Meet Paul Taylor, a non-profit leader, educator, and activist. Paul has dedicated his time to building up the next generation of leaders as the Executive Director of Food Share Toronto, Canada’s largest food justice organization. He’s also one of the six council members who along with Joshua Dyer, Charmain Emerson, Angelina Williams, Akinkunmi Akinnola, and Erica Russell, … Continued
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Critically-acclaimed, self-produced artist Clairmont the Second describes the creative process for his latest album as “naked and unfiltered”, arising from a period of personal growth during which he was “forced to fall back in love with music at its root”. At age 25, the Toronto rapper has an impressive six albums to his name, culminating in … Continued
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Meet Erica Russell, one of six incredible humans who along with Joshua Dyer, Charmain Emerson, Paul Taylor, Angelina Williams, and Akinkunmi Akinnola form The Drake’s Black Community Council. Established in the spring of 2021, the council has been actively advising, shaping, and providing feedback on our EDI commitments, initiatives, policies, and opportunities. We caught up with Erica, a Prosci-certified Change Practitioner, who speaks … Continued
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My Night in Nine is a series where we ask some of our friends, collaborators and all-around creatives to show us what a night at The Drake looks like for them in nine photos. Pop-culture wunderkind Chieff Bosompra is seemingly everywhere at once. As the mastermind behind successful marketing agency Undisposable, and owner of Toronto … Continued
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There’s no doubt that the past year and a half has been tough on the arts, so we’re stoked that Unity Charity is coming out of the pandemic swinging. Unity’s pretty amazing — a national charity that helps young people develop resilience through the teaching of hip hop art forms like MCing, breaking, beatmaking and … Continued
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Our friends at Banded Purple know how to put on a show — they’ve been producing provocative, push-the-envelope art and cultural events around Toronto since 2015. For their latest project, the all-outdoors Spaced Gallery (August 24 – September 24), they’re showcasing works by five Black photographers and creatives, with a staggered opening over seven days … Continued
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If you’re looking for a Father’s Day gift alternative to socks, booze or biographies, relax — David King has your back. King, the founder and proprietor of plant shop Promise Supply, has plenty of great ideas for every type of plant dad. (PS: We think a plant-prezzie pairs extremely well with The Drake’s Father’s Day … Continued
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The Drake is super-excited to host you on our patios again starting June 14, but in the meantime, we thought we’d spread a little love around. We’ve rounded up a few of our favourite patios in two Drake-adjacent ‘hoods so you can properly map your day or night out — whether patio hopping is your … Continued
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We all know it – it’s been a whole year. In 2020 right at the beginning of the pandemic, we had a chat with our friends at The Stop Community Food Centre and supported their work through our Feaster dinner. Now, Feaster returns and so does our chat with The Stop. This time around, we’re … Continued
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Spring has almost sprung, and The Drake in Prince Edward County is coming out of a pandemic-induced hibernation. Rejoice! To help you plan your County getaway, we’ve put together a list of some of our favourite female-owned businesses in the area that you simply can’t miss. Tell the ladies we sent you! Piccolina Mercato & … Continued
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