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Building Community in Regent Park

How an integrated community hub aims to form the nucleus of a neighbourhood's reinvention.

By Kelli Korducki May. 23rd, 9:00 am

4 Comments

Scotia Plaza Sold for $1.27 Billion

Scotiabank unloads its namesake complex.

By Hamutal Dotan May. 22nd, 6:02 pm

2 Comments

Signs of Summer: Kensington Garden Car Gets a Makeover

The old garden car has been retired, but Kensington will have a new one very soon.

By Hamutal Dotan May. 22nd, 3:43 pm

Vandalist: You Never Call Anymore

And you never pick up when I try calling you.

By Stephanie Avery May. 18th, 12:00 pm

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Building Storeys: TTC Yards

Where Toronto's public transit vehicles go for rest or repairs.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 17th, 10:03 am

3 Comments

Placemaking: Three Dark Figures

How one of North America's largest steel sculptures hides in plain sight on Dufferin.

By Kelli Korducki • Photos by Corbin SmithMay. 16th, 10:30 am

Toronto Green-Space Boosters Gather for a Park Summit

Robert Hammond, the guy behind New York City's High Line, gave a keynote address for some of Toronto's most committed park advocates.

By Sarah-Joyce Battersby May. 14th, 9:00 am

Vandalist: All the Moose That’s Fit to Print

... or, Bullwinkle Brazenly Bolts a Bubbly Brew.

By Stephanie Avery May. 11th, 1:45 pm

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Building Storeys: Subways

Moving Torontonians in red or silver trains since 1954.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 11th, 1:00 pm

35 Comments

Scene: A New Entrance for Queen’s Park Station

TTC riders will soon have a new way to duck underground at Queen's Park.

By Steve Kupferman • Photos by Corbin SmithMay. 10th, 3:00 pm

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Toronto’s Park People Creating Fertile Ground for Growing Neighbourhoods

One year in, we check in with the people behind Park People, an organization that wants to make the city within a park even better.

By Jake Tobin Garrett May. 10th, 10:00 am

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Graffiti Talks: Pascal Paquette

Between the Lines is a documentary looking at graffiti in Toronto that will be released in 2013. In the meantime, Torontoist has partnered with the filmmakers to develop a series of web shorts, profiling some key figures in the Toronto graffiti scene. Some are sympathetic, some offensive; hopefully all are thought-provoking.

By Hamutal Dotan May. 10th, 9:00 am

6 Comments

Vandalist: Street Art to Stop Graffiti

The Kenwood Lane art initiative.

By Stephanie Avery May. 4th, 3:30 pm

Building Storeys: The Trillium

For over a century, the Trillium has provided Torontonians with a steam-driven perspective of Toronto Harbour and Toronto Island.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 3rd, 1:45 pm

53 Comments

Change on Two Rails

In pushing for electric rail in the west end, local activists have the big picture in mind.

By Todd Aalgaard May. 3rd, 9:00 am

13 Comments

Spotted: Ghost Bike Posts

Stenciled bike posts where real ones were once installed—removed by Astral Media to make way for information pillars.

By Hamutal Dotan Apr. 30th, 1:30 pm

2 Comments

Scene: A Big Top in the Port Lands

A giant tent rises in the Port Lands.

By Steve Kupferman • Photos by Christopher DrostApr. 30th, 11:40 am

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Vandalist: Stubble Trouble

Street Art: It's hair today, gone tomorrow.

By Stephanie Avery Apr. 27th, 1:00 pm

15 Comments

Let’s Make a Deal

Illuminating the often-murky world of Section 37 of the Planning Act. (Hint: it's where some important money comes from.)

By Jake Tobin Garrett Apr. 26th, 1:00 pm

Building Storeys: Rail Bridges

Moving (and preserving) Torontonians over and under busy train tracks.

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 26th, 9:45 am

Bird’s the Word

A temporary installation brings faux feathered friends to corporate tower lobbies, and it's not even a little Hitchcockian.

