Guitarist Danny Marks opens up about past and future
Former Edward Bear guitarist Danny Marks has embraced his past pop fame while keeping up his blues interests on radio.
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Deer Park PR professional fills gaps of entertainment reporting with book
David Eisenstadt pulled together stories about Jewish Canadian musicians who have faded or fly under the radar of mainstream reporting.
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Celebrating with neighbours from all cultures and faiths
One of the joys of our multicultural country is to learn about and celebrate with our neighbours from all cultures and faiths.
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We will soon be together again
MP Bennett reflects on the past year since March 13, 2020 when she arrived home after Parliament was shut down due to COVID-19.
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Memoir finds different kinds of buried treasure
Leslieville writer Sharon Kirsch made her experience of searching through a home in Montreal’s Jewish community into a personal memoir.
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Less romantic Valentine’s Day proposed by MP
She recommends we plan a less romantic approach to Valentine’s, Toronto-St. Paul’s MP Carolyn Bennett says.
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Tragedy leads midtown columnist to writing children’s book
Many of you have been reading my columns. What I have not told you about is the devastating personal tragedy I have suffered.
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Back to school, not back to normal
She used to love the first day of back to school, MP Carolyn Bennett recalls as kids return under very different circumstances.
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Lament for the lost era of passing a joint around
I had been anxiously awaiting the reopening of cannabis shops in midtown. But the thought of passing a joint around has given me pause.
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Celebrating together — while apart
We are celebrating graduations, PRIDE, Indigenous history, Portuguese, Italian and Filipino Heritage Month and Canada Day very, very differently this year.
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Cooking up a storm to stay calm
With all the time I have had on my hands over the past two months, one of the things I have been doing to keep busy is cooking more than I ever have before.
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Future ‘normal’ will be different if we learn our lessons
There is a growing understanding that asking “When will things get back to normal?” is the wrong question, MP Carolyn Bennett says.
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Nightly noise-making reassures us we’re all in this together
Every night at exactly 7:30 p.m. people in my midtown Toronto neighbourhood have been going outside on their balconies to make some noise.
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Mabel’s Fables is more than just a retail shop
The bookstore has provided my kids with the foundation for a lifelong love of reading. Imagine my ire when I discovered it is being forced out of business.
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Seance at George Brown House left skeptical journalist shaking
Guided by lantern, we walked over to the three-storey, mansard-roofed George Brown House as we heard its story. We were about to attend a seance.
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