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GTA news, multiculti views and extra hot sauce

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June 06, 2015

Farewell to Flemingdon Park

June 06, 2015/ Adwoa Afful

A co-worker once said my neighbourhood was a place he could “get weed and a hooker in less than 10 minutes.” To me it was home. 

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June 06, 2015/ Adwoa Afful/ 1 Comment
The East-West Issue
Flemingdon Park, Ontario Science Centre, North York, downtown vs. suburbs
June 06, 2015

Your Hakka Fix, The Ethnic Aisle Way!

June 06, 2015/ Bhairavi Thanki

These are our favourite Hakka Chinese restaurants in the GTA. (Why are we even telling you this?!) 

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June 06, 2015/ Bhairavi Thanki/ 3 Comments
The East-West Issue
Hakka, Toronto, food, Home cooking
June 06, 2015

Native son: Creating dancers in Scarborough

June 06, 2015/ Marlene Leung

Paul “Kaze” Thurton has stayed suburban on purpose. 

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June 06, 2015/ Marlene Leung/ Comment
The East-West Issue
dancing, Scarborough, b-boy, b-girl, breaking, hip-hop, house, krump
June 06, 2015

West to Downtown: the Islington 37

June 06, 2015/ Andray Domise

This trip, twice a day, five days a week, wears the nerves raw. 

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June 06, 2015/ Andray Domise/ Comment
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June 06, 2015

Chinatown Here, There and Everywhere

June 06, 2015/ Chantal Braganza

Does being in a certain neighbourhood render a store “ethnic retail”?

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The East-West Issue
Chinese, Chinatowns, ethnic malls, enclaves, business
June 06, 2015

North York Redeemed. Maybe.

June 06, 2015/ Adnan Khan

Toronto's new Aga Khan museum evades the staleness that often greets “purposeful” multiculturalism. 

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June 06, 2015/ Adnan Khan/ 1 Comment
The East-West Issue
islam, Aga Khan, Museum, North York, Wynford Drive
June 06, 2015

Thomson Park > Trinity Bellwoods

June 06, 2015/ Shawn Micallef

Like the Victorians of yore, the suburbanites enjoying Toronto's green spaces show the proper mix of exuberance and respect. 

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June 06, 2015/ Shawn Micallef/ 1 Comment
The East-West Issue
parks, green space, Thomson Park, Thorncliffe Park, Scarborough Bluffs, Humber River, ravine, picnic, access, accessibility
June 06, 2015

Black Lives Matter in Brampton, Too

June 06, 2015/ Anupa Mistry

On the death of Jermaine Carby, who was shot by the Peel police. 

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The East-West Issue
Jermaine Carby, Brampton, suburbs
June 06, 2015

Corner Talk: Mississauga’s Five and Ten

June 06, 2015/ Myles Marcus

The intersection of Hurontario and Dundas Streets is a study in supply and demand. 

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June 06, 2015/ Myles Marcus/ Comment
The East-West Issue
Mississauga, Hurontario, Dundas, Square One, urban planning, suburbs, Charlie's West Indian Food Mart
June 06, 2015

Main Artery: a trip across the 401

June 06, 2015/ Simon Yau

The 401 remains my urban lifeline: every exit tells a story. 

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June 06, 2015/ Simon Yau/ Comment
The East-West Issue
downtown vs. suburbs, North York, Etobicoke, Scarborough, Cars, Driving through the 6 with my phos
June 06, 2015

Pacific Mall: You’re perfect, don’t change

June 06, 2015/ Joan Chang

Bootlegged goods, Badtz Maru and bubble tea.

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June 06, 2015/ Joan Chang/ Comment
The East-West Issue
Pacific Mall, DDR, Bubble Tea, Sanrio, Markham
June 06, 2015

Beats from the Burbs

June 06, 2015/ Michael J. Warren

Scarborough studios, Mississauga clubs and the Thornhill scene: GTA musicians on cultivating their art in and out of the downtown core.

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