A Warriors’ Creed: Creating Culture
Ancient Japanese traditions and a mandatory tryout period don’t even begin to describe this unique Davisville dojo
What You Leashed Expected
How a Toronto dog store is tailoring social interactions, hikes and experiences for dogs to live a better life.
The Helpers During Parenting Hell
By Zainab Zulfikarali Damji The sound of rattles and beeping toy cars emerge from the toddler room down the hallway, and as you walk away and inch closer to the infant room, the faint calming music you can hear through the glass windows signals that it’s nap time for the little ones. All throughout the…
Music Feeds the Soul
By Pooja Rambaran It was New Year’s Eve 2015 when sound engineer Rajen Mistry was setting up the equipment for the live band performances at May, a Vietnamese dive-bar. May sat on the bustling street of Dundas West, its basement left forlorn, collecting years of dust. Not long after the clock had ticked down to…
Supporting Educators Day In and Day Out
Another Story Bookshop is working to bring diverse literature into educational institutions
Gallery 1313: Keeping Us Guessing Since 1998
For over 20 years, Executive Director Phil Anderson has helped foster Queen Streets Gallery1313 and kept the spark alive at the unique Parkdale gallery.
Serving Community and Country
Toronto’s ‘citizen-sailors’ of the navy reserve
The Secret Handshake
In a shoebox apartment in Kensington market, a group of friends with Schizophrenia support each other through publishing their books of poetry and art.
Under the Stadium: A look at Liberty Village’s dark and hidden history
In Toronto’s Liberty Village, on the West end of King Street, stands the Allan A. Lamport Stadium. Eternally sunkissed, even in the midst of Ontario’s bitter February, the 9,000-person capacity sports centre is host to a small snack shack, a sprawling parking lot and 20-foot high stadium seats. But underneath the cleat-beaten turf and white…
A Star is Born: How these TSO musicians ‘made it’
By Stacey Nguyen As Hugo Lee walked out onto the stage, he was met with a black screen that separated him from his listeners. His footsteps were muted against the carpet which led him to where he’d be performing. Even as he started playing, the audience with trained ears didn’t want to know who was…