Nearly 91 year old Harold Finkelstein shares lots of laughs
Harold Finkelstein will be 91 years young in August and he is quite the funny character. Last year the Côte Saint-Luc resident, married to his beloved Ruth for 68 years, sat down with his younger...
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Howard Liebman already thriving as Mayor Coderre's special advisor on...
Could Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre have made a better choice for his special advisor on international relations than Howard Liebman? Howard spent a decade as the chief of staff to Mount Royal Liberal...
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Brandon Prust deserved the chance to retire as a Hab
Last winter I had my first chance to interview Montreal Canadiens enforcer Brandon Prust when publicists from the W Network pitched a preview story for me to do on their reality series called Hockey...
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TSN 690's Tony Marinaro - a modern day Ted Tevan
I had an opportunity to be an in-studio guest at TSN 690 Friday with Tony Marinaro on the Montreal Forum. Tony saw the blog I wrote, expressing dismay over the Canadiens trade of Brandon Prust to the...
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Star of ABC's Nashville and Broadway Shows Kyle Dean Massey Montreal-bound
Kyle Dean Massey was making his way through a McDonald’s at Times Square getting a drink for his mom when I reached him by phone Tuesday afternoon. I wanted to ask him about his plans to be in...
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All-day breakfast and more at Kitchen 73's four locations and counting
I finally made my way out to eat at Kitchen73 (www.kitchen73.com), which is quietly growing into a chain.A submarine sandwich and salad.There are locations on Boulevard de L’Avenir in Laval, as of this...
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Nic and Sabrina survive week one in The Amazing Race Canada
Dating Couple Max and Elias were the first team eliminated in the Season 3 premiere of CTV’s The Amazing Race Canada, seen by more than two million viewers.It did not look good at the beginning for...
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Cheryl Besner to spice up Just For Laughs Relationship Show
In the early years of the Just For Laughs Festival I always had the Relationship Show on my radar screen. It was just one of the innovative themes Andy Nulman, Bruce Hills and their team thought up to...
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Montrealers Nic and Sabrina continue to thrive on Amazing Race Canada
Montreal couple Nic La Monaca, 22, of Anjou and Sabrina Mercuri, 32, of Lachine had another strong showing on CTV's The Amazing Race Canada this week while Vancouver co-workers Susan Hayre and...
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Soleil d'Espagne – Vies et poésies de Lorca to kick off Laval cultural...
August will be an exciting month in Laval as Quebec’s third largest city marks its 50th anniversary.On August 1, the Maison des arts de Laval (1395 Concord Boulevard West) will kick off a unique array...
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Neil Patrick Harris adds true star power to Just For Laughs galas
I caught the first of four Just For Laughs galas Monday night at the Place des Arts, hosted by superstar Neil Patrick Harris. He was essentially the ringmaster for what was called Circus Awesomeaus....
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Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz leaving Baily Shul for prestigious post in New York City
Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, who has served for 19 years as spiritual leader of Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem Congregation on Baily Road, will be leaving Montreal towards the end of the fall for a...
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Back to Camp for Terry "Aislin" Mosher as Kanawana gets set to honour master...
Terry “Aislin” Mosher, the main editorial cartoonist for the Montreal Gazette, has received many well deserved honours in his lifetime. On Saturday August 8 he will go back to Camp Kanawana in the...
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Chai Lifeline: Montreal riders bring home $300,000 for kids with cancer and...
Camp Simcha, an overnight summer camp in Glen Spey, New York, is designed to meet the medical and social needs of children and teens with cancer and other serious illnesses. Via its annual two-day...
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X-Men to film at McGill; Caitlyn Jenner Montreal bound?
Hollywood North is back! Those of us who travel to the United States are clearly not pleased with our sinking Canadian dollar, now at about 75 cents compared to the American buck, but it is bringing...
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KlezKanada 2015 to conclude August 23 with Theodore Bikel tribute
Another edition of KlezKanada will take place August 17 to 23 at Camp B'nai Brith in Ste. Agathe and Dr. Hy Goldman, who founded the event with his wife Sandy, could not be more proud. Each summer...
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Montrealers Nic and Sabrina end their run on The Amazing Race Canada
The Montreal presence on CTV’s The Amazing Race Canada is over after Nic La Monaca from Anjou and Lachine’s Sabrina Mercuri became the fifth team eliminated. The Montreal-based couple were in...
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Our Grade 1 reviewer Nathaniel gives thumbs up to Marvel Universe Live!
After writing a preview piece in The Suburban for the much anticipated Bell Centre presentation of Marvel Universe Live! I thought that the best person to review it for me would be a colleague with a...
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Renato Zane takes over as the new boss at City Montreal
There is a new sheriff in town at City Montreal. More than a year after Bob Babinski left the TV station as head honcho of on air activities, his place has finally been filled by industry veteran...
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Breaking News: P.F. Chang's Montreal locations sold to owners of Cage Aux...
There is good news for fans of P.F. Chang’s. Groupe Sportscene, owners of among other things the very successful Cage Aux Sportsfranchise, has purchased the two Montreal area locations---one at Rue des...
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