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Bathurst and Bloor Underground. See You In 100 Years. By Stephen Weir A time capsule to mark the role that the Bathurst Bloor Annex Corridor has played in the history of Caribbean and African peoples in Toronto is soon going to be buried in the ground in a busy city construction site.  “ This is another way that we as a community can mark our history,” explained Itah Sadu, the owner of the A Different Booklist.  “This area, around the intersection of Bathurst and Bloor, has a real history – here we can trace our peoples right back to the Underground Railroad!” For now the time capsule sits in the front window of the Bathurst St bookstore and cultural space. And, as customers and the curious come inside, everyone is encouraged to sign small pieces of paper and place themselves inside equally small bottles and put it into the waiting plastic box time capsule. The Different Booklist is a fitting place for the Time Capsule to be created. The store features books...

Playing Flute in the window. Cooking Love In the Kitchen Famed jazz flutist and author Sherry Winston has a recipe for the perfect romantic at-home dinner date.   Subdued lighting (“bright lights are a turn-off). The right music ( at my age loud hip hop is a no-no). And Chicken Wings – of course the recipe comes from her latest aphrodisiac laden recipe book! The New Yorker has played with Stevie Wonder, performed for both the Clintons and George Bush and cooked on TV with Emirl Lagasse!    After Friday night, she can now say that she performed and signed her cookbook “ For Lovers Only: A Cookbook and More  “ in the front window of the Another Book List in Toronto. The Bathurst and Bloor bookstore includes a large performance space for visiting musicians and authors.   On Friday night they featured a woman who is both!   For Winston’s only public appearance in Canada over 50 long-time fans came out for the 2-hour event.   As well, she a...