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Timber Tops Luxury Cabin Rentals Names Dollywood Harvest Festival the Number One Family Activity for the Fall (PR Web) With changing leaves and cooler weather, fall is one of the most popular times to visit the Great Smoky Mountains. Timber Tops Luxury Cabin Rentals invites families to celebrate the arrival of autumn at the Dollywood Harvest Festival. Running from Oct. 2 - Nov. 2, the Harvest Celebration will feature daily Southern gospel concerts and artisan craft demonstrations. "Our guests always have a fantastic time at the Dollywood Harvest Celebration," said a spokesperson for Timber Tops Luxury Cabin Rentals. "All of the great musical performances and craft demos really add to the value of Dollywood tickets. With so many exciting and educational things to do, you can easily spend the whole day at the park." Throughout the fall, Dollywood will host over 300 concerts that are free with park admission. Southern gospel stars performing at the park include The Perrys, Guy Penrod and The Isaacs. Guests at the park will also have the chance to learn banjo making, basket weaving, chainsaw carving and other crafts from professional artisans. Expert jewelry makers, quilters, woodworkers and other crafters from across the country will come to Dollywood to share their trades with the hundreds of thousands of visitors to the park. Dollywood will be open every day of the week excluding Thursday in the month of October. Park hours are from 9:00 am - 7:00 pm on Saturday and from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm on weekdays and Sunday. One day adult tickets cost $57.00 and children's tickets cost $45.00. Dollywood also offers adult season passes for $136 and children's passes for $124. Located minutes away from Dollywood, Timber Tops' Pigeon Forge cabins are heavily frequented by families attending the Harvest Celebration. With over 300 log cabins in the Great Smoky Mountains, Timber Tops Luxury Cabin Rentals offers lodging to accommodate any family size. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11167874.htm
10 quintessential fall weekend trips (USA Today) Shortening days, comfy sweaters, steaming mugs of warm apple cider: Some things are so quintessentially fall that, despite the promise of snowy days to come, we just can't wait to partake. Autumn is the ideal time for weekend trips both urban and rustic. Check out our 10 favorite fall destinations and then plan your own cozy escape. Nashville - Stumbling upon a musical performance in Nashville is as inevitable as the changing of the seasons. Artists and travelers alike flock to Music City each fall for a slate of festivals, headliner shows, and the opening of the theater and opera seasons. Kick off autumn with the Music City Eats: Nashville Food, Wine & Spirits Festival (Sept. 21 and 22), with Caleb and Nathan Followill of Kings of Leon at the helm. Take your pick of the area's many pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and farmers' markets for a seasonal Tennessee bounty, or embark on the Tennessee Central Railway Museum's 10-hour Super Fall Foliage Excursion for prime leaf peeping throughout the highlands of Tennessee. Peak colors occur around the third and fourth weeks of October. Where to stay: Most major hotel chains have outposts in Nashville; check out seasonal deals from Hilton and Loews. Also be sure to dig through the offerings from VisitMusicCity.com, where seasonal hotel packages can be music to your ears. http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/09/26/fall-weekend-trips-getaways/2868553/
Dollywood wins five Golden Ticket awards (Mountain Press) Dollywood won five "best of the best" awards, ranked as finalists in five additional categories and landed two coasters on Amusement Today's annual Best Steel and Best Wooden Coaster lists at the magazine's prestigious 2013 Golden Ticket Awards on Saturday, Sept. 7. The awards, presented by trade publication Amusement Today, were handed out at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, this year's Golden Ticket Awards host park. "News of our five 2013 Golden Ticket Awards just absolutely blows me away," said Dolly Parton. "I'm absolutely humbled but truly so very proud of my great team at the Dollywood Company. Having just announced plans for next year's FireChaser Express at Dollywood and my new Dollywood's DreamMore Resort in 2015, all of these Golden Ticket Awards let me know that we're on the right path to expanding our family vacation destination so that more and more folks can experience what our industry has so kindly and sweetly honored among the best our business has to offer. Thank you from the very bottom of this country girl's heart!" Dollywood's five Golden Ticket Awards include top honors in three categories, including a first-time win for Dollywood's Splash Country, and repeats in four categories. http://www.themountainpress.com/news/x913948086/Dollywood-wins-five-Golden-Ticket-awards
Tennessee Tourism Announces Guided Tours Available During the 2013 Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Signature Event (PR Web) Friends of Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park will offer tours during the Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Signature Event in Chattanooga Oct. 9-12. All tours are at various times Saturday, Oct. 12 and will depart from and return to the Chattanooga Conventions Center downtown. The tours are on a variety of topics related to Battles for Chattanooga and Battles of Chickamauga. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11147436.htm
Tennessee beefs up tourism budget (Travel Mole) The Tennessee Tourism Committee is looking at ways to grow the state into a Top 10 tourist destination. The Commission last week issued a report recommending that the state develop a market plan that focuses on key markets, like Faith Travel; encourage longer stays; and put together a series of music-oriented festivals and events. Tennessee governor Bill Haslam has added $8 million to the state's tourism budget, bringing the total budget to $13.5 million. The tourism industry had an impact of more than $16 billion and employed more than 146,000 people, and tourists generated more than $1 billion in state and local taxes. http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2008346&c=setreg®ion=3
Tourism is big business in Rutherford County, according to data recently released by the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and the U.S. Travel Association. (Murfreesboro Post) According to the report, Rutherford County saw an increase of 7.93 percent in tourist spending from 2011 to 2012. Tourism-related spending in Rutherford County in 2012 increased from $252.83 to $272.88 million, placing it in the Top 10 counties across the state, for travel-related expenditures. "The economic impact figures show that our tourism efforts are paying off in large dividends. 2012 was a very good year for Rutherford County," said Bill Jones, who serves as chair of Destination Rutherford, a division of the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce. Money that tourists spend in Rutherford County at restaurants, hotels, retail stores, entertainment venues and on transportation directly impacts the community, he added. Without the money generated by tourism, Jones said, every household in Rutherford County would have to pay approximately $226 more in state and local taxes, every single year. "Tourism is a significant economic driver that benefits everyone in the community," said Lanny Goodwin, chair of the Convention and Visitors Bureau. http://www.murfreesboropost.com/report-tourism-spending-in-county-tops-272m-cms-36996
New Nashville Omni Hotel opens amid fanfare (Tennessean) Grand opening ceremony of the Omni Hotel in downtown Nashville included a ribbon cutting, live music, food and tours on Monday Sept. 30, 2013. Anne Elizabeth McIntosh of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. and attorney Charles Robert Bone talk next to a large guitar table at the Onmi Hotel. The 800-room, heavily subsidized Omni Hotel opens across from the Music City Center with a ceremony featuring Gov. Bill Haslam, Mayor Karl Dean and the chairman of Omni, a luxury hotel chain based in Texas. Nashville's Music City Center finally has its long-awaited hotel, and the addition is being met with plenty of fanfare. "We made it," Dan Piotrowski, general manager of Nashville's new Omni hotel, told a huge of city dignitaries and tourism and hospitality leaders gathered at the building's front door Monday for the ceremonial ribbon-cutting of the new 800-room, 21-story hotel. Mayor Karl Dean, who struck a public-private deal with officials from Omni Hotel & Ressorts three years ago to bring it here, held the giant scissors and snipped the ribbon to officially welcome the new hotel at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Korean Veterans Boulevard, across the street from the new center and connected to the adjacent Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum. Gov. Bill Haslam was among those also in attendance for what was Nashville's most anticipated hotel opening in recent memory. With construction already underway on Nashville's new $585 million center, the city agreed in 2010 to chip in substantial dollars to get the center a hotel, viewed as crucial to the well-being of the facility. Metro and tourism officials had sought a 1,000-room hotel, but were satisfied with getting one that was 200 rooms shy. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130930/NEWS/309300066/1972/NEWS02
Dollywood's DreamMore Resort set to open in 2015. (4 Hoteliers.com) Entertainment legend Dolly Parton announced plans for $300 million in capital investments in The Dollywood Company over the next 10 years. The investment includes new attractions, resorts and the creation of more than 2,500 jobs. Construction is under way on the new FireChaser Express rollercoaster, opening in March 2014 at Dollywood. To mark the company's 30th anniversary in 2015, the 300-room Dollywood's DreamMore Resort will open adjacent to Parton's award-winning Dollywood theme park and Dollywood's Splash Country waterpark, both located in Tennessee's famed Great Smoky Mountains. "I've always been a big dreamer just like I've always wanted to do more for my home here in these beautiful Smoky Mountains," Parton said, "This is where I nurtured my heart's dreams, and I want to share more of them. My plans for the next 10 years are to expand my Dollywood properties to offer families more opportunities to play together and grow closer while they make their best memories. It's truly the culmination of this country girl's wildest dreams!" "With Dolly Parton's vision and world-class properties like Dollywood theme park and Dollywood's Splash Country waterpark as our foundation, The Dollywood Company is poised to become a family vacation destination like no other," said Craig Ross, President of The Dollywood Company. "Dolly welcomes folks into her home and her heart, and our plans to grow and expand The Dollywood Company are steeped in her desire to bring families closer together by creating experiences delivered from the heart." http://www.4hoteliers.com/news/story/11717
