Dennis Hanagan — When King West resident Sylvia Fraser sees “vulnerable, shivering, innocent” pigs through the slats in livestock trucks entering Quality Meat Packers on Wellington St. W. it makes her think of child abuse, too. “I’m here because of ...

Ian Steer — For the first time in its 162-year history, the America’s Cup yacht race was watched live by thousands of fans onshore and millions of television viewers worldwide. Considered sailing’s equivalent to Formula 1 car racing, the event ...

Rollo Myers is a local hero. He’s manager of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and a long-time booster of preserving and highlighting Toronto’s historic past. Ontario’s legislature sits at Queen’s Park, but the original buildings used to be located on ...

By Kimberly Spice – At its general meeting on Sept. 17, the York Quay Neighbourhood Association (YQNA) heard guest speaker Ron Jenkins, sailor and nature photographer, share his concerns about the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (BBTCA) expansion plans. Approximately ...

By Dennis Hanagan – The city has armed itself with new ammunition to confront developers who want to dispute planning decisions for Yonge St. between College and Carlton and Charles streets in front of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). City ...

Please join us for an evening presentation and discussion on the latest trends in search and social media. Come hungry, and feed your brain fresh ideas and new web marketing knowledge. Search and Social Rank Symposium Number Five celebrates the ...

As I mosey through St. Lawrence Market on my daily guided tours, the one question I get asked most by local and foreign tourists alike is: Are there any ghosts here? As a somewhat a skeptic in all things occult ...

By Eric Morse – The Corktown Residents’ and Business Association (CRBA) has submitted an application to the city to have a paved sidewalk and lighting installed just north of the Richmond St. E. overpass between Power St. and St Paul ...

By Dennis Hanagan – Filmmaker and Downtown west resident Rob Stewart has come a long way from catching fish and frogs as a boy in Toronto to filming sharks in the Galapagos Islands and running from machine gun fire near ...

It was a disheartening meeting that I had with a key member of Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government in the person of personable MPP Laura Albinese (York South-Weston) I was part of a contingent from Newspapers Canada and the Ontario Community ...