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The churrasco challenge
When I was tasked with determining the best churrasco chicken joint around St. Clair Avenue and Christie Street, I felt a sudden swell in my often subdued Portugueseness as images of countless family functions and community events flashed before my eyes. Churrasco chicken, for the uninitiated, is rotisserie poultry done Portuguese style. A churrasco meal [...] -
St. Clair streetcars sail
In the early hours of Feb. 18, the 512 streetcar rolled back into full service along the strip of St. Clair between St. Clair station and Vaughan Road. For 19 long months, buses had ferried people to and fro while the TTC tried and ultimately succeeded in building the first phase of the planned 6.7-kilometre [...] -
Tokyo snow is a no-show
As we continue to recover from Wednesday’s impressive storm, we should all remember that not that long ago, we were lamenting the fact that global warming had killed our winter. But winter did come, and with an icy blast we should have expected but didn’t. Meanwhile, 10,000 kilometres away in Tokyo, winter still hasn’t shown up. [...] -
Sweet nothings on the workplace romance
People are spending longer hours in tighter quarters at work than they ever have before, leading Julian Barling, associate dean and professor at Queen’s School of Business in Kingston, Ont., to conclude “organizational reality today is just ripe for relationships.” It’s been estimated as many as one-third of all romantic relationships begin in the workplace. With [...] -
Some of that old blackmarket
It’s the end of a long day and Bonnie Czegledi has just stepped out of a meeting that went longer than expected. Still, her passions — for art and for international art law — come across, not dulled by the demands of her practice. A long-time artist, Czegledi exhibits her work in her Yorkville office where [...] -
Sample Toronto’s B-list attractions
The CN Tower, the AGO, the ROM, Casa Loma — been there, done that, right? Toronto boasts a respectable list of first-rate attractions, but after a certain number of visits, the A-list loses its lustre and you might want to try something new. Herewith, what to expect if you spurn a major attraction for one [...] -
Doctor saved twice from Nazis by Raoul Wallenberg
Dr. Stephen Lazarovits, a man who escaped the wrath of Hungarian fascists twice during the Second World War, has died. He was 86. He died suddenly of natural causes on Jan. 14 in his Toronto home. Born on Dec. 20, 1920, in Budapest, he was destined to be a healer. Determined to study medicine like his [...] -
Chip trucks ahoy: Which One?
Our iron-stomached correspondent decides which wagon serves the best hot chips on the cold block. The strip of Queen Street West adjacent to Nathan Phillips Square appears unwelcoming at first – a dull, grey concrete expanse that lies in the shadows of City Hall to the north and the Sheraton Centre to the south. Yet, for all [...] -
Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Concerts In ‘07
A new year means new possibilities, new discoveries or maybe rediscovering some old favourites. With that in mind, here’s a list of concerts coming to Toronto and surrounding areas through the end of May. Take a read, check off the ones that raise an eyebrow and post it on your refrigerator door. You’ll thank us [...]