Those public hearings the city held about casinos? I didn’t attend. The chance of learning anything new about casinos was limited. The chance of the meeting being hijacked by one faction or another was high. The chance of influencing any politician was nil. Why spend a few hours getting frustrated?
If you need a good excuse to keep a beloved old suit jacket or broken-in pair of boots around, consider breathing new life into them with some punchy new accessories rather than giving them the old heave ho.
I’m slightly terrified to talk to Gail Vaz-Oxlade, who has agreed to give me something of a financial makeover. Most of us know Vaz-Oxlade as the host of TV shows Til Debt Do Us Part and Princess, where she’s not the kindest woman when it comes to people’s financial woes. She goes all boot camp on them. While watching, you’re, like, “Are you kidding me? — $25 for entertainment for a week?”
You’re more likely to find this style of wine in Northern Italy or Alsace — a dry Muscat. Straw coloured, the wine has a gorgeous perfume of freshly crushed grapes and cardamom with tangerine notes. Full-bodied and rich on the palate, it has the immediate suggestion of sweetness but finishes with a linger, dry flavour.
Valentine’s Day is now one week away, which means that you need to start thinking about a gift for your sweetie (if you haven’t already). And what says I love you better than a chocolate cake? Not just any chocolate cake, but a heart-shaped one with a customized message to tell them how you really feel. Covered in pink fondant, this five-inch chocolate and sour cream cake with strawberry-vanilla buttercream is now available at King West’s newest bakery.
For you history buffs, Heritage Toronto has partnered with the Ontario Black History Society and BAND (Black Artists Network in Dialogue) to arrange a special bus tour this weekend that celebrates Black History Month. The route will take you around the city to explore where people of African descent made significant contributions to our city.
After opening in the east end in late 2009, Rooster Coffee House quickly became a neighborhood institution. And now, just over three years later, owners Shawn Andrews and Dave Watson are opening a second location at 333 King Street East.
Jeanne Beker turns up the heat with a sexy selection of little red dresses that are perfect for a romantic Valentine’s date.
New breweries seem to sprout up in groups. The once-dry Junction now has two; new ones are opening in Muskoka and now Niagara has a few. Last November, Oast House joined Silversmith Brewing Company in the growing club of breweries in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The Farmhouse Saison is a notable selection from Oast House’s small portfolio of beers.
When Ford Models left town, it was easy to predict that another agency would soon come strutting down the runway in an attempt to take its spot. Enter Plutino Group. The all-in-one fashion and beauty agency, which represents makeup artists, hair stylists and more, has just added a modelling agency to its roster of its services, the Star reports.
Fratwurst is an all-beef (meaning, all-male) comedy troupe, piled high with Evan Arppe, Eric Miinch and Josh Murray, who create raucous laughs that are something to relish. The trio regularly make the rounds on the local comedy circuit and will be featured in next month’s Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. We chatted with cast member Miinch about their creative process, Cripple Claus and condiments.
Staff at the Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG) are having to flex their creative muscles to find solutions to avoid closure now that the City of Toronto has denied them an annual subsidy of $160,000 following their annual budget meeting.
