
The Common Table is inviting all good neighbours to join their 30th anniversary BBQ celebration – July 29
Celebrate the work of the Common Table in Yorkville by coming to spend time with new neighbours and cheer on our Good Neighbour Award winners. A BBQ lunch will be provided and our local Starbucks will be giving out drinks, all free of charge.

The Heliconian Literary Lecture Series is celebrating its 30th Anniversary!
This delightful program delivers 16 lectures from September 2026 to May 2027. It features a range of favourite authors and impressive newcomers whose content is timely, informative, and entertaining. Both fiction and non-fiction works are included. In-person lectures are filling quickly!

Jets at Toronto’s Island Airport will reverse decades of urban rejuvenation
Two veteran planners – Ron Soskolne & Howard Cohen – explain why the proposed expansion will reverse decades of urban rejuvenation on the waterfront.

The trap of removing speed cameras
City data from such signs within 200 metres of fixed-location cameras were analyzed by The Globe and Mail. The results show that the number of people driving more than 15 kilometres an hour above the limit near the cameras dropped more than it did city-wide while the cameras were in place, then started to rise again once they were gone.

Two letters responding to the Bloor-Yorkville Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment
In response to this final report, the ABC Residents Association (ABCRA), the Greater Yorkville Residents Association (GYRA), and the Bloor East …

Time to kick back and enjoy a great Toronto-inspired read
The Toronto Book Awards honours authors whose books are inspired by the city. Established in 1974, the awards celebrate literary excellence and recognize works that deepen understanding of Toronto’s people, places, histories and diverse communities.

Taste the “World in a City” — Summerlicious is back!
Toronto’s annual celebration of the city’s exceptional restaurants returns this summer. From Friday, July 3 to Sunday, July 19, residents and visitors from around the world can explore Toronto’s diverse culinary scene and treat their tastebuds at more than 240 local restaurants citywide.