Posts Filed Under: Brunswick House

Historicist: Mama Chikie Shakes Up the Clubs

Dora Drummond, better known as Mama Chikie, became a go-go-dancing sensation on Yonge Street at more than 65 years old.

By Chris Bateman May. 20th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: The Origin of “Toronto’s Cops are Tops”

Exploring the evolution during the early 1970s of the clichéd phrase used to support law enforcement, "our cops are tops."

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 23rd, 12:00 pm

Saying Goodbye to the Brunny (With My Dad)

The Brunswick House held one last hurrah before closing—but we totally missed it.

By Erin Sylvester Apr. 1st, 12:45 pm

Extra, Extra: Autocorrect Swag, Hookah Ban, and the Brunny’s Last Last Call

Every weekday's end, we collect just about everything you ought to care about or ought not to miss.

By Catherine McIntyre Mar. 31st, 4:00 pm

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Scenes from the Brunswick House

Weddings, varying degrees of performing talent, shootings, and other stories from the longstanding bar.

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 30th, 12:30 pm

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Thanks for the Memories (Even If They Weren’t So Great): Brunswick House May See its End

The infamous Annex bar is possibly closing to make way for, um ... a Boston Pizza?

By Sarah Niedoba Nov. 27th, 3:00 pm