Farmhouse Tavern has been turning heads with its elevated farmhouse cuisine since last June, drawing eager diners to the up-and-coming Junction ’hood. Noted as one of the city’s best new restaurants, the rustic spot offers a rotating, meat-heavy menu with curious monikers like “Threesome” and “Fancy Salad” demanding full explanations from the tireless servers.
For our Comedy Issue, we interviewed seven of the city’s top comedians. Today, we present The Kids in the Hall alum Scott Thompson, who is back in the spotlight with a surprising new role. Thompson plays an FBI agent on a team tracking a serial killer in NBC’s Hannibal, premiering April 4. He’s still in the funny biz, though, with network interest in spinning his recent short film into a TV series.
Every Tuesday, we round up the best events from the city’s fashion scene. In this edition: a vintage clothing show, ION Magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary, Oscar de la Renta’s PR girl hits up Holt Renfrew and more.
Chef Eric Wood announced today that he has parted ways with Hawthorne Food and Drink, the Richmond Street restaurant that opened late last year. His last day in the kitchen was March 28.
On the wall of this office hangs a print depicting the beloved Mariposa bicycle of legendary Canadian artist Greg Curnoe. It is stunning and it was built right here in Toronto during the ’70s. Maybe it was the oil embargo, maybe it was a renewed focus on participation. Who knows? But there was a bike boom happening, and Toronto was right in the middle of it. Funny how history has a way of repeating itself.
It’s hard to believe, but spring is on its way! There are a lot of exciting spring events on the horizon. The success of the city’s Community Environment Days toward helping divert waste from landfills is impressive and growing.
Many of us have seen the transformations taking place along Dufferin Avenue, with an increase in development, residential and business interests. The first signs of change to the Dufferin landscape are most visible where it intersects with Lawrence Avenue West where a new, multi-phase, mixed-use condominium complex will provide a city park and daycare for the area.
“Zero tolerance!” he demands. “Any convictions and they lose their licence.” The man at the podium is a resident speaking to councillors about licensing tow truck drivers in Richmond Hill.
When Rosaline Sonshine first noticed in the late ‘90s that many houses in her neighbourhood near Bayview Avenue and York Mills Road had been reporting break-ins, she helped establish a community neighbourhood watch program.
When a Thornhill boy disappeared from a youth home early last month, little did his family know how quickly their community would come together to help look for him and safely bring him back.
It’s not just colleges and universities that parents are desperate to get their kids into. Most years, North Toronto Collegiate Institute and Northern Secondary School each turn away more than 100 Grade 9 applicants from around the city, and some of those families stretch the truth in hopes of gaining admittance.
Public opinion is sharply divided between those favouring subways and those who want light rail transit [LRT]. That’s what I thought until last month when I hosted a two-hour transit information session when residents chose subways and LRT.
