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  • Community,  Food + Drink,  History + Community,  Wellness

    The Many Facets of Food Rescue at Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre

    March 21, 2023 /

    Bridget Marzin’s job is to rescue food.  As the Food Security Worker at Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre, located in surburbia just off the Danforth, Marzin oversees dozens of volunteers and hundreds of food bank participants. Every day, she looks for new opportunities to reduce waste, rescue food, and secure donations to provide better food access for the Danforth community. Eastview Centre’s food bank runs on Tuesdays from noon to 2 p.m., when they serve households of one or two people, and again on Thursdays at the same time, when they serve households of three or more. “I don’t think anyone has the right to say who can and cannot [access…

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    A Day on the Danforth. Local Shopping at Local Businesses

    March 22, 2022
    White truck with signs on the back that say "Alternative Thrift Shop" and "Sale."

    Top 7 Toronto Thrifting Tips & Tricks

    March 29, 2022

    Little Big Libraries

    April 4, 2023
  • A plate of traditional Nigerian food: rice with vegetables called Jollof rice and fried plantains. There is also meat with sauce and vegetables in the plate
    Food + Drink

    An Othered Cuisine

    March 8, 2022 /

    Food. Something so simple can have such a resounding effect on how we interact with ourselves and others around us.  Staple Nigerian dishes and the accompanying scents were a commonplace in my childhood, having grown up in a Nigerian household. Dishes and scents were also intrinsically tied to community as they were a common component of Nigerian events and functions my family would take part in. The realization that something so common in my day-to-day life could be othered and viewed as strange had not occurred to me until I reached elementary school. Though I was surrounded by Nigerians outside school, the same sense of diversity I derived from those…

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    Photo credit: Michalis Famelis from Toronto, ON, Canada / CC BY-SA

    5 Common Items Torontonians Throw Out Incorrectly

    March 16, 2020

    Our Favourite Christmas Recipes: Part Two

    December 22, 2016
    A store front sign that says "Red Rocket Coffee", the sign is red with grey letters and there is a window.

    4 Cafés to Visit on the Danforth

    February 15, 2022
  • Photo of Toronto skyline
    Here + Now,  History + Community

    Happy 186th Birthday, Toronto!

    March 6, 2020 /

    March 6, 2020 marks Toronto’s 186th birthday when the town of York became the city we now know and love! Starting out with a humble population of 9,000, Toronto has now grown to become the fourth largest city in North America which includes other regions like Etobicoke, North York, York, East York, and Scarborough.  As one of North America’s most multicultural hubs, with representations of many different cultures and neighbourhoods, Toronto is a unique place to live, work, and play. From the construction of the CN Tower in 1976 to the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal renovation of the Royal Ontario Museum in 2007, Toronto has seen a lot of development over…

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    Three Ways to Treat Women Like Human Beings Instead of Stylish Furniture

    March 8, 2020

    Love Lives Here: A Review

    January 15, 2020

    On the Danforth Spring 2020 is here!

    March 20, 2020
  • Curly Hair
    Arts + Culture,  Fashion

    Curly Hair Care: A Community of Embracing Self-Love and Identity

    February 26, 2020 /

    In the 1960s, Black activists started a natural hair movement that Marcus Garvey summed up in one statement "Don't remove the kinks from your hair—remove them from your brain." Black hair has gone through many regulations, phases, and trends throughout North American history. Among the many hardships the Black community has faced, the suppression of their natural features has been a persistent social hurdle that they have worked to overcome.

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    QUIZ: Can You Complete the Lyrics of these Top 90s Hits?

    March 15, 2020

    Exclusive Interview with author Mathis Bailey

    March 12, 2020
    A neon sign on a dark background with blue and red colours. The word "Mubi" is in the middle and a logo with 7 dots on the right.

