By Eric Morse – If all goes well in the tortuous process of development approvals for Toronto’s Waterfront, the year 2015 to 2021 could well see a new mixed-use neighbourhood of 1800 or so housing units coming into existence on ...
Read More »Liberty Village committes tackle condo design, attracting business
By Dennis Hanagan – One of the four committees in the new Liberty Village Residents Association (LVRA) will be looking at ways to help attract new businesses to the community, says association president Todd Hofley. The design and business development ...
Read More »New street could create business opportunity while easing Liberty Village traffic woes
By Dennis Hanagan – A new east-west road planned for the extreme south end of Liberty Village between Dufferin St. and Strachan Ave. will provide much-needed traffic relief within the village, but it’s giving villagers and city planners a headache ...
Read More »Crown attorney helps youth, newcomers understand legal system
By Eric Morse – There are many ways to get involved with the Canadian criminal justice system, and most of them don’t involve getting charged with a crime. Most commonly, you might be called as a witness or empanelled as ...
Read More »Campus to maximize space via virutal library, online learning
By Dennis Hanagan – Classrooms and the library at the new George Brown waterfront campus are going to look a lot different from what older generations would remember from their schooldays. There’re won’t be neat rows of desks in the ...
Read More »Cantine Bistro and Bar
By Annabelle Goodman – 138 Avenue Rd 416 923 4822 Nine women were celebrating a birthday. It is difficult to find a place that has sufficient room and provides a festive atmosphere. Fortunately we all agreed that Cantine would ...
Read More »Black Skirt
By Annabelle Goodman – 974 College St 416 532 7424 Southern Italian cuisine I don’t need an excuse to dine with my grandson. We do it often. However, I am always looking for an excuse to dine at my favorite ...
Read More »La Veranda Osteria
By Annabelle Goodman – 945 Royal York Rd 416 231 3800 It was a very emotional meting. I had lost track of a dear friend of long standing. This reunion meant a great deal to me. Even though La ...
Read More »The Grilled Cheese
By Annabelle Goodman – The Grilled Cheese 66 1⁄2 Nassau St Kensington Market I want to call this fun spot the Grilled Cheese Shack. I say it with great affection because this place is not to be missed. It looks ...
Read More »CBC disses Woodsworth Co-op
Identifies the well-run, member-owned housing co-operative as part of the dysfunctional TCHC stable By Frank Touby – CBC’s local news crew and reporter Steven D’Souza got it seriously wrong in a story Dec. 13 about Toronto Community Housing Corp. (TCHC). ...
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