Store closes but not coming clean as to why
By Mary An
NEWS: COVID-19 at 7-Eleven? (Oct. 2020)
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FOCUS: Push for bike safety continues (Oct. 2020)
November 2nd, 2020 · 1 Comment
Bells on Bloor asks for enforcement of bike lane rules
Over a six week period, the Gleaner photographed active daytime deliveries along Bloor St. West in order to give a snapshot of which companies respect the bike lanes and which don’t. Most do. Some Sysco truck drivers obey bike lane rules, while others do not. Brinks trucks must deliver via the front door of their customers, and seem to actively ignore the rules while doing so.
NEWS: Midblock fire station on Howland Avenue gets a facelift (Oct. 2020)
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Fire Station 23 once housed steamed-powered, horse-drawn pumpers
By Mary An
CHATTER: Clinton’s Tavern returns, features a monthly flea market (Oct. 2020)
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Clinton’s Tavern has re-opened under new ownership after closing back in February and is set to house the new Bloor West Flea Market as its Sunday special event.
The 83-year-old bar at 694 Bloor St. W. has been bought and re-opened by Echo Karaoke. The new ownership developed a menu incorporating Korean food with pub food.
CHATTER: A soulful performance from a Howland porch (Oct. 2020)
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Stephanie Martin has been singing and performing her whole life. The singer-songwriter and actress has been on the national and international scene for 30 years, but when the new coronavirus hit, everything changed.
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Oct. 2020)
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EDITORIAL: Confusion reigns in COVID-19 response (Oct. 2020)
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As the pandemic continues and enters its second wave, the people of Ontario, and especially Toronto, Ottawa, and Peel region can count on one thing: chaos in the rules and guidelines that allegedly exist to protect us. While confusion reigns it is clear that we need a leader who knows how to lead, and if that’s too much to ask, that leader needs better people to be following himself.
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
FORUM: Inclusionary zoning is the answer (Oct. 2020)
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Growth in affordable housing is impossible without making it mandatory
By Mike Layton
The city’s need for affordable housing has never been more apparent than over the course of the pandemic. The public seems to have taken notice. My colleagues and I have been working on this issue and asking for additional and substantial investments in housing for more than a decade. We believe that housing is a human right and we need the funding and policies in place to treat it as such.
FOCUS: A literary trailblazer (Oct. 2020)
November 2nd, 2020 · 1 Comment
Jay Macpherson paved way for next generation of female professors
Correction: On page 11 of the August 2020 issue of the Annex Gleaner, in the annual Grading our Greenspace section, Jay Macpherson was misidentified as “he”. This error was brought to our attention by Alexandra F. Johnston, professor emerita, Department of English, Victoria College, University of Toronto. The Gleaner regrets the error.
LIFE: Paying homage to local characters (Oct. 2020)
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Vibrant mural meant to appeal to children
By Mary An
At the intersection of Bloor Street West and Major Street, the Annex has welcomed a new mural. With help from the City of Toronto’s StreetARToronto grant, the Bloor Annex Business Improvement Area (BIA) held a competition last year to fill the wall in a way that would best represent the neighbourhood.
SPORTS: Baseball Leafs look back on the season that wasn’t (Oct. 2020)
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With Christie Pits locked down, local players endured a rare summer off the diamond
By R.S. Konjek
NEW IN BUSINESS: New restaurant opens mid-pandemic (Oct. 2020)
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Entrepreneur invests in community on a wing and a prayer
By Mary An
ARTS: Global pandemic month eight: the show goes on (Oct. 2020)
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Discover a wealth of Culture Corridor programming on-line
By Meribeth Deen
Remember festivals? Remember movie theatres, parties, the crush of humanity drawn to the streets because there were places to go, things to see, and people to meet? Sometimes eight months feels like forever, even though we got a dose of sunshine, could set foot into museums, and got re-acquainted with dining out.