It’s Thursday, and the weekend is fast approaching. Need stuff to see or do? We’ve got you covered. In this edition, a 90210 party, an urban photography festival, a very good time for Star Trek: The Next Generation fans and more.
The city of Toronto hasn’t been as excited as it is now about the sport of baseball since the back-to-back World Series titles two decades ago. Thanks to some serious wheeling and dealing, the hometown side is now one of the favourites to win it all this year. That new reality has fans clamouring for information on the new team as well as on their competition.
You may know it as “Young and Eligible” or you may shorten it to “Yonge and Eg,” but no matter what you call it, the intersection of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue has become a battleground for clashing ideals.
Every Monday, we round up the most exciting music news happening in Toronto. In this edition: Arts & Crafts celebrates its 10th anniversary with an awesome compilation album, Ra Ra Riot drops a new video, Bruce Peninsula hits town and more.
Historical exhibitions are usually a bit of a snoozefest — when they’re about anything other than video games, that is. Bringing a dose of nostalgia to the Ontario Science Centre starting March 9 is Game On 2.0, a six-month celebration of video game history and culture. Here are five reasons why this could be the best exhibition to come to Toronto all year.
That a disaster is good for a local economy sounds counterintuitive, but an example shows how it works. When a section of Finch Avenue West was washed away by a flash flood in 2005, the city had to immediately rush in to bring the situation under control.
If there is one area of Toronto that deserves a rethink, according to one group, it could be the back laneways that snake through the city’s urban neighbourhoods. Instead of sketchy, rundown alleys with rusted-out garages and an atmosphere of impending doom, a local group would love to see the largely ignored areas put to good use as sites for laneway homes, public art and community engagement.
Full House may have painted a pretty picture of Bob Saget, but his standup will give you a fresh perspective. The edgy standup comic is nothing like the persona that made him popular, which makes his show as much of a surprise party as it is a comedic act. He hits Toronto on March 3.
If you ever wondered what the ’80s smelled like, then you might want to check out this Toronto comedic quartet, Smells Like the 80s. Okay, so maybe their B.O. doesn’t smell like Corey Hart, but their comedy sure doesn’t stink either. Double award winners at the 2010 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, they’re headed there again next month.
Every Monday, we round up the most exciting music news happening in Toronto. In this edition: a look the nominees for the 2013 Juno Awards, Sally Shapiro drops a new album and The Strumbellas play at Caplansky’s Delicatessen.
With Academy Awards upon us, we take a look at Toronto’s biggest two purveyors of Oscar-winning movies. Bay Street Video and Videoflicks are independents still thriving in a world dominated by iTunes and Netflix. But who comes out on top?
In 1988, hundreds of scientists and policy-makers met in Toronto for a major international conference on climate change.
