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Ed Brown
Historic Meagher Homestead
It is accepted knowledge that Flemingdon Park’s name honours former Toronto mayor and majority landowner Robert Fleming. A closer...
Ed Brown
Darow Myhowich, the CBC and a Missed Opportunity
Darow Myhowich dreamed of becoming a singer. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, into a working-class Ukrainian family – his father Leon was a...
Ed Brown
If the Bones of Weston Could Talk
The black and white photograph of centuries old skeletal remains unearthed in 1911 Toronto is haunting. So what became of the Bones of...
Ed Brown
Encapsulating Toronto's Past
A look at time capsules across the city—and what's in them. Email, cell phones, Twitter, and even old-fashioned snail mail mean there are...
Ed Brown
Hitting a Sour Note
My eighth-grade Vocal Music teacher at a junior high school in the former Borough of East York had a penchant for Broadway show tunes,...
Ed Brown
Larry Green In Memoriam
If you love music, chances are you’re familiar with Larry Green’s voice. The radio host had a storied career, but, as his son Marc...
Ed Brown
I Am a Pedestrian: Introduction
Walking around a city I Am a Pedestrian is the result of a 159-kilometre walk around Toronto. The book consists of 159 observations...
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