Contributed by Sarah Cook- Principal Publisher In 2016, Hilary Macmillan made a commitment to focus on being a cruelty-free brand, no longer using leather, fur, exotic skins, or feathers in any of her garments. For her Spring/ Summer 2019 Hilary Macmillan has phased out all silks and wools to proudly become Canada’s number one […]
Contributed by Gerald Michaud, Broker , Manager HomeLife/Realty One Ltd., Brokerage During the summer season our Realtors stay active by helping and keeping people informed. We love providing expert real estate services and would love to hear from you. Considering the impact it has on buyers, why not make your home summer ready indoors […]
The 48th Cabbagetown Forsythia Festival was blessed by Mother Nature this year with sunny skies and springtime temperatures. As organizers, we couldn’t have asked for a better day weather wise but what really made our hearts sing after months of paperwork and preparation was to see close to 800 people out and dressed in […]
In our last instalment of Cabbagetown resident Desmond P. Ryan’s 10-33 Assist PC, fictional Detective Constable Mike O’Shea–a cop with a knack for working hard and following hunches–and his partner Sal had escaped a poorly-executed murder attempt and discovered that Chelsea Hendricks, the girl who sparked the investigation and was believed to have been long-dead, […]
A Fond Farewell to a Gentle Giant- Rest in Peace and May the Force Be with You! Contributed by ‘Comic book artist’ Rob Vellone I love dogs and I grew up with one of the best! I also love Star Wars. So, it should come as no shock that I fell in love with the […]
Contributed by Sarah Cook, Publisher. Well, spring is here- my favorite time of year It’s time to put away your heavy jacket, the snow boots, and gloves, and sort through our spring clothes. When the weather changes from cold, and grey to warm and sunny, something changes within everyone around us. No more hibernating, […]
On March 23rd, a chilly Spring evening in Cabbagetown, our cherished Cabbagetown Boxing Gym hosted a very successful Fundraiser for 20-year-old, veteran boxer Kemel Tejeda. With 7 years of hard training ‘under his belt’, 17 fights and 12 wins- he is a true ‘Golden Gloves Champion’! “Kemel is blessed at being a big guy with […]
Contributed by Shawna King Pereira. A true sign that spring has arrived in Cabbagetown is the blooming of our beloved yellow forsythia flower. Not only do the blooms colour our neighbourhood after a long grey winter, they signify that the annual Cabbagetown Forsythia Festival is right around the corner. The 48th Annual Cabbagetown Forsythia […]
Contributed by Timothy Neesam and Linda Weichel. We’re residents of Sword Street and would like to give a public cheer for our neighbour Lisa Gervais. Lisa’s been running ecology/history tours of Humber Valley as part of what she offers through Redwing Institute, in what she describes as “the best classroom in the world — the […]
Contributed by Andre Bermon. At the foot of Parliament Street, a tech giant seeks a futuristic, data driven “smart city,” the likes of which Toronto has never seen. In October 2017, Sidewalk Labs, the urban design division of Google, announced a plan with city agency Waterfront Toronto to transform a 12-acre property, known as Quayside, […]
