The timing was perfect: A big black pickup – complete with a rumbly mating-call-of-the-inadequate-man exhaust system – sped past, interrupting my discussion with neighbour Larry Kidd before it really started. Kidd was out collecting signatures in support of speed humps on Hanson Street, south of Danforth at Coxwell, and I was eager for a progress […]
Changes the city began rolling out last year to improve how it awards contracts led to delays in the construction of the new Woodbine bike lanes, Beach Metro has learned. The city had scheduled pavement marking for the bike lanes for early summer, ahead of roadwork at the intersection of Queen Street East and Coxwell […]
“Tom Hanks is a natural on camera,” quips Birch Cliff resident Martin Howard during a recent conversation at a local coffee shop. “Sam Shepard waxes poetically… he makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck,” he adds. “Pure magic.” The local antique typewriter aficionado is speaking about his co-stars in the quirky […]
Local councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon said a recently approved city pilot project that will allow Ward 32 residents to raise chickens in their backyards is a “good fit” for the community. “I’m a big supporter of urban agriculture,” said McMahon. The presence of “a lot of environmentally conscious people” in the ward, as well as its […]
City staff continue to seek community feedback on the future of Danforth East. An online feedback form is now live on the Danforth Avenue Planning Study website, along with materials and summaries from past presentations. Stakeholder and community meetings have been taking place over the past year as the city aims to review and update […]
You may have noticed a short red bus motoring around the Beach recently. That’s the TTC’s 404 East York Community Bus, one of two such routes being tested for service improvement via a pilot project. “This project aims to increase ridership by providing customers with a more convenient and accessible travel option for getting around […]
The curtain may be closing on a drama playing out at Malvern Collegiate Institute. It wasn’t an act put on by the drama club, but past and present members play a leading role. A student and alumnus effort to save a wall showcasing decades of drama students’ writings has not deterred the school’s principal from […]
With Toronto Police Services planning to amalgamate 54 and 55 Divisions, the city on Tuesday evening sought feedback on three possible sites it is considering to house an amalgamated division. “We’re here to understand your vision for a modern police station and how the three sites might fit with it,” Yulia Pak, an associate at […]
A rezoning application for a seven-storey development proposal at Kingston and Main is heading to Toronto and East York Community Council Oct. 17. The application, for 650-652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street (the northwest corner of Kingston and Main), would contain 56 residential units. There are 11 rental units on the site which the […]
The first of two community consultation meetings about the future site of a merged 54 and 55 Division of Toronto Police Services will be held tonight at the East York Civic Centre. The meetings, one in the 54 Division catchment and one in the 55 Division catchment, will see TPS and city representatives present and […]
