Since the National Post decided to block my comment (I tried twice), and has now closed the comments section on their opinion piece from last week about how the proposed Walmart on Bathurst St. would be good for Kensington Market, I decided to post my full comment here. ———————————– There…
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Kensington’s Garden Car On The Mend
Some folks recently decided to take out  their frustrations on one of our Kensington Market inhabitants – the (mostly) beloved Garden Car, aka: Community Vehicular Reclamation Project. Just back from three days away in cottage country (my only escape this year), I went to resume my daily check on the…
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Misquoted in NP article – my letter to the editor correction
I’m pretty unimpressed and frustrated with the editor that twisted this piece in such a way as to make my quote appear condescending towards the community I love and represent.  Thankfully they printed my full letter to the editor as a clarification. Still waiting for the online piece to have an…
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Connecting Community in Kensington Market
This week marks the start of my new role working with the new-ish (late 2010) Kensington Market BIA as their first Coordinator. I’ll be working with the community on a number of area projects (graffiti/murals – (possibly) a farmer’s market that complements rather than competes with local green grocers –…