Gentrification battles, new openings, condo threats, and the block-by-block changes reshaping Toronto. The stuff your neighbourhood Facebook group is too polite to say.
Between Queen and Dundas, the churn never stops. Bellwoods Brewery holds court. Everything else is replaceable. Here's what's actually worth going to.
Ironwood Bay wants 203 units where Sneaky Dee's nachos are. The developer promises a 'ground-floor music venue.' The neighbourhood is fighting back. Community consultation May 28.
Read MoreDense. Stacked. Everyone can hear everything. Liberty Village was sold as 'urban lifestyle.' The reality is a murder trial over smoke from a patio grill.
Read MoreEFS, Lavelle, Toybox, Fiction. The strip between Bathurst and Spadina is Toronto's Vegas strip without the fun. But the happy hours are actually good if you go before 7 PM.
Read MoreUncle Pete's Bread gone. Baldwin St getting quieter. The vintage shops are holding on but the rent pressure is real. How long before this becomes another Ossington?
Read MoreBill 110 lets the province seize Island land. Officially it's just for Billy Bishop expansion. But the legal language is broader than that. NDP calls it a 'callous land grab.'
Read MoreTaking over the Mira Mira Diner space. Named after the iconic lifeguard station. The team wants to be a neighbourhood institution. The Beaches needs this.
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