East end benefits from rapid Bike Share expansion in 2019
It should be easier to grab a pair of wheels for a bike ride in east-end neighbourhoods with an extensive expansion of the city’s Bike Share system.
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Author: Rodger Burnside
The ‘urban oasis’ amid the towers
Toronto mayor John Tory remembers the old College Park and witnessed the park’s decline firsthand, he told about 150 people who attended its reopening.
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Lane naming reflects Edna Beange’s life of activism
The new had better be kept clean and accessible, Don Valley West MP Rob Oliphant warned. “Edna is watching,” he said.
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No motive for Danforth shooting found in police investigation
Toronto police still don’t know why Faisal Hussain shot up Danforth Avenue, killing two young girls and wounding others before killing himself, last summer.
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Candlelight AIDS vigil looks back and forward
More than 300 community members gathered at Barbara Hall Park on Tuesday evening for the 35th annual Toronto AIDS Candlelight Vigil.
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Black belt test day for karate students on Laird
Four students received black belts on June 13 at Don Ritter Karate Studio on Laird Drive, wioth Nicholas Short getting his adult level black belt.
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Bells on Danforth ring out for safer bike lanes
June 15 was the date for the annual Bells on Danforth ride. Gathering at Withrow Park, hundreds of cyclists had a clear ride eastward along the avenue.
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A trees grows in Leslieville, thanks to festival
The Leslieville Tree Festival was about more than planting a single tree but was a celebration of the urban forest in Toronto in general.
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Community centre officially reopens for its 20th birthday
The North Toronto Memorial Community Centre officially reopened on June 9 on its 20th anniversary after being closed a year for renovations.
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Eglinton East ranked worst road in Ontario: CAA poll
It’s official. Eglinton Avenue East, site of construction for the Eglinton Crosstown light-rail line, is now the most hated street in Ontario.
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Moonlight Madness brings out Beach’s beer drinkers
You didn’t have to be mad to enjoy the Moonlight Madness event in the Beach on Friday evening. But being a little nuts about craft beers probably helped.
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Bennington Heights school evacuated in bomb scare
Toronto police blew up two suspicious packages after evacuating and searching Bennington Heights Elementary School on Bennington Heights Drive this morning.
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When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton
When the Mt. Pleasant Road Loop was being built nearly 94 years ago, the work didn’t cause massive traffic jams as the building of the Eglinton Crosstown line does now.
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Jones Avenue school closed after heavy fire damage
Students showing up for their classes at Jones Avenue Adult Centre this morning were turned away as fire had demolished half their school’s roof overnight.
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Two arrested after shots fired from Annex rooftop
A man has been charged with discharging a firearm recklessly after shots rang out on a rooftop near Bloor and Spadina on Saturday.
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