NOW Article: Book City Memoir

By now you probably know that Book City on Bloor is closing. Sniff.
NOW Magazine published a "memoir" about the beloved book store; it includes interviews with former staffers and the current manager.
Cheers,
Vanessa

NOW's Take On The Best of the Annex

NOW Magazine does a "best of" issue every year. I agree with most of the restaurants, stores and services listed as "best of" in The Annex, such as Midoco as the best art supply store and Harbord Bakery as the best bakery.
The latter winner, BTW, illustrates that they played fast and loose with the boundaries of The Annex, which I also think is proper. After all, most of us make the trek to Harbord without thinking, "I'm leaving the area."
I don't know enough about some of the categories to make a comment about the winners, but it's interesting that there are 62 categories and 37 of them involve food and drink.
Cheers,
Vanessa

NOW Article About Vermont Square Redevelopment

Well, the article in NOW Magazine is balanced, but the headline? "Vermont Squares: How a Neighbourhood's Stereotyping is Keeping a Basketball Court out of Vermont Square."

Seems to me that park redevelopment attracts controversy in our green-space-deprived urban areas unlike any other issue.

But, then, parks are perhaps the only common place in Seaton Village and The Annex where families mingle with seniors and youth. Lightning rod, anyone?

Happy reading,
Vanessa