Time travel via Old Toronto limited by area—so far
There are supposed be 30,000 views of Toronto’s past available on Google’s Old Toronto map, launched last month by Sidewalk Labs at oldtoronto.sidewalklabs.com.
Read moreBetween the Don Valley and Jackman Avenue and resting on the northern side of Danforth Avenue is the community of Playter Estates. Named for George Henry Playter, who owned the land in the 19th century and built the famous Playter Mansion, immortalized in countless television shows, commercials and films.
The community’s proximity and ties to the Danforth community, which has a Greek cultural focus, characterize the area. The Taste of Danforth festival, an annual festival of Greek cuisine and culture, is one of the city’s most popular and well-attended and has brought a lot of attention to Playter Estates in recent years.
There are supposed be 30,000 views of Toronto’s past available on Google’s Old Toronto map, launched last month by Sidewalk Labs at oldtoronto.sidewalklabs.com.
Read moreRemembering Greek Independence Day is a way people can show
appreciation for their freedom, said Andonis Artemakis, president of the
Greek Community of Toronto, at the parade on Danforth Avenue on March 25.
Maeve Pestonji, a Grade 8 student at St. Anselm Catholic School in Leaside, didn’t expect to win the Agnes Macphail Public Speaking contest.
Read more“If you don’t have ceremonies like this, then people forget,” Agnes Macphail Award-winner Burtin Fripp told the audience Saturday at the East York Civic Centre.
Read moreThe brilliant idea of the North Toronto Players is to update the tragedy of King Lear by replacing the king with a figure based on Donald J. Trump.
Read moreA historical walking tour of Toronto’s Greektown on the Danforth.
Read moreOn March 16 and 17 at 7:30pm, Toronto Musical Concerts presents a staged musical reading of Stephen Sondheim’s Company in Concert.
Read moreTherapist Eve Chabord speaks on the impacts of neuro-motor immaturity on childhood brain development at The Big Carrot on Mar. 8.
Read moreMusic and comedy legend Weird Al Yankovic will embark on The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour.
Read moreToronto and East York Community Council accepted the recommendation from the Agnes Macphail Recognition Committee on Feb. 5 to name Carol Burtin Fripp as the award winner.
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