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Shadowhunters TV series filming on Oct. 24
A TV series, Shadowhunters, is filming in two locations in our neighbourhood on Tuesday, Oct. 24. And, heads up, the parking space bookings are among the biggest the Cabbagetowner has seen in recent memory. It seems half the ‘hood street … Continue reading
City Council highlights, Oct. 2, 3, and 4
City staff provides Council Highlights: is an informal summary of a selection of the decisions that Toronto City Council made at its recent business meeting. The City Clerk’s formal documentation is available at http://www.toronto.ca/council. Among the highlights of interest to … Continue reading
Actions to address concerns about Gerrard Street shootings
Des Ryan, a retired police officer and a board director with the CRA, contributes occasional safety and security updates. Living in Cabbagetown is like living in a village in downtown Toronto: we have the good fortune of a strong community … Continue reading
Cabbagetown according to … Katie Tozer
Katie Tozer, her husband Mark, and their four children have lived on Parkview Avenue for seven years. She volunteers at the annual Forsythia Festival. Best place in Cabbagetown for a bite to eat … It’s a toss-up between the … Continue reading
Cabbagetown Tour of Homes gets major media coverage
Two big media stories have been published about the upcoming Cabbagetown Tour of Homes, organized by our friends at the Cabbagetown Preservation Association. A story in the Toronto Star Homes Section, “Cabbagetown Tour of Homes open doors to (renovated) history”, … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday: Sept. 24, 1977
Volunteer Eric Morse continues his look through the 7 News, a community newspaper published in what was then Ward 7 in Toronto in the 1970s and 1980s. The front page of the September 24, 1977 issue of 7 News was … Continue reading
Bicycle found in Cabbagetown
Residents of Cabbagetown report that they found a bicycle today (Sept. 5) in their carport by the corner of Salisbury and Rawlings. A picture of the bicycle is below: a silver Giant-brand mountain bike. Please contact info@cabbagetowner.com with the serial … Continue reading
Get your free yard sale bags here!
After the warm reception we received last year, the Cabbagetown Residents Association is happy to once again give out bags to those Cabbagetown residents who are running yard sales during the Cabbagetown Festival, Sept. 9-10. These green paper bags are … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday: September 1977
Volunteer Eric Morse has been mining the archives of 7 News, a community newspaper published in what was then Ward 7 within East Toronto, including Cabbagetown. Here’s his report on the Sept. 10, 1977 edition. In the September 10, 1977 … Continue reading
Falling Water TV series filming on Lancaster & Isabella Aug. 31
More film crews are arriving in Cabbagetown, this time for a TV Series, Falling Water. If you have any issues or concerns during the filming on Aug. 31 and set up before / clean up after, contact Location Manager Tim … Continue reading
