget brief from the trenches (Spring 2022)
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Many progressive gains come out of city council
By Mike Layton
The 2022 budget process concluded in late February, followed by a few quick council meetings to address regular business. With the help of my colleagues, and the advocacy of many of you, we achieved notable improvements to a budget that began with glaring gaps in services, while continuing to work to improve safety in our communities.
FORUM: Celebrating our local leaders (Spring 2022)
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MPP Jessica Bell pays homage to community contributors
By Jessica Bell
Our Community Recognition Awards recognize the people who help make University-Rosedale a wonderful place to live. Here’s some of our recent award recipients.
Seniors’ Advocate
ARTS: Hello April! (Spring 2022)
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The Bata Shoe Museum will dazzle your feet
By Meribeth Deen
With any luck, winter boots will be forgotten in the back of the closet this month as Torontonians embrace spring—at least on the good days.
If you are a shoe fanatic, Sundays are particularly good days because the Bata Shoe Museum (BSM) is FREE on Sundays.
Tags: General
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)
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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.