Parkland sold and slated for townhouses
Residents of a North York neighbourhood are worried about a rare piece of parkland that has been sold and will be paved over to hold 200 new townhouses.
Category: Culture
Local moms take a fresh approach to baking
One thing about Caroline Davis: she’s not nuts. The mom and baker co-owns new nut-free bakery Two Moms Baked Goods
Iconic North York furniture shop to close its doors
He’s keeping his beard, but Garrit De Boer, owner of North York’s Idomo Furniture, is closing his store after 40 years.
Hogg’s Hollow parking lot subject of traffic study
The plan to turn the current TTC commuter parking lot on the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Wilson Avenue into an office complex is on hold pending a comprehensive traffic report, commissioned by the city. In July 2010, Build Toronto announced plans to transform the surface-level parking lot into an eight-storey, mixed-use office building, … Continued
North York tennis champ honoured
He has won a gold medal, and he is one of only a few tennis players in history to have won all four Grand Slams. And now Daniel Nestor, local tennis pro, has been named to the Order of Canada.
Yonge Street blaze has ties to 905
Controversy surrounding the building at 335 Yonge St. has abounded since one of its walls collapsed last spring.
Raonic makes a racket at Australian Open
All eyes are on Thornhill’s Milos Raonic after the 20-year-old tennis star secured a spot in the world’s top 100 in men’s singles with early victories at the Australian Open.
Dunlap conservation plan goes to council
Town of Richmond Hill staff recently issued a final draft of the David Dunlap Conservation Management Plan.
Deerhurst Resort sold to Bayview developer
Muskoka’s premier resort is changing hands and its new owner is a developer who calls Bayview home.
Contentious luxury complex to finally start construction
After a heated Ontario Municipal Board hearing and a change in developers, 20 controversial, luxury townhouses at Bayview Avenue and the Bridle Path are scheduled to start being built this month.
Half a victory for Bayview’s Conrad Black
In January, prosecutors told a Chicago federal judge they will not be retrying Conrad Black on two convictions. The convictions — one for fraud and one for obstruction of justice -— had been reversed in an appeal court in October 2010.
Mirvish bets the bank on Billy Elliot
The big production this February has to be the arrival of Billy Elliot, an Elton John musical based on the joyous movie, in which an adolescent in a coal-mining village in England discovers his talent and passion for ballet.