“I just don’t understand why more people aren’t talking about this.” A Torontonian woman who’s invested in multiple Downtown rental properties (and has asked to remain anonymous), thinks platforms such as Airbnb are an “illusion” to the real problem of ...

TTC officials confirmed the 514 Cherry streetcar’s return of full time service of at a community meeting with Corktown and Distillery District residents on June 27. The news was met with dismay by residents living near King and Sumach—but those ...

Unspoken Theatre brings a remount of the comedy “Death Meets Harlequin” to Toronto Fringe KidsFest this July, with a bonus circus pre-show. The commedia dell’arte style performance delighted critics and audiences last year, who called the show “comical” and “striking”, ...

High waters and flooding on Toronto island put a damper on the walking tours offered by two longtime residents, but with waters now receding, tours are starting up again. Join Susan Roy and Linda Rosenbaum, two long-time Island residents for ...

The air was electric at Toronto’s answer to the Tony Awards last night as the best in Toronto-produced theatre, opera and dance were recognized for their efforts at the 2017 DORA Awards. Held at the legendary Elgin and Winter Garden ...

The House of Providence once stood in the middle of a huge park, just south of the still-standing St. Paul’s Basilica (on Power St. east of Parliament) with which it was affiliated. It had wings three storeys tall and was ...

As a historian, I really enjoyed watching Victorian Slum House on PBS. It shows (in quiet, realistic and graphic terms) how life was in the slums of London in the 19th century. We here in Toronto also had some horrid slums ...

It was a small but passionate group—tenants, activists and professionals (both from non-profit agencies and various city departments) as well as Parkdale-High Park (Ward 14) councillor Gord Perks—on hand at the Parkdale Public Library on June 22 for an insightful ...

Have you heard of Royal Fuzz? And no I don’t mean that little patch of hair that signals a prince’s entrance into manhood. I’m talking about the modern metal band reminiscent of artists like Iron Maiden and Skid Row that ...

The Law Society Tribunal released the results of disciplinary action against east end lawyer David Jack Moll on June 13. The Law Society alleged that Moll, a Toronto resident who was called to the bar in 1975, committed professional misconduct ...