Maryville man makes handcrafted guitars sold worldwide (WATE) - Violins have their Stradivariuses and pianos have their Steinways. For guitars there are Martins and Gibsons, but have you ever heard of a Dudenbostel? They're sold worldwide and are made in Tennessee. From his little shop in the foothills of the Smokies, Lynn Dudenbostel works on his latest guitar creations. In a year's time, he will crank out around a dozen instruments, which will sell in places as far away as Italy and as close as East Tennessee. "It's amazing. I built my first guitar in 1989 as a hobby, and now it's a hobby that's gone beyond my wildest dreams," said Dudenbostel. "At the time, I never dreamed it would become a full time endeavor, and in 1997 I went full-time with this, and it still doesn't feel like a job." Dudenbostel guitars have a crisp and clean sound, and if they remind you of an old Martin or Gibson, that's because they're modeled after Martins and Gibsons of the 1920s and 1930s, which he describes as the golden era of instrument making. "[When] I started out, I was real fortunate, because I had some guys who loaned me some real vintage instruments and let me study them, and that's our best teachers are these old instruments," he said. Dudenbostel says making a quality instrument is about craftsmanship and artistry, but it's also about the wood. http://www.wate.com/story/23551024/maryville-man-makes-handcrafted-guitars-sold-worldwide
Cleveland area hosts Bridging the Blues events (Bolivar.com) The second annual Bridging the Blues, which happens through Oct. 13, a project created by organizations in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee to celebrate the cultural heritage of the Delta region, has expanded this year to include a third weekend. "This event has grown so much in just a year," said Cleveland Tourism Director Kelli Cotton. "We have such an influx of visitors, both domestic and international, during these festivals, so it just made sense to create a variety of events in many different towns to keep them in the area and let them experience many venues and visit historic places they might have missed. "It just shows what can happen when people work together for a common cause." Bridging the Blues offers music fans a packed calendar, highlighted by the venerable King Biscuit Blues Festival on Oct. 10-12 in Helena, Arkansas, and the new Mighty Mississippi Music Festival on Oct. 4-6 in Greenville, which incorporates the decade-old Highway 61 Blues Festival, formerly held in nearby Leland. The Cleveland area is hosting multiple events as part of BTB. The week kicks off with a Dockery Blues Jam and Historical Tour on Tuesday, and again on Thursday from 1-4 p.m. http://www.bolivarcom.com/view/full_story/23718733/article-Cleveland-area-hosts-Bridging-the-Blues-events?instance=homethirdleft
International film festival comes to Renaissance Center Oct. 18-20 (ETSU News Bureau) The Southern Appalachian International Film Festival, in partnership with the City of Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts, will present a retrospective with selected films that relate to the Tri-Cities area at the Renaissance Center Theatre. The films will be shown on Oct. 18-20. Tickets are $7 a day or $15 for all three days of the event. SOAPIFF started as a master's thesis project in Cross Cultural Tourism Development at East Tennessee State University by founder Mark Compton. "With close to one hundred films screened each year, it was difficult to choose what movies to show," Compton said. "So with that said, SOAPIFF decided to stay somewhat local with sprinkles of International flair thrown in for good measure; international is our middle name." On Friday from 5-11 p.m., the films "Five Across the Eyes" and "Broken Springs" will be shown. "Five Across the Eyes" is the first 'Best in Fest' winner and "Broken Springs" is a zombie, horror thriller that was directed in and around the Tri-Cities by Neeley Lawson On Saturday from 4-11 p.m., several shorts and five films will be shown including the 'Best in Fest' film "Freedom," which was created by Rick McVey with assistance from the Barter Theatre. "Freedom" is a historical Civil War drama and will be opened by the 2012 winner "Wolf Call," which is a historical drama performed by one actor, Mike Wiley. On Sunday from 1-4 p.m., five films will be shown including two regional documentaries, "Melungeon Voices" and "The Mysterious Lost State of Franklin." http://www.easttennessean.com/news/international-film-festival-comes-to-renaissance-center-oct-18-20-1.3069577#.UkpBCtJJOSo
Tina Turner Celebrated In Her Hometown (WBBITV) West Tennessee residents spent two days celebrating Tina Turner, the international superstar who was born and raised in Haywood County. The Delta Heritage Center in Brownsville held the first annual Tina Turner Heritage Days this weekend to pay homage to the singer. "It's a big tourism draw because she's a big superstar," Sonia Outlaw-Clark, Director of the Delta Heritage Center, said. People from all over the world came out to participate in the Friday and Saturday events, including musicians from as close as Brownsville to as far as Norway. "I went to see Tina Turner myself back in 1988, during her European tour," Knut Roppestad, a Norwegian musician said. "So I was happy to perform here." And besides bringing more awareness to the county, organizers say the community event helped out in other ways. "It's drawing international attention to Haywood County and that means more tax dollars," Outlaw-Clark said. The Delta Heritage Center houses a year-round exhibit of Tina Turner and other local artists. http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/Tina-Turner-Day-Becomes-Annual-Celebration-in-Haywood-County-225664751.html
The vintage steam locomotive (Ihoneida.com) After a 20-year absence, the sound of steam will once again chug along the rails of the Norfolk-Southern main line to Oneida, as a steam excursion train treks up the Cumberland Plateau this November. The Scott County Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday the very first BSF Vintage Train Fest, slated for Oneida City Park on Sunday, Nov. 10. The festival will be centered around the arrival of the excursion train from Chattanooga. Through a co-op between Chattanooga's Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum and Norfolk-Southern's 21st Century Steam program, the excursion train — pulled by a 1904 vintage steam locomotive — will bring 400 passengers to Oneida on Nov. 10. Passengers will disembark at the park to visit and experience what Oneida and the northern Cumberland Plateau has to offer for two hours while the train is turned around and serviced for the return trip to Chattanooga. At the park, the festival will include arts and crafts vendors, a classic car cruise-in, live music entertainment, and other fall festivities. "This is a wonderful opportunity for Scott County," Chamber of Commerce executive director Stacey Kidd said. "Many of these passengers will be making their first visit here, and this is an opportunity for us to extend our hospitality to them and show them the many amazing things we have to offer here." The excursion train and the festival at the city park is not unlike the popular Steam Train Festival held in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In those days, Norfolk-Southern and the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum teamed up to bring the Autumn Leaf Special steam excursion train to Oneida for two weekends in October. When the excursion trains stopped coming, the Steam Train Festival became the Sorghum Festival before eventually ending altogether. http://www.ihoneida.com/2013/09/steam-train-excursion-planned-to-oneida/
Memphis festival wants to know why "Memphis Rocks"(Business Journal) Memphians can get in touch with their inner artist and show why they love their city at the same time. The Memphis International Film and Music Festival is bringing back the "Memphis Rocks" category for its 2014 edition, scheduled for April 24-27. Memphians are welcome to create and submit short films about things they think are positive in the city. The five-minute films will be divided into five sub-categories: individuals, schools, nonprofits, corporations and judges' choice. Selected submissions will be uploaded to the "Memphis Rocks" YouTube channel, and winners will be selected and shown during a special screening at the Film Festival. "The 'Memphis Rocks' screening is an outgrowth of the civic pride campaign that's designed to give back and support the Memphis Police Department Fallen Officer Memorial," Jeremy Park, director of the Lipscomb Pitts Breakfast Club, which sponsors the category, said in a statement. "The overall 'Memphis Rocks' campaign has a mission of promoting all the positives of Memphis, and we're looking forward to continuing this effort." http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2013/09/30/memphis-festival-wants-to-know-why.html
Memphis Zoo mourns loss of rhino (WMC-TV) - The Memphis Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its own: Tombi the rhino. Zookeepers said the rhino began experiencing a dramatic decline in her health earlier in September. Eventually, caretakers said they decided to stop the pain and euthanize her. "Tombi has been at the zoo a long time. She is a beloved part of the zoo's history and was a wonderful animal. She had a great life and we're proud of the care we gave her," said Memphis Zoo President Chuck Brady. Tombi, 41, passed away Friday. http://www.wmctv.com/story/23558224/memphis-zoo-mourns-loss-of-rhino
Memphis showcases its green offerings (Commercial Appeal) At the annual Urban Sustainability Director's Network, over 135 people, representing cities all across the United States and Canada, got an opportunity to learn from each other and from the green things happening in the Greater Memphis area. At the annual Urban Sustainability Director's Network, over 135 people, representing cities all across the United States and Canada, got an opportunity to learn from each other and from the green things happening in the Greater Memphis area. The Memphis-Shelby County Office of Sustainability would like to thank the Urban Sustainability Director's Network for choosing Memphis as host city for the annual conference that took place Sept 15-18. Over 135 people representing cities all across the United States and Canada learned about the things happening in the Memphis region.
