The perfect medicine to de-stress from the pandemic
By Nabahat Hussain
LIFE: Bickford Park embraces yoga (June 2021)
July 15th, 2021 · 1 Comment
FOCUS: New park imbued with nostalgia (Apr. 2021)
May 12th, 2021 · Comments Off on FOCUS: New park imbued with nostalgia (Apr. 2021)
Interactive green space to accompany development at Bloor and Bathurst
By Nabahat Hussain
CHATTER: Runners Shop keeps the pace during pandemic (Mar. 2021)
March 26th, 2021 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Runners Shop keeps the pace during pandemic (Mar. 2021)
March 2021 marks one year since the start of the first lockdown in Toronto under the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto. It also marks a year since The Runners Shop moved to a more visible location at 374 Bloor St. W. The store’s opening came on February 18, just four weeks before the first lockdown.
ARTS: Indigenous arts revealed (Sept. 2019)
October 8th, 2019 · Comments Off on ARTS: Indigenous arts revealed (Sept. 2019)
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First Nations come together for arts and crafts festival
By Nabahat Hussain
NEWS: Patio proposal moves ahead, tentatively (Summer 2019)
July 16th, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: Patio proposal moves ahead, tentatively (Summer 2019)
Layton helps forge a compromise for cheesecake purveyor
By Nabahat Hussain and Juan Romero
After a lengthy dispute with the Harbord Village Residents’ Association (HVRA), the recently opened “LeTao Sweets” bakery is up and running with tentative plans for a patio next summer.
GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Open spaces in the heart of the Annex (Summer 2019)
July 16th, 2019 · Comments Off on GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Open spaces in the heart of the Annex (Summer 2019)
Lots of places for ambling with a dog, playing sports, or watching the world go by
This is our first set of park reviews for 2019. The Annex and its surroundings are blessed with a rich array of green space — much of it under the umbrella of city parks. We grade them here, every year using many parameters. Many a venue to run your dog, laze away a day, grab a seat in the sunshine, or shade, push a child on the swing set, the Annex has it all.
LIFE: Losing the hood (Summer 2019)
July 16th, 2019 · Comments Off on LIFE: Losing the hood (Summer 2019)
Tree canopy of Harbord Village depleted by 20 per cent
By Nabahat Hussain
A thorough tree inventory in Harbord Village shows that the neighbourhood’s tree canopy has decreased by 20 per cent in the past 12 years. This rate of decline is similar to that of trees in the Annex, north of Bloor.
NEWS: Wychwood Library aims to attract (May 2019)
May 28th, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: Wychwood Library aims to attract (May 2019)
Demolition of 1970s element makes way for modern addition
By Nabahat Hussain
NEWS: Creating a friendlier Dupont (May 2019)
May 28th, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: Creating a friendlier Dupont (May 2019)
Creation of city square and Dupont greening to begin this summer
By Nabahat Hussain
CHATTER: St. Stephen’s safe-injection site loses provincial funding (May 2019
May 28th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: St. Stephen’s safe-injection site loses provincial funding (May 2019
On April 1, the provincial government, led by Premier Doug Ford, announced they would keep funding fifteen overdose prevention sites in the province, while cutting funding for three. St. Stephen’s Community House in Kensington Market located on Augusta Avenue is one of the two sites at risk of closure in Toronto.
HISTORY: Plaque planned for track star Sam Richardson (May 2019)
May 28th, 2019 · Comments Off on HISTORY: Plaque planned for track star Sam Richardson (May 2019)
CTS track star student attended Berlin Olympics on behalf of Canada
By Nabahat Hussain
CHATTER: Annex icon Queen Video slated to close (Spring 2019)
April 23rd, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Annex icon Queen Video slated to close (Spring 2019)
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Queen Video has been serving film buffs in Toronto for 38 years, and now its last remaining location is closing down. Located in the Annex across the street from Lee’s Palace, the video rental company opened its Bloor St. store in the year 2000. The shop is known for attracting film fanatics from all over the city.