Archive for 'Edward Brown'

CONTACT 2012: The View from the Street

Capturing the smell of the city in images.

By Edward Brown May. 16th, 11:58 am

Jazzed Up For A Good Cause

Answering the call and keeping Jazz.FM91 on the air.

By Edward Brown • Photos by Nancy PaivaMay. 8th, 10:15 am

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Ask Torontoist: Obelisk Envy

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By Edward Brown Apr. 12th, 12:00 pm

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Ask Torontoist: A Grave Mystery

What's the story behind the poor goner buried beside the train tracks?

By Edward Brown Apr. 5th, 11:30 am

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Off The Wall: SODA

The healing power of graffiti.

By Edward Brown Apr. 4th, 10:00 am

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Off The Wall: WaxHead

Creating graffiti with crayons for adults.

By Edward Brown Mar. 14th, 10:00 am

Sporting Goods: Surfin’ Safari

Hanging ten at Bluffer's Park.

By Edward Brown • Photos by Dean BradleyFeb. 21st, 9:30 am

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Off The Wall: Scare Me

The Freshman.

By Edward Brown • Photos by D.A. CooperFeb. 1st, 9:00 am

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Off The Wall: Sight

Seeing to things his way.

By Edward Brown Jan. 16th, 10:30 am

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Branching Out at the Market

On the hunt for independent Christmas tree vendors, we caught up with the folks at Jeffrey Jordan's St. Lawrence Market lot.

By Edward Brown • Photos by Harry ChoiDec. 15th, 10:30 am

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Off The Wall: Case

The thrill of graffiti in motion.

By Edward Brown Dec. 6th, 10:00 am

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The TTC’s Winter Wonder Bus

Dashing through the suburbs on the TTC's Xmas express.

By Edward Brown Dec. 5th, 12:00 pm

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Mounting Toronto

Fun fact of the day: the highest point in Toronto is 119 Mayor Fords tall. We went exploring to find the highest elevation in the city, and plant our flag there.

By Edward Brown Nov. 22nd, 11:00 am

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Off The Wall: Tapr

In our ongoing series of profiles of graffiti writers, we speak with one who embraces the most controversial elements of street art. Tagging for tagging's sake.

By Edward Brown Nov. 17th, 9:00 am

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Off the Wall: Joel Richardson’s Graffiti 2.0

Toronto's open source street artist

By Edward Brown Nov. 9th, 9:00 am

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Off the Wall: Sohoe

The best graffiti you'll never see

By Edward Brown Oct. 31st, 9:00 am

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Tracking Traffic Over Toronto

Where every lane's an HOV lane

By Edward Brown Oct. 19th, 9:00 am

Sporting Goods: Winging It To Victory

Competitive pigeon racing isn't just for the birds.

By Edward Brown • Photos by Michael ChrismanOct. 6th, 10:00 am

Sporting Goods: Cardboard Warriors

Step one: don box(es). Step two: fight!

By Edward Brown • Photos by Harry ChoiAug. 24th, 9:00 am

The Centerpoint Mall Parking Lot Circus, Here and Gone

By Edward Brown Aug. 3rd, 10:00 am

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Inside Mission To Seafarers, Toronto’s Whaleman’s Chapel

By Edward Brown Jul. 5th, 12:00 pm

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Subterranean Bicycle Lanes

By Edward Brown Jun. 15th, 9:00 am

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Sporting Goods: Metro Pistol League

By Edward Brown May. 19th, 9:00 am

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Ask Torontoist: Toronto’s Black Burnt Street

By Edward Brown Apr. 20th, 9:00 am

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An Hour of Kat Burns’ Time

By Edward Brown Feb. 25th, 9:00 am

America’s Sweetheart Home in Toronto

By Edward Brown Jan. 27th, 12:30 pm

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2010 Hero: Evergreen Brick Works

By Edward Brown Dec. 24th, 9:45 am

2010 Villain: Pride

By Edward Brown Dec. 13th, 9:30 am

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Meanwhile, Up On Zanzibar’s Roof…

By Edward Brown Nov. 24th, 10:00 am

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Ask Torontoist: Dance Dance Revolutionary

By Edward Brown Nov. 9th, 2:00 pm

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What’s Next For the Danforth Music Hall?

By Edward Brown Oct. 30th, 1:40 pm

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View From The Crow’s Nest

By Edward Brown Oct. 27th, 12:30 pm

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From Double Feature To Double-Double

By Edward Brown Oct. 19th, 11:15 am

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Ask Torontoist: Signs of Another Time

By Edward Brown Sep. 30th, 11:00 am

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A Walk Along the Don Valley Railway

By Edward Brown Sep. 29th, 12:00 pm

9 Comments

Mutual Street Recording Studio Razed

By Edward Brown Sep. 14th, 11:25 am

Ask Torontoist: Looking For Explanations Everywhere

By Edward Brown Sep. 1st, 11:00 am

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A Fountain Of Disrepair

By Edward Brown Aug. 20th, 12:00 pm

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Lunch Atop A Billboard

By Edward Brown Aug. 12th, 2:30 pm

Let’s Build A Playground

By Edward Brown Aug. 10th, 9:54 am

HOT DOCS 2012

Reviews listed alphabetically:

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Detropia (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Herman’s House (★☆☆☆☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Revision (★☆☆☆☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) The Final Member (★★★★½) The Job (★★☆☆☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) The World Before Her (★★★★☆)

Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Wadim (★★½☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆)

TTC Service Alerts

• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Eglinton Stn has now cleared and full service has resumed on the Yonge University Spadina line. #TTC | 7:59 PM Apr 5
• Trains are currently holding southbound at Eglinton Stn due to a Passenger Assistance Alarm activated on a train. #TTC | 7:54 PM Apr 5
• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Spadina and Queen has now cleared and full service on the 510 Spadina Streetcar line has resumed. #TTC | 5:50 PM Apr 5

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