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21 Feb Year of firsts: Explore Series for The Toronto Star

Posted at 12:25h in Toronto by Melanie Chambers 0 Comments

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Becoming an artist at the age of 43 http://www.thestar.com/life/2016/02/02/posing-naked-for-life-drawing-class-offers-life-lessons.html...

21 Feb Year of firsts: Explore Series for The Toronto Star

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Stepping out of my comfort zone in an audition http://www.thestar.com/life/relationships/2016/01/26/becoming-an-artist-at-the-age-of-43.html...

21 Feb A year of firsts: Explore Series for The Toronto Star

Posted at 12:21h in Toronto by Melanie Chambers 0 Comments

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At 43, girl finds her inner b-girl. http://www.thestar.com/life/2015/12/29/at-43-writer-decides-to-find-her-inner-b-girl.html...

13 Sep Day 27: David Marshak’s artistic Toronto

Posted at 11:14h in Toronto by Melanie Chambers 0 Comments

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When I began thinking about The July Project, writing about a new thing in Toronto every day of July, I tried to consider all the Torontonians I know and what unique perspective they could give...

11 Sep Toronto Star: Mountain biking puts life on track

Posted at 21:26h in Toronto by Melanie Chambers 0 Comments

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http://www.thestar.com/life/2015/09/10/mountain-bike-racing-puts-life-on-track.html...

12 Aug Day 26: Pedestrian Kensington–not pedestrian

Posted at 21:15h in Toronto by Melanie Chambers 0 Comments

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Every last Sunday of the month in Kensington Market cars are forbidden. Astrologers, food stalls and reiki healers spill out onto the streets. I found Lucas and his brother at the bottom of Augusta Street...

05 Aug Day 25: Toronto Pub crawlllll

Posted at 15:33h in Toronto by Melanie Chambers 0 Comments

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P and I created an epic, and ambitious Toronto pub crawl list: Bovine Sex Club, Velvet Underground, The Rex, Rivoli, Horseshoe, Cameron House, Dakota, and a few others that I can’t recall…. Ahem...

29 Jul Day 24: Salons and Ramen noodles

Posted at 22:54h in Toronto by Melanie Chambers 1 Comment

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Last summer I had a Filipino transgender cut my hair for $2. Wasn't the best haircut I've ever had, but it certainly wasn't the worst, by a long shot. And, just hanging out for the afternoon with her/him and...

28 Jul Day 23: Artspin marries art and Toronto bike community

Posted at 08:56h in Toronto by Melanie Chambers 0 Comments

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I would never consider sitting on the banks of the Don River in Toronto--let alone under a bridge. Crumbling concrete beams coated in graffiti, a shopping car or two: it just doesn't feel, well, safe or cozy. Right...

26 Jul Day 21: Toronto Islands exposure

Posted at 21:53h in Toronto by Melanie Chambers 1 Comment

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"Melanie, you should really go to the Toronto Islands. It's a slice of paradise. You'd love them." I have been hearing this for almost two years since I moved to Toronto, and since the arrival...