Dr. Laffa’s landmark Steeles and Dufferin area eatery serves one of the best shawarmas, thanks to his traditional Iraqi flatbread. The slight downside? Lab results reveal fairly high fat content and sodium levels.
Five strategies to save your housing hide come 2013
Local police officer Calum de Hartog charms the CBC with his new psychological crime drama, Cracked
Getting “discovered” while sipping your skinny latte outside the Eaton Centre just got a little bit harder. One of the world’s top modeling agencies, Ford Models, has announced that it will be shuttering its Toronto branch by the end of January. The move came as a surprise to many. And while the loss may be a short-term boon for some competing agencies, Ford’s shutdown is a hit to Toronto’s hard-won identity as a fashion capital.
For the past four years, Naked Fridays has been a safe haven for new comics of all kinds to cut their teeth on Toronto’s comedy scene. The show, held in The John Candy Box Theatre, also features the rotating cast of the Naked Fridays Players, a troupe auditioned from the community to do eight-week runs performing sketch exclusively for the show. We chatted with host, Ben Johnson, and producer, Josh Murray, about the show, its players and why Fridays are naked.
By now, the holidays are but a distant memory, much to everyone’s despair. The effects, however, may not be. Fresh has been blending up healthful cocktails of vitamins, minerals and raw enzymes since ’99. We’re told that following New Year’s, the most popular selection is the so-called Detoxifier ($5.50), for obvious reasons.
With city council reaching the halfway point of its term and the threat of a byelection looming overhead, now more than ever North York needs to take a hard look at the way business is conducted at Toronto City Hall. Last month, council hit an all-time low with elected officials on the attack, slinging insults … Continued
Toronto’s theatre scene is moving on up to the east side with today’s news that the nomadic theatre company, Crow’s Theatre, will be setting up a permanent 200-seat theatre in the base of a new Leslieville condo tower. Yes, a condo tower. Here’s why the new performing arts facility (which is scheduled to open in 2015) is an awesome thing for Toronto.
When I heard that a new play was going to be presented by the very gifted Hannah Moscovitch, my ears perked up like a rabbit’s. She is Canada’s most talented playwright of the past few years (East of Berlin, The Russian Play, The Children’s Republic), and I treasure her work. Having seen her latest play, This is War, the day after it opened, I cannot heartily recommend it, as I have all of her others. In fact, I can hardly recommend it at all.
Since early last year, we had been anticipating the opening of NoNo’s Pastaria at 1442 Dundas West. A project from chef-owner Mani Binelli, the concept was supposed to be a cozy hole-in-the-wall with a rotating selection of pastas and other Italian fare. But in the process of working on the space, Binelli decided he wanted to switch things up a bit.
Every Monday, we round up the most exciting music news happening in Toronto. In this edition: Born Ruffians drop a new single, Joel Plaskett gets an award and The Strumbellas take up residency at The Dakota Tavern.
I am happy to announce that a new and innovative pilot project is underway in Ward 25! Many residents have written or spoken to me about the unsightly graffiti spread across the Mt. Pleasant Road overpass’ support columns. The overpass stretches across Alexander Muir Park, a popular dog walking spot, and the graffiti really takes … Continued
