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Taste of the Danforth looking to break records TARA HATHERLY thatherly@insidetoronto.com Experience Greece without leaving Toronto this weekend, at Krinos Taste of the Danforth. The free festival, Canada’s largest street party, takes place Friday to Sunday on Danforth Avenue, between Broadview and Jones avenues. The annual event puts the best of Greece and Toronto
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on the menu and on display, with a weekend full of food, performances, activities and more. Presented by the Greek Town on the Danforth BIA, the festival, now in its 22nd year, has reached an estimated annual attendance of 1.6 million people. This year’s event will be bigger and better than before, said Howard Lichtman, the fes-
tival’s chief marketing officer. “Every year is new, and every year is great,” he said. “(There’s) always food, food and more food, but we always try to have something new for people.” While sampling a variety of Greek and many other cuisines, for $5 or less per item, people can enjoy live music, dancing and more at three stages. There will also be lots of great shopping, with stores offering
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festival specials, and refreshments available at Labatt’s Shock Top Beer Garden. A host of activities will keep everyone busy, including two Guinness World Record attempts. The first will try to set a record for the most people to eat an olive in eight hours. The second attempt will try for the most soccer penalty kicks scored in eight hours, in honour >>>FOOD, page 10
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Health centre expands onto the Danforth JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Starting this fall, the South Riverdale Community Health Centre (SRCHC) will be bringing some of its programs and services to the Danforth. >>>OPPORTUNITY, page 11
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