HUNTSVILLE — A novice driver faces multiple impaired driving charges after an accident here Sunday afternoon. Officers charged him with impaired operation following a report of a fail to remain motor vehicle collision in Huntsville. On August 10, at 3:22 p.m., police responded to reports of a motor vehicle that struck a fence at McCulley-Robertson […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Bob Jacob is goo-goo over Gaga. He’s seen her three times, but can’t name many of her songs beyond “Come to Mama.” But he’s as inspired by the siren songstress’s philanthropy as he by her pipes. That’s partly how he came to donate $1 million worth of shares to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — An evening with Brett Sontag Thursday is a whirlwind of musical influences covering 17 countries since he performed last summer at Trinity United Church in their Wednesday concert series. This week they dim the lights for another candle light concert as the Gravenhurst native welcomes family and friends for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The judges have spoken — twice — and the “Best Burger” at yesterday’s Hale Muskoka opening is a local sear-ious smash-up success. Chef Melanie Robinson’s slider was a play on two dishes: a traditional Bahn Mi sandwich and a bowl of noodles. The Orillia Eclectic Cafe owner says she […]
Bob Pomerantz | Special to TODAY.com GRAVENHURST — You might know that Gravenhurst was home to a German prisoner-of-war camp between 1940 and 1946. But did you know that, ironically in 1949 the camp was repurposed as a Jewish summer resort with kosher-style food and stand-up comics like a young Dave Broadfoot? That’s just one […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A “Smash and Sear” burger competition today was as much about the searing heat as the beef. Hale Muskoka’s all-you-can-eat opening was the hottest ticket in town as hundreds lined up in the heat to sample and vote. Five chefs and five judges were on the hot seat as […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — I went to a concert last night and a party broke out. A birthday party — for The BOMB Retro ’80s Live super band fan Cathy, who danced her way across the Opera House stage. She and a couple hundred of her close friends and fans of the Whitby […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A new ‘Marketplace Flavours Venue’ at the north entrance to Gravenhurst opens Sunday with a “Smash & Sear: Best Burger Competition.” After months of nice renovations to the old “Simpson Barn” property on Bethune Drive North at Hwy. 11, Hale Muskoka is hosting its first outdoor culinary event. A […]