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From growing up on a Depression dairy farm to playing for the TSO

September 11, 2019October 16, 2019 Brian Baker Dorothy White, Flautist, Harpist, Toronto Symphony Orchestra

I learned my neighbour Dorothy White, 91, had been second harpist for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra — having grown up in Springfield, Missouri.

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Rathnelly Day and We the North

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 Carolyn Bennett Carolyn Bennett, Rathnelly Day, Toronto Raptors

One of my favourite community events in Toronto-St. Paul’s only happens every two years. Rathnelly Day celebrates the neighbourhood’s rebellion in 1967.

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Reconciliation events continue in Toronto-St. Paul’s

June 7, 2019June 14, 2019 Carolyn Bennett Carolyn Bennett, Christie Gardens, Drew Hayden Taylor, Mabel's Fables, reconciliation, St. Matthew’s United Church, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto-St. Paul's

Almost every day, I learn about another inspiring reconciliation initiative by the outstanding people in Toronto-St. Paul’s.

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Plenty of options in midtown for young ballet fans

June 5, 2019October 16, 2019 Brian Baker Avenue Road, ballet, Brookdale Avenue, Crescent School, Eifman Ballet, Martha Hicks School of Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Show One Productions, Sony Centre For The Performing Arts

My five-year-old daughter has opened me up to ballet. Ever since she saw the film Ballerina she has been enthralled by the fluid poetry on toes.

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‘We need to call out racism in all its forms’

May 19, 2019May 25, 2019 Carolyn Bennett Carolyn Bennett, Holy Blossom Temple, Immigration, racism, Tailor Project, Toronto-St. Paul's

Canada has been built on First Peoples of this land, together with the contributions of the people who have left their homelands to come to Canada.

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ROM has the last remaining mounts of extinct birds

May 3, 2019October 16, 2019 Brian Baker Doug Ford, great auk, passenger pigeon, puffin, Royal Ontario Museum

The ROM has many extinct species in its collection, including the passenger pigeon, the ivory-billed woodpecker, the Labrador duck, and the great auk.

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Vigil held for those lost in New Zealand mosque shootings

March 19, 2019October 16, 2019 Rob Oliphant Rob Oliphant, St. Cuthbert’s Church, vigil

On March 17, a vigil was held at St. Cuthbert’s to ommemorate the lives of those lost during the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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We can make a difference in fight against climate change: MP

March 12, 2019March 25, 2019 Streeter staff Carolyn Bennett, climate change, Josh Matlow, Norm Di Pasquale, Shelley Laskin, St. Clair Avenue West, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church

We all have a role to play in fighting climate change, local MP says. Local environmental summit to bring us together in the fight.

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Eastern Commerce’s memory kept alive in documentary

March 6, 2019March 9, 2020 Brian Baker basketball, Eastern Commerce, Kareem Griffin, Kevin Jeffers, Luke Galati, Riverdale Collegiate, Toronto Raptors

Columnist sat down with Luke Galati to talk about why a Riverdale alum would take such interest in Eastern Commerce, a school that closed down in 2016.

Sabrina Greupner at Ontario Science Centre

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Engaging kids in science for 50 years and counting

February 10, 2019October 16, 2019 Brian Baker Don Mills Road, Eglinton Avenue East, Ontario Science Centre, Paul Terry, Sabrina Greupner, STEM

Sabrina Greupner is always on the lookout for new ways to engage kids and open their minds to possibilities at the Ontario Science Centre.

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We need to protect our democracy from digital weapons

February 10, 2019February 21, 2019 Carolyn Bennett Carolyn Bennett, Democracy, Toronto-St. Paul's

Recently we have been hearing new questions and concerns about protecting our democracy — and especially the integrity of the next election.

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Four words to live by this season

December 1, 2018December 22, 2018 Carolyn Bennett Carolyn Bennett, Toronto-St. Paul's

Every year at this time, we are inspired to think of others and how we can put our good wishes of peace, love, hope and joy into tangible action, MP says.

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Nerdvana found at new Church and Wellesley bar

November 27, 2018October 16, 2019 Brian Baker H.P. Lovecraft, Jay Kaw, restaurant, Star Wars, Storm Crow Manor

Storm Crow Manor, titled after the surname of Gandalf the Grey, now resides where Fuzion, The Vic, and Maison House once stood at Church and Wellesley.