During the 2011 budget deliberations, council approved Vaughan Public Libraries (VPL) funding to construct a library as an addition to the North Thornhill Community Centre. The VPL board directed staff to issue a request for proposals (RFP). In stage one, 10 bids were evaluated, and three qualified for the next stage. During stage two of … Continued
The City of Toronto and our local school boards serve a common constituency: Torontonians. Recently, I moved a motion at council to explore the creation of a city–school boards working group. The city and school boards are separate levels of governance and currently only work together on an ad hoc basis. This motion, which will … Continued
Whenever I made reference to Sigur Rós in advance of their Saturday night show at the Air Canada Centre, the same two questions kept arising: 1) who is Sigur Rós and 2) what the heck is “Icelandic prog rock?” And — for the sake of full disclosure — I was wondering those two things until very recently.
The latest amendments to a proposal for a seven-storey development on Avenue Road continue to draw density concerns from local residents. Mady Development Corp. (MDC) proposed the building on a site bounded by Fairlawn Avenue to the north and Brookdale Avenue to the south. According to City of Toronto Community Planning, the newest plans were … Continued
Well, it’s April Fools Day, and we thought we’d get in on some of the tomfoolery. We collected 25 Toronto jokes from the city’s comedy crew, from Spencer Rice to Ed the Sock to up-and-coming Toronto comedians. What was the question Torontonians were asked most often this past year? “Have you driven out a Ford lately?” Carla … Continued
Just under a year after the award-winning Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Co. — a favourite among Toronto chefs — shuttered its doors, new owners are planning to reopen it.
It’s Thursday, and the weekend is fast approaching. Need stuff to see or do? We’ve got you covered. In this edition, North America’s largest craft show, an exhibit that pokes fun at the art world, a foodie tour of the east end and more.
Tiger of Sweden is the latest addition to the ever-swankier Ossington strip, joining the likes of Gravitypope and Jonathan + Olivia on the once vintage-heavy row. The label got its start back in the motherland in 1903 as the sole source of bespoke tailors around. In those days, the folks behind the name would roll carts down Stockholm’s streets, attracting curious customers with their visible approach.
For my first post of 2013, I questioned where craft beer starts and ends. In that case, I wrote about Granville Island’s Lion’s Winter Ale, a long-established craft brewery that was acquired by a much larger competitor (Molson Coors). The other route for macrobreweries that want to compete in the growing craft segment is to design flavourful beers from the ground up.
“Are you stoned right now?” I ask Lu, owner of The House of Yoga, a studio located in the back of a head shop on Bloor Street West. It’s not meant to be a rude question. I just need to know what I’m dealing with. I’m about to participate in ganja yoga, which is pretty self-explanatory: you do yoga stoned on cannabis. Enough said? Well, not really. It’s quite fascinating, I quickly learn.
Since the ’70s, Canadian shoe designer John Fluevog has earned renown for his innovative footwear for men and women (Madonna and Perry Farrell are, apparently, fans). Fluevog’s first Toronto location opened on Queen West in 1989, and now the Distillery District is set to house the city’s second location at 55 Mill Street.
The western end of Parkdale isn’t exactly bar-hopping territory. And at The Yukon, that’s how they like it. With nightly deals like buck-a-shuck oysters or half-priced vino, there’s good reason the locals have made it their local. Bar manager Katy McLean’s cocktail menu is yet another reason why folks keep returning.
