High Park record store offers hot coffee and high fidelity
With a struggling music industry forcing musicians, labels and record stores to improvise, Robyn and Alex Harrison are helping put food on the table by putting food on the table. The Harrisons are the owners of Cabin Fever, a record store, café, art gallery and soon-to-be bar located in the High Park area of Toronto. […]
Cold comfort: coping with seasonal affective disorder
BY MARKO WOLOSHYN Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that spikes in the fall and lasts throughout the winter into the spring. During SAD’s high season, it is known to severely affect 2 to 6 per cent of Canadians, and to a lesser extent 15 per cent. MORE RELATED TO THIS STORY […]
Entrepreneur hopes to bag market with homegrown fashion
STORY BY MARKO WOLOSHYN With American retail giant Target retreating back across the border, young entrepreneurs like Rawie Laborce are making a case for Canadian goods. In April, Laborce plans on opening Rivermen, Mississauga’s first men’s boutique clothing store offering premium clothing designed, distributed and made by Canadians. Laborce first took a serious interest in […]
Spotted at Sheridan: flirtatious fun or a cesspool of smut?
Spotted at Sheridan is an anonymously moderated Facebook page, independent of the college, that allows students to namelessly post flirtatious comments about their peers. Is this popular site simply a harmless way for students to share playful observations, or could it be used for more important, professional means? MORE RELATED TO THIS STORY: Drawing a […]
The flu and you
INFOGRAPHIC BY MARKO WOLOSHYN It’s flu season, and now that flu vaccines are allowed to be administrated in approved pharmacies in Ontario to people over the age of five, Canadians have ample opportunity to roll up their sleeves and save themselves from a fevered week in bed. MORE RELATED TO THIS STORY: Sheridan gets fit […]
Dundas studio aims to capture bands’ live energy with new video series
STORY BY MARKO WOLOSHYN Last Saturday, a punk band, a film crew and an audio technician piled into School House Studios for its inaugural School House Live YouTube series. Nick Ginn, the studio’s owner/operator said the idea for the series has been floating around for over a year, but only recently became a reality after […]
Nickelbacklash: Do Kroeger and crew deserve the hate?
In light of the release of Nickelback’s new record No Fixed Address, the Sheridan Sun decided to weigh in on the public’s polarized opinion of the rock band. Inspired by a crowdfunding campaign launched by a man named Craig Mandell to ban the band from performing in London, U.K. as its template, Sheridan tried to […]
Slam poetry champions exchange friendly fire in Streetsville
STORY BY MARKO WOLOSHYN Last Wednesday, the crowd at Cuchulainn’s Irish pub in Streetsville hopscotched between whispered awe and unruly applause as spoken-word artists Matt “Lip Balm” Miller and Jason “Philosofly” Pennells shouted, sang and spilled their guts about everything from drug lords to hugs. The two spoken-word artists competed in an exhibition grudge match […]
Indie music week launch a success
VIDEO BY MARKO WOLOSHYN On Oct. 15, Indie Week Canada hosted their launch party at The Hideout in Toronto. Bands from around the world were flown in to perform and kick off the party. Here’s what the Sheridan Sun saw.
Streetsville unveils newly minted Village Square
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARKO WOLOSHYN After two years of construction, frustration and headaches Streetsville’s Village Square is now a well-groomed destination for coffee shop regulars and culture-hungry tourists. The $3-million renovation has created a public space outfitted with a stage and seating area intended to host a range of events including live musical performances, […]
Vapour tales
STORY AND PICTURE BY MARKO WOLOSHYN Tyler Silva, an on-and-off smoker of 11 years, tried once again this past summer to kick the habit, this time with the aid of an electronic cigarette. “It’s different feeling, because actual cigarettes have combustion and with e-cigarettes are just a vapour, so it’s not the same thing. It’s […]
Supercrawl festival returns to Hamilton this weekend
COVERAGE BY CHAD MASON AND MARKO WOLOSHYN From Friday through Sunday, James St will be closed down for the sixth annual Supercrawl music and arts festival. The free event is set to feature dozens of bands, food trucks, visual artists and guest speakers. The event kicks off Thursday with politically charged rap collective A Tribe […]