Yara El Murr
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Environment
Growing food in cities: Lessons from Toronto urban farmers
In Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park, urban farmers provide a blueprint for growing food locally to support food insecure communities.
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Culture
Find vintage and rare books at these Toronto stores
These specialized Toronto bookstores are the perfect place to shop for a gift for your bookworm friend.
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Neighbourhoods
Watch out for these road safety changes coming to Don Valley East and West
From long-awaited traffic lights at a dangerous intersection to rotating “Watch your Speed” signs, new road safety measures coming to Ward 15 Don Valley West and Ward 16 Don Valley East.
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Culture
Find second-hand reads at these Toronto bookstores
This list of second-hand bookstores in Toronto will help you get to know the city’s readers and get good deals.
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Health
No doctor and no OHIP? These Toronto clinics can help
Flemingdon Health Centre and Access Alliance are two clinics that offer medical services to people living in Toronto who need a doctor, but don’t have OHIP or insurance.
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Events
Farming Food in Toronto: Documentary Screening and Vermicomposting Demo
Watch a documentary on urban farming, learn the ropes of vermicomposting and chat with fellow gardening enthusiasts.
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Neighbourhoods
Visit Wychwood Barns for Wi-Fi and washrooms along St. Claire Avenue West
If you’re exploring St. Claire Avenue West and suddenly need to go, stop by Wychwood Barns for clean bathrooms and Wi-Fi.
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Housing
Toronto should build more co-ops — not condos
OPINION: Toronto should be building more co-op housing across the city.
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Neighbourhoods
Here's how the City responded after Flemingdon Park residents said no to a fire hall over their tennis courts
Flemingdon Park residents might be losing some tennis courts - but they're gaining a new fire hall and potentially, new recreational amenities in the neighbourhood.
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Callouts
Volunteer to maintain laneway gardens in Cabbagetown
The Laneway Project, a local non-profit, is looking for garden stewards to water, weed and monitor native plants near Parliament and Gerrard streets.
