Mary Newman
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Neighbourhoods
How West Bend’s pay-what-you-can grocery store is diverting food from landfills onto tables
The Green Line team visited Feed It Forward, a non-profit organization, to learn how its pay-what-you-can grocery store on Dundas Street West helps residents overcome food insecurity and tackle food waste in the city.
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Changemakers
Building a more inclusive music scene with Venus Fest’s apè Aliermo
For our August 2025 Changemaker interview, we spoke with apè Aliermo, artistic director of Venus Fest, about how the festival is addressing historic industry challenges.
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Art
How to build up the arts in your neighbourhood: Lessons from Mount Dennis youth
The Green Line team visited 4 The West End, a community-led arts organization, to learn how its programming is helping youth explore different art skills within their own communities.
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Environment
How to increase tree cover in your neighbourhood: Lessons from Thorncliffe Park
The Green Line team visited Thorncliffe Park to learn how the Toronto Environmental Alliance, in partnership with Thorncliffe Park Urban Famers, is raising awareness on tree equity and empowering residents to take action.
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Housing
How Toronto’s tackling homelessness with six new shelters
On July 15, the Planning and Housing Committee met to vote on advancing proposals for six shelters, which would bring approximately 420 new beds across the city.
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Neighbourhoods
How Little Jamaica is preserving local culture with Toronto’s first Black-led land trust
The Green Line team visited Briar Hill-Belgravia to learn how the Little Jamaica Community Land Trust is preserving local culture amid the Eglinton Crosstown LRT construction and development in the neighbourhood.
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Changemakers
How to nurture a collaborative music scene: Lessons from Beatcave
For our July 2025 Changemaker interview, we spoke with Beatcave's Jerome Ferguson and Amber Oosthuyzen about how they nurture an intentional community for Torontonian artists.
