Robert L. Powell

Commented on Book Me A Prize
Scotiabank became a partner in the Giller prize in 2005, which raised the purse from $25,000 to $50,000 ($40,000 to the winner, and $2,500 to each of the four runners up)....
Posted Book Me A Prize to Torontoist
Monday morning, amidst a first-rate buffet of coffee, chocolate chip cookies, and fresh orange juice at the Four Seasons Hotel, a disheveled group of journalists and bankers gathered to hear the shortlist announced for...
Posted Impressionable Dining to Torontoist
It has been said—possibly by a beer commercial—that Toronto has two seasons: "winter and patio." That may be a little oversimplified, but Torontonians are famously reticent to eat or drink indoors if it remains...
Commented on The Country Takes Aim
It's a fair point that about half the comments are from the GTA, guest, but for a Toronto issue, I still think that the loin's share of reactions posted by the other half often went just a little over the...
Posted The Country Takes Aim to Torontoist
In a truly spectacular exhibit of vitriol, readers of The Globe and Mail have weighed-in on an article concerning beleaguered TTC chairperson Adam Giambrone’s recent announcement about the impending cuts to city transit. (The emergency...