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Author: Eric McMillan

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THINGS TO DO 

Dec. 21, 24, 27: Join Christmas services at Fairlawn

December 7, 2020December 21, 2020 Eric McMillan Christmas, Fairlawn Avenue United Church

Fairlawn Avenue United Church continues to offer its schedule of special Advent and Christmas services online. Coming up are: Blue

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Empringham Hotel 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020November 21, 2020 Eric McMillan Danforth Avenue, Empringham Hotel, Historical

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danfoirth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

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Eleanor LeFave at Mabel's Fables
*FEATURED NEWS 

Mabel’s Fables woes part of city-wide problem, bookstore owner says

March 11, 2020November 24, 2020 Alexei Malakhov and Eric McMillan Eglinton Avenue East, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Eleanor LeFave, Josh Matlow, Mabel's Fables, Mt. Pleasant Road

Eleanor LeFave says she is not worried the meeting to support Mabel’s Fables was cancelledbecause she knows the community feels strongly.

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Winter Stations preparation
*FEATURED VIEWS 

Smaller Winter Stations art event on the beach intrigues — and mystifies

February 21, 2020February 26, 2020 Eric McMillan Centennial College, Winter Stations

Winter Stations at Woodbine Beach are fewer than usual in number this year but are still drawing attention — and sometimes mystification — from viewers.

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Danforth Study map
*FEATURED NEWS 

Bike lanes pilot project now part of Danforth Study, open house told

January 30, 2020February 11, 2020 Alexei Malakhov and Eric McMillan bike lanes, Danforth Study, Hanson Street, Monarch Park Collegiate

The city has heard people want a pilot project on Danforth Avenue before a decision is made about bikes lanes, staff said at the open house on Jan. 27.

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Julie Dabrusin at victory party
*FEATURED NEWS 

No fluke, Liberals hold on to Toronto–Danforth

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Eric McMillan Arthur Potts, Craig Scott, Danforth Avenue, federal election, Jack Layton, Julie Dabrusin, Min Sook Lee, Toronto-Danforth

Liberal incumbent Julie Dabrusin took the lead early and cruised to a comfortable victory, winning 47.6 per cent of the vote in Toronto–Danforth last night.

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Downchild on the big screen at jazz festival
*FEATURED NEWS 

Downchild shuts down Bloor for block party

June 23, 2019October 16, 2019 Eric McMillan Bloor Street, blues, Dan Ackroyd, Downchild Blues Band, Paul Shaffer, TD Toronto Jazz Festival

Toronto musical institution Downchild Blues Band, joined by big-name friends, gave 10,000 fans filling Bloor Street just what they wanted Saturday night.

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Robinson speaks at Don Valley West victory party
*FEATURED NEWS 

Robinson victorious in expanded Don Valley West

October 23, 2018December 22, 2018 Alexei Malakhov and Eric McMillan Don Valley West, Jaye Robinson, Jon Burnside, Laird Drive, municipal election, Uptown Pub, Yonge Street

Jaye Robinson is now councillor for a ward called Don Valley West that is almost twice as large as the ward she previously represented.

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Difficult People portion of cover
Column VIEWS 

Stories of Difficult People easy to enjoy

October 15, 2018October 16, 2019 Eric McMillan Catriona Wright, literature, short stories

With their offbeat personalities, horrid situations and entertaining writing, Difficult People contains some of the most engaging new stories.

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Bretnwood Towers ribbon cutting
NEWS 

Community space opened at Brentwood Towers

September 14, 2018September 24, 2018 Eric McMillan Brentwood Towers, Josh Matlow, Lascelles Boulevard

The Brentwood Towers community of 2,000 residents opened its first indoor amenity room on Sept. 11 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony

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Column VIEWS 

Murder mystery connects Canadian lit with Nordic noir

June 11, 2018October 16, 2019 Eric McMillan Lindstrom Alone

LIndstrom Alone reads like an author’s foray into the distinctively Scandinavian murder mystery sub-genre.

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Frozen cast
Column VIEWS 

An intimate evening with a serial killer

May 31, 2018October 16, 2019 Eric McMillan Artscape Wychwood Barns, b current, Frozen

Watching Frozen at the tiny, intimate b current theatre is like viewing close-up magic in the hands of a master prestidigitator.

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Yes I Can future in doubt
*FEATURED NEWS 

Yes we can: School’s hopes lift with financial lifeline

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 Eric McMillan autism, Janet MacDougall, Kathleen Wynne, nursery school, Old York Mills Road, Yes I Can, Yonge Street

On March 7 when Yes I Can nursery school called a meeting of staff and parents it was to publicly announce the North Toronto institution was closing by month end — but in April classes are continuing, thanks to a business group offering help.

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Lear
*FEATURED Column VIEWS 

Musical comedy updates Shakespeare featuring Donald J. Lear

March 17, 2018October 16, 2019 Eric McMillan Donald Trump, North Toronto Players, Papermill Theatre, Todmorden Mills

The 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.

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No Time to Bury Them cover detail
NEWS 

No time for nuance in thrilling Yukon action novel

November 27, 2017November 28, 2017 Eric McMillan Mark C. Eddy

The Yukon was a frontier of fast riches, sudden death, rampant crime and dog-eat-dog survival — as portrayed in Mark C. Eddy’s No Time to Bury Them.

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