Based in Leslieville, Puppetmongers Theatre has connected with artists in Seattle, abroad Brother-sister team David and Ann Powell are proving the best community puppet shows […]
Author: Brian Baker
Digging up poetry from the past
I’d be lying if immunocompromised me said I wasn’t scared shitless about the pandemic. I mean, it hasn’t rendered me useless like Wade the Duck […]
The Five Songs of 2020
It’s been a habit of mine to compile a list of my favourite songs released in a given year. Well, 2020 has been a crazy […]
Pianist Quilico keeping grounded despite Order of Canada
She joins her late husband Louis Quilico and fellow collaborator Jacques Israelievitch as member of Order When Annex resident Christina Petrowska Quilico was contacted by […]
Midtown’s Ann Pirvu grateful for Thanksgiving movie premiere
Actress stars in W channel’s Learning to Love Again Given the seemingly dire times we live in, we all need to love again. These are […]
Top 25 Journalism Moments (2020)
I remember the moment when I defended my decision to enter journalism as a profession while talking on my Sanyo analog mobile phone to my […]
Mabel’s Fables is more than just a retail shop
The storied bookstore is a hub for community activities Over six years ago, I stood in the children’s bookstore at Mt. Pleasant Road and Hillsdale […]
North Leasiders enjoy hockey on neighbour’s refrigerated backyard rink
Sven Walker bought a refrigerator system to help keep ice firm during inconsistent weather Walk up to the North Leaside home of Sven Walker, and […]
Northern’s community mourns loss of student in Iranian tragedy
Maya Zibaie died in Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crash Northern Secondary student Maya Zibaie was an ambitious young lady. During her Grade 9 year […]
Top 25 Songs of the 2010s
Music is probably one of the Top 5 things I’m thoroughly interested in. I have the artists I follow — some since the 1980s — […]