This year at the Canadian National Exhibition, also known as the CNE, there will be four residents from the Beach and Leslieville community that are preparing for the spotlight at the annual Rising Star talent competition. Young contestants between the ages of six to 21 are set to compete on a stage that has showcased […]
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Musical fans and mentors help shape a Rising Star
When she was six and singing Annie songs in her backyard, Devin Cecchetto got a surprise. “She was singing out here, and all of a sudden she’d stop,” said her dad Roger, standing on the leafy patio. “Everybody was applauding around the neighbourhood.” The Cecchettos live in a musical corner of the Beach Triangle. A […]
Hazel looks back on life full of adventure
Most people are being cute when they talk about “a bun in the oven.” But for Hazel Ferguson – born in the summer of 1911 – the saying rings unusually true. Because she only weighed three pounds at birth, doctors told Hazel’s parents to swaddle her and set her in an oven – unheated, and […]