By FIONA BRAMZELL The phrase ‘gig economy’ is a relatively new term that describes the way many people work these days but Beaches local, actor and entertainer Patrick Rose has been living that way his whole life and loving every minute. Born in Manitoba and growing up in Vancouver, Patrick was introduced to music at […]
It’s not unusual for students to work during the summer to help pay for school, but when that business pulls in over $100,000 in a year, that’s taking a student job to a whole new level. Avis Painting owner Stephen Andreopoulos has done just that. At 22 years old, Stephen has achieved what many young […]
Whether you believe life is shaped by karma or governed by our own personal drive and determination, the newly crowned Mrs. South Asia Canada, Amita Seth, would probably tell you it’s a little of both. This latest achievement epitomizes Amita’s willingness to jump in, take chances and enthusiastically grab everything life has to offer. Living […]
Beach resident and founder of SK Films, Jonathan Barker passed away on July 5 from cancer, surrounded by his wife Wendy and children Scott, Tyler, Georgia, Alex and Caleigh. Leaving behind a legacy of award-winning theatrical IMAX, television and digital media productions that specialized in natural history and science related stories, Jonathan was a long-time, […]
East York resident Sarah Calderwood thought her then three-and-a-half-year-old daughter Helena Kirk had an earache. It turned out to be something much more serious. Helena was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a disease that would put her through 841 gruelling days of chemotherapy. “It was shocking and terrifying to know that our little three year old was going to be […]
Toronto Police Service Const. Cindy Greenlaw is looking forward to all the free time she’ll have starting this Friday, which will be the first day of her retirement from a job she’s done over the past 30 years. From the office she shares at 55 Division, where she has been a fixture for her entire […]
TOMB RAIDERS, an ancient grave teeming with snakes, and armed entourages: Eighty-year-old Rexine Hummel could be describing a scene out of Indiana Jones. Instead, she is recalling her latest trip to Egypt, where she spent a month on a dig this past December poring over ancient artifacts for the University of Alabama. As tourists shy […]
Beach-based chess master Robert Morrison says he’s done something no other Canadian player of the game has. “I do have one particular distinction—it’s not a great distinction—but I am the only Canadian ever to play Kasparov in a one-on-one tournament,” he said. The game between Morrison and Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion many […]
Karen Rapp is an olive-oil sommelier, which apparently is an actual thing. If this surprises you, don’t worry—not too long ago, Rapp had no idea about that either. Four years ago she was on the hunt online for Olio Nuovo extra virgin olive oil, unaware of just how serious people could get over this product […]
Father-daughter coaching duo Steve and Ashley Masterson’s mutual passion for track and field and cross country is long running – it even predates the latter’s first steps. “Since before I could walk I think I’ve been dragged around to track and cross country meets,” Ashley said. She remembers as a child helping post scores in […]
