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Suspect with knife at Spadina Station

Woman slashed in face at Spadina station

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Jay Garak knife, Spadina Station, Toronto Police

A woman suffered facial injuries from being slashed by a knife at the Spadina subway station yesterday, police reported this morning.

ASE camera at Queen and Sackville

Each ward getting additional speed camera—and more on the way

February 2, 2023February 11, 2023 Rodger Burnside automated speed enforcement, community safety zones, John Tory, Mike Colle, speeding, Vision Zero

Toronto’s 50 speed cameras have been so successful in catching fast drivers and reducing speeds that more cameras are being added.

Kids at summer camp

For Kids THINGS TO DO

Feb. 11: Registration for summer CampTO begins

January 28, 2023February 2, 2023 Streeter staff camps, CampTO, Day camp, parks, recreation centres

Registration for the city’s summer camp program, CampTO, running July 4 to Sept. 1, is set to begin at 7 a.m. on Feb. 11.

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Central Toronto Daily Updates

March 5, 2022March 7, 2022 Streeter staff ActiveTO, affordable housing, Alexandra Park, Andrea Barrack, Annamie Paul, anti-Semitism, arson, attempted murder, automated speed enforcement, Bayview Avenue, bike lanes, Bloor Street West, break and enter, break-ins, Brian Chang, car fire, Chinatown, Christie Pits Park, Chrystia Freeland, Clinton Street Public School, closures, collision, COVID-19, COVID-19 variant, David Morris, dog poop, Dundas Street West, El Mocambo, encampment, fatality, film festival, fire, firearms, first-degree murder, Food Basics, Friends of 225 Brunswick, goat, graffiti, green plan, gun control, hate, hate crime, homelessness, Howard Street, human remains, indecent act, Jack Layton, Jessica Bell, libraries, Little Italy, Loblaws, Marci Ien, methadone, Metro, Michelle Ross, motorcyclist, New Democratic Party, noise, outdoor recreation, overdoses, Palmerston Area Residents’ Association, parking permits, patios, pedestrian, pollinator gardens, Qi Sushi, Queen's Park, ravines, Remembrance Day, RenovictionsTO, rents, retail robbery, rinks, road closures, road work, robbery, SafeTO, Santa Claus, Seaton House, second-degree murder, sexual assault, shooting, Shoppers Drug Mart, sinkhole, snow clearing, snowstorm, spitting, St. George Care Community, St. Joseph Street, stabbing, Starbucks, streetcar, subway, tenants, Terry Fox, Toronto flag, Toronto Police, Toronto Urban Design Awards, town hall, trafficking, Trinity Bellwoods Park, Valentine's Day, vehicle break-ins, waste reduction, watermain break, wheelchair, YMCA Child Development Centre, Yonge Street, Yorkville Avenue

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

Bloor Street bike lanes

‘Temporary’ bike lanes to be made permanent, council decides

December 16, 2021December 17, 2021 Rodger Burnside Bayview Avenue, bike lanes, Bloor Street, city council, Danforth Avenue, Dundas Street East, Joe Cressy, John Tory, University Avenue

Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians had better get used to the bike lanes installed last year as temporary parts of the ActiveTO initiative.

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Exhibits THINGS TO DO

Starting Dec. 3: Witness the dawn of life at the ROM

November 19, 2021December 3, 2021 Streeter staff Bloor Street West, Royal Ontario Museum

The Royal Ontario Museum is unveiling Dawn of Life, the new gallery that explores early life on Earth and four billion years of evolution.

Petition aims to bring back Metro Toronto flag — with changes

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Dennis Hanagan logo, Metropolitan Toronto, Petition, Toronto flag

An urban geographer and an arborist plan to petition city hall to have the former Metro Toronto flag reinstated as the city’s emblem.

curb-lane patio on Yonge Street

Sidewalk, curb-lane patios to become permanent dining experience in Toronto

October 28, 2021October 29, 2021 Rodger Burnside CafeTO, city council, executive committee, John Tory, patios

The city’s executive committee yesterday approved extending the CaféTO initiative allowing sidewalk and curb-lane patios indefinitely.

El Mocambo lane murals

‘Gritty’ murals decorating El Mocambo Lane to celebrate local resilience

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 Rodger Burnside Chinatown Business Improvement Area, El Mocambo, Gwartzman’s Art Supplies, Margaret Trudeau, Mike Layton, murals, Rolling Stones, Spadina Avenue, StreetARToronto

The storied El Mocambo is set to reopen Oct. 30 — demonstrating the resilience of local communities, as celebrated in a new set of murals.

500 University Terry Fox mural site

Public asked to help choose among five Terry Fox murals

October 23, 2021 Rodger Burnside graffiti, John Tory, Mike Layton, mural, street art, StreetARToronto, Terry Fox, University Avenue

The grey line of towers along University Avenue are about to get some colourful larger-than-life artwork to commemorate Terry Fox’s run.

climate action champions needed

Activism THINGS TO DO

October: Become a Neighbourhood Climate Action Champion

October 1, 2021October 2, 2021 Streeter staff climate change, environment, Neighbourhood Climate Action Champions

The city is once again seeking Neighbourhood Climate Action Champions to help inspire local green projects.

recreation programs resume

City recreation programs back, but you’ll need to be vaccinated

September 22, 2021September 24, 2021 Rodger Burnside John Tory, proof of vaccination, recreation centres, recreation programs, registration, vaccination

Proof of vaccination will be required for most people involved in the city’s fall recreation programs with registration opening this weekend.

Annamie Paul among Toronto Centre election signs

Amid Liberal sweep, biggest story of central Toronto is Annamie Paul’s loss

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Rodger Burnside Annamie Paul, Chrystia Freeland, federal election, Marci Ien, Toronto Centre, University-Rosedale

The Liberals swept central Toronto again in this election but attention focused on Green Party leader Annamie Paul’s losing quest for a seat.

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Health & Fitness THINGS TO DO

Sept. 25, 28: Start signing up for fall recreation programs

September 11, 2021September 24, 2021 Streeter staff exercise, fitness, indoor recreation, recreation programs, sports

This fall marks the return of regular recreation programming for Toronto, where COVID-19 has impacted programming since March 2020.

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Arts & Music Events THINGS TO DO

Aug. 22: Celebrate the Jack Layton legacy

August 8, 2021July 25, 2021 Streeter staff David Suzuki, Jack Layton, Mike Layton, Steven Page, Toronto-Danforth, University-Rosedale

University-Rosedale city councillor Mike Layton has announced a star-studded lineup for “Celebrating the Layton Legacy” on Aug. 22.

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That was then.

*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN

From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN

Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan

*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan

*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN

Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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