    From the Surreal To ‘Make You Feel’: 4 Canadian Films To Stream On Mubi That Will Distract You From The World

    March 14, 2022
  • Food + Drink,  Here + Now

    Finding Meaning in the Mundane

    August 23, 2019 /

    Throughout my undergraduate studies I worked at a burger place. Situated across from a hospital, I served many customers, who were waiting out a turbulent moment in life and finding brief respite in a bite and a beer. Often until 3 a.m., I would serve patrons on the all-too-typical intoxicated quest for sustenance, saving them from their otherwise inevitable morning malady. Over the four years I worked there, their faces underwent the gradual shift from unknown to familiar. On occasion, walking down the street and observing those around me, I’d be panged with the querying nudge of almost-recognition–––the foggy notion that I knew that face––– and, suddenly, I’d remember them…

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    Inside Bare Market

    Green is the New Black

    March 21, 2023

    Exclusive Interview with author Mathis Bailey

    March 12, 2020

    Five Baked Treats to Beat the Winter Blues

    January 19, 2020
  • red and blue small house with books inside, plaque reads Little Free Library
    Here + Now

    The Space Between Places

    March 5, 2019 /

    To be a part of a new place is an intimate experience—that's why it's called personal belonging. The intimacy of Danforth community, explored—through the eyes of a newcomer to Toronto.

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    What Your Zodiac Sign Should do for a Stay-At-Home Valentine’s Day

    February 11, 2021

    Cooperative Board Games to Play in the Pandemic

    March 19, 2020

    3 Fun Fall Gardening Projects to Keep You Busy at Home

    November 19, 2020
  • Spotlight

    The Place We call Home: A History of the Madina Masjid

    June 17, 2018 /

    Canada is a relatively young country and the mosque is a building block that has helped develop a diverse community in the most diverse city in Canada.

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    Mariam Ahmed 2 Comments

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    Pearls of Wisdom: Tattoos on the Danforth

    April 29, 2018

    Discover Your Joy of Dance at Any Age

    April 8, 2018

    Danforth Community Steps Up as Toronto’s Homelessness Crisis Worsens

    March 25, 2018
  • Food + Drink

    Taste of the Danforth: History, Culture, and Multiculturalism in Canada

    May 27, 2018 /

    The love and warmth emitted from Greektown continues to draw visitors and make Taste of the Danforth an annual, unforgettable success for the whole Danforth community.

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    Pandemic Cravings: A search for comfort

    January 6, 2021
    Photo credit: Michalis Famelis from Toronto, ON, Canada / CC BY-SA

    5 Common Items Torontonians Throw Out Incorrectly

    March 16, 2020

    Winterlicious on the Danforth

    February 5, 2017
  • Spotlight

    Discover Your Joy of Dance at Any Age

    April 8, 2018 /

    Joy of Dance, the community-based dance studio that is open to all ages, has become one of the pillars of the community on the Danforth.

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    Kristen Wiens 0 Comments

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    Q&A with Ally and Taylor Frankel of Nudestix

    March 11, 2018

    New Kids on The Block

    May 9, 2018

    Functional Fitness on the Danforth

    May 6, 2018
  • Spotlight

    Learning, Connecting, and a Dose of Fun: Support for Newcomer Women

    January 27, 2017 /

    The dedication is palpable from the moment you step onto the premises, where strollers stand parked in a corner and an assortment of children’s books lie stacked on a coffee table. Elsewhere, messages of love and empowerment are pasted over the walls, instilling a sense of hope and purpose in their space, while sounds of happy children drift in from an adjacent room. For the hundreds of women who come through these doors, this is a place of community and support—a place where they feel like they belong. Known as the Newcomer Women’s Services (NEW), this organization offers settlement support to newcomer women from all around the world, and has…

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    Danforth Community Steps Up as Toronto’s Homelessness Crisis Worsens

    March 25, 2018

    Todmorden Mills: History in Your Own Backyard

    June 14, 2018

    “I struggle with the word power”: An Interview with Ann Buller

    January 10, 2017
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