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ON THE COVER (Summer 2024)

October 15th, 2024 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (Summer 2024)

On Aug. 2, the Lucky Pennies performed on the public stage at Bloor and Brunswick.
On Aug. 2, the Lucky Pennies performed on the public stage at Bloor and Brunswick. To learn more about the Bloor Annex BIA’s public stage please visit www.bloorannex.ca/welcome-to-the-bloor-annex-bia-stage. NEILAND BRISSENDEN/GLEANER NEWS

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NEWS: A plan to build above heritage apartments (Summer 2024)

October 15th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: A plan to build above heritage apartments (Summer 2024)

Density on Spadina Road to expand in coming years 

Rendering of 41-45 Spadina Rd. looking southeast. COURTESY WND ASSOCIATES

By Meredith Poirier

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NEWS: New Tactile Map in the Annex (Summer 2024)

October 15th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: New Tactile Map in the Annex (Summer 2024)

Bloor Annex BIA and STEPS Public Art make the Annex more accessible

The team from STEPS Public Art and the Bloor Annex BIA that helped make the Tactile Map a reality.
COURTESY AYESHA KHAN/STEPS PUBLIC ART

By Merideth Poirier


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GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: A report card on our parks (Summer 2024)

October 15th, 2024 · Comments Off on GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: A report card on our parks (Summer 2024)

A plethora of Annex-area parks under scrutiny

Each year the Annex Gleaner reviews the many parks and parkettes in our coverage area using a variety of criteria. While there is no decisive “winner” of the grading, letter grades are assigned to convey the quality of the parks, considering aspects such as upkeep, design, and amenities. The reviews accompanying the grades also let the reader know what makes each space unique. This is the first instalment of reviews for 2024.

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EDITORIAL CARTOON: Staggering Progress! (Summer 2024)

October 15th, 2024 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: Staggering Progress! (Summer 2024)

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EDITORIAL: Road safety for some, sometimes (Summer 2024)

October 15th, 2024 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Road safety for some, sometimes (Summer 2024)

When Ontario Premier Bill Davis stopped the Spadina Expressway, the decision could have been a defining moment for Toronto. But over a half century later, it’s still not clear that we are “building a transportation system to serve people” instead of automobiles. Construction projects and heavy trucks that endanger vulnerable road users, along with politicians devoted to protecting the status quo, continue to block a more people-friendly way forward. The death of a young female cyclist on Bloor Street on July 25 offers additional, tragic evidence that we still live in a car-first reality.  

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FORUM: Saxe and the City (Summer 2024)

October 15th, 2024 · Comments Off on FORUM: Saxe and the City (Summer 2024)

Councillor debuts podcast; Avenue Road safety improvements are on the way

By Dianne Saxe

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FORUM: The heat is on (Summer 2024)

October 15th, 2024 · Comments Off on FORUM: The heat is on (Summer 2024)

The Ontario government is AWOL on the existential threat that is climate change

By Jessica Bell

This year has been a defining moment in our global climate crisis because the devastating and life-threatening impacts of climate change have arrived in Canada. It’s no longer an inconvenience that affects someone else; it affects us.

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GREENINGS: Paris can do it, why can’t we? (Summer 2024)

October 15th, 2024 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: Paris can do it, why can’t we? (Summer 2024)

Addressing climate change is a matter of will, not lack of means

By Terri Chu

Addressing climate change is a matter of will, not lack of means

Political leadership is rare these days. I want to give a shout out to the mayor of Paris for doing what those of us in Toronto can only daydream about. 

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SPORTS: Baseball feels the chill at Christie Pits (Summer 2024)

October 15th, 2024 · Comments Off on SPORTS: Baseball feels the chill at Christie Pits (Summer 2024)

Maple Leafs and their racing mascot both search for elusive wins

Vanquished and unmasked, Gustavo Carvalho congratulates the latest fan to defeat him in the Freeze Race on July 7 at Christie Pits. The race is part of the in-game entertainment at Toronto Maple Leafs ball games this season. COURTESY CRAIG AIKIN

By R.S. Konjek 

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