ZOOMING OUT OF SUMMER: The days are going by pretty quickly. Labour Day long weekend will mark the end of Corktown’s summer. Photo by Dan Philips. Corktown, Toronto eNewsletter for the week of August 31, 2015 CRBA MEETING: In very exciting news, we’ve confirmed the details for the September public meeting of the Corktown Residents &…

COMMONLY CORKTOWN: After spending a couple of months fenced-off as part of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ParaPan Am Athletes’ Village, Corktown Common is once again open to the public. Enjoy it today! Photo by wyliepoon. Corktown, Toronto news & events for the week of August 24, 2015 CORKTOWN COMMON IS OPEN: As we reported on Twitter last…

A NEW DAWN: The Toronto 2015 ParaPan Am Games have come to a close, marking the end of Corktown’s Pan Am summer. Photo by Dan Philips. PAN AM END:  The ParaPan Am Games have come to a close, which means the athletes are currently vacating the Athletes’ Village. We should slowly start to see things return…

OUR “BLOCK PARTY”: The Corktown Kitchen, along with a slew of other great local businesses, got the spotlight in a recent Toronto Life article. Photo by Dave Gillespie / Toronto Life. Corktown, Toronto eNewsletter for the week of August 4, 2015 PARAPAN AM: The Toronto 2015 ParaPan Am Games are set to kick off this Friday, August 7…

Corktown eNewsletter for the week of July 27, 2015 A PAN AM ENDING: Time flies, doesn’t it? With the eruption of CN Tower fireworks and the thud of a Kanye West mic drop, the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games came to an end yesterday, even though it kind of feels like they just started. Thanks to the…

PASTA POWER:  Multiple Pan Am medal-winner Dominique Bouchard outside Corktown’s Fusilli restaurant. Photo by Dennis Kucherawy. By Dennis Kucherawy, Corktown Correspondent  Last Tuesday night in the Distillery District, I learned an important lesson in international relations. To connect, understand and relate with people from other countries, you don’t need to study history, geography, economics or diplomacy.…