Two years ago, Jasmine Flores narrowly missed claiming an Erie City Council seat.
Flores finished fourth in the May 2019 Democratic City Council primary just behind Michael Keys, who went on to win a council seat that November.
She s hoping for an even more successful run this time.
Flores, 28, is among eight Democrats and two Republicans in the City Council race. Four of council s seven seats are on the ballot for the May 18 municipal primary.
All seven council seats are currently held by Democrats.
Along with fellow Democrats Elspeth Kate Koehle and Kendrick Tate, Flores is running as a slate connected to the citizen advocacy and social justice group Erie County United.
Hotels, restaurants, parks and other cool new attractions are coming to downtown Hotels, restaurants, parks and other cool new attractions are coming to downtown
It may not feel like it now, but good things are on the horizon. The first in our series on the post-pandemic downtown rebound
This $500-million spaceship stadium will host VR events, concerts and e-sports tournaments
As a vice-president of MLSE in the late 1990s, Chris Overholt helped launch one of Toronto’s biggest venues, the Air Canada Centre. Now, amid a pandemic that’s halted live sports and entertainment, he’s developing another: a $500-million complex on the Exhibition grounds that includes a 7,000-seat hall in the shape of an undulating spaceship, as well as a 400-room hotel and, if all goes according to plan, a restaurant from the people behind the Chase.
New condos and office towers are (still) popping up all over New condos and office towers are (still) popping up all over
The second in our series on the post-pandemic downtown rebound
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Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus: The philanthropic super-couple Heather Reisman and Gerry Schwartz donated $100 million for this futuristic, 650,000-square-foot campus. Tenants include two tech hubs: Google’s famous Vector Institute and an AI-focused think tank.
The Tallest Tower
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The One: Yonge Street’s stratospheric condo tower, already set to be the tallest in Canada at 85 storeys, recently upped its height by nine more floors. Along with a spa, spinning studio, infinity pool and rooftop garden, the complex will also house the Andaz Hotel, an artfully moody new hangout ready-made for the roaring 2020s.
TORONTO A public swimming pool, a floating restaurant and an amphitheatre could be coming to a derelict part of the city’s waterfront. Waterfront Toronto has released its vision for an ambitious overall of a slip located at the foot of Parliament Street in the city’s East Bayfront neighbourhood. The plan would see the area surrounding the slip transformed into what Waterfront Toronto says would be a “world class, public destination for swimming, kayaking, boating, entertainment, and dining.” The planning process is still underway but Waterfront Toronto’s vision for the area includes a “water amphitheatre, a floating restaurant, a canoe/kayak launch, a water transportation hub and a floating dock with concessions.
Published Monday, March 8, 2021 9:06AM EST Last Updated Monday, March 8, 2021 5:58PM EST A public swimming pool, a floating restaurant and an amphitheatre could be coming to a derelict part of the city’s waterfront. Waterfront Toronto has released its vision for an ambitious overhaul of a slip located at the foot of Parliament Street in the city’s East Bayfront neighbourhood. The plan would see the area surrounding the slip transformed into what Waterfront Toronto says would be a “world class, public destination for swimming, kayaking, boating, entertainment, and dining.” The planning process is still underway but Waterfront Toronto’s vision for the area includes a “water amphitheatre, a floating restaurant, a canoe/kayak launch, a water transportation hub and a floating dock with concessions.