Police play the ‘new kid’ at school
It’s not easy making new friends at high school, even if you’re a police officer.
Arts & Life
Improv highlights Innovation Week at college
Adults ducked and dodged each other across the arts studio floor. Some were assassins. Others were bodyguards. It was all make-believe and, according to innovation consultant Colleen Reitzel, designed to stimulate creativity.
Facebook reunites long lost relatives
Typing, deleting, rewording and second-guessing, Nick Muehlen recently struggled to write a Facebook message. “All of a sudden, you want to pour your heart out and you don’t know. Would that scare somebody away?” Muehlen said. “I was a walking mess. It was very, very intense.”
Filmmaker finds focus in disaster relief efforts
When Nadine Pequeneza decided to film a documentary about humanitarian aid, she didn’t look for Haiti — Haiti found her.
One camera, 30 photographers
They have had only one professional camera to share, but the students of St. Boniface Catholic School’s photography club still manage to put on a high-quality exhibit at the Scarborough Bluff’s Gallery for two weeks every year.
Scarborough’s taste of the Caribbean
With so many Caribbean restaurants around Scarborough, it’s hard to differentiate between the cream of the crop, and the rest of the lot. The Observer visited a few Caribbean restaurants and this is what we found.
Covering Haitian quake rocks world of photojournalist
Looking through the eye of a photographer isn’t always pleasant, especially when covering the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti.
Cookbook author says engage the world through food
Step out of your comfort zones to explore different cultures and lifestyles, cookbook author Naomi Duguid told her audience at the Guildwood Library earlier this month.
Killer play hits Scarborough stage
A group of people gathered at an island home find themselves conspiring, interrogating, investigating and acting, as they try to solve a murder.
Teen harrassment depicted in new film
A teenage girl is pinned to the ground at a park near her house. Curious teenage boys take turns groping her. They laugh as she tries to get free. Eventually they stop before it goes…