Dennis Hanagan – At its June meeting city council deferred a recommendation from its Planning and Growth Management Committee that would have given the city more control over its planning decisions. But that greater control would have dealt with only minor ...

Kimberly Spice – Developers and city planners revealed the updated proposal to the Mirvish and Gehry project at 260-270 and 274-322 King St. W. during a community consultation meeting at Metro Hall on May 27. The original design would have eliminated ...

Robin Careless – On May 28, delegates from the St Lawrence Neighborhood Association (SLNA) met to discuss new developments in the community and to keep each other appraised of their progress. Delegates are either elected or appointed by their respective buildings: ...

Robin Careless – The Corktown Residents & Business Association (CRBA) met on the June 3 to discuss the imminent park renewal project. Councillor Pam McConnell was there to discuss the upcoming improvements, as well as share new information regarding the project. ...

Eric Morse – After steering an uncertain course for the past two years, the Cabbagetown BIA has undergone some significant changes in organization, as has the Cabbagetown Festival, scheduled this year for Sept. 6 and 7. Effective May 19 David Blackmore ...

Robin Careless – The West Don Lands Committee (WDLC)—much as the name implies—is a committee with the express purpose of  giving a voice to the current and future inhabitants of the West Don Lands. Its monthly meetings cover a wide variety ...

Dennis Hanagan – When a developer proposed two residential towers for the South Niagara neighbourhood residents there said they wanted artists in a heritage building on the site to stay where they are. The community made it clear they didn’t want ...

Kimberly Spice  – Igor Vrabac was asked by a Canadian Consulate officer in Budapest, why he wanted to come to Canada and after answering he wanted to live his dream of being a composer, it must have had an impact because ...

Dennis Hanagan – About 100 people gathered under blue skies for a ceremony on Market St. in June to hear it dedicated to the man whose dream was to restore dilapidated heritage buildings there and turn the street into a pedestrian-friendly ...

Dennis Hanagan – Evergreen at the Brickworks wants communities bordering the Lower Don River Valley to have better access to that green space, one of the city’s largest natural respites. The communities in mind are Cabbagetown, Riverdale, Corktown, Riverside, Riverdale, Regent ...