Mary Newman
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Neighbourhoods
Leslieville’s low-cost recipe for building up local entrepreneurs with local resources
The Green Line team visited the East End Food Hub to see how Leslieville Farmers' Market Basecamp supports emerging entrepreneurs with business training, affordable kitchen space and opportunities to sell.
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Housing
Toronto apartment-hunting checklist
Apartment hunting in Toronto can be daunting — we’re here to help.
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Neighbourhoods
Beyond a food bank: Jamestown builds a third space with essential services
The Green Line team visited the Albion Food Space to learn how the unique partnership between a food bank and public library is helping Jamestown residents overcome food insecurity as well as social isolation.
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Neighbourhoods
How one Scarborough Village non-profit is helping formerly incarcerated women rebuild their lives
The Green Line team visited The Second Chance Foundation to learn how its food bank, thrift store and mental health programming are helping formerly incarcerated women find community and overcome reintegration challenges.
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Housing
How renters can fight to benefit from new transit lines
Megan Kee lives at 55 Brownlow Ave. and for years, she delayed the decision to start a family because of an active fight against her demoviction. “It was a year and a half of meetings, of protests, of talking to the media, trying to get the best deal that we possibly could,” says Kee, who’s […]
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Documenters
Toronto's plan for affordable housing near transit — and its provincial limitations
The City of Toronto held a a public information session on Inclusionary Zoning to discuss the new policy and to listen to residents' questions and feedback.
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Employment
How community networks build strong businesses — and even stronger neighbourhoods
The Green Line team learned about Black-led initiatives in Jane and Finch, dived into whether diverse entrepreneurship can benefit Toronto neighbourhoods, and explored different models of community development.
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Changemakers
How this social enterprise is making room for emerging racialized artists in Toronto
For our November 2025 Changemaker interview, we speak with MakeRoom Inc. founder Trevor Twells about how his curatorial agency is combatting nepotism and gatekeeping in the art industry.
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Neighbourhoods
Mobile health unit rolls into Kennedy Park to deliver primary care at the doorstep
The Green Line team hit the road with Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities’ mobile health unit to see how it’s delivering care straight to people’s doorsteps — from blood pressure checks and diabetes education to harm reduction supplies and more.
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Business
Building community-powered businesses for Toronto neighbourhoods
How do you build community economic development and resilience? We asked the experts. This month, we're diving into systemic barriers to entrepreneurship, successful models for neighbourhoods and tips for aspiring business owners 💼
