Frank Touby — If they weren’t for real, someone would have invented the names of the authors of Power Plants. The book is about plants you encounter in your daily life, or could encounter. The subtitle is, Simple Home Remedies ...

Robin Careless – The Aug. 26 murder of Jelena Loncar outside of C Lounge at 456 Wellington St. W. triggered the Wellington Place Neighbourhood Association (WPNA) to call a community meeting on Sept. 29. Police from 14 Division were in ...

Dennis Hanagan – Corktown’s five parks are in need of makeovers but because of their small sizes there are limitations in what can be done with them. “The existing ones are getting old and tired. They aren’t meeting the needs ...

Dennis Hanagan – Residents at the Moss Park apartment buildings have made good use of green space outside their 285 Shuter St. building for the past three summers. They turned a large portion of the lawn on the Queen St. ...

Duncan McDonald – The ABC Residents Association (ABCRA) hosted its annual general meeting on Oct. 8. The ABCRA is a non-profit group that advocates on many issues pertaining to municipal development and planning. The members are deeply concerned with the ...

Dennis Hanagan – Construction for a new library at the First Parliament site at Berkeley and Front streets could begin in 2017 with the library ready to open in 2019, according to a report from a working group with the ...

Kimberly Spice – Few people who watch comedic sketches at the famous the Second City rarely recognize how much impact the music has on the audience. To make a memorable evening the comedians and music director must work hand-in-hand to ...

John Sewell – Whoever you supported for mayor and council, you’ll be interested in the shape and complexion of the new city council. And it would be very difficult to say that it is a fair representation of those who ...

Stig Harvor – The exhausting Toronto city election has finally ended! Despite its marathon 10-month length, public attention has been riveted as seldom if ever before on the race for mayor. Voter participation at 64% set a new record. This ...

Dennis Hanagan – Graffiti taggers unknowingly provided a job opportunity for two young artists—the real kind—in Little Norway Park at Bathurst and Queens Quay this past summer. Friends of Little Norway Park (FLNP) asked Harbourfront Community Centre if it had ...