The Toronto Harbourfront and The Toronto Port Authority are bringing the world of dance and theatre to you all summer long and the line-up is incredible. It’s time to dust off your dancing shoes because every Thursday evening from June 23 to September 1 you can learn to jive, salsa or samba right by...
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For those of you who don’t know a lot about the Port Union neighbourhood of Scarborough, read on for a little bit of history and for more information on the fun that can be had at their Waterfront Festival. Port Union’s roots began during the first half of the nineteenth century, when the area...
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Casa Loma, eat your newly government-owned heart out: there’s a new dive in town for all the hopeless romantics. All right, actually, it’s not that new—it just has yet to be fully appreciated relative to how wonderful it is. As with so many of Toronto’s ‘best-kept secrets’, I wonder whether to write about it...
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For me rummaging through a yard sale is the epitome of a Canadian experience, that and being couped up in a tent in the depths of Ontario listening out for bears. You see, back in the UK the whole idea of a yard sale doesn’t really exist. Well, that’s not strictly true. We do...
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Remember the 1980s? Remember big hair, acid-wash jeans, and the greed-is-good generation? Some have chosen to forget, while others were but little bitty toddlers when the likes of Ronald Reagan and Brian Mulroney ruled the North American landscape. Whether you do remember the eighties or not, here’s your chance to experience Queen West’s punk...
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Some may remember the glory days of Queen Street West: a thriving punk rock scene, many independent stores, greasy spoon restaurants and street vendors. Today, the strip is more polished and gentrified but Queen Street is still a place where people of all creeds converge. Indeed, the street is still a beacon for music...
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With the day looking like a complete washout, literally, I abandon my earlier plan of a yard sale rummage and instead grab my brolly, don my Wellie-boots and take a walk on the east side, along Riverside. As soon as you cross the Don River, over the bridge decorated with the words ‘This River...
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The Annex is one of Toronto’s most diverse and vibrant neighbourhoods, with an impressive variety of shops, restaurants and cafes. The area is bounded on the north by Dupont Street, in the east by Avenue Road, the South by Bloor Street West and the west by Bathurst Street. The Annex began as an elite...
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With the sun finally looking like it’s come out to play, I decided it was the perfect time to reintroduce my bike to the streets of Toronto and explore the city on two wheels. So with the wind blowing through my helmet, I made my way downtown to Harbord Street. Nestled in the Annex...
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