Let’s finally fix Nathan Phillips Square

Plus, protecting your senior loved ones, chefs dish on their favourite spots and a rare Beatles recording [Get This Offer]( [The Star] First Up [By Andrew Joe Potter] By Andrew Joe Potter Good morning — and a very pleasant autumnal equinox to you all. Kamala Harris is a gun owner. [Alan Woods believes her message is right on political target](. Here’s the latest on everything else. MUST READS Nick Lachance/Toronto Star City Life [It’s time for Toronto to fix Nathan Phillips Square]( Once you’ve taken your photo with the giant block letters, there isn’t much for a tourist to do at the footsteps of city hall. Starved of colour or shade, designers and architects nonetheless believe in the civic square’s potential for greatness, Mahdis Habibinia reports. [Here’s how some suggest revitalizing the space](. Matthias Schrader/AP File CRIME [No one warned her about Frank Stronach. Now she understands why]( In 1986, then 19-year-old Jane Boon felt caught in a trap set by the autoparts magnate, who is now facing numerous criminal charges related to other incidents. No one helped her that night, and several actively aided Stronach in his hunt. For too long, his restaurant Rooney’s was his safe space. [It’s time to put predators’ habitats on the endangered list](. Ramon Ferreira/Dreamstime/Toronto Star illustration Personal Finance [How to protect your elderly loved ones from financial abuse]( In 2022, Canadians older than 60 made 17,000 fraud reports, totalling $137.8 million in financial damages. With an aging population, experts tell Renee Sylvestre-Williams that the country must account for the increased possibility of malfeasance, including familial elder financial abuse. [Here’s how to spot danger before it reaches your loved ones](. John Rowlands/Toronto Star File Photo MUSIC [A rare Beatles recording from Toronto might be worth a fortune]( When Piers Hemmingsen unearthed a reel-to-reel recording of the Beatles’ entire headlining concert at Maple Leaf Gardens from Aug. 17, 1965, Abbey Road Studios flew him out to London in 2015 to hear the recordings. However, the quality was deemed too inferior, Nick Krewen reports. [Today, Hemmingsen is increasingly sure this is the only such recording in existence](. Nick Lachance/Toronto Star HOUSING [Why garden suites are dividing this east-end street]( Craven Road is a one-way strip off Danforth Avenue where only one side of the street is lined with single-family homes; the other boasts access to the adjacent street’s backyards and garages. In theory, this is where property owners might have built garden suites, Victoria Gibson writes. Instead, [the street has become the poster child for those resisting densification efforts](. UP CLOSE NBC Canadian producer Michael Grassi has taken a winding road to Hollywood, from teen soap “Dawson’s Creek” through reality TV singing contests. He spoke with Debra Yeo about his [new medical drama, “Brilliant Minds,” starring Zachary Quinto and shot in Toronto](. EAT THIS S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition Mark Colley got the rundown of the city’s best places to eat and drink from three rising stars in Toronto’s culinary scene. [From comfort food to ice cream, here’s what made the cut](. Thanks for reading. You can reach the First Up team at [firstup@thestar.ca](mailto:firstup@thestar.ca?source=newsletter&utm_source=ts_nl&utm_medium=emailutm_email=6C53B63A8E3FAD70AD4EF13004527437&utm_campaign=frst_2614), and we will see you back here Monday. Get [thestar.com]( + ePaper edition. Only $1 for 6 months! Save over $100. [Get This Offer]( If you're not enjoying these emails, please tell us how we can make them better by emailing newsletterfeedback@thestar.ca. Or, if you'd prefer, you can unsubscribe from this newsletter by clicking the first link below. [Unsubscribe From This Newsletter]( [Sign Up for More Newsletters and Email Alerts]( [View in Browser]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](