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Klaus Nienkamper II

Contemporary craft meets traditional style at the Toronto furniture design store Klaus

Carla Lucchetta Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Everything old is new again at Klaus on King Street East; from the business model to the designs, which blend international names with Toronto-made classics manufactured by Nienkamper, the family name that has become synonymous with timeless quality. They'll be part of the Interior Design Show opening on Thursday.
St Clair West Transit Art

The Art of Transit: the St. Clair streetcar stops are topped off by Toronto artists

Leah Sandals Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Along the new TTC St. Clair streetcar line, a public art project with 24 new works is providing both wayfinding tools for riders and moments of wonder for the neighbourhood residents along the way.
Roncesvalles Community Clinic

Yonge Street Video: Roncesvalles's community health acupunture clinic

Darren Alexander Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Yonge Street Video visits the Roncesvalles Community Acupuncture Clinc as they've recently switched to a new community model that gives access to their treatments to more people.
Peter Milczyn

Meet City Councillor Peter Milczyn, Toronto's urbanist from Etobicoke

Bert Archer Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Peter Milczyn, Toronto's new Development and Planning Committee chair, says: it's alright for kids to grow up in high rises; the city can be more dense; we can have great architecture and great public spaces; and our development fee structure can be changed to encourage all of this.
Pita Break Bakery

Ozery Pita Break brings 'Food for Thought' to life with healthy meals for Ontario school children

Carla Lucchetta Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Even bakeries can be innovative. A new partnership between Ozery and Compass Canada brings nutritious options to children ahead of the Ontario government's mandate for 80% fresh, whole food in schools -- and it all started as a Ryerson school project.
Camille Orridge

Improving Toronto's health care network: A tonne of prevention is better than a cure

Paul Gallant Wednesday, January 12, 2011
The new CEO of central Toronto's health integration network, Camille Orridge, began her career as a maid at Toronto General Hospital. Now she wants you to rethink your visit to the emergency room, and how to avoid it altogether.
Toyota Canada at the Plug 'n' Drive Conference

Finding a place to plug in: Electric car infrastructure in Ontario is growing

Paul Gallant Wednesday, December 15, 2010
As the big auto companies get ready to roll out their new electric vehicles, governments and other agencies in Toronto and Ontario are working to make it easy for drivers to go green with expanded e-car infrastructure projects and policies.
David Miller & Trish Mahtani

David Miller shines a light on the Gerrard India Bazaar in his book, Witness to a City

Carla Lucchetta Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Rang Home Decor and Nucreation on Gerrard Street are two thriving family-owned businesses whose stories are told in the former Mayor of Toronto's new book that explores the city he led for seven years.
The 506 College slides through the snow outside MaRs.

Yonge Street's taking a short winter's nap

Shawn Micallef Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Yonge Street will be taking a break between December 20th & January 4th but will return with a new issue on January 5th. See you then!
Cities of Migration

The Cities of Migration project shares Toronto's diversity experience with the world.

Bert Archer Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Is there much to learn from Toronto's experience with immigration? Lots, says the Cities of Migration project as it aims to share not just Toronto's ideas on successful immigration inclusion, but those of other cities around the world.
The Human Library

Always innovative Toronto Public Library lets us check out humans as well as books

Paul Gallant Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Even as it's entered the digital age, the Toronto Public Library has kept real live people at the heart of its enterprises so the world's biggest public library system continues to be a busy and crucial part of everyday Toronto life.
Diaspora Dialogues

Diaspora Dialogues, a jack-of-all trades literary program, nurtures immigrant writer talent

Alexandra Shimo Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Diaspora Dialogues is creating a Toronto (& Canadian) literary scene that reflects one of the world's most diverse cities, helping its writers tell new stories that allow us understand ourselves better. At the same time, the program is feeding new kinds of work into the ever-growing body of Canadian Literature.
Options for Homes

Yonge Street Video: Options for Homes opens ownership possibilities in Toronto

Darren Alexander Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Toronto nonprofit developers Options for Homes fill a niche between market-based condominiums and traditional affordable housing by creating projects that are in the price range for people who might not otherwise be able to own their own home. In this Yonge Street Video we visit their new Village by High Park project in The Junction.
549 & 569 King Street East

The little guys: a look at the Toronto developers who are filling in the city's in-between spaces

Bert Archer Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Toronto developers like Streetcar and BSaR are building residential buildings across the city that fill in the gaps. They aren't super-tall towers, and they aren't single family homes -- but they are the buildings that will tie this city together.
Rabbi Aaron Levy of Makom

Startup congregation: Makom aims to enrich downtown Toronto Jewish life and culture

Corey Mintz Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Makom wants to restore Kensington Market's robust Jewish culture with their participatory congregation. They hold services in members homes, artist studios and, guided by Jane Jacobs' adage that "new ideas need old buildings," in the historic Kiever synagogue.
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