Attendees were treated to southern hospitality and welcomed by Mayors Wharton and Luttrell. The sustainability directors enjoyed four days of biking and walking tours, workshops, networking, and educational sessions. Local venues that helped make this a success were AutoZone Park, Beale Street Landing, A. Schwab, B.B. King's, Sears Crosstown, Doubletree Hotel, and The Peabody. Local groups who provided tours and information were Downtown Memphis Commission, Riverfront Development Corp, Overton Park Conservancy, Harahan Bridge Project, Memphis Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Greenline/Main Street Bike Rentals, Mid-South Regional Greenprint, Community LIFT, Livable Memphis, Sears Crosstown, MATA, Development Studio, CGI & Partners, Henry Turley Company, Main Street Apartment Partners, and Aerotropolis Project. Local food was provided by Déjà vu, Felicia Suzanne's, Whitton Farms, St. Jude's Hospital, The Elegant Farmer, Alcenias, Trolley Stop Market, Woodson Ridge, Delta Grind, Bluff City Bakery, Bonnie Blue Farms, Ghost River Brewing Co, Bonterra Organic Vineyards, Fork It Over Catering, and entertainment by the Ed Finney Quartet. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/sep/26/memphis-showcases-its-green-offerings/
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Administration on Aging (AoA), part of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), awarded grants totaling over
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Michael's on Simcoe
- Address:
100 Simcoe St
Toronto, ON M5H 3L2Neighborhood:
Downtown / Entertainment District
- Cuisine:
SteakhousePrice: CAN$31 to CAN$50
Michael's on Simcoe
- Dining Style: Fine Dining
- Website: http://www.michaelsonsimcoe.com/
- Phone: 4162605100x
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30 am - 5:00 pm
Dinner: Monday - Saturday: 5:00 pm - Close
- Payment Options: AMEX,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Seafood, Italian, Steakhouse
- Executive Chef: Derek Von Raesfeld
- Dress Code: Business Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Entertainment, Full Bar, Late Night, Takeout, Wine
- Entertainment: Live DJ
A word from Michael's on Simcoe
Michael's on Simcoe playfully combines the best of contemporary cuisine, featuring USDA prime steak, fresh seafood and authentic homemade pastas. Classic cocktails are re-invented to tantalize your taste buds and our extensive wine list will tempt even those with the most discerning taste. Conveniently located in the heart of the Financial and Entertainment districts, Michael's on Simcoe brings new life to one of the most energetic districts in downtown Toronto. This restaurant breaks down the barriers of a traditional steakhouse by challenging the overly masculine ambience that has long been the trademark of its genre.Continued
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Michael's on Simcoe reviews from OpenTable diners
81 reviews since June 4, 2014
- Food4.2Service4.4
- Ambiance4.3Noise LevelModerate
special occasion (47)romantic (44)fit for foodies (32)notable wine list (27)good for groups (22)hot spot (18)great for lunch (12)neighborhood gem (11)late-night find (6)vibrant bar scene (6)kid-friendly (2)scenic view (1)great for brunch (1)Show More
- Styles1Dined on 9/27/2014First time there. Can honestly say service (Kelly) was as good as I have ever experienced. Everything timed perfectly and the advice and food choices were outstanding.Special Features:
- First Time VisitingKunajeSelvamDined on 9/25/2014Took my girlfriend here for a romantic dinner. I was very impressed by the service. The staff was attentive and professional. We had the filet and we absolutely loved it! Dessert was great as well. Would definitely re-visit. The only issue was traffic. There is a lot of congestion in the area so we had to take a detour. Michael's did have valet service for $15 (not including tip) which was convenient at the time. I'd recommend taking the GO-train and then subway from Union to Osgoode station.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/17/2014Absolutely wonderful. From the moment we got there and interacted with the security guard to the moment we left everything was impectable. The server was very attentive and knowledgeable. The food was amazing, drinks were delicious. The overall experience was terrific and look very forward to my next chance to go back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- HendoDined on 9/12/2014The service was impeccable. The waiter explained everything asked of him (ex. Regarding the menu/food) very elaborately and sufficiently. The service provided was incomparable to any other restaurant I've been to. The food was also really good, met my expectations. The environment I felt was great, more so for a romantic dinner or special occasion. Overall, great experience!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OUTSTANDINGtrishDined on 8/27/2014Michael's on Simcoe is a five star plus dining experience! Michael's attention to detail, hospitality, wine list, menu is meticulous. It was one of the finest dining experiences we have had in Toronto! Aside from the outstanding food and service, the ambience can't be beat! I highly recommend this restaurant to all who appreciate the finest!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Amazing Food, Amazing ServiceLorysaVIPDined on 8/23/2014My boyfriend and I are regulars here as the food and service are both phenomenal. The second ever time we came, the staff remembered both us our and preference for flat water/white wine/etc. As we've continued to come back, the service gets better each time! The kitchen staff are absolutely amazing and produce some of the best food in Toronto (in my opinion). Of all of the amazing restaurants in Toronto for us to choose from, we keep coming back to Michael's because it is simply the best.Special Features:
- cinOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 8/22/2014Went for special occasion. .beautiful napa wine..the gnocchi was outstanding...the mac and cheese was decadent. ..steak was delicious...fish was slightly overcooked but was flavourful. Great service..I would highly recommend it and will be back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great ExperienceJerry2033VIPDined on 8/17/2014We had to push our reservation back an hour due to late flights, and they could not have been more hospitable. The food was awesome, and the staff was great. When ever i go to Toronto, i will be back. The bar was very upscale, and the service was prompt. I had a group of a dozen and everyone asked how i found such a great restaurant. A real findSpecial Features:
- outstanding foodMaleks1Dined on 8/12/2014A must try. This place is a hidden gem. The food is amazingSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Pleasant evening w/ v good foodnickDined on 8/8/2014Gracious pleasant ambiance; accommodated our Open Table request (re seating away from fridge meat display, advance notice about one vegetarian); nice wine & drinks choices; lobster gnocchi & veg risotto both excellent, recommended; all the staff are v professional. Beef choices extensive (and expensive although beef prices are up now), seems to be their specialty - but we were v satisfied with the Italian options. Winning resto when you'd like to be taken care of in a courteous manner indicating that your patronage and experience were valued.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Ecellent food & service experience!JennDined on 8/6/2014I'm always nervous finding the right restaurant when my colleagues come to Toronto as they are foodies with very high standards, but Michael's exceeded all of our expectations! There were seven of us for dinner and three have different food allergies (always a tricky situation). Our primary waiter was Kelly and he ensured that every detail was taken care of for our dining experience. The food and wine was excellent and everyone enjoyed the evening. I highly recommend Michael's!