Little Jamaica

DAILY UPDATES 

North Toronto Daily Updates

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 Streeter staff affordable housing, assault, automated speed enforcement, Avenue Road, bakery, Barry Sherman, bike lanes, bus, café, candy, cannabis, car crash, car thefts, carbon monoxide, child care, child pornography, COVID-19, development, dog poop, Don Valley Golf Course, fire, fire truck, Fraserwood Avenue, gun control, gunshots, hate crime, homicide, Honey Sherman, knife, Lawrence Avenue East, libraries, Little Jamaica, Loblaws, map, McSorley's Saloon and Grill, Metro, motorcyclist, Mt. Pleasant Road, North Toronto Collegiate, North Toronto Hockey Association, North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, overdoses, parking permits, patios, Playa Cabana Bar Esquina, pollinator gardens, power outage, rents, Rob Oliphant, SafeTO, schools, shooting, Shoppers Drug Mart, snow clearing, Sobeys, Starbucks, Stephanie Bowman, subway, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto Transit Commission, vaccinations, vaccine, Valentine's Day, vigil, Yonge Eglinton, Yonge Eglinton Centre, Yonge Street

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

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Lawrence West Daily Updates

February 15, 2022February 17, 2022 Streeter staff ActiveTO, Allen Road, arrest, assault, automated speed enforcement, Avenue Road, Bathurst Street, bus, carjacking, collision, COVID-19, dangerous driving, Eglinton Avenue West, Fortinos, homicide, Housing Now, housing prices, Ingram Transfer Station, Lawrence Allen Centre, Little Jamaica, long-term care, Marco Mendicino, medication, Metro, Mike Colle, noise, outdoor recreation, parking permits, power outage, road closure, robbery, SafeTO, sexual assault, sexual interference, Shop and Vax, snow clearing, Spadina Expressway, speculation tax, stolen vehicle, vaccine, Yorkdale Mall

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

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Forest Hill Daily Updates

February 13, 2022February 17, 2022 Streeter staff 53 Division, attempted murder, automated speed enforcement, backyard hens, CafeTO, cannabis, car theft, Carolyn Bennett, Cedarvale Park, collision, COVID-19, crane, EcoFair Toronto, federal election, For Youth Initiative, Forest Hill Art Club, Jill Andrew, Josh Matlow, Kandy Krazed, Krista Mihevc, libraries, Little Jamaica, Loblaws, Lonsdale, mural, noise, Oakwood Avenue, Oakwood Vaughan Community Organization, Oakwood Village BIA, outdoor recreation, parking permits, patios, pollinator gardens, rents, robbery, SateTO, school closures, sexual interference, Spadina Expressway, Spadina Museum, St. Clair Avenue West, stabbing, Summerhill Market, Synagogue, Toronto Police, Toronto Public Health, transformer fire, vaccine, vandalism, vigil, Winona Drive

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

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Davenport Daily Updates

January 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Streeter staff After-School Recreation Care, Ana Bailao, arson, assault, automated speed enforcement, break-ins, car theft, Castleview Wychwood Towers, collision, COVID-19, cyclist, Eglinton Avenue West, encampment, fail to remain, fire, fires, Giovanni Caboto Outdoor Pool, gunfire, gunshots, harassment, hate crime, homicide, libraries, Little Italy, Little Jamaica, long-term care, maps, Marit Stiles, Metro, No Frills, outdoor recreation, Paradise Theatre, parking permits, pedestrians, Pelham Avenue, pickup truck, pollinator gardens, power outage, rinks, robberies, SafeTO, sexual assault, shooting, Shop and Vax, snow clearing, Sobeys, stabbing, Starbucks, Toronto Police, Toronto Public Library, vaccination rate, vaccine, walking tour, Wallace Avenue

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

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NEWS 

Man dies of gunshot at Little Jamaica apartment, police report

October 24, 2021October 26, 2021 Jay Garak gunshot, homicide, Little Jamaica, shooting, Toronto Police

A 36-year-old man died after being shot in Little Jamaica early yesterday morning, police said in a news release yesterday evening.

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Meetings THINGS TO DO 

Join the discussion on Little Jamaica: May 31

May 17, 2021May 14, 2021 Streeter staff Black Urbanism Toronto, Josh Matlow, Little Jamaica

Councillor Josh Matlow and community reps are hosting a public meeting on the future of Little Jamaica’s neighbourhoods and businesses.

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NEWS 

Little Jamaica heritage designation being put back on table

April 6, 2021April 7, 2021 J. Diamond Daniel Black Urbanism Toronto, John Matlow, Little Jamaica

Councillor Josh Matlow will present a motion to city council to prioritize the designation of Little Jamaica as a heritage district.

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*FEATURED NEWS 

Mayor promises to give Little Jamaica the attention it deserves

March 7, 2021March 11, 2021 J. Diamond Daniel Anthony Morgan, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, John Tory, Josh Matlow, Little Jamaica, Michael Thompson, Mike Colle

The City of Toronto is ready to help Little Jamaica, Mayor John Tory told a virtual public meeting on March 4.

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Little Jamaica to have its voice heard on March 4

March 2, 2021March 3, 2021 J. Diamond Daniel Black-owned business, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Josh Matlow, Little Jamaica

Toronto-St. Paul’s councillor Josh Matlow hosts a public conversation March 4 to discuss the future of Little Jamaica.

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*FEATURED NEWS 

Five Black-owned businesses you can support now

February 19, 2021February 25, 2021 J. Diamond Daniel Bathurst Street, Black businesses, Black History Month, College Street, Danforth Avenue, Eglinton Avenue West, Little Jamaica

If you are still looking for a way to celebrate Black History Month in practical terms, you can try supporting black-owned businesses

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DAILY UPDATES 

North Toronto Daily Updates: November–December 2020

December 31, 2020March 11, 2021 Streeter staff arrest, assault, Barry Sherman, break-ins, CampTO, Christmas trees, COVID-19, crane, dog care, Dogstar Boutique and Spa, fire, Ghost Kitchens, Glencairn Station, gunshots, Halloween, hit and run, Honey Sherman, Jaye Robinson, Lawyer, Little Jamaica, Metro, murder, parking, Pine Ink Tattoos, robberies, shooting, suspicious incident, SUV thefts, washrooms, Yonge Street

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

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Forest Hill Daily Updates: November–December 2020

December 31, 2020January 17, 2021 Streeter staff break-ins, camps, CampTO, Christina Petrowska Quilico, CNE, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dufferin Street, fire, gunfire, gunman, Halloween, hit and run, home invasion, Humewood Community School, libraries, Little Jamaica, long-term care, New Year's, poppies, road closures, robbery, schools, tobogganing, Toronto Police, Vaughan Road Academy, violin, washrooms

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

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*FEATURED NEWS 

Little Jamaica faces extinction, Eglinton West shopkeepers warn

December 16, 2020December 18, 2020 J. Diamond Daniel COVID-19, Eglinton Avenue West, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Jill Andrew, Little Jamaica, Metrolinx, parking, Toronto-St. Paul's

Without more help from the provincial government, businesses in Little Jamaica will go out of business, say local shopkeepers.

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