With International Women’s Day coming up on Tuesday, March 8, it’s a time to honour the women in your life, reflect on the world’s history of misogyny and discrimination and celebrate how far we’ve come thanks to the incredible women who came before us. In the city, this week is full of opportunities to do … Continued
Are you a food lover looking to shake things up in the kitchen? Dobbernationloves, a local food and travel blog, recently launched a series of cooking classes that promise to be as educational as they are fun—and will help get you out of your recipe funk. Andrew John Virtue Dobson, Dobbernationloves’ founder and publisher, is your … Continued
By Ron Johnson
When venerable live music venue Hugh’s Room closed its west-end location, the city lost an important part of its music city DNA. Now, there is good news as Hugh’s Room Live is announcing that it has reached an agreement with Marina Stefanovic to acquire a heritage church building designed by E.J. Lennox located at 296 … Continued
After two years (that felt like 10) of cancelled events and virtual placeholders, it looks like Toronto is finally returning to its action-packed norm. On Friday, Mayor John Tory and city of Toronto officials announced the imminent return of many in-person events, including world-renowned festivities like Toronto Pride, Caribana, and TIFF. Events like these are … Continued
By Erin Neilly
To celebrate the Ides of March (et tu, Brute?), we had chef Rosa Marinuzzi and her sons, Vito & Tony, of 7 Numbers fame, sample T.O’s best Roman pizza (a square version of the classic, traditionally cut with scissors and sold by weight and made with thinner dough crafted with olive oil). Winner Venga Cucina … Continued
When Uncle Tetsu‘s Angel Cafe closed, it took the only eatery and experience offering up maid service as seen in Japan out of the Toronto scene. But, the concept has returned, thanks to Scarborough’s Oishiii Sweets. On March 13, the Kennedy Road space will transform into a Sailor Moon-themed experience, combining Japanese maid cafes with … Continued
By Ron Johnson
It was a cold winter’s day in March, 1977 when the news hit that a band dubbed the Cockroaches would take the El Mocambo stage for back-to-back shows. Opening for the band, a rock band by the name of April Wine. The shows were not announced and few people knew what was really going on. … Continued
Brandon Ash-Mohammed might be a relative newcomer comedian, but you wouldn’t be able to tell from watching Amazon Prime’s LOL: Last One Laughing Canada. On the show, Ash-Mohammed fits right in alongside comedic veterans like Caroline Rhea, Tom Green and Colin Mochrie. LOL Canada, which launched in February, is based on a Japanese game show … Continued
By Ron Johnson
The Toronto waterfront has a new big top tent on the shores of Lake Ontario in advance of the opening of a new Cirque du Soleil show set to run from April 14 until at least July 17. The raising of the 65-foot-tall big top tent took place over six days finishing on March 4 … Continued
One of Montreal’s most popular sushi joints is coming to Toronto. Like Boustan, Sushi Sama opened several eateries in Quebec and in the Ottawa area before finally taking the Toronto plunge. Henry Liu is at the helm of the North York outpost, relocating from Montreal to Toronto to oversee the expansion. A big part of … Continued
By lindsaylow
The Porter is a new eight-episode fictional drama now streaming on CBC-TV. The show is inspired by real events and will celebrate the lives, stories, and achievements of the Black train porters and their families in the early 1920s who played an essential role in forming the many Black communities across Canada — including across … Continued
