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Archive for 'Kelli Korducki'

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Dinner With a Side of (S)ass

At Les Coquettes dinner cabaret, pastries and pasties can both be enjoyed. And are.

By Kelli Korducki • Photos by Corbin Smith

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Handmade in T.O.

While local handmade hub Toronto Craft Alert is bidding the city farewell, the city's craft scene continues its explosion online and on the ground.

By Kelli Korducki

A summer, 2009 Toronto Craft Alert event. Photo by {a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelune/3707143482/sizes/z/in/photostream/t”}Moon Angel{/a} from the {a href=”http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist/”}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}

Truth, Laughter, and a Busted Sound System

A writers' gathering sheds light on Toronto as a hub of indigenous creativity

By Kelli Korducki

Dallas Goldtooth leads the crowd in a spontaneous execution of The Wave
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No Trouble for Paradise

Up for heritage designation, the historic Paradise Theatre may be stepping out of limbo.

By Kelli Korducki • Photo by Corbin Smith

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Party Animals

We visited the Toronto Zoo to talk winter-proofing and gawk at their new polar bear cub.

By Kelli Korducki • Photos by Dean Bradley

Cute baby polar bear is cute.
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Saving the Space Rocks

The annual ROM research colloquium reveals local researchers' competitive edge on the study of meteorites.

By Kelli Korducki • Photo by Miles Storey

A Leonid meteorite over Toronto, in 2009.
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I Want Your Job: Nathan Enkel, Medieval Times Falconer

We grilled a Medieval Times falconer about what it's like to wrangle birds of prey for a living.

By Kelli Korducki

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Declassified: Blessings, Collector Toilets, and an Almost-New Fleshlight

In this edition, we solemnly declass fleshes, flushes, and darling wives named Amy.

By Kelli Korducki • Illustration by Matthew Daley

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MothUP, Re-hatched

Members of Toronto's storytelling community are looking ahead at the rebranded Raconteurs' future.

By Kelli Korducki

Arianne Shaffer tells a story at a MothUP. Photo courtesy of Laura-Louise Tobin.
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I Want Your Job: Adrianne Pieczonka

We chatted with one of Canada's biggest opera stars to find out more about her special line of work.

By Kelli Korducki • Photos by Lodoe-Laura Haines-Wangda

The singer, preparing for dress rehearsal.

Protecting Toronto’s Heritage

The Empress Hotel fire's designation as one of Canada's worst heritage losses of 2011 is a wake-up call on how our city can do better by its past.

By Kelli Korducki • Photo by Christopher Drost

The gutted remains of a heritage building after a six-alarm fire at the site, formerly the location of the Empress Hotel.
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What Is Throttling, and Why Should You Care?

Bell Canada is dropping its widely-despised traffic shaping practices in March. We explain what it all means.

By Kelli Korducki

Photo by {a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/ddotg/6193021393/sizes/z/in/photostream/”}DdotG{/a} from the {a href=”http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist/”}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}.
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People to Watch in 2012

Some of the people who will be making news, breaking out, and shaping conversations in the coming year.

By Steve Fisher, Kelli Korducki, Steve Kupferman, and Carly Maga

Will Whitwham. Photo by Corbin Smith.
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2011 Villain: Chain Store Creep

Nominated for: prioritizing convenience over character.

By Kelli Korducki • Illustrated by Chloe Cushman

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Declassified: Sing a Song of Popcorn

Where a whacked-out cat and letters to Santa find their spots in the sun.

By Kelli Korducki • Illustration by Matthew Daley

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2011 Hero: Buddy and Pedro

Nominated for: tickling our funny bones and, yes, our hearts.

By Kelli Korducki • Illustration by Matthew Daley

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City Says No to Oversized Signage at TD Centre

City's Sign Variance Committee votes down signs proposed for the Ernst & Young tower, thanks in part to a local architecture historian's passionate campaign.

By Kelli Korducki

Photo by {a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/imuttoo/5101326954/sizes/z/in/photostream/”}Ian Muttoo{/a} from the {a href=”http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist/”}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}.

TTC Santa Visits Bloor Station

TTC Communications Director Brad Ross enthusiastically suits up as the man in red for Tuesday's riders.

By Kelli Korducki • Photos by Christopher Drost

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Merry Craftmas!

Toronto DIY extravaganza City of Craft is back for a fifth year to celebrate all things handmade.

By Kelli Korducki

City of Craft photo courtesy of Becky Johnson
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The Past and Future of City Building in Toronto

Toronto's outgoing Chief Planner Gary Wright talks social cohesion, civic engagement, and the history of Toronto's cityscape.

By Kelli Korducki

Photo by {a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinwhite/225710484/sizes/z/in/photostream/”}kevbo1983{/a} from the {a href=”http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist/”}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}.