PrideHouseTO shows LGBTQ inclusiveness of Pan Am Games
Jul 27, 2015
The most inclusive multi-sport games in history – this was the goal of PrideHouseTO in welcoming athletes to the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games.
Olympian Jon Montgomery raises a pint
Jun 11, 2015
While walking through his Olympic Gold medal victory ceremony at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, a bystander hands skeleton racer Jon Montgomery a pitcher of beer. He takes a big drink from it as he continues along his victory walk as millions of viewers cheer him on
Ossington Community Association hosts historical walkabout
Jul 16, 2015
An army of hipsters drinking craft beers mixed with a brigade of eco-friendly stroller-pushing parents and a dash of seniors indulging in Portuguese custard tarts only skims the surface of the cultural diversity on the Ossington Strip.
Kampai! Toronto sake festival growing in popularity each year
May 29, 2015
The “i” in isakaya means “to stay” and the “zakaya” means “sake shop.” This, in the western world, is known as a pub. Instead of beer, however, it’s the traditional rice wine sake that is celebrated
Rooftop garden a bountiful experience for Eastdale CI
Oct 18, 2013
On Gerrard Street in busy East Chinatown sits the tall Eastdale Collegiate Institute. A concrete institution at first glance, but climb the school’s five storeys and you’ll discover Eden.
Second annual Aloha Toronto helps Surfers Healing camp for autistic children
Aug 21, 2013
Near the shores of Woodbine Beach on a beautiful Saturday last July, Tennyson Quance pushed herself up onto a paddleboard at the order of famed surfer Izzy Paskowitz.
Leslieville’s Brahm Finkelstein creates gay Russian nesting dolls in time for Sochi Olympics
Feb 13, 2014
The Sochi Olympics are well underway, and one east-end man is finding success in spreading a different message about certain athletes.
It’s time for Ford to go: MP Matthew Kellway
Nov 27, 2013
Beaches-East York MP Matthew Kellway is bringing Toronto’s mayoral issues with him to the House of Commons-and he’s not happy.
McGugan’s Scottish Pub offers people a chance to enjoy haggis while celebrating Robbie Burns
Jan 23, 2014
Pudding made of heart, liver, lungs, oatmeal, spices and stock encased in a sheep’s stomach is a hearty enough meal to send a bagpiper across foggy Scottish moors, according to celebrated poet Robbie Burns.
An Sibin Pub lets artists unleash their creative side
Aug 18, 2013
It’s happy hour and hundreds of workers will close up shop for the day, head down to a bar, grab a pint, and sit in front of an empty canvas with a paintbrush and unleash their inner creativity.
Bain Co-op celebrates centennial on Sept. 14
Sep 11, 2013
In the heart of Riverdale, the Bain Co-op has been at 100 Bain Ave. for the past 100 years.
York University students paint WoodGreen seniors building
Sep 5, 2013
WoodGreen Community Services teamed up with 140 York University students to paint the hallways of one of their seniors homes recently.
Rebecca Field 