For the birds

“The hens are a little bit more curvaceous, and they stand a little better. It’s almost like they’re modelling. You see her? See how she’s standing...;

Inside stories

Pink-cheeked and breathless from the cold, at least two of the 10 people who trickled into a room on the third floor of the 519 Community Centre last...;

Notes from underground

As Mohammad Mahjoub exited the federal court building on Queen West on Feb. 1, he carried in a plastic bag the GPS tracking anklet he’d worn since April...;

A night at the museum

Last Friday night, at the latest of the ROM’s near-monthly sleepovers for kids, two little boys bounded up the museum’s stairs, two steps at a time...;

Super franchise me

At Canada’s National Franchise and Business Opportunities Show this past weekend, middle-aged couples in sensible shoes clutched Kumon promotional bags...;

Ain’t no party like a communist par-tay

“What a great red year we’ve had!” proclaimed Arash Azizi, a strikingly tall fellow perched on top of a sofa in a Santa Claus—er, Santa Marx—...;

The not-so-super Monday before “Super Tuesday”

By 3:30 p.m. on Monday, the school-week routine was well underway at Clinton Public School. The buzzer sounded for students to be released and they spiralled...;

Germany’s most famous Christmas symbol now lives in Toronto

As a teenager growing up in Germany, Katrin Urschel was chosen to act as the Christkind (literally “Christ Child”), and toured around the country...;

We’re number…1

According to a study from the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Toronto leads the western hemisphere in tall-building construction...;

Lunchtime with the Toronto Batman

Last Tuesday, just after noon, Toronto Batman (a.k.a. Alexander Brovedani) entered the Eaton Centre wearing shiny black pants and brandishing a big goalie...;