Feeding a City in Crisis
Pay-what-you-can grocery store ramps up efforts to help those in need during a pandemic
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FROM TRAGEDY TO COMMUNITY
How Estonians preserve their culture in Toronto
Beyond threads and trends
By Alyssa Bravo Tucked into the corner of Scarborough Town Centre, AtEaze is a definitively small store. However, it makes up for its smaller scale with eye-catching visuals designed to draw in anyone walking by. The mannequins in the front window are dressed in colour-coordinated outfits; they’re accented with matching duffel bags and backpacks and…
Building Community and Fixing Toaster Ovens
How Repair Café Toronto is emphasizing the importance of bringing broken items back to life.
Pakistani truck stop
How Laari Adda is giving Mississauga’s Pakistani community a way to connect with their culture from thousands of miles away
A Café With a Cause
By Yasmeen Aslam The sun has set and the hanging chandelier lights illuminate a soft glow throughout Studio.89. Snow lightly falls outside the large windows. Groups of people slowly trickle in as the soft ring of wind chimes at the door indicate their arrival to the café’s monthly Open Mic Night. The aroma of coffee…
More like home
Horizons for Youth shelter is helping young people get off the streets and back to pursuing their passions.
The Destruction of an Industry
By Masih Khalatbari In the interactive above, explore The Smokin’ Cigar and listen to its founder, Trae Zammit, tell the story of how he got to open the cigar shop. Base Image: Trae Zammit poses in his cigar shop, The Smokin’ Cigar, on Oct. 28, 2019 (Masih Khalatbari/ T•). A middle-aged man in a dress…
Keeping the Faith
The tales and trials of a diminishing community Finnish church
What’s The Hype?
Pauline Oseña and Matt Gauvin are pros when it comes to handling their children’s life-threatening allergies. Now, they’re helping other families do the same.