by Heather Holditch
Standing in front of my bedroom mirror, I felt more naked than usual as I envisioned the bare areas of skin between freckles and moles that I might want to have inked (as the cool kids call it): the centre of my back, the top of my foot, a band around my...
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To Thine Own Self Be Tattooed
Evergreen Everlea
The East Toronto band grows up
By Jordan Whitehouse
I first heard Everlea through a ghetto blaster during a heat wave in my friend’s back yard. We had been listening to tunes all afternoon, trying to keep out of the summer’s blazing sun, when a song by the band came on and I instantly took notice....
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Community Love
The Riverdale Share Community Association defines what a community is.
By Kristen Gentleman
For eighteen years, the Riverdale Share Community Association has dedicated itself to bettering its Danforth-Riverdale community. Every December, it hosts the Riverdale Share Concert to raise money for people-in-need within the community, now a much loved start to the neighbourhood’s holiday celebrations.
Susan Baker,...
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800 Acts of Caring
Poverty is an issue all around the world, but at Centennial College, students are making the community a priority.
By Tracy Martin
In 2006, 2,100 families in the Danforth area, spanning O’Connor, Broadview, and Coxwell, were living in poverty. This spurred a number of events including Countdown for Change, a poverty awareness event held at...
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Run Your Way to a New You
How to gear up and train for your first run
By Emma Cunningham
It’s springtime and you want to get in shape BEFORE you need that bikini body! Why not take up running? You can do it anywhere and it’s a great way to reduce stress, as well as your chances of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and...
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