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Blu Party shakes Toronto – Review and Interview

posted Saturday, November 14, 2015

by: in Art, Bar/Club, Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Queer

This is part two of my story on Sydney Blu the talented Canadian DJ  whose famous Blu Party hit Toronto for the first time last Friday. Her many admirers were excited and definitely not disappointed. Party goer Michael Thorner  had many likes to tell me about his experience at the Blu Party. ”I liked the venue, I liked […]

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F***ing Perfect Night

posted Saturday, October 24, 2015

by: in Celebrity, Dining, Events, Featured Events, Film, Theatre, Toronto

Aside from my antics, the Taste Buds don’t often have entertainment with a meal. Thanks to theBUZZ we set out on this new experience to attend  ‘Eatable’, Toronto’s food film festival at the Royal Theatre, located at 608-610 College Street, near Clinton Avenue. The Royal opened in 1939 in a community that was predominantly British. Today that area […]

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Experience the magic of Tetra Kitchen & Vines

posted Friday, September 25, 2015

by: in Dining

We want to preface this review with an essential foodie rule – be willing to travel! Do not deprive yourself of the full on experience of locations outside of your comfort zone. Chances are that the most gorgeous menus are just a tad out of reach and so worth the stretch. Such is the case […]

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Amy Bowles, Echoing Wood @ Paul Petro – Opening Sept 11, 2015

posted Thursday, September 10, 2015

by: in Art, Events, Featured Events, Gallery, Queer, Toronto

The title alone for Amy Bowles‘ new exhibition warrants attention – Echoing Wood! Bowles ‘walk in the woods’ has paid off big time with her new ceramic works that portray her childhood relationship to her time spent in the forests in England. In these new pieces we can see the magic and imagination of the […]

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Bradley Wood @ Angell Gallery and new space launch Sept 11

posted Thursday, September 10, 2015

by: in Art, Events, Featured Events, Gallery, Queer, Toronto

Art Dealer extraordinaire and art community bon vivant, Jamie Angell, launches his new Angell Gallery space on Dupont this Friday night! Congratulations! As part of this launch he is featuring New York artist Bradley Wood. Wood is painter’s painter referencing Post-Impressionism and as well as vintage European porn emphasizing figures and interiors. Wood was  selected by Rebecca […]

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Community Inclusivity and Equity Council of York Region Awards Benefit and Gala

posted Monday, July 20, 2015

by: in Events

This past spring I unexpectedly became a more educated individual when I attended an event in Richmond Hill that had been described to me only as the “Community Inclusivity and Equity Council of York Region (CIECYR) Inaugural Bi-annual Awards Benefit and Gala”.  The Awards Benefit and Gala recognizes the work of individuals, not-for profit organizations, […]

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Taste Buds go to Church Bistro

posted Thursday, July 2, 2015

by: in Dining, Lesbian, Pride, Queer, Toronto

Conveniently located at 555 Church Street in Toronto Ontario, Church Bistro is amidst many restaurant options. We decide not a matter of better, but pleasantly different. Foodie self-help rule number one is ‘Do not get into a dining rut’. This restaurant is a breath of fresh air, with that rule in mind, and qualifies to […]

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Drag ON! Carrie Glamshaw – The Wonder from Downunder

posted Tuesday, June 23, 2015

by: in Activism, Bar/Club, Celebrity, Drag, Fashion, Music, Trans

Hailing from New Zealand, I’ve had a lot of experience with Aussie queens from across the Tasman. Those girls love to talk. When I moved to Toronto I didn’t think I’d ever have to suffer through that Aussie twang again, until I met Carrie Glamshaw. Just kidding! She’s sounds lovely, and she’ll be performing as […]

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Drag ON! – Getting down with Mahogany Browne

posted Tuesday, June 23, 2015

by: in Drag, Events, Featured Events, Pride, Queer, Toronto

Drag ON! is almost upon us!!  Yonge-Dundas Square will be filled with singing, dancing, twirling and whirling drag queens on Saturday, June 27 from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.  One of those queens is Mahogany Browne, a performer who can regularly be seen in any number of clubs around the city.  We thought we’d ask […]

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Pride Toronto: Five Questions with Saturn Alien

posted Monday, June 22, 2015

by: in Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Outdoors, Pride, Queer, Toronto

While Toronto has many great local artists that will be performing in this year’s Pride Toronto festivities, I’m also excited to discover talent from the many other regions across the country who will be joining us between June 26th and 28th. Today, I have Louis Butterfield of the Montreal-based band, Saturn Alien joining me.  Described […]

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