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Novelist revisits Forest Hill stomping grounds

January 26, 2015January 26, 2015 Brian Baker A Certain Synchronicity, Writer, Zoey Kinsman

There’s a certain mystique to novelist Zoey Kinsman. Her trip back to her hometown village, Forest Hill, has resulted in

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Off-the-beaten-path’s a fine road for writer

March 6, 2014June 15, 2014 Brian Baker author, Rob Brunet, Stinking Rich, Writer

Once Lawrence Park resident Rob Brunet got on to the old dirt road of his imagination, he was living his dream as a crime novelist.

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Remembering storied bookseller Al Navis

January 9, 2014June 15, 2014 Karolyn Coorsh Al Navis, George Strouboulopoulos, obituary, Writer

On Nov. 22 1963, students at Bedford Park Public School took an early break from classes to listen to Toronto mayor Donald Summerville’s state funeral.

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Fire fighter writes what he knows in first novel

December 9, 2013June 15, 2014 Brian Baker John Kenny, The Spark, Writer

A fire — one he started while cooking french fries when he was 17 — seared an impression in firefighter-come-novelist John Kenny’s mind.

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The film’s the thing

April 21, 2011June 16, 2019 Karolyn Coorsh Canada International, director, Fallen Before Fallin, James Dubbledam, movies, Writer

Fallen Before Falling’s writer and director James Dubbeldam says he has a real passion for the indie scene

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Flying on two wings

January 20, 2010 Town Crier staff Anorexia, Lesley Fairfield, Writer

Illustrator and author Lesley Fairfield is finally free from the pain and torment she endured for 30 years at the hands of anorexia and has written a book to talk about the disease.

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Streeter News, Views and Things To Do are selected from neighbourhoods across Toronto. For local news only, see our community pages:

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• East Danforth
• East York
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• North Toronto
• Parkview-O’Connor
• Riverdale
• Upper Beaches
• Woodbine

We are adding more communities and more features daily. Check back for news, views and things to do in your neighbourhood.

That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Eric McMillan

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

Queen and Waverley 1903
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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