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Leaside heritage buildings saved

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After a four-year battle over the fate of Leaside’s Talbot Apartments, Ontario’s Superior Court has denied the property owner’s request to appeal the original ruling, a ruling that refuses them the right to demolish the complex.

Low set to rise again

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In 2000, legendary Toronto band Lowest of the Low reunited to play a concert at the Warehouse. The show sold out almost immediately, and as more dates were added, the little reunion show snowballed into a tour, then another, a live record and a new full-length album. Although they have no plans for anything major … Continued

Addicted to sports

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Author Dave Bidini follows a rag tag group of former addicts across the globe for a soccer tournament

The Year of Magical Thinking

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Are you familiar with the rich, literate writing style of the American author and scriptwriter Joan Didion? You need not be familiar with the writing style of Didion to be attracted to and moved by her theatrical adaptation of her award-winning novel The Year of Magical Thinking. Toronto’s venerable Tarragon Theatre is featuring a production of the play starring the one-and-only Seana McKenna and directed by the esteemed Michael Shamata on stage until Dec. 12.

The Silicone Diaries

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When major theatre critics across the city give a one-person show rave reviews, one’s ears should perk up. When the subject is intriguing, if not downright irresistible, it is time to book some tickets. And that is definitely the case with The Silicone Diaries, playing at Buddies in Bad Times until Dec. 11.

Five ways to give or get help this holiday season

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Take time out of your busy schedule to give back this holiday season. Or, perhaps it’s you that needs a little help this time of year. Either way, here’s our top five ways to give or get some help this month.

This Weekend: Kenny Rogers checks into Massey Hall

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In between daddy-duty, pursuing a career as a fine art photographer and recording a couple of new albums, Kenny Rogers is back on the road and checking into Massey Hall tonight for a rare concert appearance that features holiday classics and hits from his more than 50 years in show business.

Greenspan takes on the cash-for-gold case

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High-profile lawyer and local resident Brian Greenspan has now become involved with the bizarre murder-for-hire case that rocked the local cash-for-gold industry last August.