Yonge Street

Why Transform Yonge is a turning point for city-building in Toronto

Today, Toronto Council is presented with the opportunity to complete a critical stretch of Yonge that has been decades in the making. The exercise is nothing less than a referendum on what kind of city we want to build for the future.

Mar 27, 2018

Maria Denegri

Yonge Street

The case for protected bike lanes on Yonge Street

The small stores, noodle houses and theaters in the Sheppard to Finch corridor provide a good deal of street life, but the strip could be much for vibrant designed around the needs of cyclists and walkers

Feb 14, 2018

Now Toronto

Yonge Street

Toronto is getting a giant mural dedicated to the Yonge Street music scene

The second part of the 22-storey mural includes the likenesses of Carole Pope, Rush, Jay Douglas, Gasworks and more

Aug 16, 2017

NOW Staff

Yonge Street

Goodbye, HMV on Yonge Street

Former staffers reflect on legendary in-store performances, gloriously lax returns policies and why the flagship was the Nirvana of record stores

Apr 13, 2017

Stuart Berman

Yonge Street

The best of Toronto’s neighbourhoods

Where to shop, where to eat and where to live in the city's vibrant pockets.

Nov 01, 2016

Now Toronto

Yonge Street

Are we killing Yonge Street?

Toronto's main street is sustained by comings and goings from shops, cafés and bars at street level, but this synergy is disappearing as narrow-fronted businesses are swallowed up by development

Jul 06, 2016

Robert Allsopp

Yonge Street

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