About Us
Different Hues. Different Views.
The Green Line is an award-winning, hyperlocal publication that delivers information you can actually use in your daily life. Our team investigates the way Torontonians live to report on solutions, actions and resources that help you become happier in our city. We also create fun spaces where you can find your people and form a community. We're Torontonians just like you who want everyone to not just survive, but thrive, in this rapidly changing city we call home.
OUR TEAM
ANITA
LI
Longtime journalist, media consultant and educator. Forever Scarborough native from Agincourt North who now lives with her husband Lucan and cat twins in their century-old home in Leslieville.
JULIA
LAWRENCE
Journalism graduate from Toronto Metropolitan University who likes to do loops around Riverdale Park with her film camera. Has more coffee spots saved on Google Maps than she can visit. Currently living in Broadview North.
DANISH
ANWAR
Standup comedian based in North St. Jamestown with poor taste in music. Do not consume on an empty stomach.
STAFF
AMANDA
SERAPHINA
JAMES
RAJAKUMAR
Indian immigrant with a post-grad in journalism from Centennial College. Now living in Yonge-Eglinton. Often has her four names confused as two different people, so it’s a pick-your-player situation.
NEWSLETTERS AND ZINES
ADELE
LUKUSA
Graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University and Kitchener native living in Riverdale. Enamoured with all things arts and culture. Journalist and avid zinester who loves criticism, but loves iced tea more.
LANXIN
JIANG
Chinese-Canadian living in Oakville. Currently working in the non-profit space supporting Social Purpose Organizations with capacity-building. Passionate about storytelling, impact measurement and bubble tea.
ANTHONY
LIPPA-HARDY
Mississauga native currently studying journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University. Loves to explore different visual mediums to tell impactful stories that need to be seen.
HANS
XU
Full-stack developer living in Kensington-Chinatown. Passionate about making accessible, easy-to-use software. Staunchly anti-bloat, but learns React out of necessity. Interested in cybersecurity and best practices for online privacy.
YARA
EL MURR
Award-winning journalist with experience covering the environment, migration and labour. Lover of cats, crafts and kibbeh. Hailing from Lebanon, living in Moss Park.
SAVANNAH
SAVONE
Mississauga native and Media Production major at Toronto Metropolitan University. A walking film-student cliché: worships the big screen and turns popcorn-eating into an Olympic sport.
ALANNA
GARAGLIANO
Californian who came to Toronto Metropolitan University to pursue her social work dreams. Advocating for accessibility when she’s not reading tarot cards to dictate her routine.
JAMES
WESTMAN
Humber journalism graduate currently living in Mount Pleasant West. Existential threat tracker. Has explored every park and trail in Toronto, with a map to prove it. Believes Tommy Thompson Park is the city’s hidden gem.
SAHAANA
RANGANATHAN
Toronto Metropolitan University Master of Journalism graduate with a passion for community-based storytelling. Currently living in the Annex. Always down to get matcha or milk tea.
AMARTYA
SMARAN
Aspiring Indian filmmaker, editor and actor currently studying lifestyle media at Centennial College. A city boy from Hyderabad, India, who loves comedy, storytelling, jazz music and biryani. Now sharing a house in Scarborough with three other city boys, he often uses a step ladder to reach cupboards.
CLÉMENT
LECHAT
Montreal-based journalism nerd originally from France, who has a deep bond with Toronto. Passionate about community-driven, innovative journalism.
& COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEAD
MARY
NEWMAN
British-Canadian journalist with a decade’s experience producing for the BBC and CBC. Hails from Robin Hood country so naturally hates wealth inequality and loves organized labour. Now resides in the dog paradise of Roncesvalles.
AIA
JABER
Philosophy lover, Mississauga native and current Toronto Metropolitan University Master of Journalism student. Can be found at one of the new Arabic coffee shops opening in the GTA.
MEGHA
VINOD KUMAR SARITHA
FREELANCERS
STEVEN
ZHOU
Investigative journalist, producer and editor based in City Place focusing on extremism, politics and Islamophobia.
APARITA
BHANDARI
Grew up in New Delhi before moving to Toronto to study English lit at University of Toronto. Now lives near Yonge and Finch. Tells print and audio stories, while trying to resist Toblerone bars.
SHIREEN
AHMED
Multiplatform sports journalist. Instructor at Toronto Metropolitan University. Loves sports, but doesn't love the systems of oppression that surround them. Proud resident of Mississauga. Adores cats. Drinks coffee as a tool of resistance.
HUDA
HASSAN
Writer from Scarborough, Black feminist cultural studies scholar and eldest daughter. Currently examining the connections between art, place-making and power.
MEGAN
KINCH
Labour journalist and union electrician from Toronto. Most recently published in Briarpatch Magazine, West End Phoenix and Spacing. A resident of Kensington Market who enjoys playing weird music in the park late at night.
TERU
IKEDA
Freelance writer in an AI world. Shooting mid-range jumpers in 2024. Walking contradiction and aspiring basketball nerd.
ANTHONY
MILTON
CAMILLA
FARAGALLI
Italian-Canadian with a post-grad degree in journalism from Centennial College. Focused on social issues and interested in the words we choose to tell our stories. Fierce devil’s advocate with a good chance of winning at Scrabble.
