The City of Toronto is collaborating with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) to build a community centred facility, which will become the social, recreational and educational heart of the Railway Lands ...

The St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood BIA has scheduled a presentation and question and answer session for area residents to see and give feedback on a vision for the future of the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood on Feb. 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. ...

The Cooper Koo Family Cherry Street Y will be home to a 20,000 square foot accessible green roof – one of the largest in downtown Toronto. A consultation session will be held on Feb. 24 from 7 to 8 p.m. ...

The West Don Lands Committee (WDLC) will hold its monthly meeting on Feb. 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. at 39 Parliament St., 11th floor. The entry code for the meeting room is 182. The meeting will include a presentation ...

The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association (SLNA) events committee is taking part in discussions with councillor Pam McConnell’s office, the BIA and other community stakeholders with regard to a proposal submitted by the St Lawrence Market Neighbourhood BIA to hold a ...

Two northbound lanes on University Avenue, from Wellington St. to King St. W., will be closed from Feb. 21 until March 8 to rebuild a Toronto Hydro cable chamber. Work is scheduled to start on Feb. 21 with a completion ...

Duncan McDonald — Downtown resident Edward Nixon writes to understand life: “One writes, speaks, and listens from where one finds oneself.” For Nixon, poetry was a natural form of expression, one he was fascinated with when he was “old enough ...

Dennis Hanagan — Of the 4,000 buildings across Toronto that the city collects garbage from about 3,600 have joined the city’s organic recycling program, says Rob Orpin, director of Toronto’s collections and litter operations. One of the landlords that Orpin’s ...

Dennis Hanagan — Toronto’s Design Review Panel has praise and misgivings about Ryerson University’s plan to build an academic and student residence tower on Church Street north of Dundas. University representatives met the panel Nov. 13 to get feedback on ...

Kimberly Spice — Indie-folk, singer and songwriter, Quincy LePalm has been writing his own music since the age of 14 after his single mother bought him his first guitar. “She bought me my first guitar when I was age 12 ...