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10 Apr 2014

Cellist at Taylor Library

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

By Donna Sevilla The Keep Toronto Reading Festival has returned with a new take on its latest community read, "The Cellist of Sarajevo". Author Steve Galloway wrote the novel about a cellist who plays Albinoni's Adagio...

20 Oct 2013

Arts, City Services, News

Underpass art unveiled

August 14, 2016
By Hedy Korbee
Gary Crawford, Michelle Berardinetti, mural, Mural Routes, Warden underpass

The transformation of the Warden underpass from concrete eyesore to a work of art celebrating our community’s history is complete. A ceremony was held Sunday in the parkette at Warden and Hollis to officially unveil...

16 Sep 2013

Arts

Birch tree mural update

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
birch trees, Ian Harvey, Karin Eaton, Mural Routes, murals

By Ian Harvey A series of murals in Birch Cliff is nearing completion with the announcement of the final location for this phase of the project. The Bell Box at Birchcliff Ave. and Kingston Road by...

05 Jun 2013

Arts, News

New mural finished

June 6, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
Clean Toronto, Uber5000, Ward 36 Gary Crawford

The intersection of Kingston Road and Victoria Park Avenue has a stunning new look thanks to the vision of mural artist Uber5000 and the City of Toronto’s anti-graffiti program. The once drab corner has been...

03 May 2013

Arts, News

Bluffer’s Park photo contest

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Bluffer's Park, photography, Scarborough Bluffs

Photography enthusiasts take note - the first annual Bluffer's Park Photography Competition is launching on Sunday, May 5th at 2pm at the Dogfish Restaurant. The competition has been organized by residents of Bluffer's Park Marina...

15 Apr 2013

Arts, News

Mural defaced by graffiti

April 15, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
De Anne Lamirande, graffiti, mural, Warden underpass

It's disappointing to see that the spectacular mural being painted on the Warden underpass has been tagged with graffiti. The mural is a sweeping depiction of the Scarborough Bluffs and includes a portrait of Elizabeth Simcoe,...

08 Mar 2013

Arts, Bluffs

Music video filmed at Bluffs

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Ashley Ashbee, Jessica Stuart, Scarborough Bluffs, Winter Warm

By Ashley Ashbee When you see folk-jazz musician Jessica Stuart gazing awestruck over Lake Ontario by the Scarborough Bluffs in the music video for her new single Winter Warm, her expression is no act. She had heard...

22 Feb 2013

Arts, News

Diamond Jubilee Medal winner

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Dan Harris, Diamond Jubilee Medal, Karin Eaton, Mural Routes

Birch Cliff resident Karin Eaton has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for “dedicated service to the Scarborough arts community”. Widely known as “the mural lady”, Eaton is the founder of Mural Routes, the...

17 Dec 2012

Arts

New mural locations?

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Ian Harvey, Mural Routes, murals

By Ian Harvey Birch Cliff residents are invited to offer their input into locations and themes for future murals at the upcoming Mural Routes meeting on Jan. 7. The neighbourhood has been sprouting murals since last...

13 Dec 2012

Arts, Bluffs

Stunning Bluffs Photos

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Larry Herscovitch, photos, Scarborough Bluffs

A lot of people enjoy taking photographs of the Scarborough Bluffs but few of us have been able to capture their beauty as well as Larry Herscovitch. Herscovitch is an engineer by trade who started...