May 21, 2013

Archive of: News Stories + North Toronto

Will recent shooting slow Yorkdale plans?

Will recent shooting slow Yorkdale plans?

When Michael Nguyen’s bullet-riddled body hit the asphalt of a Yorkdale Shopping Centre parking lot on Easter weekend, he became the third person to be shot to death at a Toronto mall in under a...

Is Eglinton the next Bloor Street?

Is Eglinton the next Bloor Street?

Maureen Sirois walks down Eglinton Avenue on a sunny Saturday afternoon, past the clothing shops, butcher and bakery to her own store next to the Eglinton Grand theatre, pointing out the changes...

Books let spirits soar

Books let spirits soar

The power of books can be underestimated when someone has always had them at their disposal. But when Forest Hill mother Anna Rosner was studying native education and learned how many children on...

New plan for Art Shoppe site put forward

New plan for Art Shoppe site put forward

After months of speculation, Freed Developments has finally submitted a formal proposal for its site currently occupied by furniture retailer Art Shoppe at 2131 Yonge St.

Iconic farmhouse could lose historic character

Iconic farmhouse could lose historic character

The house at 262 Bessborough Dr., better known as Elgie Farmhouse, is one of the original homes in Leaside. But now the house, recently purchased by Renaissance Fine Homes, may be getting a...

Glam Yorkville grocer told to make room for pedestrians

Area high schools to turn away applicants

Area high schools to turn away applicants

It’s not just colleges and universities that parents are desperate to get their kids into. Most years, North Toronto Collegiate Institute and Northern Secondary School each turn away more than...

Publication of year-old plan rankles community

Publication of year-old plan rankles community

You may know it as “Young and Eligible” or you may shorten it to “Yonge and Eg,” but no matter what you call it, the intersection of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue has become a...

Sewell: ranting is fine for the radio, it’s but no way to govern a city

Sewell: ranting is fine for the radio, it’s but no way to govern a city

Those public hearings the city held about casinos? I didn’t attend. The chance of learning anything new about casinos was limited. The chance of the meeting being hijacked by one faction or...

Local landmark denied crucial funding

Local landmark denied crucial funding

Staff at the Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG) are having to flex their creative muscles to find solutions to avoid closure now that the...