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Michael's on Simcoe!ormond17Dined on 8/5/2014Michael's continues to offer the same impeccable food and service as experienced during earlier visits. Nothing appears to have changed except we found it an even better dining experience than previously! My husband had lamb which he claimed to be the best lamb he has ever had in a restaurant setting. I had the halibut which was fresh, creamy and unbelievably flavourful. My daughter loved the rib steak and her side of macaroni and cheese. One member of our party had the strawberry risotto which we all tasted and loved. The steaks were, as usual, excellent and the service attentive and knowledgeable. We had an assortment of desserts, each and every one of them beautifully presented and exceptional in taste. Lovely evening.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Exceptional Food and serviceGwenDined on 8/1/2014Exceptional fine dining and outstanding service. I would highly recommend Michael's for everday meal or a special occassion. We celebrated a birthday and the staff made sure to remember the little touches.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Exceeded ExpectationsJDM53Dined on 7/24/2014This has to be one of the finest restaurants in Toronto. The food was beyond reproach but the service was even better. I highly recommend it.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- letsgrabdinnerDined on 7/22/2014We went to Michael's for a b'day dinner. It was great and we enjoyed our evening.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Awesome RestaurantAfroGirlDined on 7/22/2014My 3 friends and I had dinner here on a Tuesday night and we absolutely loved it. My corn risotto was lovely and I ordered a perfectly done rib-eye steak and was extremely happy with it. My friends also had steaks and we all felt they were the best steaks we've had in a long time. Great desert menu and wine list. Awesome service, our waiter Kelly could not have been more attentive without being intrusive. The surroundings were lovely and the bathrooms are a treat. I leave you to discover why yourself. All around excellent dining experience.Special Features:
- rubberDined on 7/19/2014Loved the Ambience, The bar was really cool.Service was excellent.Special Features:
- Good foodlookingforrealfoodDined on 7/19/2014The food was very good. But the portion size was a bit too small even for a small portion lover. The waiter I found cold and not friendly enough. No small talk, no attempt to sell the daily specials. We were seated in the back corner which I found from a decorating perspective to be extremely boring.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Pleasant surprisefitfoodieDined on 7/18/2014Did lunch at Michael's for summerlicious with a couple co-workers, and we were all pleasantly surprised. Incredibly attentive service, great food, and a very calm ambiance. The dining room was the perfect temperature, nice modern decor, and comfortable chairs. Not sure what the pricing is like on the regular menu, but the summerlicious menu was great value. Would definitely recommend this restaurant.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- SummerliciousLiciousFanDined on 7/17/2014Two of us went for lunch (first time @ this restaurant) as the menu selection/descriptions appealed to us, but we were disappointed. Appetizers: Tomato sauce for the Calamari was acidic/harsh & the pasta lacking in interesting flavours, although the fennel sausage was tasty. Mains & Dessers: Burger & Orata were okay, but nothing special, as were the Fruit Crumble & Cheese Cake. The breads served prior to the appetizers, as well as the bun for the burger had great texture & were delicious - kudos to the kitchen for the breads if baked inhouse.
- Not so much for lunchMcMcDined on 7/16/2014Have been for dinner and it was amazing. This time was there for lunch and it was good but not amazing.I would recommend this to a friend.
- AmandaAmandaDined on 7/15/2014Summerlicious menu was great. Didn't have any sausage left, which was disappointing but what I did have was good.Special Features:
- Great ExperienceKay1Dined on 7/15/2014We tried out their summerlicious lunch menu, and we weren't disappointed. I work around the area, and didn't notice this gem until we saw it listed as a participating restaurant. I'm sure I'll go back again :)Special Features:
- modern ambiancesapnajayDined on 7/12/2014lovely ambiance. server was kind of cold and not too friendly. my meal was delicious, but my husband's was only so-so.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great experienceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/11/2014Fantastic service, great table. Had the arugula and grilled fruit salad which was average, and the strip loin which was incredible.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good food but Service bad.XoXoDined on 7/11/2014Food is good. Service not as expected as a high class restaurant. We requested a candle to put on a slice of cake twice. They didn't put it on eventually. We were disappointed. If the staff doesn't wish to participate the summerlicious program, then the restaurant shouldn't list themselves with the program.Special Features:
- Summerlicious was great!FoodFanDined on 7/11/2014Fast becoming our favourite restaurant in Toronto. Summerlicious Menu was great and the waiters and servers are all friendly amd efficient and look like they enjoy their work. Makes for a great atmosphere for any occasion.Special Features:
- Fantastic attention to detail!UnimpressedDined on 7/11/2014Many other restaurants could learn a thing or two from Michael's: attentive and quick service, 3 attendants to a table, and tablecloths swept clean before every course. Wow!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Summerlicious Lunch!AngelacogsDined on 7/11/2014I highly enjoyed my summerlicious meal at Michael's. The staff was very attentive and food came out in a timely manner. Had a great time and the food was amazing.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- First time and the last timeAlkyVIPDined on 7/10/2014Went there for Summerlicious and maybe because of that, we got the minimal service you could imagine. We sat at a tiny table next to a big post eventho the place was only half full. Had high expectation on the steak but it came out quite dry on the outside edges. Could have a lot of other choices in the area for much better service and food!!Special Features:
- TorontogirlDined on 7/9/2014Although the food was delightful to see and eat, I'd have to say that it was the outstanding service the servers dealt with that put my mood on top. My family and I decided to try a new restaurant during the summerlicious event, and came across Michael's On Simcoe. The atmosphere was very romantic and soothing, while the servers were inviting. I ordered the grilled fruit salad (delicious! and local), Med-rare steak (should've asked for medium :( ), and the chocolate semifreddo (wonderful). I can confidently say that my dine-in at Michael's on Simcoe was splendid, and wouldn't mind another sit-in at another time. Thank you :)Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excelent food and service.VisitingFromTorontoDined on 7/6/2014We had the summerlicious menu and a pasta for the kids. All were excellent. We would definitely return here and try the steaks as well.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Pleasant experienceFoodloverDined on 7/5/2014We came on time for our dinner here for the first time. The staff showed our table. They were attentive but were not really very warm. The receptionist pointed to our table and we walked ourselves towards the direction. Our server came. He was polite but was not really welcoming. We sat and waited for our guests to come. The food was excellent. Overall, we were OK with our experience.Special Features:
- PpqdhDined on 7/4/2014Went in for summerlicious. The food wasn't great and overpriced for the quality of food we received. The drinks were unimpressive and unbelievably expensive. I don't mind paying money if the food is great, but this whole experience was just dissapointing. I got the Orata dish and the whole dish was salty. Olives with salty sun dried tomatoes and salty fish. No balance. My brother got the pork tenderloin marinated in honey and oh my god did they ever put honey on it. They had no balance of flavour, the plate was just overpowered by one flavour. It could also be a personal thing because I like flavourful dishes. Try Carmen on Queen St W, went there the next day. Amazing Spanish tapas and totally worth the bucks.
