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NXNE '08: Chinese Food, The New Odds and Major Maker
It's Thursday night, my first night of North By Northeast (NXNE), I'm heading to The El Mocambo to see The New Odds. Walking along College Street by Rancho Relaxo, I catch an earful of a decent song and head upstairs. Not far from Chinatown, it's apropos to see a band called Chinese Food. The…
NXNE'08: The Nymphets, Trigger Effect, The Sainte Catherines, and The Real McKenzies
Knowing that Friday evening was going to be a rain-soaked affair, I decided to stay put at The Bovine Sex Club. And it was another full night of rock and roll, this time courtesy of The Nymphets, Trigger Effect, The Sainte Catherines, and The Real McKenzies. More...
That's Quite A Collection Of Facebook Friends You Got There...
It's not too late to check out a spectacular free exhibit from Luminato finishing this weekend. Click through to see the breathtaking photography hanging in the centre of the city. More...
Events Guide: streetscapes, walk, public forum, and more…
WHAT: Streetscape at Regent Park ‘Living Space’WHEN: June 13 - 15WHERE: Regent Park Drawing from partnerships in the local the community, five major components of Luminato’s StreetScape exhibition will attempt to reflect the people and activities of Regent Park — a diverse…
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Tourist: June 14, 2008
Whether we like it or not, some of us will be in Toronto all summer, with nary a trip or vacation elsewhere in sight. As a remedy, we've created Tourist. Every weekend morning of the summer, bright and early, we're featuring a photo (or two) from a globe-trotting photographer in the Torontoist…
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NXNE'08: Moja, Machetes, and Hell Yeah Fuck Yeah
NXNE is always one of my most hectic weekends of the year. It's three nights in a row of packed clubs, racing between venues to make the next show, and of course, amazing music. On night one, I checked out Moja, Machetes, and Hell Yeah Fuck Yeah. More...
Perez Loves Toronto (Yay?)
We don't like to talk negatively here at Torontoist—just not our style, you see—so we'll just mention that Perez Hilton will be in town for the MuchMusic Video Awards and that he'll host a party afterwards called One Night in Toronto, sponsored by CK One. CK One! We were so…
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stv's NXNE'08: Friday
I haven't seen rain like that in ages. I needed a paddle to get across Dundas. Luckily, the Dakota (249 Ossington) has Maudite on tap, which made me much happier (definitely calmed my nerves), although I was a little sad I had no designated driver (damn responsibilities). Fortunately, punk rock…
Grey Is The New Beige, Part Three: There'll Be No Shelter Here
On Monday morning, Astral Media unveiled prototypes of its new line of "street furniture" at City Hall. On Wednesday, we took a look at the garbage bins. On Thursday, we looked at the advertising pillars. This morning, the transit shelters. (Be sure also to read Christopher Hume's review,…
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Saturday’s headlines
CITY HALL • More powerful mayor’s job could lure bigger fish [ Toronto Star ] • Other mayors differ in views [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto Hydro sells telecom subsidiary for $200M to Cogeco [ National Post ] • $75M from Wi-Fi sale to be used for public housing [ Toronto Star ] •…
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Historicist: That Sophomore Season
Every Saturday morning, Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today. 1979 Topps Rico Carty, 1978 Topps Jesse Jefferson and 1978 Topps Jim Clancy baseball cards Stories about the early days of the Toronto…
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Road Trip: A morning jog in Fredericton
Early in the morning after I arrived in Fredericton I got up and decided to explore a little bit of the city by going for a jog. Because of the conversion of abandoned CP and CN rail lines into a trail system that links to the Trans Canada and Sentier NB Trails, Fredericton has [...]
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Toronto Transit Commission meets June 18
The [Toronto Transit Commission](http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/) will hold its regular monthly public meeting on Wednesday, **June 18** at 1 p.m. in Committee Room #1, second floor, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West.
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Calendar: Special events affect transit today
The events take place in [Burlington](http://transit.toronto.on.ca/archives /weblog/2008/06/13-weekend_ev.shtml#burl), [Oshawa](http://transit.toronto.on.ca/archives/web log/2008/06/13-weekend_ev.shtml#osh), [Port Credit](http://transit.toronto.on.ca/archives/webl og/2008/06/13-weekend_ev.shtml#port)…
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The Toronto Portraits - Andy Willick & Daniel Demois
Welcome to the Toronto Portraits. Every Friday we're going to profile young, dynamic Torontonians, and each week we're photographing them in a different Toronto neighbourhood. Andy Willick & Daniel Demois, 26 and 27 years old. The Beach. When it comes to lucrative, low risk business plans,…
speed racers
From St. Lawrence Market Criterium bike Race a few weeks ago....
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The frugal fashionista Low couture likely to soar in tough times
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