Dec. 11: Writers make debut as singers with Handel’s Messiah
The choir B-Xalted! makes its debut with excerpts from Handel’s Messiah — inviting the audience to join in singing the Hallelujah chorus.
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Neighbourhood: Cabbagetown
Sept. 8–9: Cabbagetown Festival returns for 36th year
The 36th annual Cabbagetown Festival of the Arts runs on Sept. 8 and 9 starting on Saturday at 11 a/m/
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Aug. 26: Tales of Winchester Street on walk
“Cabbagetown: Tales of Winchester Street” will take place on Aug. 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Deep in the crypts of midtown lies a filmmaker’s secret
It’s been a year since Night of the Living Dead director George A. Romero became one with the earth, and as fans of his work, we made a pilgrimage to his final resting place at the Cabbagetown cemetery.
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June 3: Garden tour in Cabbagetown
The Cabbagetown Preservation Association presents the Hidden Gardens & Private Spaces Tour 2018 on June 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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May 31: Death From Above free concert
Award-winning Canadian rock band Death From Above (DFA), featuring bassist Jesse F. Keeler and vocalist Sebastien Grainger will headline a free concert in their hometown of Toronto.
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March 24: Hop over to Cabbagetown for bunny fun
The free, annual Cabbagetown Bunny Hop takes place on March 24, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the northeast corner of Carlton and Parliament streets.
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Two arrested after six-week spree of car vandalism
Investigation of vandalism in the Cabbagetown area has led to the arrest of two men who police say they witnessed damaging cars.
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45 cars vandalized in Cabbagetown area—and counting
At least 45 vehicles have been vandalized in the Cabbagetown area over the past six weeks, Toronto police say.
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Time to sign up for March Break and summer camps
March Break is coming up very quickly now as parents rush to sign their kids up for activities that will keep them busy — and hopefully learning something — over that week off regular school. And some summer camps are already starting to fill up.
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Thorncliffe landscaper charged with murder of two missing men
A 66-year-old landscaper in Thorncliffe Park has been charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of two men from Toronto’s gay village area in 2017.
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Alcohol, cannabis and impaired driving
Forensic toxicologist Jim Wigmore speaks on impaired driving as it relates to alcohol and cannabis at the St. James Town library on Jan. 25. The talk is entitled “Alcohol, Cannabis and the Forensic Science of Impaired Driving: Does 1+1=3?”
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Speed limit increased on Bayview Extension
Vehicle are legally driving 60 kilometres per hour on the Bayview Extension now, since Toronto city council approved a speed limit increase on the roadway last month.
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No link or foul play found in disappearances, police say
There is no reason to think a serial killer is at work in the recent disappearances of men from the Church and Wellesley area, police say.
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Only one tip seems to keep raccoons out of your scraps
Raccoons have solved the problem of how to get into the new, “raccoon-proof” green bins, as evidence by the messes on our sidewalks.
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