Our weekly recap of the week’s news nuggets in Toronto will bring you up to date and add some fuel to your small-talk tank heading into the weekend.
This weekend, Scottish revellers from across the globe will be dusting off their kilts and flocking to local pubs, church basements and gold clubs to address the haggis, spout a few lines of verse and have a good time all in the name of Robbie Burns
The race to crown the next mayor of Toronto got a little musical boost last week as Richard Underhill signed on to challenge Rob Ford. Underhill is one of the finest saxophonists in the country and is best known as a member of funk-jazz outfit Shuffle Demons.
Our weekly recap of the week’s news nuggets in Toronto will bring you up to date and add some fuel to your small-talk tank heading into the weekend.
Next Stage Theatre Festival doesn’t offer 1,001 nights of entertainment, but it does offer a dozen nights featuring 10 different shows, one of which is Scheherazade, playwright Johnnie Walker’s take on the legend of the Persian queen who told stories for “One Thousand and One Nights.”
Reward yourself for surviving the so-called “polar vortex” by getting out there this weekend and doing something better than complaining. How about learning how to actually follow through on the health-related new years resolutions we know you made? What about Drake? Everybody likes Drake. If you’re in the mood to see a woman chronicle the life of Keith Richards on stage, we can help you make that happen too. The possibilities are endless. (Disclaimer: Weekend Warrior only lists six possibilities.)
The story of our city is often told through our buildings. Design, function and form reveal the trends of an era and the priorities of its citizens, architects and city planners. Preserving this heritage strengthens our community ties, provides a point of interest for our neighbourhoods and improves our property values.
Where in the world did that funny idea come from? At the Impulse Festival, Toronto’s first international festival of improvised theatre, the laughs come from just about everywhere! Four days of shows and workshops by world-class improv groups from Australia, Canada, Europe and India opened last night at Soulpepper.
Governments in Canada are founded on the principle that those holding elected positions will act honourably. Hence the frequently heard epithet “honourable member.”
Managing growth, meeting expectations, dealing with the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) and balancing the budget are all part of keeping our town the place we love to call home. We are proud to have some of the lowest residential, commercial and industrial tax rates in the GTA (fourth-, third- and second-lowest respectively), which makes us … Continued
Our weekly recap of the week’s news nuggets in Toronto will bring you up to date and add some fuel to your small-talk tank heading into the weekend.
It’s Thursday and the weekend is fast approaching. Need stuff to see or do? We’ve got you covered. In this edition: a new exhibition comes to the AGO, three festive events to get you in the holiday spirit, a marketplace brimming with holiday gifts, and a concert promoting Canadian musical talent.
