We have our fair share of superheroes here in Toronto, even though some of them might not don a cape or a über cool outfit. These individuals and groups are the ones that make Toronto such a great place to live, a great place to work and a great place to visit.
It’s the first official week back to work, school and whatever it is you usually do all day long outside of the holiday season.
We’re just moving down our list of New Year’s resolutions, checking items off right, left and center. Reading more books? Check. Hitting the gym? You betcha. Doing more good? Hmm, we did help an elderly woman cross the street this morning… but let’s do it bigger!
Last year, we sat down with Adil Dhalla from the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) to chat about what makes a good social entrepreneur and the importance of community. When we said we wanted to do more good this year, we meant we want everyone in Toronto to do a little more good this year. So, let’s take a look at what makes goes into building a great community – like the future Regent Park.
Well, looks like some of our Christmas wishlist was crossed off, with some wishes well on their way to becoming a reality (and some not so much…no new mayor yet).
Since some people are still trying to shake off yesterday’s champagne-induced “flu-like symptoms” we thought we’d help you make a few New Year’s resolutions that don’t suck.
So, bear with us as we try to stuff this metaphorical stocking with as many present puns as possible but boy, do we have the perfect gift for you. Well, it looks like the exterior of Library district is all wrapped up with a pretty little bow, while the interior is a great mystery for everyone but a few. Luckily, we knew just what you wanted and here it is! A Library District construction update! Hope it fits, because we forgot to get a gift receipt.
It’s almost Christmas – and by almost, we mean you have less than week to get finish your holiday shopping done and get it wrapped.
We know Christmas shopping is a little hard when you’ve got so much (spiked) apple cider to drink, and all those Christmas movies to watch but we put together a list of things you can grab on your lunch break or this weekend. And the best part? They’re perfect for anyone who loves Toronto – so basically everyone on your list.
We hit up the ToronTOpia pop up shop (a collaboration between Coach House Books, Spacing Magazine, and the Toronto Arts Council) on Queen and Portland and pretty much finished all our Christmas shopping in the span of an hour.
Ladies and gentlemen – the year is almost over. We know, we know … it went by far too fast! We’ve had plenty of good days (like Market Wharf selling out), checked out new attractions (like Ripley’s Aquarium) and ate a cronut burger. We also read plenty of good books so instead of our usual monthly book list, we’ve compiled a list of our favourite 10 books that we read this year. Some are completely new while others have graced the pages of Context in the past – and not all of them were written in 2013, hey would you rather us be behind in our reading or our work? That’s what we thought!
Take a look!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – you don’t even want to know how long we’ve waited to sing that tune…
With December right around the corner, we’re all ready to enjoy the holidays and all that Toronto has to offer, starting with the much-anticipated Lowe’s Toronto Christmas Market!
In light of uh, recent events, our fair city has been the ire of many people worldwide. While it may seem like low hanging fruit to mock the current situation, we’re going to go in a different direction. We’d like to introduce you to our newest series: Toronto the Good. We’ll be taking a look at those making a difference in the community; it’s kind of like having Toronto’s very own superheroes.
This week, we sat down with Adil Dhalla from the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) to talk about what they do, their love for Toronto and some cool projects they’re working on.
Let’s take it away!
