Top 10 Things to Do in New York City on a Budget

I’m often asked, is New York City expensive?

Well, yes it is, if you go for haute couture or haute cuisine. But it doesn’t have to be. In a recent trip to NYC, I focused on discovering some free or relatively inexpensive things to do.

Here are my recommendations:

Ten Super Foods to Reduce the Risk of Prostate Cancer

There is a lot of information out there saying to “eat this,” or “don’t eat that.”

These foods will help with the common cold. This herb will help with digestion. How can one surf through these competing messages and make the right choice when it comes to combatting the prospect of prostate cancer?

In 2011, Cancer Canada reported 25,500 cases of diagnosed prostate cancer and 4,100 deaths. The probability of developing this insidious cancer, over one’s lifetime, is one in seven.

So what can men of all ages do? Well gentlemen, after reviewing a number of sources, I have distilled the myriad of information into 10 super foods that could potentially reduce your risk of prostate cancer.

The Inner World of Artist Frida Kahlo and the Outer World of Artist Rivera Diego

 by Irene Fantopoulos

Kahlo (1907-1954) and Diego (1886-1957), Mexican artists, husband and wife and major contributors to the art world in the first half of the twentieth century. 

Much of Diego’s work encapsulates the two revolutionary worlds that dominated his life: the Mexican Revolution from 1910 to 1920 and the Russian Revolution of 1917. While he is known mostly as a muralist, his art focused on rural Mexican life and his support of communism. He believed that labourers and peasants should be free from oppression, a nod to Karl Marx. He painted 200 murals for the Ministry of Education, Mexico City.

Toronto City Hall Zip Line

Toronto City Hall gets is wings. For a limited time and just in time for the Grey Cup Festival this weekend take a 20 second ride on the tallest zip line in North America. 

The ride is 130 feet in the air and you get a unique view of the financial district and Toronto City Hall.

ZIP LINE HOURS:

Saturday, November 17: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sunday, November 18: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Monday, November 19: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday, November 20: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Wednesday, November 21: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Thursday, November 22: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Friday, November 23: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Saturday, November 24: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Dairy Free Love

The one woman show is making its tasty debut in Toronto for 10 shows in November and December.



For more information and tickets, go to www.dairyfreelove.com.