Discovering my Newfoundland roots through small town theatre on The Rock. Discovery-Place_Jun15 - LR Theatre of The Rock In Newfoundland, the play’s the thing to help replace the cod once king By Melanie Chambers AMID PROPS THAT ARE quintessential 1960s...
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...
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This is the first in a series for The Toronto Star about first time experiences. Why I started mountain bike racing at age 42 Melanie Chambers was never an athlete in school, but cycling was always a...
I first discovered Spain almost 20 years ago on my first trip to Europe. Starting in Amsterdam, I biked my way south escaping the colder weather. When I arrived in Spain, I felt an instant...
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...
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...
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...
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...
"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...
