Style scribe gives it the old College try
Local author Russell Smith tours Toronto’s Little Italy neighbourhood
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Homeowners may get one-time pass on illegal pads
Coun. Howard Moscoe has proposed a one-time amnesty that would give homeowners with illegal front yard parking pads in the old City of York boundaries a chance to obtain a permit.
Still no word on who pays the $4.5 million
While councillors approved the $4.5 million budget overrun last month, there is still no word on who will pay what for the series of expensive construction hiccups that have delayed the Bloor Street Transformation Project more than a year past deadline.
Risking life and limb to help fellow residents
For local resident Tom Muench, it was an event when he was a teenager that helped provide motivation for actions he would take later in life.
Midtown’s own Florence Nightingale
When Audrey Wilson commits to something, she sticks with it. Which is why last month, she received the Order of the Red Cross for her 54 years of volunteer service with the non-profit organization.
Famous ballet dancer all smiles over recent engagement
Dancer Rex Harrington and partner Robert Hope discuss their six-year relationship and recent engagement
Father’s stabbing assault brings back sad history
While few have forgotten the Forest Hill disappearance of Mariam last September, the recent stabbing by her father Vakhtang Makhniashvili has created more cause for concern in the neighbourhood.
Proposed Hogg’s Hollow building worries locals
Recently revealed plans to transform the TTC commuter parking lot located on the northwest corner of Yonge Street and York Mills Road into a 450,000-square foot, eight-storey office building have raised early concerns for some in the community.
What’s in a name? For Robert Bateman, a park
Wildlife painter Robert Bateman spent his childhood playing along an old railway line that decades later would officially become a naturalized trail called the Kay Gardner Beltline Park.
Thornhill councillors sued for trespassing
Thornhill Councillors Valerie Burke and Erin Shapero are each being sued for $60,000 for trespassing by a Markham landowner.
Bell backs off Leslie site for cellphone tower
Bell mobility recently announced in a letter that it has dropped controversial plans to erect a cellphone tower at 4800 Leslie St., near Sheppard Avenue.
Young fundraiser squeezes every drop out of charity work
Amanda Belzowski has taken a summertime tradition and is showing other kids how easy it can be to make a difference. A decade after Belzowski’s parents set her up with her first lemonade stand, the 12-year-old Bayview and York Mills resident has raised more than $150,000 toward pediatric heart and stroke research. Her annual event, … Continued