Toronto City Opera’s performances are approachable and fun By Annemarie Brissenden What could possibly go wrong when a poor peasant who only has eyes for a beautiful landowner buys a magical love potion from an itinerant doctor? Discover the hilarity that ensues in Gaetano Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore, performed by the Toronto City Opera (TCO) this […]

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New business owner turns trauma into dream fulfilled By Chantilly Post   Sugary Swirls, at 1087 Bathurst St., is the newest specialty bake shop to open in the Annex. If cotton candy, Ferrero Roche, or ice-cream sundae cupcakes don’t sound inviting then maybe the modern-vintage decor and fresh flowers will invite you inside to order […]

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One Spadina Crescent embraces the past and welcomes the future By Annemarie Brissenden With its grey facade looming eerily behind a chain-link fence, One Spadina Crescent seemed destined to become the ramshackle province of ghosts. Instead, the nineteenth-century Gothic revival building is undergoing an ambitious renovation that will transform it into the new home of […]

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Mirvish Villagers stress link between affordability and character By Annemarie Brissenden Mirvish Villagers accustomed to battling real estate developers greeted an unexpected overture from Westbank Projects Corp. on April 30 at the Randolph Academy with polite skepticism. It was one of a series of introductory meetings hosted by the company, which last fall purchased a 3.47-acre […]

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Consensus emerges for a better Ontario Police Complaints System By: Brian Burchell “More transparency, timeliness, independence, and accountability are what’s needed,” says Dr. Alok Mukherjee, chair of the Toronto Police Services Board; these are just some of the recommendations that have emerged from a report on the Future Directions for the Ontario Police Complaints System. […]

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Adam Vaughan Vows to “Destroy” OMB BRIAN BURCHELL/GLEANER NEWS

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Unique Parent-Child Cafe’ Provides a Safe Harbour Photo By Brian Burchell/Gleaner News An inside view of a space welcome to child and parent alike, a very well executed renovation of the site of the former Toronto Women’s Bookstore. By Erika Murray As a new mother in 2002, Nathalie Robertson initially struggled to forge a social […]

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When a big store means more than just a place to shop: the future of Bathurst and Bloor By Simone Blaiss In any intersection in downtown Toronto, transformation is inevitable, but the changes occurring to the four corners of Bathurst and Bloor has that area’s diverse community particularly up in arms.  This summer’s announcement that […]

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An old fashioned recipe never goes out of style By Susan Oppenheim My maternal grandmother gave me a copy of  The Naomi Cook Book first published in 1928 the Hadassah Women.  All the donated recipes are clear and simple. Things pop up like “cook in medium oven till done” quite often. My copy has the inscription […]

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Shows in thirty-five venues dazzled audiences By Beth McKay The Toronto Fringe Festival held its 25th anniversary from July 3rd to July 14th and, to celebrate, a whopping 148 shows were performed at 35 venues and entertained countless theatregoers. Though it may have been difficult to attend all of the Fringe shows because of the […]

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By Beth McKay The Green P parking lot is nestled in between Bloor Street and Lennox Street, and though this lot appears ordinary, it is yet another example as to why the Annex is such a thriving and eventful community. The Green P parking lot is used for cars throughout the week, but on Wednesdays […]

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Hit SummerWorks play explores hard choices in marriage By Melania Daniel Its stage name is A Song for Tomorrow, but this Annex-based play, which enjoyed a successful debut at SummerWorks this year, could have easily been called The Story of the Wongs. For one, a trio of unrelated Wongs dominated the program credits on opening […]

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