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The city tests the waters on providing municipal EV charging stations

Paul Gallant Wednesday, June 06, 2012
A proposed pilot project would see the city offer parking spots equipped with electric vehicle charging capability. The initiative will help the city figure out if EV charging could become a new revenue stream or whether the job should be left to other players.

That's a wrap: How a Toronto technology is helping birds fly more safely

Paul Gallant Wednesday, May 30, 2012
With GTA on the forefront of increasing awareness of the danger some buildings can be to birds, it makes sense that industry leader Feather Friendly Technologies sprang up in Etobicoke.

Where the foodies are: Exploring our burgeoning farmers' market scene

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Toronto's farmers' markets reflect the character of their 'hoods just as much they reflect what local producers have on offer.

Join us for our June 21 panel on affordable housing

Yonge Street Staff Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Yonge Street's next Yonge Talks panel asks whether affordable housing is a right. Moderator Peter MacLeod of MASS LBP will host Neil Hetherington, CEO for Habitat for Humanity Toronto, and Noorez Lalani, vice president of MOD Developments Inc, in a passionate discussion aimed at finding solutions. The Yonge Street Speakers Series is sponsored by Toronto Community Foundation.

Introducing our new Innovation & Job News Editor

Yonge Street Staff Wednesday, May 30, 2012
We're pleased to announce that Hamutal Dotan has joined the Yonge Street team.

Sound & passion: Our slideshow of Canadian Stage's Festival of Ideas & Creation

Tanja-Tiziana Wednesday, May 16, 2012
With this year's focus on music, Canadian Stage's annual Festival of Ideas and Creation offered a glimpse of how sound, words and performances can pack a punch when combined with artistry. Yonge Street's managing photographer Tanja-Tiziana Burdi caught some of the magic on and off stage.

Shrewd charity: How Toronto+acumen aims to reduce poverty with venture capital

Krishna Rau Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Founded two years ago, the Toronto chapter of a global venture fund has been investing in projects that will improve the quality of life in developing countries. Now they're working on bringing that model back to TO.

A change of guard in our Innovation & Job News section

Yonge Street Staff Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Edward Keenan is leaving Yonge Street. We'll announce his replacement in our May 30 issue.

Return of the trickster: Coyotes are making their presence known on the Toronto Islands

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Increased coyote sightings on the Toronto Islands remind us that we're never far from nature. And it's never far from us.

Where are Toronto's urban manners?

Paul Gallant Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Veteran planner and author Ken Greenberg suggests we're better at sharing each other's food than sharing each other's space. But we'll learn.

Lifting the fog: Barbara Arrowsmith-Young's journey from learning disabled to education innovator

Paul Gallant Wednesday, May 02, 2012
In her new book The Woman Who Changed Her Brain, Barbara Arrowsmith-Young reveals how she employed cutting-edge research about neuroplasticity to create 'cognitive calisthenics' to help challenged people build better brains.

A possible Kodak moment: Our visit to Mount Dennis finds a storied community at a crossroads

Bert Archer Wednesday, May 02, 2012
One of Toronto's mostly intensely industrialized neighbourhoods, Mount Dennis was hit hard by the 2005 closure of the Kodak plant. But a strong identity, truly diverse population--and perhaps a new transit hub--might point the way toward a bright future.

Meet our new publisher: Ritu Bhardwaj

Yonge Street Staff Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Yonge Street is pleased to announce the addition of its newest team member. And she's a Beach resident, to boot.

Pitch masters: How medical technology startup Simple Systems came out on top of this year's TiEQuest

Paul Gallant Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Diana Pliura met Milos Popovic during the TiEQuest startup competition two years ago. Now the duo has taken the top prize with a technology that offers hope for paralysis patients.

In the bag: Our slideshow of Toronto's annual spring clean-up day

Voula Monoholias Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Yonge Street photographer Voula Monoholias joined Mayor Rob Ford's crew in Amesbury Park for Toronto's annual Community Clean-Up Day. People weren't afraid to get their hands dirty.
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