The Thrilla In Little Manila

The Thrilla In Little Manila

Taste of Manila street fest celebrates Filipino culture and cuisine To the rat-a-tat-tat and the boom, boom boom of the snare drums, the dah – ditty – dah –ditty dah of the brass, and high-stepping majorettes, the Philippine Heritage Band opened the festivities at the...
The MAD Project

The MAD Project

The MAD Project Taking the MAD pulse of Village Clergy From time to time, I like to inject a little more serious content into the blog. I’ve done so with the Out of the Cold project at the Holy Blossom Temple and the Anne Frank post. I wanted to do one on medically...
Canadians reluctant to hang up on pay phones

Canadians reluctant to hang up on pay phones

Canadians reluctant to hang up on pay phones But pay phones attract mostly curious glances By Lawrence Papoff The trio of twelve-year-olds hovers round the pay phone in the lobby of the Barbara Frum Library. Fascinated, they poke at its keyboard. Heeding the...
Art Starts in Lawrence Heights

Art Starts in Lawrence Heights

Art Starts makes the arts accessible to everyone Art projects bring out the artist in participants and bring down barriers to understanding Lawrence Heights is a tough area. Gun crime. Drug dealing. Gang violence. And heartbreak: the 2014 murder of a popular teacher –...
Anne Frank’s Diary at John Polanyi Collegiate

Anne Frank’s Diary at John Polanyi Collegiate

Anne Frank a History for Today Anne Frank’s diary more than just the musings of a thirteen-year-old school girl Anne Frank’s diary, Kitty, begins in June 1942. “Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me. Not only because I’ve never written...
Residents group takes on not 1 but 2 developers

Residents group takes on not 1 but 2 developers

Glencairn and Bathurst Community Coalition takes on not 1 but 2 developers OMB approval of Greatwise project could be victory for 2nd project and possibly a 3rd  Greatwise Developments has plans for the clutch of houses and property on Glencairn Avenue and Strathallan...