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Monthly Archives: March 2007

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Idomo owner turns sights on condos

De Boer to build development at Allen-Sheppard Idomo furniture’s iconic, bearded pitchman/owner has turned to building condos, in a project that will transform the desolate corner of Sheppard Avenue West and Allen Road. North York Community Council this week approved a mixed residential and commercial

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This week, he loves the ROM

JULIAN RICHINGS Queen Street West is the stage British-born actor Julian Richings has loved since moving here in 1984. Richings, a star of the upcoming production of Noble Parasites, spoke to Philip Alves about life in West Queen West and downtown. PARKDALE DAYS It hasn’t

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CNE big changes lately?

For most of the year, Exhibition Place, a 78-hectare expanse between the Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Boulevard West, feels desolate. Eerie feelings of loneliness creep into a pedestrian’s thoughts. But looks can deceive. Something’s going on down there – or rather, a confluence of

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ER kiosks speak Urdu

We may not have two-tier health care, but The Scarborough Hospital (TSH) is plunging into self-service health care. No, it’s not handing out suture kits or defibrillators to patients, but rather installing computer kiosks that will allow a patient to update his or her condition

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For sale: 2,901 seats

The ROM, the Four Seasons Centre, the AGO — Toronto is in the midst of bona fide cultural renaissance. But in the middle of it all, a pair of important theatres, the Canon and the Panasonic, have been adorned with For Sale signs. The Church-Yonge

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Put me in, Loach!

Acclaimed British filmmaker Ken Loach has been directing for more than 40 years, always delivering films infused with a sense of social realism. Coinciding with the release this Friday of The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Cinematheque Ontario is presenting Wind of Change: The Cinema

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The churrasco challenge

When I was tasked with determining the best churrasco chicken joint around St. Clair Avenue and Christie Street, I felt a sudden swell in my often subdued Portugueseness as images of countless family functions and community events flashed before my eyes. Churrasco chicken, for the