Our CURATED

ARTICLES

BUTO FEATURES

2021

• Toronto’s Little Jamaica will become heritage conservation district understudy after unanimous city council vote | Toronto Star
• Residents want Little Jamaica named a heritage conservation district. The city says that’s ‘not the best fit’ for the area | Toronto Star

• Black neighbourhoods are not just a collection of businesses — they’re hubs where generations can feel grounded. So why are they under threat in Toronto? | Toronto Star

• Toronto building plan to officially preserve, recognize Little Jamaica as Cultural District | Global News
• Protecting Toronto’s Black Culture in Little Jamaica | City News
• Big news for Little Jamaica, Toronto | Jamaica Observer
• City looking at Little Jamaica for Heritage Conservation District | Trnto
• Saving little Jamaica: In conversation with Cadence weapon | Myseum of Toronto

• Little Jamaica heritage designation being put back on table | Streeter

2020

• Little Jamaica could be lost to history’: Advocates renew call for official recognition of cultural gem in wake of COVID-19, LRT construction and gentrification | Toronto Star
• Toronto’s Little Jamaica shouldn’t have to save itself, but it may need to | Tvo
• Black Futures on Eglinton | CP Planning
• A pattern of us being displaced, and our history being replaced A look at Black Urbanism TO | Toronto Caribbean

• Inside-out; Little Jamaica and the survival challenge — a conversation with Black Urbanism Toronto | Impact Bite

• Saving Little Jamaica | Hazlitt

• Call for Donations: Black Business Grants for Toronto’s Eglinton West | Street Voices

NEWS ARTICLES

2021

• City of Toronto still set on making Little Jamaica ‘cultural district’ despite heritage conservation district motion | Toronto Star
• Eglinton Crosstown LRT facing another delay, a ‘heartbreaking’ development for local business | CBC News
• Is Toronto’s Little Jamaica history | The globe and mail 

2020

 

2019

• Analysis: Is there an imbalance in heritage designation across Toronto? | Toronto.com
• Remembering Little Jamaica: This new film pays tribute to a disappearing Toronto neighbourhood | CBC Arts

2018

• In a city desperate for more transit, for Toronto’s Little Jamaica it could be bad news | Toronto Star

2017

• Is Toronto’s Little Jamaica still a Jamaican neighbourhood? | Toronto.com

2016

• Reggae Lane mural unveiled at Eglinton and Oakwood avenues | Toronto.com

2013

• Crosstown LRT: Eglinton’s big dig ends 30-year wait for renewal | Toronto Star

2012

• Wisdom’s Barber Shop and Hair Salon: A community hub in Little Jamaica | Toronto Star

BLOG ARTICLES

2021

• How Little Jamaica Contributed to Toronto’s Rich History | Narcity
• New Canadian Media March 29 2021- Little Jamaica’s Perfect Storm | New Canadian Media

2020

• Toronto street renamed after beloved local musician and barbers | BlogTo
• From the Ward to Little Jamaica Black people made Toronto | Feb 2020 – The Varsity
• 8 Things you Should Know About Little Jamaica in Toronto |  Jamaicans
• Little Jamaica | Soul of America

 

Archives

2018

• Little Jamaica is more than just Toronto’s neighbourhood for jerk chicken | BlogTo

2017

• Revisiting Little Jamaica | The Ethnic Aisle 

2016

• Saturday’s Reggae Lane Crawl will celebrate Toronto’s reggae music history | 4479 Toronto
• Inside Toronto’s “Little Jamaica” | Fader

2014

• A brief history of reggae in Toronto | BlogTO 

MEDIA

2021

• The Heartistic Podcast E4 – Romain Baker (Black Urbanism T.O) | Apple Podcast
• The History of Little Jamaica | Old Toronto
• Saving little Jamaica: In conversation with Cadence weapon | Myseum of Toronto

 

2020

• A distinct ethnic and cultural hub for… well over 40 years,’ Little Jamaica is now in danger of disappearing | CBC Metro Morning with Ismaila Alfa