Lori MacDonald — Free Art Festival in the Historic Distillery District August 2-4, 11am-6pm Civic Holiday weekend fun & creativity 75 artists from all over Ontario coming in for the Civic Holiday long weekend. Celebrate summer on the Civic Holiday ...

Steve Johnston — Some motorists, and the public in general, think that the city is not co-ordinating construction projects across the city. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the city has a very robust co-ordination ...

Peter Haisenko — The tragedy of Malaysian MH 017 continues to elude any light of clarity being cast over it. The flight recorders are in England and are evaluated. What can come of it? Maybe more than you would assume. ...

Dennis Hanagan – Downtown Yonge BIA is planning its own improvements to Yonge St. when the city rips it up from Lake Ontario to Davenport Rd. for infrastructure work. But that’s not going to happen until 2017 or 2018. “This ...

Robin Careless – A new city study is underway to try to make sense of the growing tangle of Downtown planning issues. Gregg Lintern, direct of community planning for Toronto and East York, is one of the key people working ...

Dennis Hanagan – An $8.5 million cultural hub for Toronto’s east-enders is about two years away from opening its doors in the Leslieville area. The 16,000 square foot facility will be part of a 12-storey development now under construction by ...

Eric Morse – After a lengthy career of journalism and writing—including two books on the Middle East—St. Lawrence Neighbourhood resident John Goddard has found treasure close to home. With his latest book Inside the Museums: Toronto’s Heritage Sites and Their ...

Kimberly Spice – The organization Regent Park Bangladesh Community was started in 2001 to bring residents together to address neighbourhood concerns which plagued the area. “Maintenance and safety issues in community housing and educational issues were very bad,” Mohammed Alamgir, ...

Dennis Hanagan – The new but temporary councillor for Ward 20 held an informal “meet and greet” with constituents July 21 at The Rivoli on Queen St. W. and she’s got things she wants to tackle. “I think we’re going ...

Annabelle Goodman — A hidden gem of gourmet perfection! That says it all. No need for me to exclaim further. You owe it to yourself to discover this wondrous little spot. I suspect that many of the clients are neighbors ...