Diet doctor settles lawsuit with ex–business partner
Dr. Stanley Bernstein, the well-known local who runs a number of diet clinics, has struck a settlement with his former business partner.
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Why are comedians a joke to arts grant administrators?
Random tweet by comic Terry Clement sets off great funding debate
CSI Toronto
If you had one of Canada’s top forensic pathologists, Dr. Michael Pickup, cornered for 10 minutes, what would you ask him?
Raising a revolutionary
Author and activist Michele Landsberg on how to nurture a curious child
It’s their party and they’ll misbehave if you let them
Teach your teens to socialize safely by imposing mandatory check-ins and curfews
How shark fin became banned in Toronto: a timeline
City Council voted in favour of banning the posession, sale and consumption of shark fin in Toronto yesterday. Though it’s served as a delicacy in many Chinese restaurants, environmentalists deem shark fishing unsustainable and cruel. Here, we take a look at Toronto’s shark fin journey.
Band of the Week: The Danger Bees
The music of The Danger Bees covers a lot of the same ground as a band like Bright Eyes: failed romance, women being mean to you, booze, you being mean to women, booze, self-pity. But where Conor Oberst wrapped his misery in dark poetic fantasy and quasi-philosophy, The Danger Bees’ singer-songwriter David Macmichael wraps his in humour. And that’s why it works.
Q&A: Corrine Anestopoulos, the designer behind local jewellery line Biko
Corrine Anestopoulos is the mastermind behind Toronto’s increasingly popular jewellery line Biko. Recently spotted on, oh, the sides of streetcars, Anestopoulos spoke to us about which local designers she hopes to collaborate with, her big-ticket item and her favourite things to do in the city.
Beyond sangria: cocktails get character with red wine
My head is still swimming from a pilgrimage I made to a magical land called Niagara recently: the sun was golden, the vineyards were cloaked in blankets of mist and the grapes were practically begging to be plucked, squished, fermented and imbibed (I dutifully obliged in the latter).
The Breakfast Hub: Toronto bans shark fin, snakes found in west-end apartments, baby born on Air Canada flight
Toronto will officially be shark-fin free. Councillors voted to ban the Chinese delicacy yesterday in an overwhelming 38-4 majority.
[Toronto Star]
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We hit up the Toronto Underground Market over the weekend. Here’s what we had
Saturday evening we made the lengthy trek (via TTC) out to the Evergreen Brick Works in hot anticipation of the second Toronto Underground Market. Offering a venue for the city’s talented home chefs and caterers to peddle their wares, this foodie event has quickly become a sought-after experience, with the $5 tickets promptly selling out (limited door tickets were made available due to begging).
Coming Soon: Raw Canvas, where art unites with food and wine
Toronto has been all about combining food and drink with other fun activities as of late, and now it’s time for a bit of artistic inspiration. The Vancouver-based art and social lounge Raw Canvas is set to open its first Toronto location by summer 2012.