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Make Your Own Wine—On a Budget
Local Fermentations encourages wine lovers to bottle their own during economic hard times. By Jenna Williams Small Place, Big Taste At the Danforth shop Fermentations, wine connoisseurs and up-and-comers can find and create something that is just right for them. The experience is fast, fun, and easy; satisfaction is guaranteed. Visitors can make anything from beer to wine to coolers. Wine, however, is Fermentations’ specialty. Owner Charles Fajgenbaum received a Grand Master Winemaker award in 2007, and has won other awards for his Baco Noir, Vidal, and Riesling wines. The store is a five-time winner of NOW Magazine‘s annual reader poll for Toronto’s best wine and beer-making shop, and it…
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The Music Hall’s Encore
Since renovations in 2005, the Danforth Music Hall proves successful as a venue for the community By Marguerite Weir The Music Hall on Danforth Avenue has become a lively venue for great performances in Toronto since being renovated by local businessman Glyn Laverick. Ticket sales for the Music Hall started in 1919 when John and Julia Allen began opening their chain of theatres across Canada. The Music Hall, formerly known as The Allen, was among the first of ten theatres to open in Toronto after World War One. Described as “Canada’s first super-suburban photography palace,” the design was very simple, with few embellishments for the purpose of keeping the patrons…
