By Erin Neilly
Elvis Costello is set to release his incredible new album Hey Clockface on Oct. 30. Post City caught up with the legendary songwriter while he is holed up in British Columbia waiting out the COVID-19 pandemic. One of your best-known albums in Canada is a recording of a live show you played at Toronto’s El … Continued
By Nikki Gill
There’s a new mural on the corner of Dupont and Dufferin that’s purposely hard to ignore. The mural, named The Renaissance of Mother Gaia, is by local artist Jacquie Comrie and draws upon colour psychology to help brighten pedestrian moods. “My work has always been inspired by colour and the incredible impact it has on … Continued
By Erin Neilly
Karen Stintz is a former city councillor, elected in 2003, and was a chair of the TTC. She lives in Ward 8. Traffic is an ongoing issue for the city. Residents call their local city councillors to complain about cars speeding through the neighbourhood or the volume of cars on local roads. Many communities have reconfigured … Continued
By Erin Neilly
David Suzuki is the host of the CBC’s The Nature of Things and author of more than 30 books on ecology (with files from Rachel Plotkin). Blame culture is rampant in wildlife management. Across Canada, governments are implementing culling programs, blaming predators for declining wildlife populations, even though humans are the problem. Nature is complex. It’s … Continued
By Nikki Gill
Knix, founded by Toronto’s Joanna Griffiths, and Sarah Landry, the face behind The Birds Papaya, collaborated on a new collection, the Papaya Box, that immediately sold out after its release on Oct. 18. Griffiths says the collection took some convincing to get Landry on board. “Sarah’s initial reaction to the collection partnership was hesitant, in … Continued
By Ron Johnson
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is getting a new climate change curatorship made possible through a $1.5 million donation. The curatorship is the first of its kind and will bring the transdisciplinary museum into the global climate conversation. The ROM is currently searching for a curator to oversee the collection and introduce new conversation pieces … Continued
By Ron Johnson
One way to beat the COVID blues is to submerge yourself in everything fall this year, including Halloween’s spookier side. Toronto’s popular Cemetery Tours offers some chilling tours this fall, beginning with the Tales of Murder and Unfortunate Death tour. The tours take place on weekends in October and lead a limited number of people … Continued
By Nikki Gill
As consumers continue to educate themselves and push back against fast fashion, more and more brands are adopting ethical, sustainable and local into their company framework. Canadian luxury department store Holt Renfrew’s latest collaboration with the Campaign for Wool is one example. The Campaign for Wool has spent a decade doing exactly what its name … Continued
By Ron Johnson
A new Christopher Pratt exhibition will debut at the Mira Godard Gallery on Hazelton Avenue in Yorkville on Saturday, Oct. 17. The exhibit will feature around 20 of Pratt’s unique images, including rare, one-of-a-kind pieces. Newfoundland-based artist, Christopher Pratt, is beloved for his paintings drawn from his environment and memories and he continues to produce … Continued
By Nikki Gill
Businesses suffering from the COVID-19 restrictions go far beyond restaurants. Though shopping in-store is still allowed in Toronto’s current modified Stage 2, retail shops across the city are still enduring tough circumstances in what was already a tough industry. Klaxon Howl, a popular menswear shop on Queen West has not been immune to these circumstances. … Continued
There’s no need to cancel Halloween this year, according to Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, as long as trick-or-treaters respect the new normals of the pandemic. While mayors across the GTA are calling on the province to provide “one clear public health message,” Dr. Tam, while addressing a briefing in Ottawa on … Continued
By Nikki Gill
Designer Hayley Elsaesser’s latest capsule collection, titled Champion the Truth, launched online last week, and she says her inspiration came from her grandfather. “I often say that newspapers are in my blood and it’s true! My Opa was actually the owner and publisher of a local community newspaper in British Columbia for many years, so … Continued
