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Sneaky Dee's

Sneaky Dee's is a bar and Mexican restaurant on the south-east corner of the College and Bathurst intersection in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its original location was on Bloor Street west of Bathurst, but it moved to its present location in 1990. 'Sneaks' is a well-known local venue for alternative culture and indie rock, attracting a diverse crowd of writers, artists, serious music fans, and contemporary hipsters. Sneaky Dee's was home to the long-running Wavelength Music Arts Projects on Sunday nights, and the popular monthly Trampoline Hall Lecture Series until October 2009 when both series moved to The Garrison. Many well-known bands have played at the venue, including Kids on TV, Real Zombies Never Die, The Dirty Projectors, Feist, The Barcelona Pavilion, Owen Pallett, Pup, Comeback Kid, Cancer Bats, The Flatliners, Gob, Nails, Living With Lions, Broken Social Scene and Republic of Safety. The restaurant was also featured in the graphic novels of the same series Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together, and Scott Pilgrim Vs The Universe, the fourth and fifth books in Bryan Lee O'Malley's acclaimed Scott Pilgrim series. The restaurant's menu has a Tex-mex theme. It was also a known hangout for anti-fascist and Anti-Racist Action activists in the early 1990s, and was the scene of a brawl between them and rival organization Heritage Front after the vandalizing of a white supremacist's house in the east end.

Kensington Market

Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's most well-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Robert Fulford wrote in 1999 that "Kensington today is as much a legend as a district. The outdoor market has probably been photographed more often than any other site in Toronto." Its approximate borders are College St. on the north, Spadina Ave. on the east, Dundas St. W. to the south, and Bathurst St. to the west. Most of the neighbourhood's eclectic shops, cafes, and other attractions are located along Augusta Ave. and neighbouring Nassau St., Baldwin St., and Kensington Ave.In addition to the Market, the neighbourhood features many Victorian homes, the Kensington Community School and Toronto Western Hospital

The Grange

The Grange is a historic Georgian manor in downtown Toronto, Canada. It was the first home of the Art Museum of Toronto. Today, it is part of the Art Gallery of Ontario. The structure was built in 1817, making it the 12th oldest surviving building in Toronto and the oldest remaining brick house. It was built for DArcy Boulton, one of the towns leading citizens and part of the powerful Boulton family that played an important role in the Family Compact. Originally it was considerably west of the city, but over time the city grew and Boulton sold his considerable land holdings surrounding the manor at great profit. The house was inherited by DArcys son and Toronto mayor William Henry Boulton. When he died in 1874 the house passed to his widow, Hariette Boulton. She remarried the prominent scholar Goldwin Smith, and the couple lived in the Grange for the rest of their lives. Upon Goldwins Smiths death in 1910, the couple bequeathed the building to the Art Gallery of Toronto and the Grange became the new home of the gallery. The building also served as the first home of the Ontario College of Art and Design . Since the early 20th century, the Art Gallery of Ontario has been expanded a number of times and the original manor makes up only a small part of the structure. The expanse of lawn to the south of the building, what is left of the grounds, is operated by the city as Grange Park. Also on the old grounds is St. George Church, which was founded by the Boultons and which burned down in 1956. Only the tower and original Sunday school building remain. In 1970, the Grange was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in recognition of the houses significance to the history of Toronto.

Toronto Chinese Baptist Church

The Toronto Chinese Baptist Church is a Baptist church serving the Chinese-Canadian community of Toronto, Canada. It was originally built as Beverley Street Baptist Church in 1880 as an outreach of Jarvis Street Baptist Church. Funding was largely donated by William McMaster and it is a designated historic building[1]. It overlooks The Grange that is today attached to the Art Gallery of Ontario. The church is located just to the east of the heart of Toronto's Chinatown. Chinese Baptists first met in the basement of the building in 1967. Five year later the church was purchased for the Chinese community with services being held in Cantonese. Today the church offers services in Cantonese, Mandarin and English. The growing Chinese-Canadian Baptist community has also led to the East Toronto, North Toronto, Mississauga and Scarborough Chinese Baptist Churches being established in Toronto's suburbs as well as the Windsor Chinese Baptist Church. Many of these daughter churches have in turn established daughter churches of their own further into the suburbs. Toronto Chinese Baptist Church is a member of the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec.

Kiever Synagogue

The Kiever Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Toronto, Canada. It was founded by Jewish immigrants from the Ukraine in 1912, and formally incorporated in 1914. The congregants were poor working-people, and services were led by members and held in their homes. Two houses were eventually purchased in the Kensington Market area, and in their place construction was completed on the current twin-domed Byzantine Revival building in 1927. The building was once the site of George Taylor Denison's home Bellevue. Changing demographics led to a decline in membership in the 1950s and 1960s, and the synagogue building deteriorated. In 1973, the Canadian Jewish Congress decided to help preserve it, and in 1979, the Kiever Synagogue became the first building of Jewish significance to be designated a historical site by the province of Ontario. By 1982 sufficient funds had been raised to restore the building. The congregation's first and longest-tenured rabbi was Solomon Langner, who served from around 1929 until his death in 1973. As of 2011, the synagogue president was David Pinkus.

