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Local web series ends season with Christmas special

The first season of the local web series Opinionate This is coming to a finale and we want to invite you to watch it and celebrate with us! Series producers Lindsay Rollins, Patrick Smith and Titus McNally can finally take ...

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Social policy experts decry cuts to housing, services

Recent cuts to the city budget for housing, services and transit have social policy experts decrying the reduction in staff and programs. Speaking from city hall, Sean Meagher, executive director of Social Planning Toronto said, “This budget presents a stark ...

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NFB Ontario Studio moving to new Downtown location

On Dec. 12, the National Film Board of Canada’s award-winning Ontario Studio in Toronto is moving to a new home in the Entertainment District, at 145 Wellington Street West, Suite 1010. The NFB is making the move to a custom-designed ...

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Entertainment District BIA meets with MPP about high hydro rates

The Toronto Entertainment District BIA meeting about hydro rates on Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. will include a round-table discussion with MPP Han Dong to discuss how hydro costs are impacting local business. The meeting (at the BIA office at ...

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Gadget Zone: Gift ideas for techies this holiday season

It’s December again: time for all that holiday gift shopping that you’ve been “looking forward to.” Never fear! The Gadget Zone has some cool gift ideas for techies that will cross some of the most difficult names on your list. ...

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Berczy park reopens, but stay off the new grass

Much to everyone’s surprise, our park at last partially reopened on Friday, Dec. 2nd, enabling public access to the pathways, main plaza and the mural garden/on-leash pet area behind the Flatiron Bldg. Hurray! The city notes that: Some park features ...

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York St. median lane closes for two weeks

York Street lane closing may take longer than two weeks.

The planned York Street lane closing recently announced by Metrolinx will cause some brief disruption but will have long-term benefits, the transit coordination agency reports. Union Station Rail Corridor December 2016 York Street Bridge Rehabilitation Metrolinx, an agency of the ...

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Bell in Brief: Art deco doorway was first step for women workers

The Bell Canada entrance on Temperance St. in Downtown Toronto.

It was through this gorgeous art deco doorway built in the 1920’s that thousands of young women entered the workforce for the first time. Bell hired 3,000 women working round the clock to be telephone operators. The Downtown core was ...

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Showroom holding ALS benefit Dec. 6

Benefit at The Showroom Dec. 6 to raise funds to fight ALS.

Dear friends: We need your help. There is a fight to be fought and we need a lot of support. Our dear friend Ruth’s brother Paul has recently been diagnosed with ALS. Paul is a young otherwise healthy amazing man ...

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Library’s St. Lawrence branch re-opens

The St Lawrence branch of the Toronto Public Library re-opened on Nov. 26 at 12:30 p.m. after being closed for renovations. Branch head Dulce Gomes reported the re-opening adding, “Thank you all for your patience and support during the closure.” ...

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