RioCan likely to appeal at Ontario Municipal Board
By Richard Frankel
Business Improvement Area (BIA) and residents’ association representatives, along with some vocal residents, exclaimed their relief with vigorous applause at City Hall on May 30.
Alice and Dan Heap had this photo taken for Dan's Holiday season householder in 1993. They stand on the porch of their home at 29 Wales Ave. in Kensington Market. Courtesy David Smiley
By Lee Zaslofsky
Tags: Annex · People · General
By Michael Radoslav
Nathaniel Moore has collected works of art, including this sketch, to commemorate the late "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Courtesy Roberto Alicea.
Tags: Liberty · Arts · General
By Cara Waterfall
Lucas Lung has the best of both worlds: the amenities of being a downtown lawyer coupled with the gratification of doing public interest work. Photo by Cara Waterfall/GLEANER NEWS
Tags: People
By Katie O’Connor
Peter Bruer has been the manager of the conflict resolution service since 1977. Katie O'Connor/Gleaner News
In a city of small spaces like Toronto, loud and obtrusive neighbours can become more than just a mere annoyance. Conflicts rise as the weather heats up, which is why making nice with them has never been more important.
Tags: Liberty · News · People · General
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.
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.
Tags: Liberty · News · People · General
Tags: Liberty · News · People · General
Bellevue Square Park was the site of a month-long crime blitz this fall. Perry King/Gleaner News
By Perry King
Out of the 68 arrests that were made in a Kensington-area drug blitz, police Sergeant Jeff Zammit remembers one arrest that bothered him.
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.
Tags: General