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Does Toronto Need More Wild Bees?

Why a York University PhD student thinks there's a place for bees in urban planning and landscape design.

By Graeme Bayliss May. 21st, 9:15 am

Photo by postbear from the Torontoist Flickr pool

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Completing Our Streets

The Toronto Centre for Active Transportation is trying to foster visionary goals for improving Canada's public streets.

By Graeme Bayliss Jul. 30th, 10:30 am

Yonge Street as it could be, with the removal of two traffic lanes, the inclusion of bike lanes, a widened sidewalk, and cobbled pavement. Image by Chris Hardwicke

National Ballet of Canada Presents Hamlet

At the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, choreographer Kevin O'Day stages Hamlet without all the "words, words, words."

By Graeme Bayliss • Photos by Corbin SmithJun. 4th, 1:45 pm

Piotr Stanczyk in Hamlet's solo piece opening The National Ballet of Canada's Hamlet.

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Toronto Hydro Derails Plans for Railway Museum

The Toronto Railway Historical Association fights to preserve Toronto's railway heritage.

By Graeme Bayliss May. 1st, 9:00 am

The John Street Roundhouse, with the machine shop visible to the right of the photograph. Photo by {a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/zafarali/”}zafarali{/a} from the {a href=”http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist/”}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}.

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History, Culture, and Bike Lanes at Jarvis Town Hall

Cyclists were all fired up and all in agreement as bike lanes dominated a public discussion last night.

By Graeme Bayliss • Photos by Corbin SmithApr. 4th, 12:30 pm

Town hall meeting held last night at Jarvis Collegiate Institute.

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In Our Town: Ernest Hemingway in Toronto

How the legendary writer got his start in T.O.

By Graeme Bayliss Mar. 7th, 11:30 am

Calendar Honours “Iconic” East-End Men

A Riverside bar owner's latest community-building initiative celebrates local heroes.

By Graeme Bayliss Jan. 30th, 9:00 am

Ron, the "unofficial mayor of Riverside," and a calendar model for the East End Icons initiative. Photo by Margaret Mulligan.

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LED Billboards Threaten Safety and Public Space, Say Critics

More than mere annoyances, these big signs may have big implications for the future of outdoor advertising in Toronto.

By Graeme Bayliss Dec. 13th, 10:30 am

This section of the Gardiner Expressway, known as "Billboard Alley," may soon be home to three massive LED billboards. Photo by {a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/imuttoo/241144126/in/photostream/”}Ian{/a} from the {a href=”http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist/”}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}.

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“Creating Kindness” with Gifts for Strangers

The generosity-driven Improv in Toronto mission is back for a second year, and it's gone global.

By Graeme Bayliss Nov. 23rd, 1:00 pm

The 2010 Gifts for Strangers mission started out in Nathan Phillips Square. Photo courtesy of Improv in Toronto.