Posts Filed Under: Parkdale

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Private Parkettes Are No Substitute for Real Public Space

Are surveillance cameras and private security guards in pseudo-public spaces creating invisible gated communities within the city?

By Nikhil Sharma Aug. 21st, 12:15 pm

Crawling Through Parkdale for a Taste of Little Tibet

Fill your belly with steamy and savoury Tibetan and Nepali dumplings at the third annual momo crawl on July 30, hosted by Students for a Free Tibet Canada.

By Tenzin Nawang Tekan Jul. 26th, 1:58 am

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Feminist Street Artists Transform Parkdale Alleyway into Public Gallery

Twenty artists attempt to capture the diversity of being a woman in freshly painted murals—but the project is not without criticism

By Alisha Sawhney Jul. 18th, 1:15 pm

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The Parkdale Rent Strike is Gaining Steam

The CEO of MetCap, which runs the buildings whose tenants are on strike, drove into a tenant advocate Tuesday.

By Tannara Yelland Jun. 1st, 5:00 pm

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Faces of The Parkdale Renter’s Revolution

Residents say the landlord is imposing massive rent hikes while complaints of cockroaches, mice, bedbugs, and urgent repairs are ignored.

By Zach Ruiter May. 2nd, 5:30 pm

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“As an Immigrant Kid, You Have This Internalized Racism”: Why Adjusting to a New Life in Toronto was Difficult

From Nepal to Parkdale Collegiate.

By Stephen Thomas and Gelek Badheytsang Apr. 10th, 10:00 am

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How Parkdale Has Become an Independent Coffee Mecca

With the closure of the "Drake You Ho" Starbucks, the neighbourhood is now a haven for indie caffeinators.

By Julienne Bay Apr. 19th, 1:00 pm

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Parkdale Community Groups Confront Gentrification

Displacement and unfair rent increases among challenges raised in a Monday night forum.

By Samira Mohyeddin Sep. 22nd, 4:30 pm

The Parkdale Sugar Guy Reaches 1,000 Days

For some people, cookies are a sometimes-food, but for Jason Holborn, they are a never-food.

By David Hains Sep. 21st, 11:15 am

Scene: Parkdale Vigil for Nepal

Community members gathered in Parkdale to remember and honour the victims of the earthquake in Nepal.

By David Hains • Photos by Giordano CiampiniApr. 30th, 9:00 am

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Toronto’s RUNT-naissance

A new documentary is poised to make the enigmatic Toronto mural artist RUNT as well-known as his style.

By Carly Maga Jan. 30th, 2:20 pm

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2014 Villain: Akelius

Nominated for: aggressively invading vulnerable neighbourhoods.

By Michael Fraiman • Illustration by Tonia CowanDec. 23rd, 12:47 pm

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Scene: Urban Decay, in Miniature

Local graphic designer Chris Thomas brought his Hood Times—complete with tiny trash bags and tiny abandoned mattresses—to Goodfellas Gallery.

By Kevin Jones • Photos by Kevin JonesDec. 1st, 1:00 pm

Vandalist: Monster of Parkdale

Showing some neighbourhood love.

By Stephanie Avery Nov. 14th, 9:40 am

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125 Years of the Gladstone Hotel

From fine lodging to flophouse to cultural hub—a look at the history of Toronto's oldest continually operating hotel.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 25th, 11:40 am

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Jamie Kennedy Signs on as Executive Chef of Duggan’s Brewpub

The award-winning chef and his team will oversee menu development at the new Parkdale location.

By Robin LeBlanc Aug. 25th, 4:19 pm

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Mammoliti’s Parkdale Slur Met With #ParkdaleLove

After the councillor calls Parkdale a "pedophile district," Parkdale-loving Torontonians take to social media to defend the neighbourhood.

By Graeme Bayliss • Photo by Christopher DrostJun. 17th, 10:15 am

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Vandalist: Mystery Meeting

It's a date!

By Stephanie Avery May. 9th, 2:00 pm