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Historic Meagher Homestead
It is accepted knowledge that Flemingdon Park’s name honours former Toronto mayor and majority landowner Robert Fleming. A closer...

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Darow Myhowich, the CBC and a Missed Opportunity
Darow Myhowich dreamed of becoming a singer. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, into a working-class Ukrainian family – his father Leon was a...

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If the Bones of Weston Could Talk
The black and white photograph of centuries old skeletal remains unearthed in 1911 Toronto is haunting. So what became of the Bones of...

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Encapsulating Toronto's Past
A look at time capsules across the city—and what's in them. Email, cell phones, Twitter, and even old-fashioned snail mail mean there are...

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Hitting a Sour Note
My eighth-grade Vocal Music teacher at a junior high school in the former Borough of East York had a penchant for Broadway show tunes,...

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Larry Green In Memoriam
If you love music, chances are you’re familiar with Larry Green’s voice. The radio host had a storied career, but, as his son Marc...

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I Am a Pedestrian: Introduction
Walking around a city I Am a Pedestrian is the result of a 159-kilometre walk around Toronto. The book consists of 159 observations...

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