What’s Happening at the Chefs’ House

March 18, 2015 By Pstreet News

The Chefs’ House is pleased to announce a special Italian menu as part of the Culinary Arts Italian program at George Brown College. The postgraduate program is a partnership with ALMA, the world’s leading international and educational training centre for Italian cuisine. Our students worked and traveled within different regions of Italy for their stages […]

Merryberry Café and Bistro

February 24, 2014 By Pstreet News

Contributed By Lynne Biesswenger On a warm day in December, yes there was one, two friends and I decided to do lunch at Merryberry. Street parking was really easy in this quieter part of downtown. Aside from the food, which I’ll get to, the décor could give you good ideas about what to do […]

Double Take has all the giftables

Contributed by Sharon — YSM’s Double Take Thrift Store is here to help you get ready for the holidays! Our staff are excited to share sustainable and creative ways the Cabbagetown community can show love this season. Ideas range from our regular offerings of new and gently used clothing and giftables, to our new range […]

St Anne’s Heart

Contributed by Anita Bostok — Back in the 1980s, a friend dared Carlos Carreiro to take a dance class. Up for the challenge, he went to the class that he found enjoyable, but it was the attractive young dance teacher Colette who caught his eye. Carlos’s dance career did not last long, but his relationship […]

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Cabbagetown is a neighbourhood of beauty, heritage, cultural diversity and inclusion. We are Anita Bostok and Noman Hathaway and we’re proud to contribute this regular feature where you get to know the people and businesses that make Cabbagetown so special. If you’d like to be featured or would like to nominate someone please get in […]

Pollinator Grant Update

In 2019, staff from the Rooming House Project applied for the Pollinator Grant with help from local tenants who were interested in the project. Together staff and clients completed the application, which included creating a pollinator garden at three of Dixon Hall’s rooming houses and one Dixon Hall office. After a suspenseful waiting period, we […]

Green Thumbs Pumpkin Project

Green Thumbs Growing Kids is a local charity actively creating school food gardens in order to connect children to food and their environment. For 21 years we have been at the forefront of garden-based elementary education in downtown Toronto helping teachers and families to start food gardens at their schools. This fall we want to […]

Embracing Grief Through Creative Writing

Written by A. Das Sarkar. — Grief is an unwelcomed teacher who inevitably comes knocking on each of our doors. The question is not, do we answer? But, how? When I lost my mother, Maa, I felt rudderless. More than my mother, she was my best friend, my teacher, my most heartfelt cheerleader, and the […]

Baljit Bawa Peoples Party of Canada candidate Toronto Centre

Baljit Bawa is a High-Energy, Accomplished, Motivated IT Professional, Community leader, Volunteer, Donor and a staunch believer of “Canadian’s First”. He has vast experience in leading cross-functional teams with diverse technical backgrounds under high stress environments, in line with organizational objectives. He is a disciplined and resourceful leader and team player; takes pride in high […]

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

The Toronto International Festival of Authors By Jesse Cohoon with material provided by Courtney Greenberg

By Jesse Cohoon with material provided by Courtney Greenberg. The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA), Canada’s largest and longest-running literary festival, will take place October 22 – November 1, 2020, and deliver more than 200 virtual events and activities, primarily for free and accessible from around the world. It celebrates emerging authors in one […]

KNOW THAT HOUSE

Contributed by Maryam Hatam @historicbuildingstoronto – William Lumbers House: This Second Empire style house (288 Carlton Street) was completed in 1881 for William Lumbers. Mr. Lumbers had a military career before becoming a dairy farmer in 1842. His dairy business was a success and supplied nearly all of Toronto with dairy products. In 1881, Mr. […]

Thanksgiving 2020 – Gratitude in times like these

Contributed by Debjani Sinha. I have been contemplating what thanksgiving would mean in 2020, amidst the onslaught of a global pandemic that has not only brought the world economy to its knees, but families across the globe have been forced to bid a hasty adieu to the people they loved most. Eight months have passed […]

Flavours From Our Neighbours

Flavours From Our Neighbours is a full-flavoured catering collective that is deeply rooted within the St. James Town community. Not only does the initiative help to feed the neighbourhood and generate income opportunities for residents, it also provides a strong social network for women who have recently immigrated to Canada. The collective began just over […]

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