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DAILY UPDATES 

Central Toronto Daily Updates: January–February 2020

February 29, 2020November 27, 2020 Streeter staff Bloor Street East, Brunswick Avenue, Cabbagetown Youth Centre, Carlton Street, City of Toronto Archives, Evergreen Brick Works, fire, garbage, human remains, Kanpai Snack Bar, Sherbourne Street, Spadina Road, stabbing, subway, Toronto Police, Toronto Reference Library, Toronto Tea Festival, Toronto Transit Commission

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

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Tea Festival discussion
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Tea and tea lovers from far and wide

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 Alexei Malakhov and Rodger Burnside Toronto Reference Library, Toronto Tea Festival, Yonge Street

The eighth annual Toronto Tea Festival held at the Reference Library drew tea fans from much further afield than the immediate neighbourhoods.

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Toronto Tea Festival
Food & Dining NEWS 

Tempest in a lot of teapots

February 15, 2018March 24, 2018 Streeter staff Toronto Reference Library, Toronto Tea Festival

In its sixth year, the Toronto Tea Festival welcomed more than 3,000 leaf fans at the Toronto Reference Library on Feb. 2 to 4.

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THAT WAS THEN. This is now.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

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

February 27, 2020 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)
Mt. Pleasant loop being built
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When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton

May 9, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton
Hay wagons on Yonge Street
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The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street

February 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street
Avoca bridge being torn down
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The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018 Streeter staff Comments Off on The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

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