by Renee Tratch | Apr 28, 2019 | Annual, Free, Fresh Air
What would Jane Jacobs do? It’s a question on a T-shirt that I’ve always loved as it encompasses the vision of the late Toronto urbanist Jane Jacobs who believed that everyday people should take an active role in city building. One of the ways of engaging with your...
by Renee Tratch | Feb 18, 2019 | Annual, Art, Beach, Fresh Air
The Winter Stations are back! Six new art installations have popped up along Woodbine Beach in Toronto’s east end. This year’s edition of the Winter Stations features three Canadian and three international teams of artists and designers who have...
by Renee Tratch | Feb 10, 2019 | Art, Fresh Air, Skating
So, it’s still winter. And I am done hibernating. Thank goodness Toronto has yet another spot to entice you outdoors. It has taken us most of the winter months to finally make it to Ontario Place to check out the new art exhibition that has been lighting up the Lake...
by Renee Tratch | Sep 7, 2018 | Annual, Best of Toronto, Free, Fresh Air
We are so lucky how summer lingers in Toronto. But even when the fall air begins to settle in, we’ll be saying hello to sweater weather and staying outdoors to enjoy all the city has to offer. Here are 10 activities to fill your fall: GO PLAY IN THE STREETS: Open...
by Renee Tratch | Jul 29, 2018 | Fresh Air, Nature
It’s one of those nature-in-the-city moments when you feel like you’ve left the city if not for the odd view of a high rise or the CN Tower poking out in the distance. Our latest escape from the city was on the Humber River, the main branch that flows 126 km from the...
by Renee Tratch | Feb 20, 2018 | Fresh Air
Have you ever gone winter camping? Dog sledding? With your kids in TOw? I asked my friend and Ottawa mom of two to share her family’s winter adventure spending the night on a dog sledding expedition in South River, ON near Algonquin Park … in -30C. It was...
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