The definition Shangri-La: 1. An imaginary remote paradise on earth; utopia. 2. any place of complete bliss, delight and peace (source: online dictionary) The Shangri-La Hotel Toronto is nether imaginary nor remote. On the contrary, housed in a stunning skyscraper, it enjoys a grand location on University Avenue in downtown Toronto, within a stone’s throw [...]
Toronto: Coming of Age as a World-Class City
October 11, 2012 | Posted by
Over the last decade, Toronto has come of age. No longer the quiet Canadian town it once was, the city is now a sparkling, bustling metropolis of 2.8 million people that feels more like Dubai or Shanghai. Just like these two rapidly expanding cities where the skylines are often peppered with cranes, high rises are [...]
Toronto: One of North America’s Most Livable Large Cities
September 7, 2012 | Posted by
Canada’s largest city is easily one of North America’s nicest and most livable large cities, assuming you are okay with the winter weather, that is. The city center is clean and modern and the public transportation system is world class. An area adjacent to the business district conveniently contains much of the city’s nightlife of [...]
Movie Makers, Film Fans Flock to Toronto International Film Festival
September 6, 2012 | Posted by
If you want your movie to stand out from the nearly 400 titles vying for attention at the 11-day Toronto International Film Festival, which opens Thursday, it can’t hurt to have a huge sign flash on-screen that declares, “Canadians are heroes.” Perhaps Ben Affleck didn’t intend to cater to the hometown crowd when he shot [...]
Drake Hints at Producing a Posthumous Aaliyah Album to Tim Westwood – Video
August 2, 2012 | Posted by
Drake may have something special planned for this year’s OVO festival, taking place on Sunday (August 5) in Toronto. According to HipHopDX, a close source says Drake is set to debut a new song on Sunday which features Aaliyah. The source continued to tell HipHopDX that Drake has been recruited to executive produce the late [...]
Jump Up! — Toronto Caribbean Carnival, Caribana Officially Underway
July 19, 2012 | Posted by
Toronto Caribbean Carnival, Caribana Get ready to jump up all summer long, the 2012 Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival is officially underway. The three-week long festival kicked off today as soca artists, pan orchestrators and mas dancers filled Nathan Phillips Square to mark the beginning of the festival that starts today and runs through to August [...]
Toronto Will Be Jumpin’ for Caribana
May 5, 2012 | Posted by
The largest Caribbean cultural festival in North America doesn’t take place in Miami or even along Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway. Believe it or not, it’s actually held much further north than either of those two U.S. cities in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Each August more than 1 million revelers assemble to tramp, wine and jump to soca, [...]