Canadian Language Museum

The Canadian Language Museum, founded in 2011, is a museum that highlights the languages spoken in Canada and that played a role in its development. Since its founding, the Canadian Language Museum has curated a bilingual, traveling exhibit each year. The exhibits that have been produced so far include: Canadian English, Eh? Speaking the Inuit Way French in Canada Cree: The Peoples Language Each exhibit is a joint project between the University of Toronto Department of Linguistics and the Faculty of Information. Each exhibit to date has been launched at the University of Toronto in March, and has opened at the annual meeting of the Canadian Linguistic Association in late May, as part of the Congress for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Several exhibits have also been displayed in events all over the country, including at international conferences, such as the 44th meeting of the Linguistic Symposium of Romance Languages at the University of Western Ontario, where the French in Canada exhibit was displayed. The Canadian Language Museum is moving into its first physical location, in Toronto, in the summer of 2015.

The Rivoli

The Rivoli is a bar, restaurant and performance space, established in 1982, on Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario. The club originally earned a reputation as one of Canada's hippest music clubs, and many major Canadian comedy and musical performers have played on its stage, including The Kids in the Hall, Gordon Downie, The Frantics, Sean Cullen and the infamous Dark Shows. The Drowsy Chaperone premiered at The Rivoli and went on to subsequent productions and eventually a highly successful run on Broadway. In the 1980s, the Rivoli was synonymous with Toronto's black-garbed Queen West scene (Mike Myers' Saturday Night Live German club character Dieter was inspired by a Rivoli waiter). This reputation waned as the club's clientele became more eclectic and upscale, but the Rivoli's atmosphere is still unique. Talent scouts for Montreal's Just For Laughs comedy festival and the major television networks still routinely troll the Monday night comedy shows. From 1987 to 1990 the Journal of Wild Culture held its regular avant-garde vaudeville nights, the Café of Wild Culture, featuring a mix of artists exploring the magazine's ecology and imagination mandate. Since the 1990s the Rivoli has been home to The ALTdot COMedy Lounge, Toronto's most popular alternative comedy show. In 2005, a second weekly show was added, The Sketch Comedy Lounge. The venue is divided into three main areas, the front, the upstairs and the back. The front of the venue has a bar along most of its west wall. The east side of the front room, separated from the bar by a dividing wall, are tables for dining. Upstairs there is a pool hall with 11 vintage and antique tables. The space is large and sometimes dance nights or private parties are hosted there. The back room of the venue contains a stage at the back. There is a smaller bar in the back room, and some bar seating along the side walls. The audience area is sometimes open for standing room, sometimes tables and chairs are set up, and sometimes chairs are set up in rows. Seating is rarely assigned or reserved. Patrons are typically free to eat or drink in the front room without paying for admission to shows. The Rivoli's menu is known for an eclectic and upscale motif.

Royal Canadian Military Institute

The Royal Canadian Military Institute, located in Toronto, Ontario, is a private members’ organization. The Royal Canadian Military Institute was founded as the Canadian Military Institute on January 14, 1890. General Sir William Dillon Otter set the founding principles "to provide in an Institute for the defence forces of Canada a Library, museum and club for the purposes of the promotion of military art, science and literature, to gather and preserve the records of the defence forces, and develop its specialized field in Canadian history." The motto of the RCMI is "Fidelis Per Manere" for "To remain faithful". The original building was built in 1907. Designed by William Craven Vaux Chadwick, the library was built in 1908. The headquarters was expanded in 1912; expanded in 1935; and renovated in 1960s. In 2007, the facade on 426 University Avenue was reconstructed by E R A Kubaneck Architects according to archeological records. Governor General David Johnston laid the cornerstone on June 9, 2012 for a 42 story, 315 suite condominium residence, lofts, and mixed use project. The Colonel in Chief of the RCMI is Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy. The RCMI is supported by fees, donations, and the volunteer services of private members.

Canada Life Building

The Canada Life Building is a historic office building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fifteen-floor Beaux Arts building was built by Sproatt & Rolph and stands at 285 feet , 321 feet including its weather beacon. It is located at University and Queen Street in the city's downtown. Work on the new headquarters of the Canada Life Assurance Company began in 1929 and it opened in 1931. It was the fourth building to serve as the headquarters of Canada Life, Canada's oldest, and at the time largest, insurance company. Previously it had been housed in offices at Bay and King Street. The Beaux Arts structure was the first of a series of planned structures along University Avenue, but the Great Depression halted these plans. When it was completed it was one of the tallest buildings in Toronto. It remains one of the largest office buildings in Toronto with windows that can be opened by its occupants.

