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By Kimberly Spice — Plans for the future of the crumbling Canada Malting Silos remained uncertain even has fences went up and Phase I work started on the demolition of adjacent buildings. More than 50 Bathurst and Queens Quay area ...

By Shawn Tracy — Downtown just got a shot of colour! The Bay Corridor Community Association (BCCA) has spearheaded a community-based project designed to bring art directly to the streets. With funds from a City of Toronto “Clean and Beautiful ...

By Deb Devgan — Recent reports from the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario found students in lower income neighbourhoods are less likely to apply to university than those where household incomes top $75K.  Couple that with a lack of ...

St. Michael’s Choir School is right in the heart of Toronto. Our students have very intense school days; full academics plus approximately 80 minutes per day of choral classes not including their piano, organ or other instrumental lessons. Despite their ...

The McGregor Hosiery Mills project at  401 Wellington Street West received an honourable mention for the William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship category at the 2009 Heritage Toronto Awards on Oct. 14. The award, which honours projects that have restored ...

By Duncan McAllister — A meeting of the West Don Lands Committee (WDLC) was held on Oct. 26 at 39 Parliament St. Guest presentations included an update from Urban Capital Development on the first phase of the River City at ...

In a meeting of the Old Town Toronto Network (formerly known as St. Lawrence Works) on Oct. 8, area resident Connie Yang announced the formation of a new St. Lawrence Market Art Club, which will provide 20 studio spaces for ...

On Oct. 17, the Oak Street Housing Co-operative at 120 Cornwall St. celebrated its 25th anniversary. The theme of the celebration was “25 Years of Success” at providing attractive affordable housing to Downtown residents. Co-op members and guests enjoyed entertainment, ...

By Eric Morse — There was something special on the Harbourfront line of the TTC this past summer—an original “Red Rocket” (No. 4500) from the middle of the last century, running regular service between Union Station and the Exhibition every ...

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 ...