La Chaumiere Restaurant at 77 Charles Street East, near Church Street, opened in 1950, and was the city’s first truly French dining establishment. Its intimate
Year: 2011
Toronto’s historic Kensington Market is ever changing. This is a natural process, and occurs in every neighbour throughout the city. However, the colourful store-fronts that
On 28 May 1914, the magnificent “Empress of Ireland” set sail from Quebec City to sail to Britain. In the early hours of the following
Houses on Bellevue Avenue in Kensington Market, the Toronto Western Hospital in the background acrylic on stretched canvas, 8 ‘ by 10” Bellevue
The Kensington Market is magical at Christmas time, the colourful fruits and festive products of the season spilling over onto the sidewalk stalls. Shoppers crowd
The tragic sinking of the Empress of Ireland in the frigid waters of the St. Lawrence River during the early-morning hours of 29 May
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The Arcadian Court at The Bay, Toronto
The famous Arcadian Court on the eight floor of The Bay at Queen and Yonge Streets is closing to the public in January, 2012. The
The recently published book, “The Reluctant Virgin” is a suspense filled story of a serial killer that haunts the streets of 1950s Toronto. The following
The following passage is from the book “Arse Over Teakettle,” a tale of a family struggling to cope during the war years. The quote ably
The following passage is from the novel “Arse Over Teakettle,” a story about a young boy and his family, struggling to cope with the privations