Category: local history Toronto

Minos Matsas (left) who wrote the original musical score for the film “God Loves Caviar” and the director of the film, Yannis Smaragdis (right). Picture

I must confess that attending the GTIFF screenings has been as enriching an viewing live theatre. I have always placed cinema as the “poor cousin”

 Toronto’s entertainment District is transformed every night when twilight fades to night. However, the buzz increases on King Street, the heart of the area, when

I am always on the lookout for interesting graffiti-art in Toronto. This week I saw a mural that seems very timely, as our colourful mayor

The outdoor pizza oven at King and Spadina is an up-scale addition to the “street food” scene of the city. Every Tuesday they bring the

In recent years the tiles at the Osgoode Subway Station, based on themes that represent the collection at the Royal Ontario Museum, have garnered much

This butter-sculpture in the Better Living Centre at the 2012 CNE portrays Rob Ford reading a book. When I took the photo, the sculptor had

There are so many historic architectural gems in Toronto that it is difficult to choose the most significant. Sometimes it is fun to be a