Juliette et Chocolate

1615 rue St-Denis 514-287-3555 See also Plateau Mont Royal, Cafe Yumma! When my sister asked me if I wanted to go to the chocolate place I had no idea what was in store for me. I had about an hour & a half before my train back to Toronto, & this was definitely the best…

Finalists Named for Shaw Rocket Prize

Finalists Named for Shaw Rocket Prize CALGARY, April 5: The Shaw Rocket Fund has announced four finalists for the annual C$50,000 Shaw Rocket Prize, as determined by kids’ programming executives from the U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany and Australia. The finalists are Epitome Pictures’ Degrassi: The Next Generation, a live-action drama that airs on CBC; DECODE’s…

Degrassi, on the house

Degrassi, on the house Consider it an unobtrusive homage: The grand opening of the DeGrassi House comes this Friday EMILY MATHIEU Unless you knew what you were looking for, you’d walk right past DeGrassi House. That’s kind of the point. The recently renamed restaurant and bar at 780 Queen St. E., just west of the…

Entertainment ; DeGrassi Is tha Best Teen TV N da WRLD

Entertainment ; DeGrassi Is tha Best Teen TV N da WRLD: NY Times: 32 Hours,16 minutes Ago [Entertainment News] Although it’s been on Canadian TV for 25 years in various incarnations, the Degrassi series franchise continues to develop a whole new following in the U.S. and around the world. The latest boost to CTV’s current…

Channel Surfing for Nostalgia

Channel Surfing for Nostalgia by Jonathan Ages Mar 24, 2005 (~730 Words) jaa345@nyu.edu (917) 771-0770 Teenage soap operas arent just for kids. Theyre luring droves of post-pubescent viewers too. The Fox Networks teenager melodrama, The O.C., has attracted waves of fans, but many overgrown adolescents are also tuning into Degrassi: The Next Generation on The…

Degrassi 'tha best' teen TV: NY Times

Degrassi ‘tha best’ teen TV: NY Times John McKay Canadian Press TORONTO (CP) — Although it’s been on Canadian TV for 25 years in various incarnations, the Degrassi series franchise continues to develop a whole new following in the U.S. and around the world. The latest boost to CTV’s current teen series Degrassi: The Next…

DGrassi Is tha Best Teen TV N da WRLD!

March 20, 2005 DGrassi Is tha Best Teen TV N da WRLD! By BEN NEIHART At the studio and back lot of Epitome Pictures, in an industrial part of Toronto, every day was prom night. Tarps covered windows to keep out the sun. Dozens of gangly kids in ill-fitting formal wear swayed to a loop…

Degrassi, 'tis of thee

Degrassi, ’tis of thee Or, how a Canadian TV show became a beacon for American youth According to the five high-school students subject to weekend detention in the 1985 movie The Breakfast Club, adults forced 80s teens into restrictive stereotypes. “You see us as you want to see us: in the simplest terms, in the…

Cassie Steele breaks into music industry

Cassie Steele breaks into music industry By SHERRI WOOD — Toronto Sun The teen girl pop star pool just got a little more crowded. 15-year-old Cassie Steele, best known for her portrayal of Manny Santos on the hit TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation, is throwing a CD release party this week for her new…

Degrassi: The Next Generation- season 2 cover art

Six weeks ago we had posted the details about the June 21st release of Degrassi: The Next Generation – Season 2. The cover art is down below: For all the details, including extensive extras, check back to that previous news post. Stay tuned for pricing info and pre-order listings, which we’ll post in our regular…