Author: corktown
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eNewsletter: ParaPan Am Games are coming, Music in the Park at Little Trinity & Riverside Walks!
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OUR “BLOCK PARTY”: The Corktown Kitchen, along with a slew of other great local businesses, got the spotlight in a recent Toronto Life article. Photo by Dave Gillespie / Toronto Life. Corktown, Toronto eNewsletter for the week of August 4, 2015 PARAPAN AM: The Toronto 2015 ParaPan Am Games are set to kick off this Friday, August 7…
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Former Governor General of Canada Walks with “The Postman”
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POSTMAN DELIVERS: Adrienne Clarkson, Canada’s former Governor General, along for the walk, with partner, noted author John RALSTON SAUL. Photo by Dennis Kucherawy. By Dennis Kucherawy Last Sunday was an extraordinary final day for the cast and crew of The Postman, the “promenade” play that has emerged as a popular hit of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games’…
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Sergio Mendes review and new CD “Magic”
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PANAMANIA: Sergio Mendes performs for Panamania to close out the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. Below, Corktown resident and correspondent Dennis Kucherawy reviews the show along with Mendes’ latest CD “Magic.” By Dennis Kucherawy Last Sunday night at the Pan Am Games’ closing ceremony at the Rogers’ Centre, Kanye West brought his show to an abrupt…
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eNewsletter: Farewell to Pan Am, Roselle has ICE CREAM & more!
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Corktown eNewsletter for the week of July 27, 2015 A PAN AM ENDING: Time flies, doesn’t it? With the eruption of CN Tower fireworks and the thud of a Kanye West mic drop, the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games came to an end yesterday, even though it kind of feels like they just started. Thanks to the…
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Pianorama – Panamania Rhapsody
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PASTA POWER: Multiple Pan Am medal-winner Dominique Bouchard outside Corktown’s Fusilli restaurant. Photo by Dennis Kucherawy. By Dennis Kucherawy, Corktown Correspondent Last Tuesday night in the Distillery District, I learned an important lesson in international relations. To connect, understand and relate with people from other countries, you don’t need to study history, geography, economics or diplomacy.…
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eNews: Panamania continues, athlete-spotting at Fusilli & more!
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SUMMER IN THE CITY: A shot from this past Saturday’s PAN AM POP-UP PARK held at Queen & River Street. The pop-up park was put together by The People’s Queen Street and #LivingToronto. Photo by Edward Nixon. Corktown eNewsletter for the week of July 20, 2015 PANAMANIA: You’ve got a week left to enjoy the sights and…