Amanda Seraphina
About the author
Indian immigrant with a post-grad in journalism from Centennial College. Now living in Grange Park, meeting new people, and hearing different stories. Has four names, so it’s a pick-your-player situation.
Latest stories
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NeighbourhoodsHow to make affordable housing desirable by using arts
The Green Line team visited 877 Yonge St. to learn how St. Clare's Housing, Nightwood Theatre and Tapestry Opera are using the arts to combat stigma around affordable housing.
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NeighbourhoodsHow to set up a PWYC market: Tips from Moss Park’s unique model
The Green Line team visited Moss Park Market to learn how its pay-what-you-can model helps locals afford healthy, good-quality food.
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NeighbourhoodsHow to get your own tiny library: Tips from Yorkdale-Glen Park residents
The Green Line team visited Lotherton Pathway to learn how residents make books more accessible in their neighbourhood through three tiny libraries.
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NeighbourhoodsHow can neighbourhoods get better health care? Tips from Black Creek’s innovative on-the-road approach
The Green Line team visited Black Creek Community Health Centre to learn how its innovative solutions, the Wheels to Wellness van and Community Ambassadors program, take health care straight to residents' doorsteps.
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NeighbourhoodsHow can you be more sustainable? Student group's tips for green living in York University Heights
The Green Line team visited Regenesis, a student-run environmental nonprofit at York University, to learn how it helps build an eco-conscious mindset.
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NeighbourhoodsParkdale says no to e-waste by reusing old tech
The Green Line team visited Free Geek Toronto in Parkdale to learn how the non-profit social enterprise is fixing unused tech and giving it a second life so that people in need can benefit from it.
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NeighbourhoodsKids use robots and AI to solve community problems in Kingsview Village-The Westway
The Green Line team visited Kingsview Village Jr. Public School to learn how the he Coalition of Innovation Leaders Against Racism and teach company GlobalDWS are working with students from grades 2 to 5 to demystify AI and robots.
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NeighbourhoodsIt takes a village: This program is boosting literacy for Scarborough kids
The Green Line team visited Willow Park Jr. Public School in Kingston-Galloway/Orton Park to learn how The Reading Partnership brings together parents and schools to support children’s literacy.
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NeighbourhoodsToronto’s first ‘tiny forest’ plants sustainable neighbourhood in The Pocket
The Green Line team spoke with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to learn how it's helping residents build a Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan.
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NeighbourhoodsCurated hangouts help students in the Garden District beat loneliness
The Green Line team visited Toronto Metropolitan University to learn how students are combating isolation in the city.