Cabbagetown’s an excellent place for walks that take in an array of architecture with countless special homes and fascinating details! Presenting a few of our favourites! Let’s talk about clinker bricks. An excellent example of recycling, you can see them deep inside Cabbagetown’s Riverdale Farm, at what is now called the Residence, built in 1902 […]
Heart 2 Heart First Aid & CPR Helps Combat Toronto’s Opioid Crisis Contributed by Nick Rondinelli. Heart 2 Heart First Aid & CPR Services Inc. has been in operation for 21 years, servicing Downtown Toronto East. We have provided emergency response training to thousands of healthcare providers and support workers in harm reduction, outreach, shelters, […]
The Family behind the Stunning and expensive renovation of the Winchester Hotel deserve all of the credit. Brick By Brick, sparing no expense. A little while ago, the Globe and Mail ran a great article about the Winchester hotel. The author went into great detail describing the artisans and trades that went to so much […]
Contributed by Shirin Tobie-Paul. I brought my children to their weekly chess game at the Evelyn Gregory Library where I found a page about a weekly writing workshop. How serendipitous! I was looking for an activity that allowed me to slow down. I inquired about the workshop, signed up for the next week and my […]
Change is in the Air, and a growing number of traditionally not involved residents are getting active. Contributed by K Fisher There has never been a greater need for change at city hall then ever before. We have tolerated mediocrity from our city counselors, in the past, because there was never a real crisis to […]
Written by Ainsley Boyd. Sharon has lived in Regent Park for over thirteen years and remembers visiting Double Take while working as a costume designer. Her frequent trips increased when she began volunteering with teenagers in the community teaching sewing, mending and upcycling. She got to know the staff and was commissioned to create a […]
It is our 11th year and we are taking it to the PSN to the next level. Our new “city Style” saddle-stitched magazine is going to be great. It affords some extra advertising opportunities and greater flexibility of ads and room for growth. On top of the redesign, we are also going to […]
Some interesting developments on The First Parliament site is located in downtown Toronto at the intersection of Front and Parliament Streets. It is a full city block, bounded on the west by Berkeley Street and on the south by Parliament Square Park. The First Parliament site is almost as large as Nathan Phillips Square. […]
Sad news from the Cabbagetown BIA It’s with a heavy heart that we share the news that Asokan Rasiah, chef and owner of the Peartree Restaurant, passed away this weekend. Asokan has been a fixture in our community for over 30 years. He enjoyed participating in all community events and had gained […]
Yep, it’s a wonderful newspaper. And while I may be still on the fence about Santa, I certainly believe in the Parliament Street News. This is the holiday edition and what a time for a festive edition of anything. This also happens to be the 50th issue in the 10th year of publishing. While print […]
