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Danny Marks
Arts & Entertainment Column VIEWS 

Guitarist Danny Marks opens up about past and future

July 15, 2022July 29, 2022 Brian Baker 0 Comment Blast Radius, Danny Marks, David Eisenstadt, Edward Bear

Former Edward Bear guitarist Danny Marks has embraced his past pop fame while keeping up his blues interests on radio.

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Stag Shop
NEWS 

Stag Shop brings the sexy back to Yonge and Eglinton

June 26, 2022June 30, 2022 Andrea Freedman Pride, sex shop, sexuality, Stag Shop, Yonge Street

Recently opened Stag Shop has created an inclusive and comfortable environment for people to shop for products to enhance sexual well-being.

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North Leaside street sign
NEWS 

Province’s new rules allowing sky-blocking tower in North Leaside

May 4, 2022May 6, 2022 Brian Baker construction, development, Geoff Kettel, Jaye Robinson, Leaside Residents' Association, Midtown In Focus, Ontario Land Tribunal, Ontario Municipal Board

The provincial government’s rewrite of Toronto’s Midtown in Focus plan has left North Leaside residents potentially in the dark.

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Olivia Fazekas is the founder and designer of After9
Business NEWS 

Lawrence Manor mompreneur left finance career for fitness clothing

April 18, 2022April 28, 2022 Brian Baker After9, fitness, Maternity, Olivia Fazekas

During her first maternity leave in 2016, finance professional Olivia Fazekas had a tough time finding a nursing sports bra.

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Abby Tobias of Sole Power
*FEATURED Business NEWS 

Entertainment firm emerging from pandemic with new North Toronto digs

March 7, 2022 Brian Baker Abby Tobias, COVID-19, Keys N Krates, Sole Power Entertainment, Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors

Abby Tobias is putting all of his chips on the table with Sole Power Entertainment’s move to a three-storey glass building at 3435 Yonge St.

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SAVA Crepes and Coffee owner Sofia Reshetnikova
*FEATURED Business NEWS 

Crepes and coffee shop brings Russian tradition to Yonge-Eglinton

February 11, 2022March 7, 2022 Andrea Freedman COVID-19, Crepes, restaurant, SAVA Crepes and Coffee, Yonge Street

SAVA Crepes and Coffee, a café that serves sweet and savoury crepes, as well as coffee purchased from other local

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guns and ammo in Bainbridge murder case
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14-year-old among five facing charges related to Bainbridge shooting death

February 10, 2022 Jay Garak accessory after the fact, arrests, first-degree murder, homicide, Ontario Provincial Police, shooting, Toronto Police

A 14-year-old boy is the latest young person from Oshawa to be arrested in connection to the shooting death of Malachi Elijah Bainbridge.

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police image of man sought in endangering life investigation
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Residents stopped man from starting fire in apartment building, police say

February 10, 2022 Jay Garak arson, endangering life, fire, mischief, Toronto Police, Valley Woods Road, York Mills Road

Police have released images of a man sought in an investigation of mischief endangering life in the Parkwoods area two months ago.

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police car file photo for Ingram Drive shooting
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Three Oshawa teens arrested in Ingram Drive homicide investigation

February 8, 2022February 10, 2022 Jay Garak accessory after the fact, first-degree murder, homicide, Ingram Drive, Keele Street, Toronto Police

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the Jan. 22 shooting death on Ingram Drive.

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Existing Islamic centre at 4 Thorncliffe Park Dr.
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Metrolinx deal to move and expand Islamic centre meets criticism

February 5, 2022February 15, 2022 Ameer Shash Islamic Society of Toronto, masjid, Metrolinx, Ontario Line, Overlea, Thorncliffe Park Drive

The Islamic Society of Toronto deal to repurpose its Thorncliffe Park building into a multi-use religious centre has met with criticism.

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homicide victim
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Shooting of man found on ground in midtown now called a homicide

January 28, 2022January 29, 2022 Jay Garak Avenue Road, homicide, shooting, Toronto Police

The case of a man found on the ground with “life-threatening injuries” on Jan. 23 has become a homicide investigation.

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Alter Kakers looking for rehearsal space
*FEATURED Arts & Entertainment NEWS 

Looking for a place to play loud

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 Dennis Hanagan band, city council, economic and community development committee, musicians

Toronto’s musicians who help generate $850 million annually to the city’s economy are seeing vital rehearsal spaces drying up.

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suspects after man pistol-whipped
NEWS 

Man, 41, pistol-whipped and robbed after refusing to buy puppy

January 23, 2022January 24, 2022 Jay Garak assault, bulldog, dog, Pistol-Whipping, Toronto Police

A 41-year-old man was pistol-whipped after he backed out of a chance to buy a puppy in the Sunnybrook Hospital area on Saturday, police said.

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shooting victim Bainbridge
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19-year-old shot and killed on Ingram Drive

January 22, 2022February 14, 2022 Jay Garak homicide, Ingram Drive, shooting, Toronto Police

Police are seeking two men seen fleeing after a 19-year-old man was fatally gunned down in the Amesbury area early this morning.

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Jordon Carter homicide victim
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Boy, 13, charged with murder after shooting of 15-year-old in East York

January 21, 2022January 24, 2022 Jay Garak and Ameer Shash Gamble Avenue, homicide, second-degree murder, shooting, Toronto Police

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested after a 15-year-old boy died of injuries after a shooting in East York late Wednesday evening.

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THAT WAS THEN. This is now.

Empringham Hotel 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020May 5, 2021 Eric McMillan

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

Queen and Waverley 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

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

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

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

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan
Mt. Pleasant loop being built
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton

May 9, 2019November 24, 2020 Eric McMillan
Hay wagons on Yonge Street
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street

February 1, 2019February 3, 2019 Eric McMillan
Avoca bridge being torn down
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The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018December 15, 2018 Streeter staff

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