Yonge Street

DAILY UPDATES 

Central Toronto Daily Updates

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Streeter staff 0 Comment ActiveTO, affordable housing, arson, automated speed enforcement, bike lanes, Bloor Street West, break-ins, Brian Chang, Clinton Street Public School, closures, collision, COVID-19, COVID-19 variant, dog poop, Dundas Street West, fatality, fire, first-degree murder, Food Basics, goat, green plan, gun control, hate crime, homelessness, Howard Street, human remains, indecent act, Jessica Bell, Loblaws, methadone, Michelle Ross, New Democratic Party, outdoor recreation, Palmerston Area Residents’ Association, pedestrian, Qi Sushi, ravines, RenovictionsTO, rents, retail robbery, road closures, road work, robbery, SafeTO, Seaton House, sexual assault, shooting, Shoppers Drug Mart, sinkhole, snow clearing, St. George Care Community, St. Joseph Street, Starbucks, streetcar, subway, Toronto Police, trafficking, Valentine's Day, YMCA Child Development Centre, Yonge Street

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

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North Toronto Daily Updates

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Streeter staff 0 Comment affordable housing, assault, automated speed enforcement, Barry Sherman, bike lanes, 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, hate crime, Honey Sherman, knife, Lawrence Avenue East, Little Jamaica, Loblaws, map, McSorley's Saloon and Grill, Metro, Mt. Pleasant Road, North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, power outage, rents, SafeTO, schools, shooting, Shoppers Drug Mart, snow clearing, Sobeys, Starbucks, subway, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto Transit Commission, vaccinations, vaccine, Valentine's Day, 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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*FEATURED NEWS 

City, developer divided over condo towers on Davisville heritage site

May 29, 2021May 31, 2021 Dennis Hanagan 0 Comment Davisville Avenue, Josh Matlow, Millwood Road, South Eglinton Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association, Starbucks, Times Group Corporation, Yonge Street

The city and a developer aren’t seeing eye-to-eye over a proposal that would demolish heritage buildings at Yonge and Davisville.

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SIU investigating after man ‘in crisis’ shot by police

May 23, 2021May 26, 2021 Jay Garak 0 Comment Merton Street, police shooting, shooting, Special Investigations Unit, stabbing, Toronto Police, Yonge Street

Investigation of a fatal altercation between Toronto police and a “person in crisis” in Davisville has been turned over to the SIU.

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Residents say proposed Yonge-Eglinton development ignores their concerns

April 29, 2021April 30, 2021 Dennis Hanagan Andy Gort, development, Eglinton Avenue, Federation of North Toronto Residents’ Associations, Josh Matlow, Oxford Properties Group, South Eglinton Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association, Toronto Transit Commission, Yonge Street

When the developer made its Yonge-Eglinton proposal to the city, it ignored locals’ expressed concerns, residents’ group says.

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City buys buildings in Summerhill, Chinatown for the vulnerable

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 Rodger Burnside affordable housing, Chinatown, John Tory, Mike Layton, Spadina Avenue, St. Clare’s Multifaith Housing Society, Yonge Street

The city has bought two multi-storey buildings on busy commercial strips in Summerhill and Chinatown to turn into homes for people in need.

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Meetings THINGS TO DO 

Join public meeting on ActiveTO midtown street project: April 27

April 13, 2021April 16, 2021 Streeter staff ActiveTO, bike lanes, cafés, Yonge Street

A virtual public meeting to discuss the ActiveTO Midtown Complete Street Pilot adding bike lanes and curb lane patios on Yonge Street.

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Yonge Street to be transformed with bike lanes, patios

April 10, 2021April 17, 2021 J. Diamond Daniel ActiveTO, Barbara Gray, bike lanes, CafeTO, patios, Yonge Street

City council has approved a pilot project that will see part of Yonge Street reduced to two lanes, bike lanes added and patios installed.

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NEWS 

Starbucks makes Grande-size cutbacks across city

February 1, 2021February 2, 2021 Rodger Burnside cafés, closures, coffee shops, Davisville Avenue, Starbucks, Yonge Street

Fewer of us will be able to order Tall, Grande and Venti coffees at our local shops, as more than 25 Starbucks cafés have closed in Toronto.

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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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*FEATURED Business NEWS 

Pine Ink Tattoos making its artistic mark on Yonge and Eglinton

November 17, 2020November 22, 2020 Andrea Freedman coronavirus, Pine Ink Tattoos, tattoos, Yonge Street

Pine Ink Tattoos is surviving the challenges of coronavirus and Yonge-Eglinton construction with its unique designs.

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Central Toronto Daily Updates: July–August 2020

August 31, 2020November 27, 2020 Streeter staff assault, Bay Street, Bell boxes, Bike Share, Brass Rail Tavern, CNE, coronavirus, COVID-19, cycling, Jagmeet Singh, kidnapping, map, murder, museums, noise, parking permits, real estate, Rosedale Valley Road, sexual assault, subway, thefts, Toronto Fire Services, Toronto Police, Yonge Street

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

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*FEATURED NEWS 

Man in hospital after apartment fire in Yonge-Lawrence area

May 30, 2020September 22, 2020 Rodger Burnside fire, Toronto Fire Services, Yonge Street

A man was taken to hospital after a two-alarm fire destroyed a ground-floor apartment in the Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue area.

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30th anniversary celebrations cancelled, music studio carries on

May 22, 2020May 27, 2020 Monique Thompson COVID-19, Moore Avenue, music, music lessons, Yellow Dog Music, Yonge Street

Yellow Dog Music should be celebrating its 30th anniversary, but COVID-19 had other plans for them. The music studio and its party plans were shut down.

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Exhibits THINGS TO DO 

Daily: Book art at Toronto Reference Library

March 12, 2020March 14, 2020 Streeter staff books, Toronto Reference Library, Yonge Street

The Toronto Public Library’s “Art of the Book” exhibit showcases rare, fine press and artist-made books from the library’s special collections.

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