By Erin Neilly
Forget Comic Con, because Anime North is heading into Toronto this month, and it’s a big deal. Anime is a style of Japanese film and television animation, and this is Canada’s biggest anime event. It all goes down May 24 to 26 at the Toronto Congress Centre. Whether you’re a fan of anime or not, … Continued
By Erin Neilly
My first real job was cooking at Three Small Rooms, then the acknowledged best resto in Toronto. I thought it was pretty cool, as jobs went: Until I went to visit my grandmother, whose first words were: “We sent you to Wellesley for this?” People who grew up in Forest Hill (or anywhere else fancy) … Continued
By Erin Neilly
Hot off the release of his new album, Both Sides, Marc Jordan will be performing across Ontario this May. Jordan is married to fellow singer-songwriter Amy Sky and they share a home in Rosedale. Here, the pair dish the details on how they met and fell in love. How they met Marc: John Capek, my … Continued
By Erin Neilly
The site of the former Electric Mud barbecue joint has been resurrected as Superfly (5 Brock Ave.), a snazzy new snack bar inspired by 1970s New York, led by alum of the Drake Hotel. Expect cocktails, sharing plates too pretty to eat, groovy tunes and an all-year-round patio to keep the party going into winter. One … Continued
By Erin Neilly
With spring in full swing, local farmers markets are set to open in neighbourhoods across the city this month. Torontonians’ trips to the grocery store will be swapped out for weekend mornings picking up fresh produce at their local market and chatting with Ontario farmers. But what if the produce at the market is no … Continued
By Erin Neilly
With the legalization of cannabis and the opening of the city’s first legal dispensaries, cannabis culture continues to expand, and it’s shaping the way we date, relate and have sex. Daters can now specifically seek and meet like-minded singles with apps like 420Singles and High There, and data suggests that Canadian daters are overwhelmingly cannabis-friendly. … Continued
By Erin Neilly
Spin Award-winning Toronto theatre artist and innovator Evalyn Parry is back in town with her stunning bicycle-themed work SPIN. Through a series of songs played live on a vintage bicycle — from fenders to spokes to bells — Parry takes her audience on an innovative musical and theatrical journey about women, cycling and liberation. SPIN … Continued
By Erin Neilly
If there’s one thing bees and many city dwellers have in common, it’s a love of gardens. That’s good news for both because it means there’s hope for reversing the decline of bee populations worldwide. Cities like Toronto are important refuges for pollinators and could ultimately hold the key to their survival. Canada is home … Continued
By Erin Neilly
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh’s new memoir tells the story of how he overcame a tragic childhood of bullying, sexual assault and life with an alcoholic father through love and courage. Here is the real Singh that Canada needs to get to know ahead of the next election. Why was now the right time for … Continued
