For the second year, The Beach is playing host to the international design competition, Winter Stations. Given that it was a cold, grey day today, it was great to see so many people out on the beach enjoying the day and the exhibition... It's actually a surreal experience wandering along the beach in full winter gear - especially when you look out and see a guy paddleboarding in the lake! (Now that's dedication to your sport!)
Calvalcade of Lights kicked off Toronto's holiday season with a bang on Saturday, including musical performances, skating parties, fireworks, food trucks, and of course, the lighting of Toronto's official Christmas Tree.
With yesterday being such a beautiful day, it was a perfect day to explore. And what better than the new community event, the Bloordale Laneway Crawl...
What a fantastic day it was yesterday! You couldn't have asked for better weather to be out enjoying and exploring! Starting with: Homegrown Park Crawl...
I love the surprise of coming across a street performer as you're going about your daily business. And every year, for one weekend, we are treated to an amazing en masse display of some of the best street theatre in what is touted as the largest street performer festival in North America: Toronto's International BuskerFest...
I love unique experiences, and Sail-In Cinema is one of those fun, unique, summertime experiences. Held at Sugar Beach, it reminds me of going to the drive-in movie as a kid, but instead of being in a car, you're either stretched out on a blanket on the beach, sitting in a cozy camp chair, or relaxing on the deck of your boat in the harbour.
Last night's opening ceremonies marked a beautiful start to the Pan Am Games. What a great experience! So many memorable moments throughout...
We joined Bites and Sights for The Junction Food Tour this past Sunday. Check out the places we visited and the tasty treats we sampled...
There is nothing like a great patio to bring you out of winter hibernation and into summer libations! And check out this newest gem on Pearl Street...
Well, another successful year has passed for the Toronto Hot Docs film festival. Here are the Top 5 Audience Choice films for Hot Docs 2015...
There's nothing better than an outdoor Christmas Market to get you in the spirit of the season! And Toronto's has been ranked one of the world's 10 best...
What a great way to raise money and food donations for local food banks: Decorate a train in festive scenes of light, and travel across the country!
There are so many great street art murals around the city. Here's a unique one at King St East and Sackville. (Click here to see the full mural)...
So you've probably guessed by now that I am a huge fan of street festivals and of public art! And Nuit Blanche is one of my favourite festivals...
Yes, it's that time of year: TIFF 2014 has arrived! And this year a pedestrian promenade was debuted as part of the fun...
To add to the beauty of Sunday mornings downtown, the city offered two of our most iconic streets, Bloor and Yonge, to be part of a new city festival, called Open Streets TO...
I love watching movies outside. This past weekend we tried out the Courtyard Movies at St. Peter's at Bloor and Bathurst. It's a great set up there for an outdoor theatre...
I love live music - especially in a smaller venue. And last night's Echo & The Bunnymen show at the Danforth Music Hall certainly delivered! ...
Check out this incredible street art mural I spotted today! I couldn't believe I'd never noticed it before, but then I found out that it was actually just created about 10 days ago!
I love it when you come across an unexpected pop-up art installation. Check out this fun one that was recently in Brookfield Place...
Flyboarding is the newest extreme watersport. And this past weekend, Toronto hosted the first ever North American Flyboard Championship...
If you're ever in the Queen's Quay and Sherbourne area, you totally have to go and check out Sherbourne Common! A perfect marriage of function and form!
What a great way to call attention to your store using street art...
For the first time ever, Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax joined Montreal, Bogota, Copenhagen, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Tijuana in a very cool citizen-driven festival, 100 in 1 Day, where, over the course of 1 day, each city's residents participated in acts to inspire and showcase ideas for a better city. Here are some of the interventions my friends and I encountered...
