Downtown Seen

Eric Morse – Cabbagetown residents gather at Wellesley Park each May to celebrate the official welcoming of Spring. This year was no different and the Cabbagetown Residents Association hosted their 45th annual Forsythia Festival on Sunday May 1st. [tribulant_slideshow gallery_id=”51″]

Eric Morse –  The Riverdale Farm hosted their annual Spring Sheep Celebration on May 28th. The day included a variety of family-friendly events, activities and displays. [tribulant_slideshow gallery_id=”50″]

Dennis Hanagan – On June 4, bands played, dancers jived and families found front steps to rest on as they enjoyed the Eats & Beats Streetfest in the Riverside BIA district. The 10-block district stretches from the Don River to ...

Patchwork Village is an outdoor photo and text exhibit curated by Isorine Marc and held at David Crombie Park. This year’s event celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the Esplanade neighbourhood’s site-plan approval and features the stories of 40 Esplanadians. Each ...

Dennis Hanagan – On April 22 Downtown community groups spent Earth Day scouring their neighbourhood streets, picking up everything from cigarette butts and plastic bags to coffee cups and old newspapers—stuff that less community-minded individuals drop wherever they please. The ...

Dennis Hanagan – On April 7 George Brown College students hosted a fundraiser called Battle of the Brains for the Daily Bread Food Bank. It was at the college’s waterfront campus. Teams matched their trivia knowledge on topics of sports, ...

On March 26, Eric Morse had occasion to see the Easter Bunny with a number of area friends. [tribulant_slideshow gallery_id=”45″]

Laura Dittmann – On March 30, Dixon Hall Hosted Dixonlicious, a culinary evening in support of vital food programs in Toronto. Dixon Hall Neighbourhood Services serves more than 200,000 nutritious meals across over seven programs to children at camp, frail ...

Dennis Hanagan– On March 4 Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS) held its annual fundraiser at The Carlu on Yonge at College. The 57-year-old school on Jarvis St. attracts  students from across Canada and around the world. Located in the Garden ...

Dennis Hanagan— On March 8, Heritage Toronto and Women in Toronto Politics launched Toronto the Just: Stories of Women and the Struggle for Equality at St. Lawrence Hall. Toronto the Just—coinciding with International Women’s Day—is an exhibit featuring stories of ...