Councillor says religious facility may violate bylaws
Residents claim place of worship in private home causing parking woes
Category: Culture
City’s most congested intersections in Bayview
Transportation director says real relief requires expanded transit
‘Republic of Rathnelly’ goes cosmopolitan
Quirky neighbourhood wins approval for branded street signs
Townhouse-like York Mills proposal appealed to OMB
St. Andrew’s Ratepayers Association is considering enlisting professional representation
Ex-landfill may officially become unique urban park
rejected a proposed plan to install a methane-reduction system at a former landfill
55 & 69 storeys eyed for Green P site in Yorkville
A local city councillor is raising the alarm over an application by development company Minto to plunk two massive condo towers down on a parcel of land in increasingly crowded Yorkville, currently occupied by a nine-level parking building.
Residents claim area airplane noise has ramped up
Local residents are appealing to the federal transport minister not to approve an application by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) for an increase in its night flights budget. They fear it will contribute to what they say has been worsening noise from airplane flyover in the area.
Renowned southern Ontario research facility to face the axe
The federal government’s plan to shut down the Experimental Lakes Area just doesn’t make sense
Upscale grocer pegged as tenant for Leaside site
After rumours that an upscale grocer and liquor store would move into the former Brennan Pontiac car dealership at 1860 Bayview Ave., the lead tenant has been confirmed as a Whole Foods Market. The upscale organic grocer is slated to open a 50,000-square-foot store in Leaside in 2015, according to a recent press release.
Theatre Review: Hello, a bizarre 10-week production at Kensington Market’s The Electric Theatre
As a former die-hard X-Phile, I wanted to believe in Hello, the extra-terrestrial electronic extravaganza playing in Kensington Market. Its story, about an alien enthusiast who has to deal with a real alien invasion, seemed like it had Mulder and Scully written all over it. Heck, even its digs — the newly-minted The Electric Theatre — has a gigantic alien airbrushed across it. The truth (of a good show) had to be out in there. Somewhere. But, it wasn’t.
Morning Throwback: lap dogs were just as spoiled in the 1900s as they are now
It’s sad when a woman doesn’t have children and is forced to dress up and pamper her tiny dog like a little surrogate baby. It’s even sadder when a woman has lots of children at home, but prefers the company of her obnoxious dog, Tito, over them.
Five TIFF flicks that we really want to see
Well, it’s that time of year again: TIFF time. Well, almost. This morning TIFF announced its 2012 galas and special presentations (basically, all the films everyone wants to see). Before our city is overtaken by schmoozing and celebrities, we have to remember that it’s all about the movies. Here are five we’re most looking forward to seeing.