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"Here We Are. Let's Take The Gardiner"
Photo by TObike from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. It's been a busy day for the Gardiner. First, Waterfront Toronto announced plans to dismantle a section of the expressway from Jarvis to the Don Valley Parkway, and David Miller formally scrapped the Front Street Extension plan. And then, late…
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Streeter: Intelligent Design Edition
A man carrying a coffee cup through the doors of a downtown theatre is stopped by an usher. Usher: Oh, excuse me—sorry, you're only allowed to bring water into the theatre. (The man begrudgingly accepts, then walks past a garbage can and starts squishing the cup through the narrow slit…
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An Idiot's Race in Kensington Market
Idiotarod takes the idea from Iditarod, the Alaskan long-distance dog sled race, and transforms it into an urban setting, replacing dogs and sleds with shopping carts and people. Sounds like a regular afternoon in Parkdale to me. If you're not too busy getting ready to swing a pillow in Nathan…
Vandalist: Sex And Vandalism
Once a week, Vandalist features the best street art and graffiti from around Toronto. You should contribute. Artist UnknownNEAR CROFT AND ULSTERPHOTO BY SOPWITH
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The future of the Gardiner Expressway
This post has been compiled by Matthew Blackett and Robin Chubb At a news conference today at Waterfront Toronto headquarters, it was officially announced that the Gardiner Expressway will be dismantled between Jarvis and the Don Valley Parkway, while the Front Street Extension (FSE) has been put…
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Catch My Fall - Comedy on the Danforth
I’m doing a quick and dirty hour show tonight at Timothys (corner of Chester and Danforth, Chester subway) with Gord Oxley, Jane Luk and Dave (mumblemumble)! Best seats are available at 8:45pm, show starts at 9, drinks after commence at 10pm. Come see me fall on my face! I havent been on…
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Film Friday: Sex With Lonely Strangers
Wow! Weird. Apparently we didn't review Mister Lonely, even though we saw it at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. Why didn't we? Who knows. Still, at least we get a chance to talk about it now, as it's getting released this week (well, in the Cumberland, anyway). Mister…
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Bike Safety, circa 1958
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOfo2d4N16U Nothing like some good ol’ fashioned bike fear mongering, 1950-styles. I’m surprised the narrators didn’t equate risky bike riding with the Soviets.
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The Toronto Portraits - Rebekah Rimsay
Welcome to the Toronto Portraits. Every Friday we're going to profile a young, dynamic Torontonian, and each week we're photographing them in a different Toronto neighbourhood. Rebekah Rimsay, Queen and Roncesvalles. Ballerinas are busy people. So much of their professional lives are run by a…
TRANZAC Trades!
It’s pretty much accepted fact that garage sales are in the top ten of all things awesome. And any time a business does one, like the TRANZAC is this Saturday, it only adds to that awesomeness. The sale will feature a few items from the Toronto club’s vault, including old sound…
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SAMPRADAYA Premieres at Premier Dance Theatre
East-meets-west in a double-bill from Lata Pada and Mavin Khoo, opening tonight at Harbourfront Centre's Premiere Dance Theatre. SAMPRADAYA Dance Creations brings its classical form of bharatanatyam to Toronto. Pada's choreography creatively bridges South Asian traditional performing arts with…
Four new bike lanes proposed in Phase 2 of 2008 bike lane plan, June 4th, Annette lanes cut short
On June 4th, 2008 the second phase of the 2008 Bikeway Network Program of installation of bicycle lanes is on the agenda of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee (PWIC). This time there are 4 bike lanes totaling 7.6 km up for approval. While this is positive, with more bike lanes being…
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Old Indian Line
Way up in the very northwestern corner of the city, the old Indian Line used to mark the boundary between Etobicoke and Peel Region (Mississauga and Brampton). The road carved its way through farm fields and across a bridge over the Humber River before continuing north past Steeles Avenue.…
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Saturday Night's Alright For Pillowfighting
