Market 707 turns to crowd-funding to expand its offerings
Hogtown has a less-than-progressive relationship with innovative street food, but that hasn’t stopped a band of street food entrepreneurs from attempting to transform curbside eating culture.
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This Week in Sound: City and Colour, Snowblink, Said the Whale, The Bicycles, Rob Moir
Every Monday, we round up the most exciting music news happening in Toronto. In this edition: an upcoming album from City and Colour, Snowblink’s new video, The Bicycles return to music and more.
Esperanza Spalding plays Massey Hall
To many on the hockey-and-Tim-Hortons side of the border, jazz singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding is best known as the performer who beat the Biebs for the 2011 Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
Tony Aspler’s Weekly Wine Pick: a smoky, savoury South African red
This red blend of Syrah, Cinsaut, Mourvèdre, Grenache and Petite Sirah has a smoky nose of black fruits. Expect plum and blackberry flavours with a spicy savoury note and a finish of toasted herbs and dark chocolate. It’s on sale at the LCBO until the end of the month.
Nine-storey condo by park irks community
Robertson Davies Park, located on Avenue Road north of Dupont Street, is surrounded by single-family homes and old, towering trees. It may soon have a new neighbour: a nine-storey condo at 289 Avenue Rd., which has some residents apprehensive. Pam MacDonald, president of the Rathnelly Area Residents Association, is unhappy with the proposal.
Weekend Warrior: Toronto Silent Film Festival, The Good Food & Drink Festival, Total Health Show, Queen West Walking Art Tour
It’s Thursday, and the weekend is fast approaching. Need stuff to see or do? We’ve got you covered. In this edition, silent films galore, an event for gluttons, an art tour of Queen West and more.
The Comedy Issue: Harland Williams
For our Comedy Issue, we interviewed seven of the city’s top comedians. Today, we present comedic jack-of-all-trades Harland Williams. This Bayview native frequently switches hats, not only from standup comedian to movie actor, but he’s also an illustrator, a children’s author, a painter and a musician. Here, Williams dishes about his youth in Toronto and starring in the CityTV sitcom Package Deal.
First Draught: Brasserie Dupont’s Bière de Miel
The LCBO’s featured brewery this season is Brasserie Dupont, and all four of the special release beers are worth a taste. The Moinette Brune is a nice Belgian brown ale, and the Monk’s Stout is interesting, but it’s the Cervesia — and especially the organic Bière de Miel — that stand out.
Grab of the Week: a reptilian ring from a Toronto jewellery designer
Did you know that this year is the year of the snake? The sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac is the most enigmatic, intuitive, introspective, refined and collected of all the animal signs. 2013, specifically, is the year of the water snake, which apparently bodes well for finances.
Sewell: are the upcoming Pan Am Games a boondoggle in the making?
Politics, like life, is a series of mixed blessings, as in, “It’s a really good idea, but.…” The 2015 Pan Am Games is most definitely a mixed blessing. It’s good that 6,500 athletes will be coming here to compete in summer games, but there sure are a number of concerns about how it is happening.
Ella’s Uncle opens a second café on Bloor West
Ella’s Uncle, a tiny boîte of a café that has been dishing out scrumptious scones and caffeinated beverages on Dundas West for the past seven years, quietly opened a Bloorcourt outpost last month. Co-owners Mike Craig and Jen Hedley aren’t messing with a good thing — the prices, drinks and snacks are all the same. The only major difference: with a whopping 10 seats, there is actually room to lounge.
Concert Review: Alicia Keys at the Air Canada Centre
When it comes to live performances from the women of hip-hop, Alicia Keys is perfectly content to let her talent serve as the main attraction. Call her the no frills diva.