I spent Saturday evening at Honest Ed’s for An Honest Farewell. It was a lot of fun. There were many familiar faces. And it felt very Toronto. See above photo. But part of me felt a bit phony pretending to celebrate the end of 68 years… Read More
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Preserving place
I was recently asked: How do you go into a neighborhood, build new, and not erase and/or sterilize what makes that neighborhood interesting in the first place? Gentrification is a controversial topic in city building. Too often I think we ignore what happens when we… Read More
Event: Community Consultation for Mirvish Village
One June 13, 2016 from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, the City of Toronto will be hosting a community consultation meeting for the proposed redevelopment of Honest Ed’s / Mirvish Village. The meeting will be held at the Bickford Centre Auditorium at 777 Bloor Street West… Read More
Westbank unveils #BloorAndBathurst before filing development application
Last night Westbank went public with their first design for the southwest corner of Bloor and Bathurst in Toronto (the Honest Ed’s site). There’s no name for the project yet and they haven’t even submitted a development application to the city, but I can tell you that… Read More