- ClassyChaiTeaDined on 7/4/2014The service was great. And very informative. However, I would have liked a more romantic lunch without some interruption. However the server no doubt was kind and came often when we needed him. Some dishes were a bit over salted which was the reason I didn't give it a 5 star, however the mascarpone was extremely light and delicious. As well as the corn & peach salsa with rosemary polenta fritelle was outstanding.Special Features:
- FabulousGazandLauraDined on 6/28/2014We chose Michael's for a family event and couldn't be happier. What a gem of a place. The menu is absolutely fabulous. Great wine list. The staff are extremely attentive. The decor is beautiful. From the appetizers to main course to dessert, everything was flawless. Will definitely go back next time I'm in Toronto.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always a pleasureatotsDined on 6/14/2014This was my second time at this restaurant. Both times enjoyed myself very much. Polenta is amazing! and obviously steak delicious.Special Features:
- Michael's on SimcoeElds007Dined on 6/14/2014I went there for an anniversary dinner, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I had the lobster gnocci (excellent) and my boyfriend has the steak. Sides were delicious (mac-n-cheese, mushrooms and rapini). I have to say, the fiori di zucca appetizer was my favourite part of the whole meal- very tasty. Also try the Breakfast in Paris cocktail, I enjoyed it. The only very small complaint we had was that our main courses could have been warmer- they were borderline room temperature. Nevertheless, the flavours were there. Service was congenial, and they even treated us to a complimentary anniversary dessert which was such a nice touch. Thank you for the experience, and I would definitely recommed Michael's to a friend!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- mikeDined on 6/10/2014Good food. Waiter was attentive. Difficult to find the restaurant from the street. Minimal signageSpecial Features:
- ricardoDined on 6/5/2014Our salad came in time, but then we had to wait 45 min for our main course, and when it came my fries was wayyyy over salted and the rappini was plain, we ordered a MEDIUM t-bone steak and it was RARE rare and a GOOD AMOUNT of beef was left on the bone( they slice the meet for you), known as a steak house I was very disappointed.
- The following 101 reviews are from the Michael's on Simcoe reviews archive.


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Here you find information about Global Nature Fund as well as all projects and partner lakes in several languages. The main purpose of this international initiative is the conservation and protection of natural resources, chiefly the drinking water reservoirs of the earth. UN investigations say that today about 1.4 billion people suffer from water shortages or bad water quality.
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It was a tale of two markets this week in the cash soybean market. Domestic end users were sharply lower on basis as soybean crushing plants begin to cut back production in anticipation of future lower prices, while river markets continue to be bolstered by strong international demand. For the week, U.S soybean basis fell 5 cents a bushel while corn basis continued to tow the line at unchanged.
In the corn market, sluggish export demand keeps basis levels stagnate although still mostly holding up at lofty levels. Ethanol processors did bid up basis this week by 1-cent a bushel on average as ethanol processing margins continue to hold up at their highest levels of the marketing year. However, at the Gulf spot corn basis was unchanged as US export business continues to be non-existent. Basis levels at river terminals averaged a 1-cent loss.
For soybeans, the average US spot soybean basis was down by 5-cents a bushel, but this masked the divergence across the two key sectors. At the Gulf, export basis levels bucked the broader trend which helped push basis levels along the lower river system higher. Upper river terminals are starting to run into flooding issues which is beginning to cause some stoppages of deliveries and limiting basis gains there. For crushing plants, double-digit losses in the Eastern Cornbelt were fairly widespread, while Western processors were down only slightly or even stronger.
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And demonstrated through performance (1, 2, 3, 4) Japan's renaming of what is considered in South Korea as Korean territory.
You'll have to wait a while before the real festivities start: South Korea's "Dokdo Day" isn't until October 25th.
Dokdo, the Korean name for the Liancourt Rocks, is serious business in South Korea, and it's rarely far from the headlines. Thus it's only slightly accurate to say there's been "renewed" interest in Dokdo lately because new maps have been discovered that, the Korean side says, weaken Japan's claim to the rocks. And whenever Dokdo comes up, the Sea of Japan is never far behind. Koreans believe the name ought to be changed, and a survey from 2008 showed that 95% of Koreans think it ought to be the "East Sea." As I've written dozens of times on this site, the English name of the body of water is the Sea of Japan, and Koreans ought to respect the language, the culture, and the precedent. It's extremely arrogant for Koreans to dictate how other people use their language, especially when the alternatives suggested are so clearly Korea-centric. I'll plagiarize myself a bit, from November 2008:
The name is 동해, or East Sea, in Korean and that's perfectly acceptable. Nobody is suggesting it be called 일본해. However, the accepted English name is Sea of Japan, and it's arrogant and inappropriate to dictate the rules of another language. Moreover, and what realy induces eye rolls and forehead slaps is that people are advocating replacing the Sea of Japan because it supposedly reflects Japanese imperialism and is a product of, so they say, aggressive lobbying by Japanese politicians. The alternate name suggested, though, is even more disgustingly ethnocentric and nationalistic because the sea is, after all, to the immediate east of Korea and only Korea. Here I would write "just call it the East Asian Sea and let's move on," but you see how I view Korea's whining in isolation, and am no longer willing to see the merits of any of its historical claims.Trying to "correct" English speakers by changing the name, as some have sought to do
The ad expressed regret that the article had "a small but significant error," saying, "This body of water has been referred to as the East Sea by many nations over the past 2,000 years."is especially unsettling since one of the celebrities leading the charge clearly has no English-language proficiency and is, like most Koreans, not qualified for any position of authority in English. Kim Jang-hoon, a singer who frequently takes out ads in U.S. newspapers about the Liancourt Rocks or the Sea of Japan, wrote on his Cyworld page after an advertisement about Seoul in the Wall Street Journal featured a map with both Sea of Japan and East Sea on it:
Thank you for WSJFor the sake of balance, I'll add what Gomushin Girl wrote last year after I asked readers to offer legimate reasons why an alternative name might be acceptable, since Korean objections are often no more sophisticated than "Japan was bad":
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East Sea/Sea of japan
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정말 눈물이 날만큼 기쁩니다.
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'Truth wins,in thw end'
While I'm loathe to jump in here, you DID ask for legitimate reasons:The Sea of Japan issue is relatively timely, since a KBS article from the 18th showed that only 6% of maps in a large collection identified the body of water as "East Sea" or "Sea of Korea," compared to the 55% that labeled it "Sea of Japan." The naming issue was last timely on my site in the fall, when some high school students reacted to a piece I had in the Joongang Ilbo which in turn was based on a series of posts on my site.
First, the sea is in fact to the east of something; mainly, the majority of Asia, similar to how the North Sea in Europe still manages to be east of some countries and west of others. We don't call it the British Sea even though the British Isles take up a chunk of what borders the sea.
Second, although there is some controversy over exactly when the English name "East Sea" first appeared, certainly it's first appearance in the IHO maps were in fact directly resulting from the colonial state of many of the nations involved.
Of course, maps not being completely standardized, you can make the argument that the Korean case for "East Sea" is weak because there's a plurality of maps of various accuracy with myriad other names. Just because other regional groups share a similar name (it is similarly "East Sea" in Chinese, for example) doesn't make for a perfect case. Of course, this also means that ALL arguments based on maps for naming conventions are suspect, and that Sea of Japan is equally incorrect.
I understand that for many foreigners, hearing and reading these arguments gets tiresome and old, but lets not say that there is no force whatsoever to them.


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Capitol View Commentary: Friday, December 14, 2012
By Pat Nolan, DVL Public Relations & Advertising
December 14, 2012
After weeks of study and publicly debating the merits of what to do, Governor Bill Haslam has decided Tennessee will not run the health care insurance exchanges required under the new national health care law. That means the federal government will have to do so in this state (and perhaps in a majority of states across the country).
Now normally, Republicans don't like Washington directly running programs that impact our citizens. They think state and local governments can do the job better and more efficiently. Even the Governor said that in recent weeks. But he also said it was difficult to get answers about the rules and regulations being set up for the exchanges even after some 800-plus pages of guidelines were issued. "What concerned me more and more is that they seem to be making this up as they go," complained the Governor.
