Featured Stories

5 new Toronto buildings worth a second look

Bert Archer Wednesday, July 25, 2012

With so much new construction in the last few years, it's hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. Our Development Editor Bert Archer picks five projects worth a closer look (including one you can't look at yet).

City Building, Design, infrastructure

Roof over our heads: Our follow-up forum on housing zooms in on government money & coordination

Krishna Rau Wednesday, July 25, 2012

In our second session on affordable housing, passionate thought leaders brainstormed how to improve the quantity—and quality—of affordable housing in Toronto.

City Building, Design, Speaker Series

Food Fighters: How a new advocacy group plans to change your diet

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, July 18, 2012

When TO newcomer Darcy Higgins looked around the city, he saw a burgeoning food culture that needed a unified voice around issues of accessibility, sustainability and security. Food Forward, the group he founded, is providing a table to gather at.

Healthcare and Wellness, Sustainability

In diversity, harmony: Do we talk differently than Americans?

Paul Gallant Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Delegates from Philadelphia here to learn from Toronto's brightest and best see a side of the city that its inhabitants might not.

City Building, Diversity

Central Waterfront

Building a better brand: Frances-Anne Solomon's efforts to take Caribbean culture global

Rea McNamara Wednesday, July 11, 2012

After years of producing film and television, the CaribbeanTales founder realized the biggest obstacle to reaching a global audience was in the distribution.

Arts and Culture, Diversity

Exporting attitude: Toronto gets a taste of brotherly love

Paul Gallant Wednesday, July 11, 2012

And Philly gets a taste of Hogtown. When a delegation from Philadelphia arrives next week to meet with city leaders and see the sites, they'll be learning how Toronto manages diversity and social innovation. And how the right attitude can produce growth and progress.

A pinker kind of company: How LGBT inclusivity is good for business

Krishna Rau Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Supporting LGBT employees doesn't just make for a more comfortable work environment. Members of the Pride at Work group argue that it also boosts the bottom line.

CSR, Diversity

Financial District

Location, location, location: Our panel explores why home is where the transit is

Paul Gallant Wednesday, June 27, 2012

At our June 21 event on affordable housing, panelists and attendees connected the dots between market forces, transit, and government and charitable contributions. There were no silver bullets, but lots of great ideas taking us into round #2.

City Building, Design, Speaker Series

Round #2: Join our July 19 talkback session on affordable housing

Yonge Street Staff Wednesday, June 27, 2012

During our June 21 event, we heard from our panel of experts on Toronto's housing situation. In the next step, participants will get their say as we try to move forward on affordable housing solutions. You're invited to join the discussion. The Yonge Street Speakers Series is sponsored by Toronto Community Foundation.

City Building, Speaker Series

Happy Canada Day!

Yonge Street Staff Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Yonge Street is taking a break for our favourite summer holiday. We're back July 11.

Green time versus screen time: Bring nature back to the city

Paul Gallant Wednesday, June 20, 2012

In an age when kids are getting less and less exposure to nature, a discussion between environmental guru David Suzuki and author Richard Louv reveals that the GTA is making some headway in greening our urban lives.

Biodiversity, conservation, Sustainability

Pickering - Ajax - Whitby

Saving the planet one neighbourhood at a time

Carla Lucchetta Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Tired of the gloom and doom message of mainstream environmentalism, Transition Toronto focusses on what's possible locally.

conservation, renewables, Sustainability

Leslieville - The Beach

An open mic for culinary performers & a gastronomic journey for diners

Rea McNamara Wednesday, June 13, 2012

The Depanneur might look like a mere Dundas West hipster hangout. But behind the scenes, its unusual business model defies what it means to be a restaurant.

Healthcare and Wellness, small businesses, Sustainability

Kensington Market - Little Italy - Little Portugal

Beyond sticker shock: MASS's Peter MacLeod on what we might learn at our panel on affordable housing

Paul Gallant Wednesday, June 13, 2012

The moderator of Yonge Street's June 21 panel on affordable housing thinks we've lost our mojo—and that we can get it back.

City Building, infrastructure, Speaker Series

Right up your alley: Can laneway housing provide an antidote to our high-rise growth spurt?

Bert Archer Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Fitting more people into Toronto doesn't have to mean building up. The city's alleyways are full of real estate opportunities, if only the city could figure out the best way of servicing them.

City Building, Design, infrastructure