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Pittsburgh's Market Square

What works in cities: Why placemaking requires passion even more than big budgets

In one of an occasional series of articles looking at how other North American cities wrestle with their challenges, Minneapolis-based writer Michelle Bruch examines how public input helps the bottom line as much as it helps build places where people want to be.  

Readers are invited to our event on community leadership and belonging

Join us on Thu., Oct. 27 for the second in our Speakers Series line-up. This time, we're focusing on building community leadership and a sense of belonging in our city. The Yonge Street Speaker Series is sponsored by the Toronto Community Foundation and Waterfront Toronto.

Streetsports

Game on! A new sports festival attempts to erase the divide between jocks and nerds

A project of four community leaders who started out as strangers, StreetSport isn't just about reclaiming the joy of competition for GTA residents who might never make it to the big leagues. Like its role model, Nuit Blanche, it's also about putting people at the centre of our public spaces.

Mike Elwood

At the tipping point: How the next year is crucial to the rollout of electric vehicles

As industry players gather in Toronto this week to talk about the national rollout of electric vehicles, the trickiest part of the equation is getting consumers to change their ideas about what's makes for a good ride. Mike Elwood, chair of Electric Mobility Canada, tells us about the road ahead.

Rahul Bhardwaj & Josh McManus

Star columnist Royson James moderates our Oct. 27 event on community leadership and belonging

Join us on Thu., Oct. 27 for the second in our Speakers Series line-up. This time, we're focusing on building community leadership and a sense of belonging in our city. The Yonge Street Speaker Series is sponsored by the Toronto Community Foundation and Waterfront Toronto.

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Craven Road

The joys of front-yard gardening: Food at your doorstep--and better privacy

For residents of writer Sarah B. Hood's Craven Road neighbourhood, small properties are no obstacle to vegetable gardening, especially for those who welcome a 'salad wall.'

Paul Gallant

Transformative miracles

Con mucho gusto! Yonge Street's new managing editor introduces himself with a story about how a trip south taught him a lesson about his own city.

Trevor Copp and Jeff Fox.

Artists in the GTA: Trevor Copp brings edgy theatrical fare into the heart of a bedroom community

As a theatre-obsessed suburban teen, Trevor Copp took the GO Train to Toronto every week to see avant-garde plays. With his Burlington-based theatre company, he's bringing his experimental and controversial ideas back to the 'burbs.

Richard Sommer, Dave Harvey & Matt Blackett

Join us for our Sep. 22 event on Toronto's public spaces

The inaugural event in the Yonge Street Speakers Series, taking place on Sep. 22, will examine how Toronto's public spaces shape our lives in ways both dramatic and subtle. The series is sponsored by the Toronto Community Foundation and Waterfront Toronto.

The Riverdale Hub

The Riverdale Hub expands on Toronto's ever-evolving Gerrard Street

The Riverdale Hub is a social innovation co-working space with a difference: its mission is to empower minority communities. Along the way, a renovation and a bold new presence on Gerrard Street in Toronto's Little India neighbourhood may help speed area's revitalization efforts and test a new funding model for non-profits at the same time.

Managing Editor, Shawn Micallef

Shawn Micallef steps down as Yonge Street's managing editor

Changes ahoy: a farewell message from Yonge Street's founding editor, Shawn Micallef, and introduction to the new name at the top of the masthead.

Local hip-hop artist, Besque.

Artists in the GTA: Mississauga hip hop, nothing but the Besque

This Juno-nominated hip-hop artist has toured with Sean Paul, opened for Raekwon and released albums on three continents. But as he gears up for fall singles releases, Besque's still happy to hail from Mississauga and work in Toronto communities.


Doug Forder, Field Supervisor and Wetland Restoration Ecologist

Nothing's fishy about returning biodiversity to the Humber River.

A plan to remove an invasive carp species from the Humber River will allow native wildlife to flourish and salmon to return. One day anglers may be able to even catch a salmon as far north as Highway 9.

Iman Grewal of Kama Entertainment

Turning Toronto into a global hub of South Asian talent

As a classical Indian dancer, Iman Grewal has performed with some of the industry's major talents including Bare Naked Ladies, Apache Indian and Roach Killa. Two years ago, she decided to pass on the torch and her company Kama Entertainment is now ushering in the next wave of South Asian talent.
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