So Tennessee will pass on running the exchange and I guess hope for the best that Washington can figure out a way to help Tennesseans get the health insurance coverage they'll need come 2014. The Governor says his was strictly a business decision. "That's what Tennesseans expect and elected me to do," he says. That's despite the fact that two other prominent Tennesseans who recently held statewide office, and who are considered nationally-recognized experts on health care (former Governor Phil Bredesen and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist) both publicly urged the Governor to have Tennessee operate the exchanges. Also according to the TENNESSEAN (December 12), a new poll by Vanderbilt University found "a slight majority" of registered voters surveyed thought Tennessee should run the insurance exchanges not Washington.
But while the Governor says politics did not play a role in his decision about the exchange, he does admit it was highly unlikely that the Republican super majorities in both Houses of the General Assembly would have endorsed the state running the exchange effort, so his support for such an idea would have been futile. That's likely true. Almost every Republican elected official in Tennessee despises the new health care law (Obamacare) and would do nothing to even appear to help implement it. So they are praising the Governor's decision.
But that's the wrong way to look at it say Tennessee Democrats and some media outlets (THE TENNESSEAN editorial, December 11). In fact, Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen in a news release says the governor's decision is completely political and compares what he and other Republican governors have done in rejecting state-run exchanges to what was attempted by state officials back in the 1960s to stop federal civil rights and voting rights legislation.
And this may not be the end of the debate. Governor Haslam also faces a choice down the road (he says in the spring) about whether to expand our TennCare/Medicaid program under the new health law. The Supreme Court says states have the option of doing it or not. So, of course, still being Obamacare, there will be a lot of political heat not to do it, even though the greatly increased federal dollars to fund the program require almost no state matching funds in the early years. Still it's a bad idea say many GOP state lawmakers, especially given the federal deficit and the fiscal cliff crisis.
But the political mix could be a bit different this time. Hospitals and other health care providers argue the state will need those funds (and so will they) given how larger the indigent health care population will become whether Tennessee expands TennCare or not. Also the hospital tax Tennessee also uses to help fund its TennCare program now could be discontinued by the feds who have always questioned its legitimacy.
Meantime, even before the new law goes into effect, Governor Haslam says Tenncare (as it's done in the past) is likely to suck up every available new dollar in revenue the state seems likely to generate for next year ,making those new extra federal dollars look even more tempting even if they come gift-wrapped with the words Obamacare on them. It could be for the state: either accept those funds or have hundreds of thousands of poor people still left without health care coverage (and clogging up emergency room seeking uncompensated care) even after the new federal law, with its promised nearly universal care, goes into effect.
Finally, according to THE TENNESSEAN's Politics blog site (December 12) the first piece of legislation filed in the upcoming new State Senate, SB 1, is a measure sponsored by GOP Senator Brian Kelsey of Germantown "which would bar the state from expanding Medicaid (TennCare) or accepting the new federal dollars." Sounds to me like a strong message (warning) to the Governor about where many of his party's lawmakers are on this issue.
There continue to be signs that there may be at least a partial agreement reached by the end of the year (probably reached right down to the wire the week after Christmas) to advert the fiscal cliff in Washington at least in term of taxes and maybe the mandatory budget cuts set to take effect January 1.
It could still fall apart of course, but increasingly you can hear more and more Republicans admitting they can't win the tax fight with the President. The polls have been showing it for weeks and so did the November election returns. This shift by some in the GOP includes Tennessee's recently re-elected Senator Bob Corker who says Congress ought to go ahead pass legislation before the end of the year to "prevent a tax increase on 98% of Americans" (and therefore allow taxes to increase on the remaining 2% of wealthiest taxpayers). This would be a major victory for the President and the Democrats.
But Corker still wants to use the looming federal debt ceiling fight (again)or the next continuing budget resolution vote to negotiate an overall fiscal reform agreement as well as "necessary reforms to Medicare and Social Security." While this is shifting the ultimate battle to a different time (next year) and different political ground (the new Congress with fewer Republicans in both houses), the Grand Ole Party still controls the House and has more than enough members to filibuster and deadlock the Senate. But given how the Republicans came out on the short end of the last debt ceiling fight they got involved in (it resulted in the creation of the fiscal cliff), this may not be the best "high ground" Corker and the GOP want to have.
You can tell Republicans are also very annoyed at how the President is now using his campaign tours and tactics to build public support. Even Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander is complaining about the President being in Michigan campaigning against efforts to impose a "right to work' law there ( the President lost by the way as the bill passed). "Come back to Washington" and provide leadership the Senator says. But if the President's tactics weren't winning overall, the GOP would be paying for him to take these trips rather than complaining about them.
All the major politicians seem to be in good shape with voters according to that latest VANDERBILT/TENNESSEAN poll I mentioned earlier. Even the President is up to 45% approval here which is better than the percentage of vote he got in November from Volunteer State voters. Both Senators (Corker 60% and Alexander 56%) have strong numbers in the polls. Even the General Assembly is at 52% while Governor Haslam is nearly off the charts with a 68% approval rating. Maybe Democratic State House Minority Leader Craig Fizhugh needs to study that strong number while he ponders a possible run for governor (CITY PAPER article, December 13) against incumbent Haslam in 2014. Overall, while Congress gets only a 23% approval rating from voters in the Vanderbilt/TENNESSEAN poll, Tennessee voters seem to be in a bit of a Merry Christmas mood with their elected officials right now.
There hasn't been much good news for embattled 4th District Congressman Scott DesJarlais who was re-elected in November despite a sex scandal from an earlier divorce case that has led to calls for his resignation and his shunning by state Republican officials.
THE NATIONAL JOURNAL HOTLINE (December 12) is reporting at least 5 potential major candidates eyeing bids to challenge the Congressman in the GOP primary in 2014. That includes State Senator Jim Tracy, Representative Joe Carr, assistant State House Majority Leader Kevin Brooks, conservative businessman Forrest Shoaf and Weston Wamp, son of the former congressman Zach Wamp and a failed 2012 3rd District congressional candidate. Actually, a field that is anywhere near that big would be good news for DesJarlais. The state doesn't have a runoff law, whoever gets the most votes wins. So, especially if the vote in Rutherford County (which could make up nearly 40% of the total vote) is split, DesJarlias could somehow survive the stint in the "political wilderness" he is presently enduring .
Getting back to Washington and the fiscal cliff, Congressman Marsha Blackburn is my guest on INSIDE POLITICS this weekend. Her conservative star and leadership continues to rise in the Republican House as she is being added to the increasingly powerful House Budget Committee and she is about to become vice-chair of the full House Energy and Commerce Committee. Blackburn did lose out on winning any of the sub-committee or committee chairs up for grabs, all of whom are headed by men. We will ask her about that male-only group appointed Speaker John Boehner and the increasingly difficult job he has trying to find a way to solve the fiscal cliff and keep his party united.
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With the millionaire owners and players of the National Hockey League continuing their ego fight over who gets what of the league's revenues, the resulting lockout has cancelled nearly half the season. Unless an agreement is reached soon, it will be the second time since 2004-05 that the entire season was lost to a labor dispute.
The question arises in the mind of former Metro Councilman-At Large David Briley (in a letter written by Briley to the NHL and related in a story on THE TENNESSEAN's Politics blog site December 13): With no games being played, shouldn't some or all of the $6 million annual subsidy local taxpayers' pay the team be refunded?
So what about it? If they don't play, should taxpayers still pay? And what about that new lease Mayor Karl Dean has been negotiating with team officials that reportedly would reduce the subsidy? I am told by one Metro source that indeed some of the subsidy could be held back if the season is cancelled. But I was not told how much that would be.
This has been my birthday week (Thursday).
I am now 61.
For me, birthdays are not what they used to be in terms of expectations.
When I was a kid, the first twelve days of December seemed to take forever to pass by. I see that now with my grandson, Shaun, whose birthday (he will be 6) also falls in December. His mom says he asks almost every night these days how many more times he has to go to sleep before he wakes up and it's his birthday.
