Full House! The Musical! makes a pit stop in TO

On Wednesday night TPO TO relived the best and the worst of the 90’s. The best being the simple, rudimentary form of sitcom entertainment minus all the digital trimmings – the worst being everything else; the fashion, the music and…

Toronto’s Top 5 Events in August

We’re coming to the halfway mark of our summer days but that’s no indication of things coming to a head. In fact, events all over the city are still ramping up so there’s no reason for anyone to be hiding…

The Toronto Urban Collective makes its debut

There was no denying that a good cluster of Torontonians – yes, I’m talking about peeps of the neighbourhood, their mini-me’s and their fellow furry friends – made it down to 99 Sudbury to check out the beautifully made goods…

Toronto’s Top 5 Events in July

JULY (noun); the month to bask in the full glory of long summer days on patios dotted all over the grid, sunbathing on the greenery and getting into some water sports. July is also the month where some key summer…

The Overnight at Open Roof

Toronto was blessed on the second night of the Open Roof Festival, with top notch weather, a full house and a superb comedy, The Overnight. The film itself was particularly enjoyable, perhaps because it wasn’t so outrageously implausible, but could…

When the Basement brought that bass

On the fifth night of the Luminato Festival I went down to see Jason Collett’s Basement Revue with my Plus One, completely unsure of what to expect. They delivered what was promised, and kept it a mystery to the last…

Wines and sweet times on Sugar Beach

Last night we sipped beer, cider and wine by Lake Ontario, strolled along the ‘beach’, and wondered whether the sugar factory dominating our view was still in operation. Apparently it is. Sugar Beach was buzzing with the after work Friday…

Toronto sky behave, for it’s Open Roof time…

Open Roof Festival kicks off tonight, returning for its sixth summer in Toronto and ready to delight audiences with some al fresco entertainment. Be prepared for a suite of flicks of a wide range of genres including documentary, sci fi and…

TO indulges in some conscious shopping

Last weekend The Toronto Fair Trade Show hosted their second event at 2nd Floor Events on the bustling hub of King and Spadina. Vendors with ready-made-wares carefully sourced from all over the globe were generous about telling the stories behind…

Monday’s just got really awesome at the Royal Cinema

Would you spend a Monday evening queuing up outside one of Toronto’s most beloved cinemas for a free advanced screening of a Sundance winner? I did, with absolutely no regrets. The second instalment of NOW’s Free Flick Mondays happened last night at…