Frank Touby — Rob Ford, in his pre-mayoral persona, seemed so perfectly suited to be the leader of the city. He sounded so informed and so on top of things, so reasoned in his views. I heard him a lot ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), chairman of the Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee in the House, introduced on Tuesday legislation that seeks to restore Americans’ privacy rights by ending the government’s dragnet ...

Dennis Hanagan – If you live in the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood and you’ve seen people outside your home making notes chances are they were volunteers with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. They’ve been studying buildings in the neighbourhood hoping to ...

Eric Morse – Who’s speaking up for Allan Gardens?” Architect Michael McClelland wants to know. The Gardens, one of the largest Downtown parks, was founded in 1858 and received its present name in 1901. Its Victorian-style conservatory, c. 1910, famous ...

Dennis Hanagan — Cycling advocates want bike lanes on Yonge St. from Lake Ontario to Steeles Avenue. “Those of us in bicycle advocacy believe if you build it they will come,” says Burns Wattie with Cycle Toronto. An October public ...

Dennis Hanagan – A resident in the Sherbourne and Wellesley neighbourhood says Wellesley-Magill Park has an odour problem, possibly stemming from dog urine. “This summer it seemed to be worse than last,” says Kevin Gilchrist. He raised the issue at ...

Once again the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), not city council, will make the final decision on the shape of the city. The significant issue it will rule on is the proposal by David Mirvish to build three towers between 70 ...

Michael Schwartz Skillful and skeptical questioning has greeted consultation regarding the proposed 50-storey development at 25 Richmond St. E. and 20-26 Lombard. The Oct. 15 public meeting saw city planner Angela Stea chair and field courteous-but-testing comments and questions. Developer ...

Words are powerful. They conjure up images in our minds. Our choice of words determines the effect they have on others. Some words are upsetting, others soothing The language of our politicians is full of words that trigger emotional reactions ...

Harrison Lowman – Church Wellesley Neighbourhood Association (CWNA) members are skeptical about proposals that would see Downtown Yonge St. act as a breeding ground for start-up businesses, citing unwarranted and soaring rent prices that will scare off entrepreneurs.  The city  ...