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  • A man and woman use toothpicks to serve themselves. There is line behind them of people waiting for their turn to serve themselves food.
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    North York Recipes for Healing

    Explore 15 interviews of East Asian community members from North York, and learn how food serves as a connection between their identities and heritage.

  • Black and white photograph of five people standing in front of a theatre dressed in warm clothing holding a sign reading "Buddies in Bad Times Theatre"

    Rebels On Stage and Off Script: Toronto’s Alternative Theatre Movement

    Alternative theatre is theatre that rebels. Rebellion against theatrical norms and against the idea that Canada was unworthy of its own dramatic literature. Discover the…

  • A large group of people involved in festivities. Three large tippis are surrounded by people.

    Tkaronto Voices

    Explore the map to learn about sites in the city with connections to Indigenous communities and histories. Share Indigenous voices and spaces are everywhere in…

  • A woman is speaking to a group of people with a microphone and two people are standing beside her in front of a store with glass window panels at the storefront. The store sign above the windows reads " Randy's Take Out" in large blue and red lettering on a white background.

    The Living History of Little Jamaica

    Learn about the living and lost history of Little Jamaica, a neighborhood that is the heart and cultural hub of Toronto’s Caribbean population.

  • A woman in a nursing uniform holds up a syringe filled with fluid. She looks at the syringe. She stands in a medical room, filled with equipment.

    Healthcare Legacies

    From the discovery of insulin to the first Black licensed practitioners of medicine, Toronto’s scientists, caregivers and activists have contributed to ground-breaking change in healthcare…

  • A group of men sitting in a room. In the front is a line of men waiting to go up to an area with clothes. More men are standing with with tables full of clothing (shirts, pants, and shoes).

    Reform City

    Explore the origins of a selection of Toronto’s early reform organisations and social movements, and their impact on the city’s social welfare landscape today. Share…

  • A sepia image of brick buildings. There is a fence around the buildings. Superimposed in front and above the buildings is an image of women in domestic outfits looking towards the camera. On the sides of the image it says "Publishers Webster & Albee Rochester, N.Y. Views of Toronto, Ont."

    Bad Girls

    In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, women began to exercise increased agency and mobility in Toronto: seeking out independent, single lives and entering…

  • A large rectangular apartment building. Teh building is white and hads many windows and balconies.

    Capturing Mid-Century Toronto

    Discover the Annex’s collection of mid-century modern architecture, spurred by international designers like Uno Prii.

  • Exterior of a restaurant. Over the door, the words "Hopper Hut Restaurant" in red letters appear over a dark green background. Through the restaurant windows, a takeout counter with customers gathered around is visible.

    New Places, New Palates: Tamil Cooks in Toronto’s Kitchens

    Staffing a third of all restaurant kitchens in Toronto, discover how Tamil refugees became the backbone of the city’s restaurant industry, and the stories of…