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By Eric Morse — The great Cabbagetown bench brouhaha continues to roil through the month of July. On July 16, a meeting took place convened by the Old Cabbagetown Business Improvement Area (OCBIA) in response to a petition signed by ...

Plans for an off-leash dog park at 51 Power St. that had been sidelined during the strike may be moving forward quickly. Pam McConnell’s office reports that event though the mandatory June public meeting had to be cancelled, an informal ...

Award-winning Canadian director Catherine Annau has been tapped to direct a documentary about the $55-million reclamation project whose aim is to build a national centre for urban sustainability at Toronto’s former Don Valley Brick Works. The documentary is seeking individuals ...

With summer at hand, members of the York Quay Neighbourhood Association (YQNA) are once again gearing up for their annual war against excessive noise. “A coalition of residents, city councillors and provincial and city agencies has been formed and is ...

By Frank Touby — Long-suffering Corktown dog owners are soon to have their off-leash park, says area Coun. Pam McConnell. So, in fact, are others throughout the city. But Corktowners will hear about theirs first in a public meeting scheduled ...

By Eric Morse — People may love them or hate them, but absolutely everybody seems to have an opinion on them. They are the new artistic installations in the Distillery Sculpture Park. They are definitely large and metallic in the ...

The Harbourfront Community Centre at 627 Queen’s Quay West is hosting its annual general meeting on June 18 at 5:30 p.m. The annual report and financials will be presented, followed by awards. The innovated Room 13 children’s art studio will ...

A new parenting group will host their first meeting under the trees at the south end of the Lesliegrove Park on June 3 at noon. The group is open to parents with children in all age groups. Rain date is ...

By Kimberly Spice — Revitalization plans for the Keating Channel and the Lower Don Lands will transform current industrial wastelands into a vibrant community with water edge promenades, bridges and small watercraft access. Plans for the revitalization and urbanization of ...

By Eric Morse — This spring, Market Lane public and senior school students had a very special chance to learn about Canadian literature and publishing, as they were invited by the Ontario Arts Council to field the juries for the ...