Krembil Research Institute

The Krembil Research Institute , formerly known as the Toronto Western Research Institute, is a non-profit academic medical research institute located in Canada's largest city, Toronto. The Krembil is one the principal research institutes of the University Health Network of academic teaching hospitals associated with the University of Toronto; the Krembil is also one of the largest research institutes in Canada focusing on human neurological disease from both a basic science and clinical research perspective. Research within the Krembil is directed at the development of treatments for neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease), epilepsy, stroke, brain tumours, concussions, spinal cord injuries, neurophthalmologic and other ocular disorders, multiple sclerosis and autoimmune disorders. The University Health Network (UHN) is Canada's largest academic medical centre, comprising four major teaching hospitals (Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute) and a strategic alliance with the Toronto Mount Sinai Hospital. The Krembil is the research institute of the Toronto Western Hospital and fulfills the mandate for neuroscience (including ophthalmology) and musculoskeletal health research within the UHN academic medical centre. In total, UHN devotes C$160 million a year to research and trains more than 3,200 undergraduate, graduate and medical students at its member hospitals and institutes in association with the University of Toronto. The University of Toronto is Canada's largest university and one of the biggest in North America, consistently ranking in the top 25 universities internationally in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the Academic Ranking of World Universities and the QS World University Rankings.

Toronto Western Research Institute

The Krembil Research Institute formerly known as "Toronto Western Research Institute" is a non-profit academic medical research institute located in Canada’s largest city, Toronto. The Krembil is one the principal research institutes of the University Health Network of academic teaching hospitals associated with the University of Toronto; the Krembil is also one of the largest research institutes in Canada focusing on human neurological disease from both a basic science and clinical research perspective. Research within the Krembil is directed at the development of treatments for neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease), epilepsy, stroke, brain tumours, concussions, spinal cord injuries, neurophthalmologic and other ocular disorders, multiple sclerosis and autoimmune disorders. The University Health Network (UHN) is Canada’s largest academic medical centre, comprising four major teaching hospitals (Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute) and a strategic alliance with the Toronto Mount Sinai Hospital. The Krembil is the research institute of the Toronto Western Hospital and fulfills the mandate for neuroscience (including ophthalmology) and musculoskeletal health research within the UHN academic medical centre. In total, UHN devotes C$160 million a year to research and trains more than 3,200 undergraduate, graduate and medical students at its member hospitals and institutes in association with the University of Toronto. The University of Toronto is Canada's largest university and one of the biggest in North America, consistently ranking in the top 25 universities internationally in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the Academic Ranking of World Universities and the QS World University Rankings.

St. Patrick's Market

St. Patricks Market is one of three public markets created in Toronto in the 19th century along with St. Lawrence Market and St. Andrews Market. The lot at what is now 238 Queen Street West was designated for a public market for St. Patricks Ward in 1836 when D’Arcy Boulton bequeathed the property to the city with the express provision that it was to be used forever as a public market. The original market building, a two story structure with a tower, was built in 1854. The current single story structure was built in 1912, after the previous structure was destroyed by fire, and was leased from 1929 or earlier to A. Stork Sons, a live poultry slaughterhouse which offered "fresh killed poultry and cut up chickens" for sale on the premises. Stork Sons closed in the 1980s and, in 1988, the city signed a 50-year lease with Market Inc. to host a "exciting retail mini food market" with "an ambiance similar to the to St. Lawrence Market", including a bakery, and stands selling meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables and "food stands with prepared and unprepared meals within its market". The leasing agreement has proved controversial as the company that won the contract, and rebranded the building "the Queen Street Market" for several years, operated it more along the lines of a food court, with tenants that included various take out stands and, at one point, a Ben Jerrys. Responding to pressure from the city, Market Incs owner, George Friedman, renovated the building, restored the St. Patricks name, at least in part, and promised to "reopen as a market offering of different types of foods both raw and ready to eat." By 2011, Friedman was promising to turn the market into a food court, to be called "The Grove", focusing on healthy organic food with a policy requiring vendors to refrain from using "artificial flavours, colouring and hormones," renting to a variety of vendors who would offer unprepared food as well as those offering take-out, and to run an open air farmers market in the space behind the building. However, by 2015, the venue, now called the Queen Street Live Fresh Food Market, was largely empty aside from a tea shop, the BakeryHaus bakery, the Jerk Joint which is a jerk chicken take out stand, and a desert shop specializing in chocolate and baclava. The building was designated a heritage site by the City of Toronto in 1975.
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