Richmond Hill 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

2011 - Gone but not forgotten

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

T.O.'s Best Gnocchi

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

by Charlotte Herrold

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

Town and developer set to battle at OMB

The Town of Richmond Hill and a developer are going head-to-head over a recent proposal for two condominium towers

Sabrina Nanji

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

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

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.

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

School board mulls closure of exclusive arts program

The York Regional District School Board’s (YRDSB) trustees are considering introducing a policy that would close the only elementary school arts program of its kind in York Region

Sabrina Nanji

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.

Local butcher charged with 12 health infractions

A Richmond Hill butcher shop has been summoned to court following an investigation that resulted in them being charged with 12 health infractions.

Sabrina Nanji

Shore reveals depression behind past allegations

Thornhill councillor faces one outstanding charge

Sabrina Nanji