Kofi Frempong uses art to help Jane and Finch community
Kofi Frempong uses his artistic background and live painting skills to give back to the Toronto community through Freedom Fridayz initiative
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Karma! brings the storefront to the phone screen
Tm Mahdi has started a lot of unique businesses in his time as an entrepreneur.
And his latest endeavor, Karma!, is no different.
According to Mahdi, Karma! is way for consumers to learn more about the stores and small businesses they walk by.
Nunavut’s U19 male volleyball squad ready to finish job
Team Nunavut had a successful year in the 2014 Regina games, but something was missing — a gold medal.
They fell short to Team Saskatchewan and look to finish the job this year.
Climbing menopause mountain with Sandra Shamas
Comedic writer Sandra Shamas’s journey through menopause was a lonely and isolating experience.
In vintage Shamas style, though, she’s made it a little less lonely and isolating for the rest of us — and a heck of a lot funnier — with her latest show, The Big What Now, which ended a successful run in Toronto earlier this year and is now ready to hit the road.
Freshman Philip Buque takes skills on ice outside the box
Philip and Alex Buque grew up playing hockey in the winter, lacrosse in the summer.
Alex played varsity and is now a superstar goalie in the National Lacrosse League; now, younger brother Philip is taking his shot with the Saint Leo University Lions.
From Barney to Rossini
“The virtuosity and the Herculean nature of it is exciting, but opera singers also are storytellers and actors that must be able to have their techniques so lined up that they can communicate with an audience — while at the same time insisting on extreme particular demands from their instrument,” said Charles Sy. In this case, that “instrument” is the voice of Sy, a talented tenor who lives in East York and sings for the Canadian Opera Company.
Talking through mental illness
She thought it was something that only happened to white girls.
But after experiencing debilitating anxiety attacks and falling into a depression, Stacy-Ann Buchanan realized that no one is immune to mental illness — not even members of the black community.
A Frozen Family Affair
Heidi Bayley never imagined that she would be so involved in the family business — the world of ice carving.
She is the president of Ice Culture, a world famous ice-sculpting firm based in Ontario.
The company returns for the 11th Annual Ice Fest happening in Bloor-Yorkville from Feb. 20 – Feb. 21.
Centennial College AV technician calls it a career
When audio-visual technician Al Bennett first began working at Centennial College’s Warden Woods campus, digital technology didn’t exist and black and white video was just starting to be used in most colleges. Flash-forward almost half a century later, and technology sure isn’t what it used to be.
Remembering children’s author Jewel Kats
The pen was a powerful tool in the hands of Jewel Kats. The author of 11 children’s books, she wrote the kinds of stories that she never read growing up, ones that featured people with disabilities like her.