Bayview Post - January 2012

Food (Truck) Fight

If you think chip trucks are the height of mobile cuisine in the GTA, think again. Thanks to Zane Caplansky’s “mobile deli” and Tamara Jensen and Adam Hynam-Smith’s gourmet taco truck, the...

Sun TV vs. David Suzuki

Local media attack environmental groups

David Suzuki

The Fox and the vittles

New play set in Chinese restaurant showcases Toronto actor’s versatility

Martha Worboy

Breakfast for dessert

Rose Reisman

Children of the Hoof

Grand Electric shines, while Grant van Gameren adds his magic to Enoteca Sociale

by Jon Sufrin

T.O.'s Best Gnocchi

Scott Conant, of Scarpetta Restaurant, samples the city’s top gnocchi.

by Charlotte Herrold

2011 - Gone but not forgotten

Last year, we lost some wonderful local residents whose contributions to T.O. are immeasurable

Faceoff: Chapman vs Hume

Should the city sell the naming rights for Toronto’s landmarks to corporate sponsors?

The fourth annual Allan Awards for theatrical pugnacity and invention

Stunning solo shows lead the way as Christopher Plummer and Sandra Shamas continue to amaze

Allan Gould

Raw emotional honesty and musicality characterize incredible new album

Toronto-based musician Kathleen Edwards, of her new album Voyageur

Ron Johnson

The Great Breslini’s 2012 comedy diet

2012 Comedy Diet

Mark Breslin

Walk like an Egyptian

Our trusty scribe lights up a hookah, samples some ‘basturma’ and gets the scoop on the Arab Spring

Ben Kaplan

Lawrence Heights plans a step closer to reality

City council recently passed the Lawrence Allen Secondary Plan, which guides redevelopment of the neighbourhood bounded by Highway 401, Bathurst Street, Lawrence Avenue West and Dufferin Street.

Michelle Ervin

Developer wants more at former Canadian Tire lands

Residents up in arms over plans to add to approved development

Michelle Ervin

Eye of the needle

If you had Canada’s top acupuncture practitioner Dr. Joseph Wong, founder of the Toronto Pain & Stress Clinic, cornered for 10 minutes, what would you ask him?

Brianne Hogan

Son of former media mogul facing charges

Jonathan Black recently pleaded guilty to criminal harassment

Michelle Ervin
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Bridle Path blaze causes $500,000 in damages

A recent three-alarm fire that started in the basement of a High Point Road home caused an estimated $500,000 in damages

Michelle Ervin

Film centre pathway closure frustrates residents

Local residents are upset about the recent addition of a fence that has blocked off a path from Country Lane to the Canadian Film Centre property.

Michelle Ervin

Holy Cow!

The Burger’s Priest — set to open a new uptown location near Lawrence this month — is notorious for its devilishly decadent burgers. Now the city’s hot dogs are following suit, with totally...

by Charlotte Herrold

The City's Best Chinese Food

Our insider’s guide to Far East eats, featuring dim sum for dummies, North Toronto’s delivery champion and Joanne Kates’ top five dishes.

Spandex ballet

To help you fulfill all those New Year’s resolutions, Jeanne Beker suits up in the GTA’s top Lycra and luon and offers her picks for looking chic while you sweat.

Will budget cuts push kids to crime?

The infusion of civic energy into the proposed city budget for 2012 has been astonishing. I feel good about a city where so many people care about and have strong opinions about our shared lives,...

John Sewell