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    Dating on the Danforth

    BY SARAH ZOSCHKE Summer is around the corner and we’re all looking forward to enjoying every second of the sunny days and warm evenings to come. Say ‘goodbye’ to hibernating under those blankets and ‘hello’ to going out on the town. Dating season is also in full swing, so why not start planning your nights out with that crush you’ve had your eye on? No matter your age, whether it’s a first date or a night out with your long-term partner, here are some perfect places we’ve found along the Danforth for you to enjoy. CASUAL OUTINGS: THE GET-TO-KNOW-YOU STAGE Summer is the perfect time to go for a walk…

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    Winter with the Withrow Park Farmer’s Market

    Local Food, in from the Cold By Amanda Kirsten Grant  The colder winter weather may have arrived, but that’s not stopping the farmer’s market from providing the Danforth with fresh, local food. Since their first full season in 2007, the Withrow Park Farmer’s Market has been providing Danforth residents with fresh, local produce and food products.  The market was created by Roberta Stimac, in response to a need for greater access to local produce. Stimac believes that the Danforth area needs a place to buy the produce grown by local farmers and the food products made by people in this very area. “The vendors are all hard working people,” says…