New pools and gym coming to Sheppard
The area surrounding Bessarion subway station on Sheppard Avenue East could be a bit more active in years to come.
Category: Culture
$1 million for Downsview art project sparks war of words
A million-dollar public art project from Ontario’s Planning Act Section 37 funds for Downsview Park’s Stanley Greene neighbourhood was passed at the most recent meeting of North York Community Council (NYCC). However, the vote was not unanimous.
North Toronto arena rumour quashed
It was recently reported that the ice rink located on Eglinton Avenue West just west of Yonge Street in Eglinton Park might soon be taken out. Turns out the idea was just a bad game of telephone.
Two local dog parks to stay open
Neighbours say safety and noise are of tremendous concern
Buzz-worthy band The Head and the Heart hits Toronto
Josiah Johnson, one of the founders of the Head and the Heart, describes his band as “strong willed.” When the Seattle-based band was on the cusp of a breakthrough, it was Pacific Northwest stalwart Sub Pop that gave them the freedom to be who they were and do things their way. The results speak for themselves.
Theatre Review: New Jerusalem, on now at the Harold Green Jewish Theatre
Nothing says drama like 17th-century philosophy. But seriously, New Jerusalem by David Ives (whose Venus in Fur is returning to Toronto in December) is gripping. The great rationalist thinker Spinoza loved God and logic, and he just couldn’t keep his unorthodox ideas to himself.
How They Met: CBC’s Christine Tizzard and Big Wreck’s Ian Thornley
CBC host and culinary guru Christine Tizzard dishes on how she met her rocker hubby.
Shopping mall sale causes condo concerns
Bayview Village Association believes residents need their say.
Gas leak in buildings owned by Alaska developer
On the frigid morning of Tuesday, Feb. 11, a tenant at 2779 Yonge St. smelled a strange oder in her apartment building. Although others had detected the smell, they assumed it was coming from outside, but this tenant decided it was better to be safe than sorry, and called the fire department.
Davisville Village merchants band together
Business owners hope to improve parking, streets cape.
Observatory saga rages on to municipal board
Fate of 400 proposed units at iconic site still up in the air.
More problems for St. Clair as platform redo looms
The St. Clair Avenue right-of-way is set to undergo more costly construction. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is expected to spend as much as $7 million on the streetcar line’s platforms in order to accommodate mobility ramps for the new vehicles.