Tag: Toronto
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Board game cafes on a roll for top hangout spot
BY CAIT CARTER You walk in off the street and are welcomed by sound. A couple sits to the left, sipping cappuccinos and setting up a game of Love Letter. To your right, a group of friends struggle to defeat the sickness in Pandemic. The noises vary from excitement at success to jeers of disappointment…
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Exploration into the unknown brings travellers to Death Cafe
BY JAKE HRIBLJAN It was the first time Debbie had left her house since the ‘90s. As someone who suffers from agoraphobia, a fear of crowded spaces, overcoming her fear to attend the Death Café meant more than most could ever understand. Debbie was not the only existential traveller to come to discuss the philosophies…
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Urban Scavenger Hunt highlights creative teamwork
STORY BY JESSICA ROVEDA Four people, two teams, countless strangers, and two hours of a race against time to check 42 items off a list. The Rebel Livin’ Urban Scavenger Hunt set an energetic scene in downtown Toronto on Jan. 16, as participants ran through the city using their technological skills, creativity, and determination in…
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Sheridan faculty showcased at illustration show
BY ERIN QUEENAN Fifty years of Toronto illustration history was celebrated last Thursday at a first of its kind art exhibit showcased at the John B. Aird gallery downtown Toronto. The Museum of The Street, curated by Bill Grigsby of Reactor Art Agency, and illustrator Gail Geltner, celebrated and preserved the works of 36 recognized…
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Visit a City of Ashes
STORY BY JAVIER CASANOVA PHOTOS BY ELISE MORTON Exploring the culture of an ancient city buried in ashes, the Royal Ontario Museum brings ancient Pompeii to modern Toronto. The volcanic eruption of Vesuvius buried Pompeii and those who couldn’t escape within two days. Death was instantaneous. [View the story “ROMPEII Erupts” on Storify]
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The 111th Toronto Santa Claus Parade
STORY BY STEFAN LEE AND RYAN SAGADORE PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEFAN LEE Parents squabbling, children gawking, this was Santa’s big day. Though Christmas is still more than a month away, the 111th annual Toronto Santa Claus Parade shut down a chunk of the city Sunday afternoon. The parade has come a long way since its single…
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Royal Agricultural Winter Fair highlights
THINGLINK AND PHOTOS BY JESSICA ROVEDA Animals, food, merchant booths – all stayed true to the spirit of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair on Saturday Nov. 7 2015. Hover your mouse over the circles for photos and more information.
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Art hijacks the downtown core
STORY BY STEFAN LEE Brute force winds and plummeting temperatures weren’t enough to stop the stream of pedestrian traffic that was Nuit Blanche 2015. In a night when Taylor Swift played a show, it’s hard to believe any other form of art took over Toronto; Nuit Blanche however, did just that. Scotiabank Nuit Blanche…
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All night art festival takes over downtown Toronto
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DANIEL MALLETT Most nights you won’t find two large piles of logs blocking Queens Quay in Toronto. But at Nuit Blanche, you can expect the unexpected. Once a year, the all-night art festival takes over the downtown core from dusk until dawn. Harbourfront, the University of Toronto campus and city hall were…
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Torontonians fall back into fitness
STORY BY KELSEY LYONS AND OLIVIA LITTLE Fit for Fall took over the Distillery District Sunday, October 4, with Torontonians working up a sweat at free outdoor fitness and relaxation classes. Top Toronto fitness instructors from studios such as Spynga, Stott Pilates, and Yoga Tree taught the sessions – which included yoga, meditation and high intensity…
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Woofstock takes over the waterfront
STORY BY DANIEL FORRESTER Barnsdale Farms celebrated another year of making dogs everywhere happy with it’s 12th annual Woofstock festival on the weekend. Over the course of two days inside North America’s largest festival for dogs, pooches got to enjoy loads of grooming, mountains of treats, racks of designer puppy and “Big Dog” fashions and…
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Lucky students cruise through Toronto in style
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JESSICA ROVEDA Sheridan students who cruised Lake Ontario until 2 a.m. on Sept. 9 still managed to make it to early classes the next day. As part of the #FROSHONFLEEK series of first-week events put on by the Sheridan Student Union, a River Gambler boat cruise titled Ship Just Got Real…