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Central Toronto Daily Updates

July 27, 2019July 28, 2019 Streeter staff 0 Comment Bay Street, Bloor Street West, Boulevard Café, College Park, College Street, Cumberland Street, Downchild Blues Band, Estonian Centre, Harbord Village Plant Fair, Hazelton Avenue, homicide, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Madison Avenue, Mike Layton, robbery, TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Toronto Fringe Festival, Toronto Police, Tree for Me, Yonge Street

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Central Toronto neighbourhoods.

DAILY UPDATES

Central Toronto Daily Updates: May 2019

June 1, 2019July 11, 2019 Streeter staff Bay Street, Bloor Street West, Boulevard Café, College Park, College Street, Cumberland Street, Downchild Blues Band, Estonian Centre, Harbord Village Plant Fair, Hazelton Avenue, homicide, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Madison Avenue, Mike Layton, robbery, TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Toronto Fringe Festival, Toronto Police, Tree for Me, Yonge Street

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Central Toronto neighbourhoods.

Community Events THINGS TO DO

June 2: Pick up free tree at Harbord Village Plant Fair

May 19, 2019May 23, 2019 Streeter staff Brunswick Avenue, Harbord Village Gardeners, Harbord Village Plant Fair, Plants, Tree for Me

The Harbord Village Plant Fair takes place June 2 — when you can also pick up a tree or shrub ordered from the Toronto agency Tree for Me.

Arts & Music Events THINGS TO DO

March 14: Karaoke party in Kensington to raise funds for art

February 28, 2019March 4, 2019 Streeter staff Augusta Avenue, karaoke, The Boat

Theatre Insomnia & Red Coat Collective are hosting its Karaoke Party on March 14 to help raise money to make art.

Opinion VIEWS

Parked delivery vehicles are helping cause traffic nightmare

December 10, 2018December 22, 2018 Streeter staff delivery vehicles, Eglinton Avenue, St. Clair Avenue, traffic

The problem is reaching a crescendo of sorts: the number of delivery vehicles parked and double parked on our streets, both residential and commercial.

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Those raccoon lovers are at it again—with kids book

December 2, 2018December 22, 2018 Rashid Powankumar Danforth Avenue, raccoons, Toronto Raccoons, VII Designs + Gifts

The classic book series Where’s Waldo? now has competition — Toronto-style — as a fun-filled raccoon book hits the shelves.

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Midtown Liberals save one, lose everything else

June 8, 2018December 22, 2018 Rodger Burnside Don Valley West, Eglinton-Lawrence, Gillian Smith, Jessica Bell, Jill Andrew, Jo-Ann Davis, Jon Kieran, Kathleen Wynne, Mike Colle, provincial election, Robin Martin, Toronto-St. Paul's, University-Rosedale

Premier Kathleen Wynne barely holds her seat, as NDP and PC take the rest in midtown Toronto in the provincial election on June 7.

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Upset in new riding more likely to go NDP orange than PC blue

May 25, 2018December 22, 2018 Brian Baker Green Party, Jo-Ann Davis, Liberal Party, New Democratic Party, Progressive Conservative Party, provincial election

University-Rosedale, the new riding created in 2015, will see its first election and for University of Toronto political science professor, Grace Skogstad, it will be interesting to see what shade it will wear after this election.