When invited to see a play called Murder on Ossington, it’s safe to say that one expects to see, well, a murder on Ossington. So imagine my disappointment at the play’s curious ending when (spoiler alert) there wasn’t any murder. Actually, there was a murder on Ossington, at one point. It’s what inspired the play, it just didn’t occur during it. So why is Pandemic Theatre’s newest piece called Murder on Ossington? That’s a very good question.
GO riders can breathe a sigh of relief, but York Region Transit users, not so much. While a strike was averted with GO, York Region Transit workers walked off the job at 4 a.m. today.
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The Toronto Department of Public Health has shut down the Avenue Road location of ultra-luxe grocery store Pusateri’s due to a pesky little problem (or two). The store expects to reopen soon.
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What a pleasure it is to encounter a near-perfect production of a play by one of the most exciting young playwrights in the world: Sara Ruhl. Still in her mid-30s, she was nominated for both a Tony and the Pulitzer Prize for her witty, raunchy and admirably serious play about 19th century sexuality In the Next Room or the vibrator play. A hit on Broadway less than two years ago, it’s now lighting up the Tarragon Theatre.
Some Toronto councillors want to reward the OccupyTO protestors. What for exactly? We’re still trying to understand.
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Our columnist-about-town tries the Wiccan faith on for size
Police chief Bill Blair is threatening job cuts, but is there a better way?
Dan Mangan pushes the envelope with new ‘career-defining’ album
The Morning Thieves would probably be the first to admit that they’re all about the hooks. It’s rare to find a young band that’s enthusiastic about personal connection with their audience without coming off as totally superficial. But that’s this band in a nutshell: performers — entertainers, really — who trade in fun pop but don’t water it down too much. Like Hollerado, they’re just a little more complex than what you’d ordinarily hear on the radio.
Maple Leaf Gardens no more. When Ryerson University uses the historic landmark for its hockey team next year, the arena will be named after a sponsor. (Please, don’t call it the Rogers Gardens.)
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Larry Kramer‘s landmark play about the rise of the AIDS crisis in New York back in the ’80s has been experiencing a resurgence as of late. It was on Broadway earlier this year, and a movie is in the works.
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander Street, 416-975-8555. Oct. 14-Nov. 6.
How to help the city’s financial woes? Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and scholar Stephen James Kerr suggest starting a City-run Bank of Toronto.
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