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Ashley Taylor of U of T's Sustainability Office

Towards a sustainable University of Toronto campus

Joseph Wilson Wednesday, March 31, 2010
A new array of solar panels on the roof of U of T's Athletic Centre marks the beginning of a new era for sustainable development on campus where the University has started to engage its undergraduates in designing and implementing their own projects through the Sustainability Office.
Queen East's, Liloo

Liloo's commitment to neighbourhood on Queen East

Piali Roy Wednesday, March 31, 2010
What happens when a retailer sets up shop in an up-and-coming neighbourhood only to find the area is not quite ready for prime time? For Liloo's co-owners Sapna Alim and Amanda Steele the answer was simple: rely on a whole lot of neighbourliness.
Dion Oxford

Laundering revenue the innovative way

Edward Keenan Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Downtown Toronto's Salvation Army Gateway shelter has turned a liability -- its dirty laundry -- into a revenue source and in the process given homeless men steady employment and work experience.
Angela Wong-Liao

Power in Numbers

Anna Olejarczyk Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Angela Wong-Liao has made networking easy by creating the Power Networking Group, a keep-it-simple platform that allows business people from the 905 and 416 area to meet once a month and connect, all without the usual fees.
Afzal Bhatti of Affy's Premium Grill

Good for the body, good for the soul, and good for the wallet.

Naheed Mustafa Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Muslim businesses spread out over the 416 and 905 are generating millions of dollars in a parallel "halal" economy that's seeing increasing cross-over into the mainstream.
Kostas Platanioti and Karl Martin

Publically private

Paul Gallant Wednesday, March 17, 2010
A University of Toronto grad-student project turned market-ready product shows that you don't have to give up your privacy for increased security.
Ignite Toronto

Video: Ignite Toronto

Rose Bianchini Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Ignite Toronto captures the best of geek culture in a series of five-minute speed presentations on a wide range on topics and innovations.
Brian Curtner of Quadrangle Architects

Q&A with Brian Curtner on Toronto's adaptive reuse scene

Bert Archer Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Brian Curtner, a partner with the architecture firm Quadrangle, is one of the leaders of Toronto's adaptive reuse movement. Here he discusses why we should reuse our old buildings instead of tearing them down, and some of the challenges and rewards of doing so.
Real Food Real Kids

Real Food for Real Kids: encouraging children to crave health

Carla Lucchetta Wednesday, March 10, 2010
When a young couple sent their child to daycare with his own nutritious and tasty lunches, they didn't know that a few years later they'd be feeding thousands and changing the attitudes of kids, parents and teachers toward the food they eat daily.
Danny Richmond and Hilary Keachie

A multifaith symphony of cultures

Julia Belluz Wednesday, March 03, 2010
A Q&A with two Torontonians who are making this city a hub of interfaith and inter-cultural activity through the Tony Blair Faith Foundation and the Canadian Centre for Diversity.
Kenneth Montague

When art reflects reality

Alexandra Shimo Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Kenneth Montague has won Now magazine's best dentist award several times. He's also an art collector and curator who decided to take on the Canadian art establishment and put Toronto's black artists and art about black identity on the world map.
Eric Kamphof of Curbside Cycle

A bike for Toronto: a Q&A with Curbside's Eric Kamphof

Alexandra Shimo Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Frustrated by the problems and oversight in the bicycle market, an Annex bike store manager designed a bicycle specifically for Toronto's geography and climate, realized he'd found a niche need, and started manufacturing and selling the two-wheeler across North America.
Anthony Aarts & Tom Rand

Planet Traveller digs its way into a low carbon economy

Joseph Wilson Wednesday, February 24, 2010
A mile of pipe zig-zags under College Street in order to transfer heat from the Earth into the rooms of "the greenest hotel in North America." For general contractor Anthony Aarts, an innovative project like this is the build of a lifetime.
The Morgan brothers

The Brothers Morgan moment in the sun

Piali Roy Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Morgan Solar is a family business that plans to revolutionize the solar energy industry. Is 2010 the year they make good on that promise?
Patricia Brusha and Alicia Whalen of A Couple of Chicks

Hatching an idea

Anna Olejarczyk Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The women behind A Couple of Chicks noticed a need for simplified online marketing strategies and created a company that not only targets the tourism industry, but hosts educational seminars to help businesses find the right audience.
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