Category: Announcements

  • The Envelope, Please! And the Winner is … Toronto!

    Hooray for Hollywood! Hooray for Former Corktown Composer Stephan Moccio! Hooray for Bridgepoint Hospital and “Room”! CORKTOWN CRED: Academy Award nominee — and former Corktown resident — Stephan Moccio. Photo courtesy StephanMoccio.com By Dennis Kucherawy, corktown.ca Stephan Moccio, former Corktown resident and hit pop composer, is just one of several Canadians who got a sprinkling of…

  • eNewsletter: CRBA by-law changes, Gardiner East meeting, Corktown Uke Jam celebrates 7 years + more!

    SEVEN YEARS OF UKES: Steve McNie, co-founder/host of the world famous Corktown Ukulele Jam, poses with a cake marking the Jam’s 7th anniversary. Photo by Dennis Kucherawy. Corktown, Toronto eNewsletter for the week of January 18, 2016 CRBA BYLAW CHANGE: At the upcoming CRBA AGM, members will be asked to consider a change to the CRBA by-laws…

  • Dominion Pub to celebrate grand re-opening with party on January 28!

      PUB LAUNCH: Dominion Pub celebrates its re-opening with an official Grand Opening party on January 28. Photo courtesy Dominion Pub. By Dennis Kucherawy, corktown.ca Corktown’s new party centre the Dominion Pub and Kitchen invites everyone to its Grand Opening Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 28th. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Dominion’s charmingly fab and attentive…

  • Corktown Ukulele Jam celebrates 7th anniversary

    A Real Slice — Steve McNie, co-founder/host, teacher and conductor of the Corktown Ukulele Jam, celebrated with his friends the group’s 7th anniversary last Wednesday, Jan. 13th at Regent Park’s Paintbox Bistro. The birthday night’s theme, in keeping with the 7th anniversary, were songs celebrating luck and fortune as, Steve said, “such as that we’ve…

  • eNewsletter: Leslieville Flea in the Distillery, Impact Kitchen in the Toronto Star & more!

    RAIN RAIN GO AWAY: A rainy winter day in the Distillery District. Photo by Dan Philips. Corktown, Toronto eNewsletter for the week of January 11, 2016 IMPACTFUL: The Toronto Star last week covered new Corktown favourite Impact Kitchen, talking up their locally-sourced, ethical food. Impact continues to be a great addition to the Corktown neighbourhood. Y WORK: The…

  • Canada’s Chilina Kennedy takes centre stage at Kennedy Centre alongside legend Aretha Franklin

    PIANO WOMAN: Canadian-born triple threat performer Chilina Kennedy recently took the stage at the Kennedy Centre alongside an array of legendary talent, including Aretha Franklin and honouree Carole King. Photo via CBC By Dennis Kucherawy, corktown.ca Originally published at songandscript.ca What a difference a year makes!  That’s an understatement for Canadian-born triple threat performer Chilina Kennedy who is currently…