Boards Without Barriers
Women continue to blaze trails and find community through skateboarding
Life and death in the age of WhatsApp
Asma Jedidi, and millions of other immigrants like her, live in constant fear of another WhatsApp outage.
Ditching Doubt and Claiming Confidence
Twenty-year-old female entrepreneur finds self-confidence through building a business
during the pandemic
The Journey From A Suitcase To A Shop
Zaiba Boutique is a Pakistani clothing boutique selling traditional suits for women and children located in Scarborough, Ontario. The owner Zaiba Butt runs the boutique from the basement of her family home.
Repping the City in Toronto Threads
How Daniello Tetangco and other local designers are attempting to establish Toronto as a fashion capital.
Guarding his Home
Kiri Vadivelu’s fight to keep his wife and unborn child from living on the streets
Jerk Chicken Meets Shawarma
It didn’t take long for people to hear about Chris Jerk Bistro’s unheard-oh fusion.
A Community Theatre Built on Passion
The actors of the Scarborough Players explain why they keep on acting despite the hard work and lack of pay.
Cultivating a Healthy Habit of Reading
The Comic Room is located on the side of an old plaza across from Scarborough Health Network General Hospital. There are no big billboards or neon lights calling attention to it; blink and you’ll miss the store when driving by. However, the sign that reads “Books ½ price” is inviting enough to attract curious minds.
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…
Connecting through collecting
From Agincourt to Australia: Why Henry’s Records is known around the world for his advice
Fighting Food Insecurity from Scarborough’s Core
A devotion to God revealed Seema David’s devotion to help the hungry
Driving forward: starting again as a family business
In an area blanketed by car repair shops and dealerships in southern Scarborough, AJS stands out as a new, barely two-years-old family business. Picilaidis got into car sales after a recent career change. He says their passion is giving back to the community.
When cupcakes build community
How two sisters in Scarborough are fostering community, one custom creation at a time.
Facing down gun violence
As Metilelu says, “…It’s also a more social group, you have 20 different young men in the space, and they respect each other’s opinions and they respect each other’s feelings.”
Ain’t Afraid of no Ghost
“This is a death trap for pedestrians,” says Cole McInerney about Old Finch Bailey Bridge.
Community Theatre: A Lesson In Camaraderie
The people that make up Scarborough Players company are more than just a community – they’re family.
“My store is mi, and mi is my store”
Devin Blake is the owner of ‘Class One Record’, a record store in Scarborough that has been open for 20 years.
Inside a Church Basement
Birchcliff Bluffs United Church is home to one of the only safe spaces identified for LGBTQ2+ youth in all of Scarborough, Ont.
Mall Martial Arts with a side of Fries
“I only use Tai Chi to defend against old age”
Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza: More Than What’s on the Menu
After his military career in Afghanistan, Marshal Omar now runs a prosperous pizza place keeping the promise he made to his family.
The three faces of Scarborough’s transit dilemma: the struggle, neglect and fight
Scarborough transit has failed to improve or change to reflect the hardships its residents have had to encounter from inefficient transit for decades. Now, with multiple transit projects being proposed there is potential for improvement. However, only one of the proposed projects is underway.
Rooted in Canada: An immigrant experience
In 1994, Sally Chau emmigrated from Hong Kong to Toronto, and the last 25 years of her life have been about her children, her triumphs and a small flower shop in Scarborough.