After a busy summer, the CRBA is once again starting up with monthly public meetings — your chance to hear about all things going on in Corktown and meet with your passionate and like-minded neighbours. All are welcome to the meeting on Tuesday, September 3. We’ll be hearing from students from Ryerson University who recently…

NICE TO MEET YOU: The Riverside Evangelical Missionary Church, a Corktown landmark built in 1902. Photo by AshtonPal. Neighbourhood News Queen East’s new barbecue spot Que Supper Club got some well-deserved profile at TorontoLife.com last week. Of the food, they write,  “Southern barbecue and trendy international fusion like tofu banh mi and tandoori chicken tacos. Bacon-wrapped faux…

LITTLE TRINITY, BIG TREES: A summertime shot looking up Trinity Street toward King. Photo by Dan Philips. News & Events for the Week of August 19, 2013 Have you heard about Corktown Common? It’s pretty great. This past week, the Globe & Mail‘s Alex Bozikovic added to the praise, writing about how the park  “is designed…

A CHERRY STREET: Behind the construction fencing, the new Cherry Street starts to take shape with generous planters and a streetcar right-of-way on the east side of the road. Photo by MafaldaBoy, via Urban Toronto. Events for the week of August 12, 2013 Que Supper Club, Queen East’s newest “feast for the senses” is officially open for…

LOOKING FAMILIAR: BBC America’s Orphan Black made a police station out of this Corktown building on King East next to the overpass. Screen capture via Torontoist. Corktown in the News Corktown Common continues to win high praise as probably the best new park to come to Toronto in recent memory. In a super positive review, BlogTO’s Rick McGinnis writes…

BEFORE SUNSET: The view of the changing neighbourhood from Corktown Common. Photo by Eric Sehr. Local News  Last week, Toronto Life took a quick look at El Catrin, a new mexican restaurant that calls the Distillery District home. Taking over the former Boiler House space, El Catrin boasts a great patio and a good-looking menu. Urban Toronto…