Danforth Avenue’s FRESH Floral Creations By Sarah Blagdon Nothing is better than escaping winter by dashing into the doors of a local florist, with its warm temperatures and surrounding reminders of spring. Case in point: walking into Danforth Avenue’s FRESH Floral Creations, it’s hard not to be amazed by the modern and sophisticated collection of flower...
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You upper-Canadians don’t know how good you’ve got it. If you didn’t already know, I hail from the east coast.  It is a lovely place filled with quaint back-country roads and beaches galore.  But in April, it is still snowing.  It snowed this past weekend.  Badly, I hear.  I chuckled when I heard the news...
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It was a cold, dark and rainy Sunday just on the cusp of spring, and the whole world seemed depressed.  Well, maybe not the whole world, but my room-mate and I were after a long weekend indoors with little fun and loads of schoolwork.  To cheer ourselves up, we decided to make use of...
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The Riverdale Share Community Association defines what a community is. By Kristen Gentleman For eighteen years, the Riverdale Share Community Association has dedicated itself to bettering its Danforth-Riverdale community.  Every December, it hosts the Riverdale Share Concert to raise money for people-in-need within the community, now a much loved start to the neighbourhood’s holiday celebrations.  Susan Baker,...
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This is a blog you should be reading…if you haven’t already. By Madelaine Paterson Natasha Granatstein of the Danforth-based blog, DECA Diaries, shares Danforth’s history and purpose, shedding light on why this medium is so crucial for connecting with the community. Why Blog? The motivation to create a blog was all about reinvention. As the chairperson...
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Poverty is an issue all around the world, but at Centennial College, students are making the community a priority. By Tracy Martin              In 2006, 2,100 families in the Danforth area, spanning O’Connor, Broadview, and Coxwell, were living in poverty.  This spurred a number of events including Countdown for Change, a poverty awareness event held at...
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