We’re coming up to St Patrick’s Day, which by tradition brings Sheila’s Brush; a snowstorm that follows on the heels of the saint’s day, one hopefully the last of the year. There is different lore behind this belief, and happy shamrocks if that’s your thing – but if St Patrick comes to your door and asks for a glass of water, giving him one could head off a blizzard.
A woman stands at a gas pump outside Circle K, fueling her black hatchback. I am drawn to her pink zip-up jacket, a bright fashion statement against the dreariness of…
The history of a place is the history of the people who live there. This is the history of St John’s over the last 100 years, told through the life…
How did you come to grow up on Toronto Island, and what was that like? My father grew up on Toronto Island but had to resettle to the city when…