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Underground living: Has PATH become more than just a place to eat lunch & escape the cold?

Bert Archer Wednesday, December 19, 2012
With a history going back to the early 1900s, PATH has made life easier for downtown workers. But with more residential buildings tapping in, could it be turning into a real neighbhourhood?

One, two, buckle my shoe: How hopscotch disrupted Detroit's day

Paul Gallant Wednesday, December 19, 2012
At our January 17 Yonge Talks panel, Ajooni Sethi will share some of the secret ingredients that made a giant hopscotch course click with Detroit residents.

A change of guard

Paul Gallant Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Paul Gallant announces his departure as Yonge Street's managing editor… and announces his successor. 

We're talking a break for the holidays... Back on January 9

Yonge Street Staff Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Yonge Street is taking a couple of weeks off for the holidays. We'll be back on January 9 with more stories about growth and innovation in the GTA.

Finding each other in the big city: A new Aboriginal group aims to bring professionals together

Kelli Korducki Wednesday, December 12, 2012
When Gabrielle Scrimshaw decided to create a networking group for her Aboriginal peers, she started working the "Moccasin Telegraph." She found her organization grew almost as fast as Canada's Aboriginal population is growing.

Join us for our January 17 panel on the power of play

Yonge Street Staff Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Yonge Street's next Yonge Talks panel explores the power of play to create community. Special guest Claire Nelson, publisher of our Detroit sister publication Model D and the creative director for Urban Innovation Exchange, will join Rosalyn Morrison of the Toronto Community Foundation in leading the discussion. Ajooni Sethi, one of the team members behind Hopscotch Detroit, will also participate. The Yonge Street Speakers Series is supported by Toronto Community Foundation.

Invisible hand: Alan Majer's startup aims to improve the life of seniors through discreet technology

Krishna Rau Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Has grandmother gotten out of bed at her usual time? Is she finding it harder and harder to reach the light switch? Good Robot's Internet-based household robotics could make life easier for seniors—and their caregivers. 

Just add coffee: How espresso machines have become retail's secret ingredient

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, November 28, 2012
When it comes drawing customers inside, coffee goes well with movies, flowers, clothes and other uncaffeinated items.

If the shoe fits, make it

Kelli Korducki Wednesday, November 21, 2012
An Oakville-based footwear company creates jobs in Ethiopia, but not because its president, Tal Dehtiar, believes in corporate social responsibility.

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.

Not quite old McDonald's farm

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Brampton's McVean start-up project teaches newbie keeners, including new Canadians, about running sustainable farms. They learn from the experts... and from each other.

Jumping the diversity hurdles

Krishna Rau Wednesday, October 31, 2012
A free, one-stop-shopping website aims to take the drudge work out of matching employers with new Canadian workers. And it might just be useful in reaching out to international customers, too.

A neighbourhood that brings the old & new together

Bert Archer Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The Junction has always been one of Toronto's most distinctive areas. But the recent influx of entrepreneurs has given its retro main street a much more fashionable vibe.

How to reduce suffering & save money at the same time

Mary Albino Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Rna Diagnostics's new tool aims to cut the amount of unnecessary chemotherapy needed to treat cancer patients, limiting side effects—and saving money too. The research was only the first part of getting their ideas to market.

Finding our 'wild salmon' & measuring happiness

Paul Gallant Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Our Yonge Talks panel exploring the Toronto Community Foundation's new Vital Signs report led attendees to ideas about what could make our city a better place to live.
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