Entries Tagged as ‘thrifty’

July 27, 2010

Profiles of Rocky Dobey, T.O.’s first street artist, & the Guerrilla Gardeners

As the good folks behind Poor But Sexy work away at Volume III, I thought it time to post links to two of the articles I penned as guest editor and writer on Volume II. (See, that’s me at the launch party for Vol II this April). The first profiles Guerrilla Gardeners in Toronto.  Though [...]

June 25, 2010

50 km later…

Conor McCreery Originally uploaded by Ride VIP This year’s Ride for Heart was plagued by pouring rain, so by the time we got to the start line, we were soaking. My parents – 10 year veterans of the ride – joined us on their amazing tandem and they were interviewed by a TV crew! OMG. [...]

June 10, 2010

Champions of the World

The Rapture. Our championship photo from TRSL mixed league, Winter 2009/2010.  Victory!

May 17, 2010

Glam retreat

You always hear about journalists getting all sorts of perks.  Not moi.  Unless you call visiting a bio-waste plant a perk.  But my day finally came last fall when I was assigned to review Toronto’s Hazelton Hotel for the Canadian Tourism Commission’s newsletter and magazine.  Had a fab time.  One thing that didn’t make it [...]

April 25, 2010

Speakeasy @ AGO

A-59538 Originally uploaded by Art Matters. In line ups, small circles and the middle of a packed dance floor, flappers and their dapper chaps slipped, tripped and fell to the ground. Performance art was just a small but memorable piece of the Massive Party Speakeasy at the AGO this year.