TheBulletin.ca Journal of Downtown Toronto
Eric Morse – The Cabbagetown Youth Centre Performing Arts Program had its summer spectacle on Aug. 14 at the Rosedale Heights School of the Arts. Over 170 young performers, many of whom had never sung, danced or acted before, filled ...
Read More »Militarized police pose a monsterous threat to democracy
Consider this a wake-up for Canadians whose federal government is closely following U.S. trends and went to war both in Afghanistan and in Libya. People were slaughtered in those lands by our military forces and both those devastated nations are ...
Read More »Julian Taylor’s ‘Tech Noir’ a fusion of jazz, funk and energy
Ian Steer — Technically, fusion is the most powerful form of nuclear energy. Similarly, the fusion of so many cultures in Canada has produced one of the most powerful collectives of souls on Earth. Now, with the fusion of musical ...
Read More »NFB offers free outdoor screenings in honour of famed animator
Melissa Than — The centenary of the birth of National Film Board of Canada (NFB) film and animation legend Norman McLaren will be celebrated Sunday, Sept. 7 with a free program of outdoor screenings, accompanied by live music, as part ...
Read More »Loaded survey touts Island airport as vital, not as unneeded
Brian Iler — The Toronto Port Authority (TPA) has resorted to its tradition of push‑polling again this year, and is using its usual friendly polling company, Ipsos-Reid. The TPA’s annual pre‑AGM effort to find support for the Island Airport[i] relies ...
Read More »Ethnic Media Exhibit: fantastic, beautiful display of cultures
William Doyle-Marshall — The first Sunday since the Canadian National Exhibition opened its gates for the 136th time. Canadians and other friends around the world are here on the grounds operated on 197 acres by the City of Toronto for ...
Read More »You’ll not be reading much about Rob Ford here again
This is probably the last time you’ll read about Rob Ford in this paper. That’s not because we’re boycotting him. It’s because he’s no longer a player in the future of our city. In the early days, when Ford was ...
Read More »A tribute to Nick & Sophie on retiring from Time Square
Teresa McGeachie — Nick and Sophie Demopolous have recently retired and sold Time Square restaurant. We wish them the best of everything in the future years. We thank them for all the service and support they have provided in St. ...
Read More »War on Christians in Iraq, Syria paves way for clash of civilizations
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya — {The first part of this article discussed the targeting of Christian Syrians and Iraqis. It detailed how their ancient communities, churches, and clerics have all come under fire and persecution by the US-supported insurgents who are ...
Read More »‘Obvious choice’ in naming Corktown Common wins him a picture
Dennis Hanagan – Tedd Konya just did what he thought was right when he submitted the name Corktown Common in the contest to name the new 18-acre park next to the Don River. “I was shocked that I was the ...
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