North Toronto Post - March 2010

North Toronto Break-Ins

Theatre guru Albert Schultz plays auctioneer for ballet school gala fundraiser

Canada's National Ballet School recently celebrated its milestone 50th anniversary with the Fête d'Or gala, attended by more than 500 people.

Michelle Levy

Grocery store plan riles local community

A proposal to build a two-storey grocery store and LCBO on the former Brennan Pontiac site has been deferred. At a Feb. 17 committee of adjustment meeting, approximately 50 community members...

by Lacy Atalick

KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL

Malcolm Johnston

Italian eatery sure to be a hot ticket this spring

Plus, new gelateria turns to hotels for inspiration

Tales from the Fringe

Grad among U.K.’s most powerful in theatre

Matt Mitchell

Local resident plays key role in quake effort

Soldier ensures order as relief reaches those in need in Haiti

Michelle Ervin

Warmed up by a bright new culinary concept

Taste trumps calorie counting

Janice Warren

Low-cost eatery high on fun and flavour

THE MANTRA OF this market-style eatery north of Steeles on Yonge is “fresh and healthy Middle Eastern cuisine.” To that tag line they should add “fabulous” as everything sampled here is...

Kelly Jones

Third Midtown project for plucky restaurateur

Chicken and ribs Portuguese style

Kelly Jones

Toronto comedy troupe’s legend grows with daring new series

Though no longer Kids, they still look great in drag and the material is as sharp as a Ginzu

Mark Breslin

No sophomore jinx for T.O. playwright

Hush gets world premiere at venerable Tarragon Theatre

Allan Gould

Toronto’s quiet riot paints a moving musical portrait of the country

ORDERING A HOT toddy to take the chill off a blustery winter afternoon, Tony Dekker, of Great Lake Swimmers, settles into the leather banquette at the Inter Steer restaurant in his Roncesvalles...

Ron Johnson

Thrifty is the new extravagant

Margaret Atwood inspires Marjorie Harris to write new book

Ron Johnson

Your backstage pass to T.O.'s hottest shows

With the four-day sonic celebration known as Canadian Music Fest rolling in to town this month, we catch up with Toronto’s most talented troubadours and loudest noisemakers, plus a few friends...

Malcolm Johnston

March is the month to ditch the Merlot

Cork the old standby and try a daring and unusual new red wine

Tony Aspler

Caesar the day!

Let’s have fun with various ways to present the Caesar salad.

Rose Reisman

Vanishing sockeye shouldn't be labelled "sustainable"

Salmon are not returning in the numbers they once were.

David Suzuki

Trench Wars: Slick picks to weather any storm

Post City Magazines’ new fashion columnist Jeanne Beker takes on Toronto’s trendiest trench coats

Elizabeth Beddall

Ecological destruction has economic fallout

In a CBC interview about his decision to prorogue Parliament, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Canadians are primarily focused on the economy. Thus, he dismissed concerns about Canadian...

by David Suzuki

Humour and the heart

Colin Mochrie and Deb Mcgrath discuss how a little funny business set the stage for life-long leap into love

Elizabeth Beddall

Concerns grow over Yonge & Eg development

At the eleventh hour, residents presented their concerns over the proposed three-storey retail concourse development on the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue that would extend to...

by Lacy Atalick

Les Mis legend takes a spring stroll through the Roncey

Irish tenor Colm Wilkinson sings Roncesvalles praises

Elizabeth Beddall

Leafs’ tough guy shows his sweet side

Beloved former Leafs captain and prized pugilist Wendel Clark takes on T.O.’s top chocolate cake

Malcolm Johnston

Atom Egoyan

A STRANGE THOUGHT occurs while watching Atom Egoyan’s new film, Chloe, a noirish, erotically charged drama that stars Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson and anime-faced “it girl” Amanda Seyfried....

Barrett Hooper

Tanning sans the sun

Home tanning parties are the latest craze for lovers of bronze

Rebecca Eckler