Of course, that's got a lot to do with the birthday party and presents at that age. Add in that Christmas is coming and Shaun stays excited the whole month of December. I did that too. It even impacts his (infrequent) disagreements with his little sister, Libby. They love to tease when they are annoyed with one another: "You're not invited to my birthday!" So there
For me, going out to dinner with my wife and daughters and sons-in-laws is enough to celebrate, although I must say this particular birthday had more importance to me than others in recent years.
For one thing, it's the birthday I almost didn't have.
My 60th year was certainly a milestone for my health. It began the September (2011) before I turned the big 6-0 when I was hospitalized for the first time in my life while on vacation in North Carolina because of a flare up in my diverticulitis. That was followed by a fall in November where I broke my collarbone.
The first six months of being 60 were then relatively uneventful, before my greatest life change occurred when I had a stroke on June 28. I am not sure I still fully appreciate how close I came to dying. If not for my friends in the Mayor's office (Tam Gordon & Janie Conyers) and one of my DVL colleagues (Anna Hardaway) I likely would have died trying to drive back to the office while still having stroke symptoms (slurred speech and severe leg cramps). Fortunately, I went to the hospital where quick care stabilized my condition.
At the time, I was never that concerned about dying. Maybe that's because I felt OK (no pain or headache) and I never lost consciousness. But now when I think back, I now realize how few details I remember about what happened and I now know how very serious this was and how fortunate I am.
So I am very grateful for this 61th birthday and I am even more intent now on continuing my recovery (6 months in) and sticking with the health and lifestyle changes I am making, some of which would have seem inconceivable to me prior to June 28.
I am also so grateful for my loving family and how they have supported me and the help of all my co-workers and friends as well. Their birthday best wishes (and the dozens I have received from friends on Facebook and by e-mail) always mean a lot, but even more so this year as I celebrate the birthday that almost wasn't. Thanks be to God for being spared, and I understand that to whom much is given (more time in your life), much is expected. That's my continuing challenge for year number 61, and hopefully beyond.
As I write these words, the horror of the latest mass murder by a lone gunman in our nation is just beginning to come out. This time, it's innocent young children in an elementary school in Connecticut. If you are a parent or a grandparent or just a human being, killings like these, especially with their increasing frequency at movie theatres, malls and now schools leave you sick to your stomach and almost numb with sadness and grief.
I have no answers to the seemingly never ending line of young males who decide to take out their life's frustrations by senselessly killing others, but it's a challenge we must try to find some way to begin to address or face the need to make all our public institutions and gathering places like airports in terms of security. And if we do that, how we can continue to remain a free society?
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In Maybe One, Bill McKibben argues that the earth is becoming dangerously overcrowded, and that if more of us chose to have only one child, it would make a crucial difference toward insuring a healthy future for ourselves and our planet. But the environment alone may not persuade most people to consider having just one child, as eighty percent of Americans have siblings. Powerful stereotypes about only children -- that they're spoiled, selfish, or maladjusted in some way -- still persist.
McKibben, the proud father of an only child himself, debunks these myths, citing research about the many emotional and intellectual strengths only children possess. Contrary to the old folk wisdom, only children are very much like everyone else; they are no more likely to be lonely, shy, or difficult to get along with than children with siblings.
Only children also receive the benefits of more parental resources and time that are denied to kids with siblings: higher test scores and levels of achievement in school, and greater development of positive personality traits, like maturity and self-control.
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BEQUIA, St. Vincent -- Standing on the rocky shore, the tall, graying man looks pensively through drizzling rain at the dark clouds, listens to the angry sea and wonders if nature will deny him a whale yet another day.
Dont call him Ishmael. Call him Kingsley. Kingsley Stowe is among what could be the last in a long line of whalers from this tiny island.
Its whale-hunting season, and islanders are hungry for the savory meat they say tastes like beef, and the oil used in a variety of homemade remedies. But there have been only sparse sightings of the breaching humpbacks that routinely migrate south from their northern feeding grounds and no captures.
I dont think were going to go out today, says Stowe, 54, a harpooner and proud defender of an ancient, daring trade on the verge of disappearing.
Whaling was once a big and profitable business in Bequia (pronounced BECK-way) supporting at least a dozen whale boats. But that was before quotas and broad bans on commercial whaling made this hilly outpost off St. Vincent in the Grenadines the only place in the Americas to still allow Moby-Dick style harpooning.
Now, islanders work under a quota that caps the take at no more than four whales during the four-month season from February to May and so far this year, theyve struck out, with the only humpback spotted and harpooned managing to escape.
Its like carnival when you catch a whale, says Stowe, standing next to his beached 28-foot whale sailboat Persecution, inspecting the brass tip of a hand-thrown wooden harpoon. But we dont kill whales for joke. We kill whales for food.
Long tradition
Even before this seasons so-far failed hunt, whalers like Stowe were fighting an increasing tide of resistance to Bequias 139-year tradition including from fellow islanders who once were some of its strongest advocates of the hunt.
A former prime minister and one of the islands whalers are among those who have joined environmentalists and marine mammal scientists pushing for St. Vincent to replace whale hunting with whale watching.
Harpooning whales in St. Vincent and the Grenadines should be a thing of the past. It doesnt add anything to our economy, says Gaston Bess, who after 20 successful whale hunts over the course of his more than three decades long career called it quits last year. People should get excited and get their children excited in watching the whales in their natural environment and protecting them.
Bess decided to retire from harpooning during a whale watching expedition to the Dominican Republic last year.
Watching them took my breath away, says Bess, 50, recalling the joy of seeing a whale for the first time as something other than prey. Even though I had been around them, struck them and watched them die, now I was watching them ballet, caressing their young.
It was a far different experience from what usually happens here on this island in the eastern Caribbean when residents, from their front porches or a hilltop, spot a whales 10- to 15-foot water spout.
After jumping in a boat and closing in on the whale, the harpooner would ready his position while the captain finessed the sails to bring the boat between the whales head and tail. Then, the harpooner, standing six to eight feet away, would make his throw.
If it struck true, the whale would be hauled back to the whaling station on nearby Love Island and butchered.
After years of being a second harpooner, Stowe purchased his own whale boat and recruited his own crew of young seamen to train this season. He is determined to keep up the chase.
Whaling is a tradition around Bequia, he says. We will continue to whale, and well continue the tradition.
Comrades who once shared one of only three remaining authorized whale boats, Bess and Stowe personify the tensions in Bequia a tiny part of a whaling industry that is under mounting worldwide pressure.
Antartic ban
Earlier this month, the International Court of Justice, banned Japan from hunting whales in the icy waters of the Antarctic, while Japanese online retailer Rakuten, under fire from conservationists, announced it would end all online sales of whale and dolphin meat by the end of April.
Australia had led a four-year legal campaign against Japans slaughter of about 1,000 whales a year in the southern ocean under the guise of scientific research. The court ruling, however, doesnt ban Japans in-country sales of whale meat or its hunting of whales in the northwest Pacific and its own coastal waters.
Still, some view the Antarctic decision as a victory for anti-whaling advocates, who for years have argued that there is nothing scientific about Japans hunts. They also argue that nothing supports continued whaling in Bequia, where it was introduced in 1875 by a Scottish settler, William Wallace, who had worked on American whaling ships.
Though its old, it is not an indigenous or subsistence industry, said Louise Mitchell, chairwoman of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Trust, which has taken up the anti-whaling crusade.
It was Yankee whalers who taught us and it was the European settlers who were here who took it up, says Mitchell. Today, she says, the few remaining whalers are holding onto it because it is a tradition. Its a passion that they have; its something they are used to doing and people dont like change.
A native of Bequia, Mitchell is the daughter of former Prime Minister James Mitchell, whose government in the 1980s was the first to vote with pro-whaling Japan at the International Whaling Commission. Environmental groups have long accused St. Vincent and other eastern Caribbean nations of throwing their support behind Japan in exchange for substantial sums of development aid. Tokyo and the cash-strapped island governments have always denied the claims.
