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ON THE COVER (Feb. 2024)

April 6th, 2024 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (Feb. 2024)

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DEVELOPINGS: Bloor and Spadina tower update (Feb. 2024)

April 6th, 2024 · Comments Off on DEVELOPINGS: Bloor and Spadina tower update (Feb. 2024)

A year ago we featured the many developments pending near the intersection of Bloor Street West and Spadina Avenue. Here is an update on what has changed since then near that corner alone.

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Grading our greenspace (Feb. 2024)

April 6th, 2024 · Comments Off on Grading our greenspace (Feb. 2024)

This collection of park reviews is the third and final instalment of the 2023 series and contains ten park reviews, with more gradings to come this summer. 

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NEWS: Shoppers Drug Mart changes course after story (Feb. 2024)

April 6th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: Shoppers Drug Mart changes course after story (Feb. 2024)

Following the Annex Gleaner article that appeared in December 2023: “Receipt checks raise retail conflict,” the Shoppers Drug Mart on Bloor Street West at Walmer Road has ceased the practise of asking customers to show receipts after using the self-checkout. 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Feb. 2024)

April 6th, 2024 · Comments Off on LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Feb. 2024)

RE: A forgotten skating venue on Dupont, Dec. 2023 I just wanted to thank you for the lovely article [by Mia Keskinen] on the Toronto Skating Club on Dupont Street. You captured the spirit of the skating history. As a very young child, I remember being at the Toronto Skating Club on Dupont watching my […]

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HISTORY: Sturdy structure once housed Meteorological Service (Feb. 2024)

April 6th, 2024 · Comments Off on HISTORY: Sturdy structure once housed Meteorological Service (Feb. 2024)

The building located at 315 Bloor St. W. and Devonshire Place, adjacent to Varsity Stadium, is known for many things, but was built with the specific purpose of conducting meteorological and astronomical research in Canada. 

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EDITORIAL CARTOON: How to drive in Toronto (Feb. 2024)

April 6th, 2024 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How to drive in Toronto (Feb. 2024)

SEE MORE EDITORIAL CARTOONS: EDITORIAL CARTON: “Someone’s getting rich!” (Dec. 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Fall 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Summer 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May/June 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How nice (April 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Scale of badness (Mar. 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Winter’s not as cold as these deals! (Feb. 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice — Can dreams come true? (For John Tory) (Dec. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How […]

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HISTORY: Dupont building was a purpose-built car factory (Feb. 2024)

April 5th, 2024 · Comments Off on HISTORY: Dupont building was a purpose-built car factory (Feb. 2024)

At the turn of the 20th century, Toronto was considered a car manufacturing town; now, this is a distant memory. Evidence can still be found today, as the location of Toronto’s first Model T factory was at Dupont and Christie streets. 

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