Author: corktown
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Book launch for Canadian jazz pioneer Archie Alleyne set for November 7
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ALL THAT JAZZ: Drummer Archie Alleyne performing at a 1988 concert. His autobiography will be released at a book launch at Daniels Spectrum on November 7. Photo courtesy CBC. By Dennis Kucherawy Last June on a sweltering afternoon during Toronto’s jazz festival, approximately 800 people crowded shoulder-to-shoulder into the Daniels Spectrum’s Ada Slaight Hall…
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eNewsletter: Toronto Bikeshare wants your input, Corktown Chamber Orchestra performs, Interview with a Demon tickets & more!
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PATH FORWARD: The mural on the ground is a colourful remnant of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ParaPan Am Games Athletes’ Village in Corktown. Photo by Dan Philips. Corktown, Toronto eNewsletter for the week of October 25, 2015 BIKE SHARE TO: Formerly known as Bixi, Bike Share Toronto has launched a new survey allowing Toronto residents to provide feedback…
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eNewsletter: don’t forget to VOTE, River City 3 breaks ground & food truck Tuesday in Corktown
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Corktown, Toronto eNewsletter for the week of Monday, October 19 ELECTION DAY: It’s election day in Canada. We’re urging all Corktowners — regardless of political stripe — to head out to the polls today and mark a ballot. We were grateful to have many of the candidates in Toronto Centre come out to our most recent…
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eNewsletter: Corktown’s marathon cheer station, free yoga from the Y, Impact Kitchen makes an impact & more!
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SUN WORSHIP: Corktowners come out for free yoga at Corktown Common presented by the Cherry Street Y and the CRBA on Sunday. Another free class will be offered this Wednesday night at 6 p.m. Photo courtesy Cherry Street Y. Corktown eNewsletter for the week of October 13, 2015 (Happy Thanksgiving!) MARATHON CHEER STATION: Friends of Corktown Common…
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Impact Kitchen now Open: “Eatercation” Comes to Corktown
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King East’s Impact Kitchen Attracts 600 Guests in Only Four Days MAKING AN IMPACT: Corktown’s newest restaurant seeks to “upset the apple cart” with healthy and local food options. Photo by Dennis Kucherawy. By Dennis Kucherawy, Corktown.ca “Now lemme get this straight. You put de lime in de coconut and drink ‘em both up” – Harry Nilsson Dynamic. Hip.…
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Corktown Miracle on Sumach Street: How my nephew won the 1993 World Series for the Blue Jays
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in HistoryFINALLY: Corktown correspondent Dennis Kucherawy remembers the last time the Toronto Blue Jays saw playoff success — 22 years ago. Photo by Keith Allison By Dennis Kucherawy, Corktown.ca With the Blue Jays one win away from capturing the American League Division Series and taking another step toward the World Series, I haven’t been this excited in 22 years.…