An announcement and an invitation from the City of Toronto for Corktowners who enjoy the Bright Street playground: The City of Toronto will be making park and playground improvements in 2014 & 2015.  Current play equipment is nearing the end of its expected life span and not compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with…

PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER: Cherry Street comes together with the new George Brown residence, the YMCA and the classic heritage buildings. Photo by Dan Philips. Corktown events for the week of January 27, 2014 Kick off your week by heading down to City Hall for a public consultation session on the proposed Island Airport expansion. The…

The CRBA’s first public meeting of 2014 will take place on January 7 at the Dominion on Queen – 500 Queen Street East. All are welcome and encouraged to come out and share ideas for the neighbourhood. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. sharp. The meeting agenda is available for download.

Recognize this dish? On which Corktown restaurant’s menu will you find it? The poem and photo are clues. Identify the restaurant and the dish and win a gift certificate to the restaurant for the value of the dish. hot green Thai chillies, ginger, chicken, cilantro no Margherita Enter by emailing the name of the dish…

BLURRED LINES: Corktown’s evolving retail strip on Queen Street East, featuring local faves Red Line Coffee, even & odd, Magic Oven and Que Supper Club. Photo by Dan Philips. News for the week of September 16, 2013 A pair of articles this week lauded praise on the heritage restoration work coordinated by our friends at Little…

Tomorrow night — Thursday June 20 — our friends at 360 Health Care (360 King Street East) are holding a Meet & Greet Night — a chance to meet their new Doulas and learn about the role Doulas can play in birth and postpartum care. There will be an information session complete with Q&A and…