All are invited to HotHouse Café Library Room which will host revered community builder’s memorial 3-5pm Nov. 10 Downtown mourns the death but celebrates the life of Michael Comstock who for decades has been a positive influence and fount of ...

By Joy Kogawa – Mike Everywhere Comstock Morning early grey October days 5:00 a.m. up Scott across Bercszy Through the park at St. James And back down following the Red parade profuse in mid-air Mike’s bouquets, his Antidote to urban ...

Cities across the continent are being assaulted by casino developers By Adam Vaughan – Soon, City Council will be debating allowing a mega casino to be built in Toronto and casino lobbyists have their eyes on our waterfront. Toronto and East ...

By Ken Smith – If you have walked by or through Berczy Park lately, you would have noticed a few changes—for the better. During the Labour Day weekend, volunteers from the community group Friends of Berczy Park introduced vibrant green ...

By John Bessai – An active committee of Downtown residents has been organizing a town hall meeting to promote possible adjustments to how Canadians vote in their national governments. The committee is called Canadian Electoral Alliance (CEA) and includes Cabbagetowner ...

Downtown advocates Michael Shapcott and the Rev. Dr. John Joseph Mastandrea have been honoured with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal. Shapcott, who works as the director of affordable housing and social innovation at the Wellesley Institute,  was awarded the medal ...

By Eric Morse – Representatives from the city’s transportation services office hosted a public meeting at Trinity College on Sept. 11 to consult with stakeholders on proposed design variations for the projected Wellesley–Hoskin–Harbord bicycle lanes. The meeting followed up on ...

By Kimberly Spice – The Toronto Port Authority (TPA) and the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) continue to be at odds with parents from the Bathurst Quay and extended Harbourfront community over dangers school children face at the corner of ...

By Robert Fabian – Yonge St. is special. It was Upper Canada’s first street. It’s the longest street in Canada. It was the commercial heart of 19th century Toronto. It contains the best remaining examples of commercial architecture from that ...

Due to construction By George Hume – Waterfront Toronto convened a meeting on Aug. 30 for stakeholders along the Central Waterfront and East Bayfront from Parliament to York streets to review the construction schedule for the Martin Goodman Trail. The ...