North Toronto media heirs make historic gift
Families donate $30 mil to Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
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Court date for alleged illegal night club pushed back
A hearing that was to deal with alleged bylaw infractions at Mint Bar on Eglinton Avenue East has been adjourned to Feb. 29
Will budget cuts push kids to crime?
The infusion of civic energy into the proposed city budget for 2012 has been astonishing. I feel good about a city where so many people care about and have strong opinions about our shared lives, even if I don’t feel so good about some of the opinions of the decision makers. The common thread among the more than 300 deputants at City Hall is that the mayor and his colleagues are being short-sighted. The critics say to City Hall: you need to be smart with public money. You can’t just randomly chop away at spending to balance the budget.
Shore reveals depression behind past allegations
Thornhill councillor faces one outstanding charge
Local butcher charged with 12 health infractions
A Richmond Hill butcher shop has been summoned to court following an investigation that resulted in them being charged with 12 health infractions.
School board mulls closure of exclusive arts program
The York Regional District School Board’s (YRDSB) trustees are considering introducing a policy that would close the only elementary school arts program of its kind in York Region
Eco adventures proposed at Earl Bales Park
A private company is proposing to transform Earl Bales into an eco-adventure playground, offering everything from aerial trekking to zip lining.
Review: Festival of New Formats at Comedy Bar
You can thank the January blues for Festival of New Formats. Now in its third year, the festival was created by Comedy Bar’s Gary Rideout Jr. to help people get out of their self-imposed winter cocoons with the promise of free (yes, free!) comedy, while also offering local comedians the opportunity to try out new and (hopefully) funny concepts that haven’t been attempted before.
Davisville village gets an Old World-inspired butcher shop
A new shop located near Yonge and Davisville is likely to have health-conscious carnivores licking their chops. The Butcher’s Son specializes in mostly local, traditionally-raised meats, including Mennonite chickens and grass fed, hormone-free beef.
Six must-see theatre productions for 2012
Suffering from the winter blahs already? Nonsense. Not with all the terrific theatre that’s going on right now. But if you’re one of those diehard thespians who’s seen both American Idiot and Parfumerie already, you might be wondering what else is there to look forward to in Toronto’s theatre scene in 2012. Luckily for us, there’s a lot — including Broadway favourites and, uh, Yanni.
Easing the post-holiday blahs: five items to spruce up your office
Heading back to work post-holidays is always a drag (never mind having to get out of bed when the city has issued an extreme cold weather alert). So we say distract yourself from real work by sprucing up your desk with some new treats to make the back-to-work transition more fun. Here’s our quick-fix shopping guide to the best in desk décor.
Chef & Me: a test drive of the best reds to ring in 2012
When I was in university, an English professor of mine shared with me the secret of creating the semblance of worldliness: knowledge of classical music and wines (primarily the reds — he considered white wines to be vulgar). He assured me that in my field, amusing cocktail party conversation would never run dry with a ready knowledge of Tchaikovsky and the Médoc wine region of France on hand.