St. Vincent had an inconsistent position. We were whaling and yet we were voting against whaling, said the former prime minister, who led the country from 1984 to 2001. I decided to reconcile the position and got involved with Japan, and a lot of financing of the development of our fishery infrastructure, which had been terribly neglected.
Change of heart
But three decades and technological advances later and after a whale-watching expedition of his own to Nova Scotia he, too, has had a change of heart. Like ex-whaler Bess, Mitchell thinks its time for the islands 5,000 residents to transition from killing to conservation.
The situation has changed. We no longer go out with the sailing boats to go after the whales. We no longer use pieces of mirror to signal where the whales were from hill to hill, Mitchell says about time-honored techniques.
Were using cell phones to locate where the whales are, and were using speedboats to go up to the whale and strike the whale, he says. We are no longer involved in the indigenous craftsmanship of whale hunting Moby-Dick style.
Mitchell, who welcomes her fathers transformation, is hopeful the island will lose its taste for whaling and whale meat.
Whaling did have its place in history and it was important; like in the time when we didnt have electricity. But we have moved beyond that, she says. I do not support it at this time in our history because it is not meeting a subsistence need anymore.
In her youth, Mitchell says, whaling was as much part of Bequias unique identity as the camaraderie it fostered. Today, it sparks fierce rivalries as disputes emerge over claims to the kill, and chaos erupts at the whaling station where the meat is no longer given away but sold.
When you go there, all it is is men cutting up this whale, blood everywhere, a lot of arguments, a lot of fighting, a lot of stealing of the whale, she says.
In 2012, the whaling commission renewed Bequias whaling quota for six years despite concerns about inhumane killing techniques, use of speedboats, the targeting of baby whales to lure their mothers and commercialization of the whale meat. The pro-whaling vote was part of a deal to preserve similar hunts in Russia and Alaska, and was supported by the United States.
Sue Fisher, an animal advocate with the Washington-based Animal Welfare Institute, hopes St. Vincents license wont be renewed again.
This category of whaling is an exemption to the commercial whaling moratorium that has been in existence since the 1980s and by some awkward quirk, the St. Vincent hunt got included, Fisher says. They are not able to demonstrate a long-standing need for whale meat. They like it, they eat it, but its not meeting any nutritional subsistence needs. They are not struggling for protein.
Many islanders still embrace whaling history.
The Iron Duke, the model on which all whale boats in Bequia were built, still sails today 137 years after it was purchased by Wallace, the father of the island industry. Retrofitted through the years, the boat is used to teach youngsters traditional sailing techniques at a boat-building and sailing academy on the island.
The first locally built whale boat, Trouble, is also still on the island.
But increasingly it appears that those old boats may outlast the industry.
Retired whaler
By the time Orson Ollivierre harpooned his final whale last year, a 40-foot humpback, behind the celebrity hideaway Mustique just off Bequia, he was already considering retirement. One of the islands finest harpooners, he is a descendant of one of the families who worked for commercial Yankee whaling operations and last year killed three of the four whales allowed.
My grandfather was a whaler, my father was a whaler, and I am a whaler. But now I am retired, so I am not a whaler anymore, says Ollivierre, who in February sold his boat Rescue, harpoon and other supplies to the National Trust.
Ollivierre, 58, says his children have no interest in carrying on a dangerous trade. Once, a harpooned whale took down his boat and left him and the crew in the waters for 15 minutes before it floated back up, without the whale. He also has tired of the anti-whaling backlash.
I had my share of criticism out there on the water about whaling, he says. Those who are doing the whaling, they can have it. I am not against them.
Ollivierre doesnt fully buy the whale-watching pitch. He recalls the island going four years without killing one whale.
We do have whales around, but whale watching needs a certain amount of whales to attract the business, he says. But we can try it and see how it works.
Back at the beach, where mammoth whale jawbones serve as stair rails leading to the bay, the diehard harpooner Stowe dismisses talk of taking visitors on sight-seeing excursions.
There are no whales here to watch, he says, scanning the rough and empty sea. You see any whales to watch?
He does believe there will again be whales in his waters to kill and to support his family.
If we dont have whaling, what else is there to do? he says. We gotta go in the bush and plant. As my son said the other day, the only whale I want to watch is the one on my plate.


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(CNN) -- The first American man to win the Boston Marathon since 1983 crossed the finish line Monday, triumphant in a storied race that has become a national symbol of resiliency and determination. Meb Keflezighi, 38, won the men's division with an official time of 2:08:37, according to the Boston Marathon's Facebook page. The women's elite group began the 26.2-mile journey around 9:30 a.m. ET, and the elite men's group at 10. Waves of other runners started after them. For Kenya's Rita Jeptoo, 33, it was a second consecutive victory. She again won the women's division with an unofficial -- and course record -- time of 2:18:57, according to the event's official Twitter account. After a tragedy, preserving the love Photos: 2014 Boston Marathon Photos: 2014 Boston Marathon But for most of the 36,000 runners, the race had nothing to do with competition. The 2013 race was marred by bombings near the end of the course that killed three people and wounded more than 260. At the start Monday, as competitors stood shoulder to shoulder, the race announcer shouted to them, "Take back that finish line!" Lee Ann Yanni told CNN before the race that she planned to run wearing a necklace with a silver stingray charm that her father gave her before he died of cancer. The force of the blasts as she ran in 2013 along Boylston Street failed to tear the memento from her body. She would not be stopped then, and she wouldn't be stopped Monday, she vowed. Unable to walk for five and a half weeks, she eventually got back to training and finished the Chicago Marathon in October in 5 hours and 44 minutes. "I'm running for those who can't," she told CNN. "I don't run very pretty ... but at the finish line, everybody is going to be represented." Krystle Campbell, 29; Lu Lingzi, 23; and grade-schooler Martin Richard, 8, were killed in the 2013 bombing. Some of the wounded lost limbs. J.P. Norden and his brother Paul recently recounted the confusion and horror of April 15, 2013, with CNN at the Forum Restaurant on Boylston Street. "Where we are right now where we got hurt, lost ... (it) changed our lives but, I don't know. ..." J.P. said, struggling to find the words. Each brother had his right leg amputated, and they now walk on prosthetic legs. "It was such a tough journey and stuff," J.P. said, "but we got so much help from everyone that it's weird, it seems like so long away and ago and quick at the same time." A year later, survivors are defiant and resilient Another survivor, Marc Fucarile, also lost his right leg. He's undergone numerous surgeries, but shrapnel is still lodged in the inner wall of his heart. If it moves, he could die. Recently, the 35-year-old went to a court hearing for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who allegedly, along with his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, were responsible for the bombing. Tamerlan was killed in a shootout with police; Dzhokhar is facing numerous charges and could be sentenced to death. His trial is set to begin in November, and he has pleaded not guilty. "Whatever he gets," Fucarile told CNN, "he deserves." Dzhokhar Tsarnaev awaits trial On Tuesday, April 15, a moment of silence was observed at the finish line on the one-year anniversary of the bombings. Church bells rang and a flag was raised as a steady rain fell. The mantra "Boston Strong" was heard loud and clear. On race day, a tweet apparently from President Barack Obama appeared @WhiteHouse. "Congrats to @runmeb and @ShalaneFlanagan for making America proud! All of today's runners showed the world the meaning of #BostonStrong. -bo." Massachusetts native Shalane Flanagan was leading the pack of female runners for part of the race. According to the Boston Athletic Association's web site, she finished seventh among the women with a time of 2:22:02. This year's race has 9,000 more runners than last year's, and an unprecedented crowd was expected to gather, officials have said. CNN affiliate WBZ in Boston showed images on its website of the race as it unfolded. Security was expected to be very tight. Backpacks were not allowed on the course this year, said Kurt Schwartz, director of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. Costumes that cover the face, containers with more than 1 liter of liquid and bulky clothes such as vests with pockets were also prohibited. The course this year would be "very safe," Gov. Deval Patrick told CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday, adding, "Somebody said it may be the safest place in America."
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