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Regent Park Farmer’s Market: Building a Stronger Community Together

Last Wednesday marked the official grand-opening of the Regent Park Farmer’s Market, located between Daniel’s Spectrum and One Park Place. Continuing until October 30th, every Wednesday from 3 to 7pm, merchants will set-up their booths and display fresh produce, various cultural foods, and local goodies for pedestrians to browse. In addition to the markets, local musicians and artists will perform weekly for event guests, adding to the fact the Regent Park Farmer’s Market is an exciting new development for all Torontonians to explore. Daniel’s Corporation, in partnership with the Toronto Housing Community, introduced the new Regent Park Farmer’s Market as …

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More Things to Do: Additional Cabbagetown Events and Updates

Earlier this week, we discussed a few Cabbagetown events carrying into the first few weeks of June. As if there’s not a lot going on already, it appears as if there are more things to look out for this month: The Annual General Meeting of the Cabbagetown Residents Association Thursday, June 13th, 7pm  at the Stout Irish Pub (221 Carlton Street), CRA members — past and present — are invited to attend this year’s AGM and Wine Tasting event, hosted by Lifford Wine Agency.  If you are interested in this event, please RSVP to Lindsay at info@cabbagetowner.com by June 10th. For …

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Nelson Mandela Park Public School: Renovated and Reopened

After almost two years of renovating, Nelson Mandela Park Public School reopened its doors March 19th. As another addition of the revitalization of Regent Park, the changes made to the beautiful beaux-arts structure are congruent with several of the other projects currently under-way — the authenticity of the building remains intact, only modernized. Nelson Mandela Park Public School stands proudly as an example of the TDSB’s Model School for Inner Cities Policy, making it an identifying and integral part of the new Regent Park community. The School The LEED-silver retrofit of Nelson Mandela Park Public School was completed by CS&P Architects. Their innovative designs were intended to …

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How Regent Park Became One of the World’s Largest Redevelopments

– Regent Park, Toronto: A Story of Commitment, Commonality, and Collectivity – Growing the “Garden City” At the beginning of the 20th Century, Regent Park had been known as Cabbagetown, a name now associated with the neighbourhood due North. But it wasn’t until 1948 that city officials envisioned a new urban design for this 69-acre lot. Inspired by the idealized “Garden City” movement, the area was to be dismantled, leaving behind only remnants of two of its original streets – Regent Street and Park Street. Thus the name Regent Park came into existence, a new name for a postwar modernist …

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New Regent Park Restaurant

Paintbox Bistro is one of the newest additions to the community hub, located at the corner of Dundas East and Sackville. The restaurant aims on serving high-end cuisine, in addition to providing event catering services, and training facilities. The food is described as, “innovative, reasonably priced, and bearing the culinary stamp of its chef, formerly of the Rosebud.” Ultimately, the restaurant was designed with the community in mind, making a notable debut to the newly revitalized neighbourhood. [Source]

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Catch the Cabbagetown Youth Centre Performance happening TODAY

At the Cabbagetown Youth Centre’s free Performing Arts Camp, 150 kids get to participate in the arts every summer. Campers will show what they learned at the Rosedale Heights School of the Arts, when the camp holds its annual year-end performance. The little ones all from the Cabbagetown, St. James Town and Regent Park communities will showcase their talents in dance, drama, vocals and songwriting. The performing arts camp is one of several initiatives the CYC holds each year to give children within the community a chance to develop and learn new skills from positive elements. You can catch “Timeless”, …

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Regent Park revitalization by Daniel’s Corporation

Regent park is host to one of the biggest investment initiative ever taken by Daniel's Corporation in conjunction with the City of Toronto and Toronto Housing Corporation to revitalize our downtown core and raise the living standard currently offered in the slums of Toronto.

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Daily Homes – March 23, 2011

Great list of properties including James Cooper Mansion, X Condominium as well as a great free hold on Sumach. Here's the list: 100 Hayden St 508 110 Charles St E 506 28 Linden St 304 28 Linden St 408 260 Sackville St 613 110 Charles St 4305 388 Bloor St E 1703 450 Wellesley St E 110 Charles St E 4107 300 Bloor St E 3006 441 Sumach St

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Nostalgia Tripping: Social Housing in Toronto

Social Housing... A brief review and discussion of it's use... What's your opinion?

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InsideToronto Article: Police museum opens in 51 division headquarters

A great use of the space available at 51 division showing that police stations aren't only for making complaints or worse when you're arrested.

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