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April showers bring May flowers, and did they ever!

Let’s turn the page on our 2024 Infinite Variety calendar and say hello to Emily, from 21 Seven Market at Bloor & Westmoreland.

Fun fact Emily used to work for a Chinese language newspaper in Ottawa! Print rules!

Who cares more about the community? Volunteers who spent months making the skatepark safer and more robust? Or the city who would prefer to see it demolished.

Take minute and support the Christie Pits skatepark.

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POETRY FANS! Next Tuesday marks the season finale of Poetry at the Phoenix, and as a bonus, after their readings, Paul & Anna will be discussing their work, a lovely opportunity to sit with two poets as they discuss their inspirations & creative process

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PARENTS! We are overjoyed to bring an afternoon of children’s literature to WEP Central next Saturday at 11 with authors Ambreen Butt-Hussain & Lara Okihiro reading from their latest books, the Unlovable Alina Butt and Obaasan’s Boots.

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How do you make relationships come alive in a story? How do you write sex scenes that do more than titillate?

Join writing coach Patricia Westerhof & author Victoria Hetherington for this workshop this Thursday!

Limited spaces available!

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ICYMI… Sadly, we have had to postpone (not cancel!!) our Spring Subscription Party as illness has thrown a wrench into our party plans. Watch this space for the new date!

Police chasing suspect before deadly Highway 401 crash in Whitby had been called off — but pursuit continued, internal report says trib.al/o8KZnJZ

saw a person (from upper window where I'm writing a novel) push her phone through railings to my garden and take a picture of the flowering thyme, daffodils and pink tulips -- the sun was angled and the shadows bright and dramatic, and I felt like I'd made a success in the world

What I find most fascinating about Kendrick Lamar's incisive teardown of Drake is that it also doubles as an interrogation of Toronto in the 21st century. Wealth-obsessed, a city defined by performative authenticity and deep-seated insecurity, chasing clout but lacking substance.

Think of it this way, you now have more time now to make a costume for your pet!

Hi friends. Sadly, for health reasons, we've made the hard decision to postpone our May 4th’s subscription party at WEP Central. We’re gutted to cancel, but in the interest of our health & yours we felt it was the right call to make. We 💯 will be rescheduling, watch this space!

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With May just around the corner, that means more great events in our HQ at 3 Bartlett Ave.

Tuesday May 14th sees Poetry At The Phoenix return, with reading from Anna Lee-Popham and ⚛️ Paul Vermeersch ⚛️ @paulvermeersch.bsky.social, who also curates this fab series.

PWYC always

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Plenty of good burgers to eat in this city without supporting a multinational.

Burger Drops
Zeal Burger
Rudy’s
Aloette Go
Jabs
Harry’s Charbroiled
Cabanos

Keep going if we missed your fave

you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

The line up has already formed…. toronto.citynews.ca/2024/04/30/sha…

Three words: PET FASHION SHOW!

Raffle time! The kind folks over at Long & McQuade on Bloor have generously donated this beauty acoustic guitar for us to raffle at our Spring Subscription Party this Saturday! All proceeds to go to supporting independent journalism and events in your community!

Super thrilled to bring you our first comedy night at WEP Central!

Come laugh with 3 heavyweights of the West End comedy scene, Jackie Pirico Adam Christie and Tee

Space is limited, tickets on sale now!

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