By Linda Weichel — During the Cabbagetown Festival on Sept. 12, Sword Street. residents celebrated the streetscape revitalization of their community with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and party. The ribbon was symbolically cut by a wooden sword hand-carved by a ...

By Kimberly Spice — The waterfront revitalization continued to take shape as the newest 1.3 kilometre stretch of the Martin Goodman Trail opened in front of Ontario Place on Sept. 19. Lead by mayor David Miller, government dignitaries appropriately arrived ...

By Chris Bolton – Much was written during the budget discussions earlier this year about a motion from one of the Toronto school trustees on the need to create cash for new projects by closing and selling schools. This motion was ...

By John Joseph Mastandrea — This year there was a fresh spirit and a vibrant energy as planning for the 2009 AIDS Walk began in the spring. A groundswell of enthusiasm surged in the summer, so when September arrived, the ...

Members of the York Quay Neighbourhood Association, Adam Vaughan, and area developers took part in a ribbon-cutting for the opening of Simcoe St. on Sep. 22. This new artery connects Downtown to the Waterfront and includes bike lanes.

The Churchwardens of St. Bartholomew’s Church at 509 Dundas St. E. are seeking gifts for the church’s food ministries for a “Harvest Thanksgiving.” “We will be grateful to receive gifts such as peanut butter; canned fish; olive oil; and warm clean socks,” ...

The 52 Division Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) volunteers present “Invest In Our Youth: Our Future” fourth annual scholarship event on Oct. 26 at Montana at 145 John St. The event includes a reception at 6 p.m., followed by a ...

By Ken Smith — Getting around Downtown—from the Harbourfront to the Financial District and the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood—is getting more pleasant in some ways but less so in others. There are noteworthy improvements thanks to efforts by established and new ...

By John Sewell –  Police are expanding their presence from 22 to 36 public high schools, and from eight to 12 Catholic high schools in Toronto. In the Catholic system, that means there are police in half the high schools; in ...

By Michael Comstock –  I want to show people my travel photos from this summer. It was the best trip ever; the trip of a lifetime, my wife and I say. But she also says most people don’t want to see ...