Keeping the beat working

Nuñez Ramos and his bandmates are among about 100 students who, as part of their education, get the opportunity to showcase their talent at 5:30 p.m. on the stage at The Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar each Monday evening.

Here, University of Toronto (UoT) jazz studies students can hone their craft in a way many students do not. They take their first step into the spotlight, catching, through the dim bar lights and murmuring voices, what may be ahead of them.

Life with pets

Pandemic pet owners heading back to work or school are considering whether they have the time and money to continue looking after their pet By Steven Buttar As Brock Duke turned the key to enter his Toronto condo, he could hear his Siberian husky’s paws pattering the door. Duke remembered the first day he brought…