Featured Stories

Letter from the editor

Kelli Korducki Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Letter from Yonge Street's new Managing Editor.

How local is your beer? Craft brewers increasingly employ seasonal, regionally-grown ingredients

Issue Media Group Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Despite our love of local brews, many of the ingredients in our favorite beers are not sourced locally. Yet that's changing as brewers tap into the local farming movement in their communities to add more fresh ingredients

Arts and Culture, City Building, Employment, Local Food, Small Businesses

Central Waterfront, Downtown Eastside - Old Town - Corktown

Rick Portiss of Toronto & Region Conservation Authority.

A beginner's guide to wildlife in Toronto

Andrew Seale Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world, so why would its wildlife species be any different? We take a tour through Toronto's ecosystem to learn more about the fish, birds, and mammals that share the city with us.

Biodiversity, Conservation

Central Waterfront, Leslieville - The Beach, Roncesvalles-High Park

10 must-see buildings at this year's Doors Open Toronto

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Our roundup of some of the architecturally, historically, and culturally coolest places to see at this year's Doors Open TO celebrating "Secrets & Spirits."

Arts and Culture, City Building, Design, Infrastructure, Tourism

Central Waterfront, Downtown Eastside - Old Town - Corktown, Yonge & St. Clair, Queen/King West

What legacy will the PanAm/ParaPan games leave on Toronto's infrastructure?

Bert Archer Wednesday, April 09, 2014

Toronto has already ensured the PanAm/ParaPan Games will leave the city with a healthy legacy, more than a year before they kick off. We look at some of the changes coming to the city's infrastructure and what it means for housing, communities, and transit.

Arts and Culture, City Building, Design, Infrastructure, Tourism, Transportation

The Kingsway - Islington, Markham, Central Waterfront, Downtown Eastside - Old Town - Corktown

Meet Professor Jamie McIntyre, the master prototyper

Andrew Seale Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Jamie McIntyre, a professor at George Brown College's Centre for Construction and Engineering Technologies, looks to create the next generation of prototype masters. He argues proper protoyping is a fundamental aspect of product development.

Higher Education , Research and Innovation

Central Waterfront

Shoring up Toronto's waterfront

Andrew Seale Wednesday, July 24, 2013

A swath of beautification and accessibility initiatives are inspiring Torontonians to get back down to the lake. From revitalization projects to clean beach efforts and residential expansions, the lake is once again becoming an attractive feature for locals.

City Building, Design, infrastructure, Sustainability

Central Waterfront, Leslieville - The Beach, Downtown Eastside - Old Town - Corktown

Nick Tsioros of the Olympic Cheese Mart.

Explorations: BBQ season at the St. Lawrence Market

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The St. Lawrence Market is more than an iconic part of Toronto's history. It's a place where generations of families work together and people from all over the world come to visit its ample supply of local offerings. We scope it out for some BBQ fixings.

small businesses

Central Waterfront

Toronto tech company keeps watchful eye on hospital surveillance

Andrew Seale Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Inspired by SARS, Infonaut looks to revolutionize the way hospitals control hygiene by implementing cutting-edge surveillance technology designed to mitigate disease outbreaks.

Healthcare and Wellness, Higher Education , Research and Innovation

Central Waterfront

Shinny hockey at Toogood Pond in Unionville.

Top 5 places to skate outdoors in Toronto and the GTA

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, February 06, 2013

It's not too late for a Valentine's Day skate. With more than 100 skating rinks in Toronto and the GTA, we narrow down our top five outdoor picks for winter romance under the stars. Hot cocoa anyone?

Arts and Culture

Central Waterfront, Brampton, Richmond Hill

Pan Am inspiration: Using multi-sport games as catalysts for neighbourhood change

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, January 16, 2013

At tomorrow's Yonge Talks panel, Rosalyn Morrison will discuss how Toronto's Playing For Keeps initiative is building communities and creating neighbourhood leaders through play and games. Here, she answers some of our early questions.

City Building, Diversity, new canadians, Speaker Series

Central Waterfront, Scarborough City Centre

The top five public spaces that bring us together

Bert Archer Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The abundance of private development projects in the core has captured our imagination. But it’s the public spaces—where the big buildings aren't—that create the urban fabric that makes a city great. Yonge Street's Development Editor Bert Archer picks his five favourite public spaces.

City Building, infrastructure

Queen/King West, Central Waterfront, Scarborough City Centre, North York City Centre - Willowdale, Leslieville - The Beach, Downtown Eastside - Old Town - Corktown

Wearing our diversity on our jersey: How the Pan Am Games plans to deliver one of its key promises

Kelli Korducki Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Ontario's Pan/Parapan American Games won't just be showcasing athletic and organizational prowess. They'll be putting the breadth and dynamism of the GTA's population on the world stage.

City Building, Diversity, infrastructure

Central Waterfront