Laura Quinn

I wrote a story! In today’s ⁦@globeandmail⁩ I make the case for public school art education and the joy of jazz hands. theglobeandmail.com/life/first-per…

Here’s to the teachers who inspire by being outside the mould. It’s the many wonderful and eccentric characters who taught me who often have left the biggest impressions. /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

My sociology degree is very relevant in many different ways — like understanding the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleeding doc @Netflix_CA

Lovely bit of storytelling via @NYTimes — a listening guide to Beethoven’s greatest hit nytimes.com/2024/07/02/art…

« Don’t save local journalism, reinvent it » Happy Birthday @TheLocal_TO thelocal.to/the-local-5-ye…

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Long love the Art Critic! Finally, a piece that makes the case for cultural criticism as part of culture making — from hometown fave ⁦@TheLocal_TO⁩ thelocal.to/arts-criticism…

Proud to see the Finch West Issue up for best editorial package @MagAwards + 4 other noms. Thanks to all the contributors—not just journalists, but also Rexdale, Jane & Finch residents, @UWGreaterTO, @metcalf_ca. Community journalism is a team sport. thelocal.to/five-national-…

Loved this novel. Love this story. via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/03/18/boo…

The Local is looking for summer fellows! Join us for a 15-week fellowship to learn the craft of magazine writing, get seminars from industry mentors and produce a polished feature of your very own. Applications due March 1. thelocal.to/the-local-jour…

📢Applications for the 2024 Local Journalism Fellowship are now open! Publish a polished feature, learn about magazine-style journalism, and help us make The Local. The fellowship is part-time, with flexible hours, and pays $5000. thelocal.to/the-local-jour…

Debbie Douglas @OCASI_Policy⁩ is a Canadian who inspires me — and has done so much for our country & the GTA. Wonderful to see her named to the Order of Canada. thestar.com/news/canada/th…

The #CityOfTO is planning new bikeways for 2025 to 2027 (cycle tracks, bike lanes, neighbourhood routes, multi-use trails). Learn more and get involved in person or online: toronto.ca/cyclingnetwork… 🚲🚲🚲

Fantastic community input map for Toronto’s Cycling Network. Here’s your chance to share all the things you think of while riding, & see other smart ideas. Social Pinpoint toronto.mysocialpinpoint.ca/cycling-networ…

Welcome Wency, to @TheLocal_TO! Meet Wency Leung, the Newest Member of The Local thelocal.to/meet-wency-leu… via @TheLocal_TO

All the feels from Vu Le's tribute to the organizations that make our communities and lives so great. || Vital and invisible as air: An appreciation of nonprofit professionals nonprofitaf.com/2023/09/vital-…

My house is in the middle of an Indiana Jones movie night film run. The score is so fun and this feature (sound on!) makes it even funner via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Where we ask, is the theatre kid the new sports star? via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/08/20/sty…

Circular economy? Local economy? My kids just spent their lemonade stand profits on a Kijiji speaker find a block away.

Picked up @TheLocal_TO Candidate Tracker @torontolibrary. Learn, get engaged and vote for our next Mayor, Toronto.

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