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June 25, 2012 Colin Johnstone

SoHo Italia condo to go before planning committee Tuesday

The application for a 30-storey Little Italy condo tower is set to go before the city’s planning committee on June 26, but a local community group is concerned about the controversial tower’s impact on its planned address.

June 20, 2012 Colin Johnstone

Presto team sets Feb. 1 launch; transit commission skeptical

Presto reps announced today that the much-hyped tap-and-go system will now launch Feb. 1, 2013, seven months after its original planned debut.

May 16, 2012 Colin Johnstone

Great Canadians, from Gretzky to Mansbridge, crowd just one room

Portia Baladad

A display case holds the Royal Victorian Chain, the Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order and the Order of Merit.

Wayne Gretzky carves ice like the pro he has always been and has carved his way into the Canadian consciousness as the legend he became. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Norman Jewison brought stories such as Fiddler on the Roof and In the Heat of the Night to the screen. Actor Eugene Levy has made theatre and moviegoers laugh themselves sick for years.

May 13, 2012 Colin Johnstone

Celebrating culture on Somerset Street

Portia Baladad

Chinatown Remixed

A parade band, break-dancers and performers costumed as teeth-bearing lions took over Somerset Street West Saturday to kick off the month-long arts festival Chinatown Remixed.