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Montgomery’s Inn Farmers’ Market and Free Museum in Toronto
It’s been almost eleven years since I wrote about visiting Montgomery’s Inn Farmers’ Market, so I thought it was time to update the list of the terrific local vendors who exhibit at this year-round market in Etobicoke, located in Toronto’s west end. It was unseasonably cold and raining today so the market was moved inside,…
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Etobicoke Civic Centre: Blooming Blossoms and a Building’s Uncertain Future
There are several spots throughout the city where you can catch a glimpse of beautiful cherry blossom trees in full bloom. One of those places is the Etobicoke Civic Centre, located at the West Mall and Burnhamthorpe Road in Toronto’s west end. While visiting High Park to see cherry blossoms in Toronto is a very…
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Seeing the Cherry Blossoms in Toronto’s High Park
The highly anticipated cherry blossom bloom has begun in Toronto so I took Darcie to High Park on her afternoon walk today. These delicate and ephemeral flowers, known as Sakura in Japanese, attract thousands of visitors each year who come to marvel at their beauty. The cherry blossom trees in High Park were a gift…
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Banned Books Protected by the Toronto Public Library
When two English majors get married and merge their book collections, their shelves are bursting with tons of titles- many of which have now been threatened, censored or banned. We’ve mostly switched to e-books in our home but many of our classic favourites are still tucked away with the CDs and VHS tapes we couldn’t…
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Stars at Wintersong Music Festival
I had one of my favourite experiences ever seeing my favourite band perform last night. Stars were the headliners this year for Wintersong, a free music festival north of Toronto in Stouffville. They are always brilliant and last night seemed extra special. The venue was small, and it felt like we were dancing with them…
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Visiting Toronto’s Distillery District in Winter
Every February one of the many ways we celebrate my son and brother’s birthday is by taking a trip to the Distillery District. The last few years we have made the Toronto Light Fest our destination, but the festival has been paused during the pandemic so instead we take a trip to visit the shops,…
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Official Tree Lighting in Toronto 2021 in Bloor-Yorkville
One of my favourite areas of the city to visit for holiday light magic is Yorkville. It’s already sparkling away and the official tree lighting hasn’t even happened yet! That’s this Saturday November 27th, from 5-7pm at the Village of Yorkville Park (Cumberland St. & Bellair St.) One of my favourite Canadian artists, Kiesza, is…
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Martino Manor: On Hold for Halloween 2020
If you live in the Parklawn/Queensway area of South Etobicoke and take your kids trick or treating, you’ve probably enjoyed the spooktacular house just south of Mamma Martino’s Italian restaurant. The Martino family loves Halloween and have been transforming their home for years into a terrifying yet somehow also family-friendly spectacle of frights that the…
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Lithuania Park at Keele & Glenlake
Update: August 17, 2020 At the end of July, Toronto moved into in Stage 3 of reopening which includes the city’s playgrounds. This park has undergone some updates since I last wrote about it in 2012. The recent renovations to the playground have residents of the area concerned. The new pathway that runs along the…
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Nowruz Festival at the Toronto Centre for the Arts
One of the great things about Toronto is that you don’t actually have to leave the city to get a taste and appreciation for cultures from all over the world. This weekend the Nowruz Festival celebrates both the start of Spring and the Persian/Iranian New Year! There are a number of ticketed events with this…