Restaurants open for Lunar New Year but celebrations still mainly online
With the spread of the Omicron variant, Lunar New Year celebrations had to, once again, be significantly scaled back.
Chinatown
How COVID-19 has changed Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is an important time for some members of the Asian community, but due to COVID, much of the celebrations have to be changed.
Where food and community converge late at night
When it’s late at night and parties end, stomachs start to growl. Nightly cravings arise and people demand something tasty to satisfy their hunger.
More than dim sum cooking in Chinatown
Many Torontonians pride themselves on being able to find the trendiest neighbourhoods, shops and restaurants. In short, to be able to find unique places within the city. If you’re one of those people, you just might have to head down to Spadina Avenue to check out one of Toronto’s newest stores.
Man who inspired citizen’s arrest bill endorses John Tory’s mayoral bid
Lucky Moose Food Market owner David Chen said he’s endorsing Jonh Tory’s mayoral bid despite having received help previously from other mayoral candidate Olivia Chow.
VIDEO: A cold start to the 2014 Chinese New Year in Toronto
Toronto Observer reporter Doua Hreiche caught the dragons as they whirled and leaped around the Chinatown Business Improvement Area to bring good luck to merchants for the Year of the Horse.
Horsing around in Chinatown
Persistent snow and rain did nothing to dampen the Lunar New Year spirit in Chinatown on the weekend.
Chinatown comes to life on Scarborough big screen
A young man, larger than life on the silver screen, points out his favourite parts of Toronto’s downtown Chinatown before looking straight into the camera and declaring, “I’m Vietnamese.” The film, Suite Suite Chinatown, was part of the 14th Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival.
Ford endorsement for Yen fails to unseat Vaughan in Ward 20
A Rob Ford endorsement and the support of members of the Chinese community didn’t prove enough for Mike Yen against incumbent Adam Vaughan in Ward 20. First-time candidate Mike Yen faced an uphill battle attempting…
Chinatown murder ‘not a wild shooting’
Toronto Police have released the description of a man wanted in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old boy in a Chinatown restaurant over the weekend.