Roncesvalles-High Park : Featured Stories

Letter from Yonge Street's new Managing Editor. 

The city's small batch brewery scene is exploding. In honour of Oktoberfest, we introduce you to breweries from the west end's Junction Craft Brewery to the east end's Left Field to learn more about the narrative of Toronto's craft beer rapture.  

Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world, so why would its wildlife species be any different? We take a tour through Toronto's ecosystem to learn more about the fish, birds, and mammals that share the city with us.

The MaRS Discovery District's bee initiative adds its hives to the growing list of urban beekeepers using rooftops to enhance the biodiversity of Toronto's concrete jungle--and source delicious, organic, homegrown honey while they're at it.

Local SPIN-farmers are using small plots of land to grow fresh produce in urban environments. The movement supports eating locally, all while creating jobs and taking advantage of underused backyards. 

Camaraderie, one of Toronto's first coworking spaces, recently expanded and relocated to the west end. We talked to co-founder and owner Rachel Young about her plans for the new space and her interest in developing a new Dundas St. West BIA. 

Roncesvalles has seen many changes in recent years, but the charming west-end locale remains alive and bustling. From doggie boutiques to hip new eateries, its diversity makes it a model for how Toronto neighbourhoods can integrate various communities. 

When it comes drawing customers inside, coffee goes well with movies, flowers, clothes and other uncaffeinated items.

A documentary on peak oil was a wake-up call for two veteran filmmakers, leading them to unexpected careers in the local food movement.

Erica Lemieux wants to bring trust back to the food system. Under the auspices of her start-up urban farming company, she aims to show that pedal-powered, small-plot farming is healthy, economically viable and good for Toronto's biodiversity.

Yonge Street Video visits the Roncesvalles Community Acupuncture Clinc as they've recently switched to a new community model that gives access to their treatments to more people.