Annex stores prepare for Toronto’s plastic bag ban
By Alexa Huffman
Council announced this month that the city’s plastic bag ban will begin in the new year, but questions are now being raised about the impact this decision will have on businesses.
Cardboard or Cloth?
November 6th, 2012 · Comments Off on Cardboard or Cloth?
Annex post office closure will inconvenience locals
September 20th, 2012 · Comments Off on Annex post office closure will inconvenience locals
Station P, near Bloor and Spadina, will move to the Bloor and Ossington area this fall
Photo: Victoria Prouse/Gleaner News
By Victoria Prouse
From the pen of Brett Lamb—June 2012
July 13th, 2012 · Comments Off on From the pen of Brett Lamb—June 2012
Our cartoonist takes a look at the development issues around the University of Toronto.
Observatory gets the Munk Touch
July 13th, 2012 · Comments Off on Observatory gets the Munk Touch
Munk Centre expands to Bloor-Devonshire site
The classic architecture of the old observatory at Devonshire Place and Bloor Street West was preserved quite well in the new Munk Centre renovations. Photo: James Murdoch/Gleaner News
By James Murdoch
U of T, community in talks over Bloor United project
June 21st, 2012 · Comments Off on U of T, community in talks over Bloor United project
REPORTED 40-STOREYS TO BE REDUCED
By Sadie McInnes
Imagine the impact of a 40-storey building at the intersection of Bloor and Huron streets. That’s what the Bloor United Church (300 Bloor St. W.) proposed to Annex residents.
Robocall roundup
May 13th, 2012 · Comments Off on Robocall roundup
VAUGHAN CALLS FOR NEW ROBOCALL ELECTION RULES, EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON WHAT’S NEXT
By Alexa Huffman
At city hall in April, councillors weighed in on human trafficking in Toronto, and sport fishing on the city’s lakeshore. But, a motion for new robocall rules for future elections especially stood out.
UTS gets the slow boot
June 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on UTS gets the slow boot
By Síle Cleary
UTS, pictured here with students gathered outside for a Jane’s Walk in 2010, will be searching for a new home. Beth Macdonell/Gleaner News
The University of Toronto School (UTS, 371 Bloor St. W.) board is eager to enter into discussions with their academic partner, the University of Toronto, in order to clarify the terms of the school’s relocation plan.
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The Devil and Daniel Jones
May 31st, 2011 · 1 Comment
By Nathaniel G. Moore
Daniel Jones was a self-proclaimed alcoholic writer. Photo courtesy Sam Kanga.
This month, two works by the infamous late-Annex writer Daniel Jones are being reissued.Coach House’s The Brave Never Write Poetry comes with a brand new New Order record sleeve-inspired cover, while Three O’Clock Press’ remix of 1978 is slightly more sophisticated than its original release over a decade ago.
Tax, transport, and pirates: Trinity-Spadina candidates are put in the hot seat
April 15th, 2011 · 4 Comments
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.