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.
Parts and Labour's roof-top garden in Oct. 2010. The establishment wants to put a patio in. Photo courtesy of Parts and Labour
By Beth Macdonell
On March 9, The city’s Committee of Adjustment panel turned down a request by Parts and Labour (1566 Queen St. W.) to construct a roof-top patio.
Quality Meat Packers (2 Tecumseth St.) has no plans of closing. Beth Macdonell/ Gleaner News.
Although an abattoir on Tecumseth Street has been operating for almost a century, some residents remain perturbed by the smell of live pigs being brought into the area for slaughter. Initially run by the city, Toronto Abattoirs Limited and Quality Meat Packers Limited, irk John Sleeman, 65, a retired resident who lives on Wellington Street between Tecumseth and Bathurst.
Despite the many offers he has received, Paul McCaughey will be keeping the Matador’s iconic sign at his new community living space. Plans for the building include a live music venue, a restaurant, a fitness centre, and perhaps a Russian steam room. Beth Macdonell/Gleaner News.
Exclusive to the Gleaner
By Beth Macdonell
Written By Rick Salutin
August 10 to 22 at Fort York, 100 Garrison Rd.
By Beth Macdonell
On now through Aug. 22, Festival at the Fort presents Great Voices, a play that tells the story of the Battle of York during the war of 1812 between America and British Canada.
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Neighbourhood residents have complained about The Social's crowded sidewalks. Beth Macdonell/Gleaner News
By Beth Macdonell
In what seems to be a response to the city issuing an increased number of fines last year, Richard Lambert, co-owner of The Social (1100 Queen St. W.), is asking the city to rezone the address to allow it to operate as a nightclub.
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By Beth Macdonell
In the early 1990s, residents and merchants of Kensington Market successfully organized to increase garbage pickup days from two to three days a week.
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