By David Warner The phone alarm buzzes. Ella Andrews flails her hand, scrambling to turn off her alarm; it’s 5 a.m. and she’s not a morning person. But the excitement of being in the heart of Jerusalem, Israel—in the centre of so much history—gets her out of bed. She steps out of her hotel and…
By Carlos Rayman Thou Shalt Remember Thy Sabbath Day? A new meaning to the age-old commandment and how one mourner came to terms with a shuddered house of worship. On a bright spring morning in the suburban town of Burlington the bees buzzed, the tulips swayed, and the sky was a cloudless teal blue above…
Over the years an Italian family has developed a unique relationship with a local Toronto movie theatre.
By Rhea Singh Twelve years ago, Mafalda Oliveira was just a yoga teacher. At 20 years old, Oliveira spent her lessons teaching students warrior poses, transitioning from basics to intermediate yoga. That all changed when a new student walked in and, to Oliveira’s surprise, she was pregnant. Oliveira didn’t know how to cater to her…
The owner of KAOS Music Centre competes with Amazon to maintain to maintain his 30-year-old store By David Cassels Bill Bates hates Amazon. He hates Amazon because he believes that the online retail kingpin poses a threat to his community music store. Guitars of all colours, shapes and sizes adorn the walls of KAOS Music…
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…
Investigating the past, present and future of one of Toronto’s most infamous landmarks
Viloryi Kim is a boxing coach from Kyrgyzstan. He moved to Canada with his family in 2004 in pursuit of better opportunities and now owns and coaches at Siberia Boxing Club in North York.
Torontonians may know some of the history of Etobicoke, but many may not know about the riveting past of the Humber College Lakeshore Campus that resides here.
From a strip club to an outlet for rehabilitation, 1533 The Queensway has undergone a major transformation after being bought by its neighbouring church over 10 years ago.
