Featured Stories
Sheena Lyonnais
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Public policy enthusiast Vasiliki (Vass) Bednar just wrapped up a prestigious fellowship with Action Canada. In this interview, she tells Yonge Street about the "invisible" issue of Young Carers: young people who provide significant care to sick or disabled family members.
Chris Riddell
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Condos are turning into canvases as property developers look to local and international artists to create original art and public installations in an effort to attract new condo buyers. As a result, properties are becoming art galleries, attracting known artists and creative-minded residents alike.
Tiffy Thompson
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tazeen Qayyum’s evocative painting ranges from sly political commentary to the personal stories of the unheard. The Oakville contemporary miniature artist makes a big statement with the tiniest of brushes, pursuing an art she learned in her native Pakistan.
Kelli Korducki
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Award-winning editor Patricia Bebia-Mawa is known for telling Africa's stories locally and around the world. Here in Toronto, she hopes to honour more African-Canadians by launching a new publication and expanding her company's prestigious Planet Africa Awards.
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?
Sheena Lyonnais
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Gaming platforms such as the App Store and Steam have made it easier than ever for developers to release independent games onto the market. Yet financing these games is a different story. A new generation of small Toronto game development companies are raising money on their own.
Sheena Lyonnais
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
This is the first installment of a new series spotlighting young Torontonians and their world changing ideas. This week we interview Katherine Hague, the 22-year-old co-founder of ShopLocket. Find out how this preschool dropout's vision for a simple, shareable online marketplace is shaking up the e-commerce world.
Claire Nelson
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Claire Nelson, publisher of our sister publication ModelD, joined us for our Speaker Series panel discussion in Toronto earlier this month. She wrote about her experience in the city and advancing the conversation on the power of play. Check out what she had to say in ModelD.
Bert Archer
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Roncesvalles has seen many changes in recent years, but the charming west-end locale remains alive and bustling. From doggie boutiques to hip new eateries, its diversity makes it a model for how Toronto neighbourhoods can integrate various communities.
Sheena Lyonnais
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
At the Yonge Street Speaker Series talk on the power of play, panelists explored ways to strengthen communities through play and games. As it turns out, our city's current efforts harken back to the social movement that created playgrounds, according to a social historian who attended the event.
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.
Sarah B. Hood
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Wheels are turning: Celebrating this week's theme on the power of play, Yonge Street follows-up with Charlie's FreeWheels to discover how the not-for-profit continues to help neighbourhood kids develop leadership and community-building skills through bike building initiatives. Now, the teenagers are ready to debut their first curated photography exhibit at UrbanSpace Gallery.
Jaime Woo
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Toronto's National Film Board has become a leader in digital documentaries, a new trend which adds trailblazing interactive elements and lets viewers customize content. Next, producers of the award-winning
Highrise project are planning to create content for mobile devices.
Sheena Lyonnais
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Sheena Lyonnais brings her passion for startups, technology and entrepreneurs -- as well as her diverse, well-traveled writing experience -- to her role as Managing Editor of Yonge Street.
Sheena Lyonnais
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Tune into
Just Rights Radio on CIUT 89.5 FM this Saturday at 8 a.m. to hear
Yonge Street's Sheena Lyonnais talk about the significance of positive news in the media. She will discuss the differences between positive, breaking and fluff news -- as well as what
Yonge Street brings to the Toronto media landscape.