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Burrowing into a quiet residential street just a few hundreds yards north of the Gardiner Expressway, and insulated from the din of rush hour by trees older than the city sits one of the West End’s crown jewels, the High Park Club. Here I catch up with the skip from High Park, who has just returned from leading her rink to bronze at the Travelers Nationals.
Read MoreOne of the world’s top septuagenarian marathon runners has lived on Brunswick Avenue for 30 years, though she had to leave Toronto to find her place.
That’s because, in her age category, at 71, Nancy Wells must race internationally to find a peer.
Read MoreAmanda Fenech knows the sight of a woman driving a Zamboni still draws attention. The 33-year-old single mother of two has fielded her fair share of questioning looks and outspoken concerns. But, as one of four full-time maintenance workers at George Bell Arena, she’s learned to take the skepticism in stride.
Read MoreDonations for basketball court upgrades make a nice photo op, Andray Domise reports, but when it comes to giving at-risk youth better opportunities, sports are not enough.
Read MoreThe Galleria is in its death throes and yet the lights stay on. We asked eight writers and a photographer to find the meaning of the mall.
Read MoreAs Ksenija Hotic expertly rolls the leaves around the filling – a mix of brown rice (she soaks it beforehand to speed up the cooking time), ground beef and lamb, smoked lamb bacon from her dad “and some parsley, garlic – pretty basic” – she recalls her mother’s recipe.
Read MoreAlicia Elliott joins the crowd at an all-women card in a community hall in deep Etobicoke to see how independent wrestling promoters are rewriting the story of the sport.
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