Midtown Post - December 2012

Bringing nature back to the city

Almost three-quarters of southern Ontario wetlands are developed and home to many species at risk

David Suzuki

Sock it to me, baby! A romance full of passion and puppetry

Ed the Sock and his sidekick Red are back, stronger than ever and working on a new show

Rose D’souza

Take stock of these stuffers

The holidays are a time for feasting, but how healthy is our favourite seasonal fare? Lab results reveal that when it comes to latkes and tourtière, we should seize on another theme of the...

Our national treasure

After two decades of hosting CBC’s The National, Wendy Mesley is still pushing the issues that matter

by David Paterson

Too Close To Call: Toy soldiers

60 years of toys vs. 24 years of treasures

Secret Recipe: Go ahead, indulge

From the first day of December to the new year, we love to eat non-stop! Here are some of my favourite holiday desserts that are sweet, delicious, decadent — yet lighter in calories and fat.

Rose Reisman

Faceoff: Mammoliti vs. Vaughan

Should T.O. voters decide on a casino using a referendum, or should city council decide?

Who is the fairest producer of them all?

We tag along with Ross Petty as he gears up for his holiday panto

Charlotte Herrold

Purse-uit of happiness

Jeanne Beker picks the season’s coolest clutch purses — the perfect accessory for your little black holiday party dress

Lifting a page from the Twilight series

The vampire trend has crossed over to cosmetic procedures

Rebecca Eckler

Examining urge to splurge

We ask Dr. Peggy Richter, director of the Clinic for OCD and Related Disorders, about the secrets behind shopping addiction

Jillian Cecchini

Family reunion

Do your holiday gatherings rival those of a lovely lady and a man named Brady? Here are three Toronto homes with enough bedrooms to fit your whole bunch under one roof.

Nicholas Mizera

Taking a love story to new heights

Legendary mountaineer inspires Toronto writer’s debut novel

Michelle Singerman

MPAC’s big tax grab

Couple worried over their ‘unfair and arbitrary’ property assessment

Garth Turner

Will Garth grab the spotlight again?

Since Garth Drabinsky was granted day parole to finish out his fraud sentence, we ask: how can the theatre impresario close the curtain on his criminal conviction and start his second act?

Emerging comedians tap into Web to power creativity

Check out Bill and Sons Towing, one of many new online projects showcasing T.O. talent

Mark Breslin

Fracked gas coming to a T.O. neighbourhood near you

City hall too busy bickering to address the next big environmental issue

John Sewell