Frank Touby — “Customer service excellence” is the first item on rehabbed Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s 4-point program as he suits up to present himself as cured and ready for business. Indeed, he has shown signs of performing for his ...

Carey Kinsolving — “You can’t tell a real prophet from a false one by whoever sings the loudest and prays the longest,” says Kris, 12. “You can even preach the best, but if the heart is not right, God can’t ...

Kimberly Spice – The Canada Rugby League has only been in existence since 2010 but they have climbed to the rank of 20 on the international rugby scene out of 48 world class teams. Front and Spadina area resident Robin Legault ...

Anthony Marcusa – Now that projects are rising above ground in the West Don Lands, talk has turned to who will control the newly-built affordable housing after the 2015 Pan Am games are over. The future is clear for Block 15: ...

ÏAnthony Marcusa – The Toronto and East York community council casino subcommittee will meet at city hall on Jan. 11 at 9:30 a.m. in committee room 2 on the second floor at 100 Queen St. W. Councillors Ana Bailão, Paula Fletcher, ...

Christina Palka – The Fort York Neighbourhood Association (FYNA) is officially up and running, says newly-minted association president Vicki Townley-Trottier. The fledgling group (whose mission is to help make the neighbourhood a safer and generally more beautiful place) came into being ...

Dennis Hanagan – Police at 51 Division are finding social media a useful tool to tell the community why they’ve increased the number of foot patrol officers in the neighbourhoods of Regent Park, St. James Town and the Sherbourne corridor this ...

Anthony Marcusa – One Downtown resident and long-time supply teacher is turning his experience interacting with kids into an exciting piece of fiction targeted at the curious children and young adults. Queen’s Quay and Spadina resident Randy Coates has taught students ...

Maria Leung — A new study by Friends of the Earth Canada shows that over 60% of “bee-friendly” home garden plants sold at garden centers have been pre-treated with neonicotinoids (neonics) pesticides shown to harm and kill bees. Of the ...

David White — “When I was in college, we drank beer. When my sons were in college, they drank draft beer. But when my granddaughter was in college, she’d get together with five girls, go out to a restaurant, and ...