I have lived on a beautiful, quiet, residential street in Scarborough for 15 years this month. Up the street, just a stagger away, is a busy local pub called the Black Dog, where I’ve seen many a friend play, and drank many a cold pint.
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Roxanne Tellier: Big City Love
Posted in Opinion with tags Bloor, Bob Segarini, Church Street, City Rat, College, Country Mouse, Crescent Street, Danforth, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Downtown, Facebook, First World Problems, Montreal, Mount Royal, Olympic Village, Petula Clark, Queen Street, Roxanne Tellier, Scarborough, Sue Peters, The Black Dog Pub, Toronto, TTC, Waterfront Trail, Yonge, Yorkville on July 6, 2014 by segariniRoxanne Tellier – A Canadian Summer
Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, Bobcageon, Canada Day, Canadian Tire, Caribana, Centreville, Chely Wright, Crystal Waters, DBAWIS, Deborah Cox, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Hanlon's Point, Hercules and Love Affair, Hudson's Bay, k.d. lang, Kensington Market, Martha Wash, May Two-Four, Mayor Rob Ford, Melissa Etheridge, Mississauga, Muskoka, Nathan Phillips Square, Neon Hitch, Oshawa, Ottawa, Parliament Hill, Peterborough, Pride, Quebec, Ribfests, Roxanne Tellier, Sea-Doo., SkyDome, Staples, TD Toronto Jazz Festival, The Beer Store, The EX, The Rogers Centre, the Toronto Sun, Tim Hortons, Toronto Islands, Wal-Mart, Waterfront Trail, Windsor, WorldPride 2014 on June 8, 2014 by segariniThere is something so uniquely .. well, Canadian … about how we as a country approach the season of summer.
This year, the majority of us, bruised and battered by the wickedly fierce winter weather, are cautiously optimistic that the sun will again rise over the commonwealth. In fact, the big headline in the Toronto Sun on June 3rd was “Weather Network chief meteorologist Chris Scott said everyone can expect a “fairly pleasant summer.” Can’t get more cautious or Canadian than that, eh?