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Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO 

Oct. 23: Is Uber helping or hurting public transportation?

October 9, 2018 Streeter staff Lyft, Memorial Park Avenue, S. Walter Stewart Library, Uber

Professor Jonathan Hall of the University of Toronto presents his research on the effect of Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing companies.

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Fare Trade's Jonathan Hirsh
NEWS 

Wychwood writer-producer teams up with Bunz for web show

December 17, 2017February 25, 2020 Brian Baker Bunz, Jonathan Hirsh, Metropolitan Preparatory Academy, Michael Hirsh, millennials, Nelvana, Uber

The sharing economy has had an uber-impact on Wychwood producer-writer, Jonathan Hirsh, providing the backdrop for his Theater of the Absurd-inspired web series, Fare Trade.

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NEWS 

Uber driver charged with midtown kidnapping

May 28, 2017July 30, 2017 Shawn Star Dunfield Avenue, Eglinton Avenue East, forcible confinement, kidnapping, Toronto Police, Uber

Police have arrested and charged an Uber driver with kidnapping and forcible confinement near Eglinton Avenue East and Dunfield Avenue.

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NEWS 

Uber catching on in midtown

October 13, 2015October 19, 2017 Billy Diep Josh Matlow, taxis, Uber

North Toronto resident Dave Rudnar says he and his friends have all switched from taxis to the Uber ride-sharing service.

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NEWS 

Uber driver sought for sex assault

September 21, 2015August 1, 2017 Shawn Star sexual assault, Toronto Police, Uber

Toronto police are looking for an Uber cab driver, who allegedly sexually assaulted a female passenger.

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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
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018December 15, 2018 Streeter staff

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