Pillowfighting in an urban setting is one safe way to get out all that pent-up aggression. Newmindspace is bringing us another pillowfight to Nathan Phillips Square Saturday evening at 7 p.m. The brainchild of Kevin Bracken and Lori Kufner, Newmindspace has played host to a number of fun and…
Designer Files: Mikhael Kale
Mikhael Kale is a Toronto-based designer and after two seasons his namesake label is sold in Holt Renfrew. He studied in London at Central Saint Martins and worked in Milan. I'm a big fan of his tall, sleek, and sexy style. I had a chance to speak with the designer and pick his brain. How did…
Toronto is #1 (On Wikipedia)
Wikipedia recently updated their list of the most prolific editors, and Torontoist was pleased to discover that at 181749 edits, the most prolific human is a Toronto resident. Bearcat’s user profile describes him as "an underemployed gay freelance writer of Franco-Ontarian stock in Toronto,…
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More thoughts on the Bathurst Street Bridge
Today Christopher Hume weighed in on the impending transformation of the Bathurst Street Bridge (aka The Sir Isaac Brock Bridge) that we discussed here back in March. Currently the bridge is in the design stage after engineers and architects heard input that a thinner, respectful and perhaps…
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And That's a Wrap - CONTACT Ends, Announces 2009 Theme
The 2008 CONTACT Photography Festival wrapped up last night with a few speeches and thank-you's at The Drake. While it's still possible to check out many of the great exhibits and installations that made this year one of the best yet, organizers including Executive Director Darcy Killeen took the…
Confessions
Sex in the City madness has gripped the city. I was suppose to attend a Sex and the City themed party but I just didn’t have the energy after the Chick Advisor Shop Crawl. To be completely honest, I don’t like Sex in the City. I watched a few seasons of the [...]
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Events Guide: bike ride, stilt walking, clean-up, and more
WHAT: Toronto Bicycling Network’s Saturday Morning Ride WHEN: May 31, 9:30 am - 12 pm WHERE: Boardwalk Pub (1681 Lake Shore Blvd. East) Kick off the weekend with this brisk-paced 35km social ride suitable for Easy Rollers and Tourists. Departs at 9:30 a.m. returns before noon so you can do…
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Flickr Forum: May 30th, 2008 - Gold
The blogTO Flickr Forum is a weekly sampling of themed photographs taken by Torontonians and aims to not only feature the talent they possess, but also spur dialogue and reveal the stories behind the images. Today's collection of Toronto photographs is made up of responses to our call for photos…
Morning Brew: May 30th, 2008
Photo: "BCE Place" by jsaneb, member of the blogTO Flickr pool. Your Toronto morning news roundup for Friday May 30th, 2008: The proposed extension of Front Street to Dufferin (it currently ends at Bathurst) has been cancelled, which means that the hopes of chopping down part of the Gardiner…
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Toronto Jimfoolery
So, like….I took some pictures of the de facto capital of Canada. This is a follow up to my pictures of People I’m still not sure what to make of the city. Don’t get me wrong, its a good city (sit Ubu sit). I’m having a hard time comparing it to any of the cities [...]
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Gardiner Going, Condo Coming, Pets Hiding
Waterfront Toronto has secured David Miller's support for knocking down part of the Gardiner Expressway, which currently looms over the waterfront like a massive prehistoric, um, highway. The teardown is likely to be delayed by a cost expected to be in the hundreds of millions, so Torontoist…
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“Why Is Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship Angry still?
”Why Is Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship Angry? Posted by Job on May 29, 2008 Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship - the home of the liars and perjurers including John Arnott and Steve Long - are upset for being exposed for what they truly are sons of disobedience and sons of hell…
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The Daily Photoist: May 30, 2008
Every weekday morning, bright and early, we feature a photo (or two) from a photographer in the Torontoist Flickr Pool. It's our way of giving the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention that they deserve. Bocce BY DEUTSCHMARCO
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