ALOYSIUS
WONG
Toronto Metropolitan University Master of Journalism graduate. Lives in North York where he prays that the Eglinton Crosstown will eventually be completed.
ISABEL
ARMIENTO
Book lover and freelance journalist living in the Annex. Works as the editorial director of Aardvark Book Club. Curled up with a good book or in a mosh pit (there’s no in-between).
JACOB
KRONE
Mississauga native and graduate of McMaster University’s psychology, neuroscience and behaviour program. Currently exploring storytelling through video.
DIDHITI
KANDEL
Nepalese-Canadian journalist living in Scarborough City Centre. Avid hydration advocate who loves to binge-read books in one sitting. Make sure you're drinking water.
KAITLYN
SMITH
Published author, national politics linguist and immigration reporter, and investigative data journalist living and reporting in Morningside, Treaty 13.
ANEESA
BHANJI
Journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University who's also studying communications and design. Grew up in Vaughan, now living in the Financial District. Always loves a good chai latte.
CHRISTIAN
PEÑA
Independent freelance photographer specializing in online and print news, corporate photography and documentary film projects. Previously featured in Now Magazine, The Green Line, The Toronto Star, CBC, The Globe and Mail, The Hoser and Rabble.
JAY
COCKBURN
Journalist who writes and makes podcasts about cities and the people in them. Originally from the UK's Lake District. Obsessed with sci-fi and cycling.
ALLEN
AGOSTINO
Scarborough-born photojournalist and International Center of Photography alum. Focuses on solution-based storytelling and documenting large issues through the lens of personal narratives.
MORGAN
MIYA
Curious luddite who firmly believes that community is everything and works towards keeping her neighbourhood of Little Jamaica healthy. Loves to travel the world within Tkaronto.
SEBASTIAN
TANSIL
Caring mastermind based in Kensington-Chinatown who loves spending quality time with friends and family. Empathetic and precise economist by training. Loves amber yellow as it reminds him of people dearest to him.
ABBIE
NORTH
Vancouver Island native now studying in Toronto and living in Cabbagetown. Wakes up early for no apparent reason and always says yes to an iced Americano.
ADVISORY BOARD
STEVE
PRATT
Steve Pratt is the author of Earn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers and the founder of The Creativity Business, which offers keynotes, workshops and consulting to help companies develop differentiated content, marketing and messaging that earns attention. Steve is also the co-founder of the world’s first branded podcast agency, Pacific Content, named one of Entrepreneur’s "100 Brilliant Companies."
CARY
LAVINE
Cary Lavine is a CPA and entrepreneur from Toronto who built RL Solutions, a world-leading healthcare software firm from five employees to 220 without the aid of external equity, ultimately leading to a private equity sale in 2018. He stayed on through 10+ acquisitions as the company grew to 1,400 employees. Cary is now focused more on giving back to his community.
ASHLEY
WOODS BRANCH
Ashley Woods Branch is a media executive, strategist and founder with more than 20 years of experience helping news organizations grow and thrive. Ashley is the vice-president of growth and publisher success at BlueLena. Previously, she served as executive director of the Fund for Equity in Local News, where she supported over 240 publishers through digital transformation, coaching and grantmaking. She lives outside of Detroit with her husband and three children.
HERMAN
ELLIS JR.
Herman Ellis Jr. is executive director of Scadding Court Community Centre, leading the development and coordination of programs and services for a diverse community in downtown Toronto. Herman has dedicated over 35 years of service to the centre and the Alexandra Park community, working in community development, program design and coordination, project management, financial administration, and policy research and development.
NICHOLAS
HILL
Nicholas Hill is the Startup Legal Support (SLS) Lead at the DMZ, where he helps early-stage entrepreneurs navigate complex legal challenges through innovative, accessible solutions. A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Lincoln Alexander School of Law and former tech founder, Nic created the SLS and IP Clinic programs to deliver pro bono legal support, and empower Canadian startups to protect and scale their ventures.
ORNELLA
SINIGAGLIA
Ornella Sinigaglia leads marketing at PressReader, where she connects global audiences with quality journalism through innovative campaigns and partnerships. Ornella has over a decade of experience spanning journalism, video production and brand storytelling. Formerly a journalist for Il Sole 24 ORE and co-producer of the award-winning documentary Shepherds in the Cave, she now channels her passion for media into empowering publishers and readers around the world.
AARON
WILLIAMSON
Aaron Williamson is the CEO of Goal17, a data, strategy and design agency focused on tackling the world’s most challenging problems through collaborative, network-based approaches. With 15 years of experience in the delivery of business strategy and transformation processes for Fortune 500s, international NGOs and the United Nations, Aaron is passionate about creating solutions for clients with complex issues involving diverse stakeholders.
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LETTER FROM OUR TEAM
Hey! Anita here. It's easy to feel pessimistic and cynical about our city when the news constantly tells you to be. But in actual reality, there are more Torontonians who get along than not, and more joy than heartache to be found here — even when things have honestly gotten tougher for everyone lately. Most of all, there are so many people who try to make this place better every day, and that's the reason why I started The Green Line — to bring these people together and to share their stories. Some of them even work here, so don't take it from me. Here's what our team has to say:
ANITA LI
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
The Green Line
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