By Kelli Korducki Apr. 25th, 11:30 am

6 Comments

The Better Way, Around the World

Taras Grescoe wrote Straphanger, a book about public transit in many different cities, worldwide. We spoke to him about how the TTC stacks up. (Or doesn't.)

By Jake Tobin Garrett Apr. 25th, 9:30 am

14 Comments

Spotted: A Graffiti Plea

A property owner, evidently fed up with City enforcement, tries to negotiate directly with vandals.

By Steve Kupferman Apr. 24th, 11:00 am

8 Comments

Historicist: The Grand Tour

Frederick Gardiner and Tracy leMay show off the possibilities and problems of their newly created realm: Metro Toronto.

By Kevin Plummer Apr. 21st, 12:00 pm

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Vandalist: Public Zen

Interactive, stress-relieving street art—rake included!

By Stephanie Avery Apr. 20th, 12:00 pm

11 Comments

“Derelict” Underpass to Be Transformed Into Bright, Shiny Park

Underpass Park is step one in a wider revitalization of the less-than-beautiful West Don Lands area.

By Bronwyn Kienapple • Photos by Corbin SmithApr. 19th, 10:00 am

4 Comments

Placemaking: Mississauga’s Marilyns

How a pair of curvy condo towers got Mississauga its groove back.

By Kelli Korducki Apr. 17th, 10:30 am

1 Comment

Scene: George Brown’s Waterfront Addition Nears Completion

A long-awaited addition to Toronto's waterfront is finally taking shape.

By Steve Kupferman • Photos by Corbin SmithApr. 17th, 9:00 am

10 Comments

California Dreaming Up New Ways to Fund Public Transit

From turning off idling locomotives to asking China for the money, Richard Katz has some fresh ideas for funding transit.

By Sarah-Joyce Battersby Apr. 16th, 11:00 am

Vandalist: Passion of the Bunny

Street art reminds us of the true meaning of Easter.

By Stephanie Avery Apr. 13th, 2:15 pm

3 Comments

Prehistoric Toronto: The Terrain of Our City Through the Ages

What was happening here hundred of millions of years ago?

By Daniel Sellers • Illustrations by Chloe CushmanApr. 12th, 10:32 am

33 Comments

Duly Quoted: Frances Nunziata and Mike Layton

An unlikely alliance of councillors who want Metrolinx to rethink plans for the Union-Pearson Air Rail Link.

By Hamutal Dotan Apr. 11th, 2:00 pm

25 Comments

LRT to Rain Destruction on Apricot Trees?

A proposed Eglinton West LRT entrance may carve out up to 900 square feet of a local park.

By Bronwyn Kienapple Apr. 10th, 2:00 pm

3 Comments

Vandalist: Rice Paddies on the Danforth

A before and after look at what can be done with an empty wall, a bit of paint, and a lot of chutzpa.

By Stephanie Avery Apr. 6th, 11:00 am

8 Comments

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

2 Comments

Prehistoric Toronto: The Torontoceros

The 1976 discovery of a unique fossil below west-end Bloor Street tells us that an extinct and little-known deer once called Toronto home.

By Daniel Sellers • Illustration by Chloe CushmanApr. 5th, 10:00 am

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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

8 Comments

Paying to Play

New fees to use City fields have taken Toronto's youth-sports programs by surprise. Tuesday night, players, coaches, and organizers got a chance to share their concerns with a handful of city councillors.

By Daniel Sellers Apr. 4th, 11:20 am

15 Comments

Spotted: The Return of the Bald Raccoon

A bald raccoon stalks the alleys of Rosedale.

By Steve Kupferman Apr. 3rd, 9:00 am

8 Comments

A Walking Tour of Toronto

A new study by the Board of Health shows that Torontonians value walkable neighbourhoods—but lots of us can't afford to live in them.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Miles StoreyApr. 2nd, 10:00 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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