Author: corktown
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Riverside’s 2015 Eats & Beats StreetFEST a Record-Breaking Success
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“Earth without art is ‘eh’, eh?”: Gorgeous weather attracts an estimated 10,000 Festival Goers, Doubles Last Year’s Attendance RIVERSIDE PAINTING: Live painting by the STEPS Initiative at last weekend’s Riverside 2015 Eats & Beats StreetFEST. Photo courtesy the Riverside BIA By Dennis Kucherawy, Corktown Correspondent Last weekend’s Riverside 2015 Eats & Beats StreetFEST was like Louis Armstrong’s…
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eNewsletter: Return of the King Streetcar, Underpass Park public art & Corktown shines bright in the spotlight
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DING DING: Spotted once again on King East last week, after a long absence: the 504 streetcar. Photo courtesy Steve Munro. Your Corktown e-newsletter for the week of June 8, 2015 STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE: Against all odds and after a long absence, streetcars returned to King Street East last week. With the support pillars below now repaired…
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Artists selected for new Underpass Park mural
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The Corktown Residents & Business Association is happy to announce that a design has been selected for the planned public art mural in Underpass Park. The mural has been planned and commissioned by Street Art Toronto. Based on resident feedback and their own evaluation of the concepts submitted, the jury — which included CRBA President Sandra…
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Next week a Great Place will host the celebration of a Great Leader
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High profile entertainers, business people and politicians to congratulate Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes on his 65th birthday next Wednesday with wine, food and song at Daniels Spectrum in Regent Park By Dennis Kucherawy, Corktown Correspondent Recently, media around the world trumpeted news that an Irish referendum successfully supported same-sex marriage in that country, and all sorts of leprechaun…
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News & Events: CRBA meets Tuesday, new Sumach St public art, Queen Street Bridge lights up, Pan Am info & more!
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LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT: “Sumach Silhouette”, a new public art installation, has been installed at the corner of Eastern & Sumach. It looks particularly cool at night. Photo by Ole Calderone. Corktown E-newsletter for the week of June 1, 2015 CRBA MEETING: You’re invited to come out this Tuesday, June 2 for the June public meeting of…
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Corktown Common to Close: 5 Things You Should Know About the Pan Am Games
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The legacy of the Pan Am Games will forever change Corktown for the better. But while the games are on, there will be an impact on life here.