It's one of our city's best annual events: Doors Open Toronto, wherein we all get to explore the nooks, crannies, and usually hidden corners of buildings we generally can't access.…
Scene: Bambi Loose in Toronto
Scene: Bambi Loose in Toronto
WHERE: Toronto waterfront, starting near Sunnyside and ending near the foot of Jameson Avenue.
WHEN: 1:30 p.m.
WHAT: Bambi, like the rest of us, just wants to be free, to explore and…
Vandalist: Love It or Hate It
Vandalist: Love It or Hate It
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LOCATION:
Dufferin Grove
PHOTO BY:
Jeremy Gilbert
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Billboards: A harmless source of income for property owners or an eyesore and intrusion on public space? Billboard takeovers: vandalism that's not necessarily well executed or…
Building Community in Regent Park
Building Community in Regent Park
In 2007, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation opted to embark on a $1-billion, 15-year revitalization of Regent Park, a social housing development, parts of which are more than sixty years…
Scotia Plaza Sold for $1.27 Billion
Scotia Plaza Sold for $1.27 Billion
As price tags go, it's rather impressive: $1.266 billion. That's how much Scotiabank will be receiving in exchange for its eponymous complex. The centre at 40 King Street West has…
Behind-the-scenes corners of the historic Bay building will be available for exploring this weekend. Photo by Metrix X from the Torontoist Flickr Pool.
It’s one of our city’s best annual events: Doors Open Toronto, wherein we all get to explore the nooks, crannies, and usually hidden corners of buildings we generally can’t access. There are more than 135 buildings opening their doors this year, and among them are several dozen new ones that haven’t been on the list before.
Here are some highlights from that list—our picks for the best of the sites that are new to Doors Open, many of which are also therefore uncharted territory for all of us. Read More…
WHERE: Toronto waterfront, starting near Sunnyside and ending near the foot of Jameson Avenue.
WHEN: 1:30 p.m.
WHAT: Bambi, like the rest of us, just wants to be free, to explore and roam the world and have new experiences. Unfortunately, some experiences aren’t safe, and officials had to intervene to prevent this particular deer from getting hurt when it wandered onto Lakeshore Boulevard earlier today. A team of officers watched and offered assistance as a vet from the Toronto Zoo used a tranquilizer dart to knock the two-year-old buck out. The episode, we are glad to report, was very well and humanely handled, and the deer will be released in a conservation area nearby.
Billboards: A harmless source of income for property owners or an eyesore and intrusion on public space? Billboard takeovers: vandalism that’s not necessarily well executed or a relief from the near-constant harangue of messages telling us to shop?
The funny thing about many of the billboards in Toronto is that they are as illegal as the graffiti that covers them, yet, because money has exchanged hands to erect them, they tend to be accepted, while the people who vandalize them are demonized. In the end, does anyone even pay attention to billboards? Or do we edit them out of our visual landscape along with other things we don’t care to see? In which case, what harm is there in their artistic transformations? Discuss!
Once a week, Vandalist features some of the most interesting street art and graffiti from around Toronto. Find something great? Email vandalist@torontoist.com.
The Beach is known for its unique small-town vibe, but a possibly precedent-setting new six-story condo planned for the area has residents fiercely divided over the evolution of their neighbourhood.
If you’re a lady of just the right age, there is a good chance you went head over heels for The Cutting Edge. You swooned over D.B. Sweeney, maybe took a few skating lessons, and now must accept full responsibility for the three (!) sequels…and you probably were too young to know or care it was shot round these parts.
See if you can follow on this summary of the complicated plot: There’s this spoiled figure-skating gal trying to get into the Olympics and she needs a partner. Then there’s this hockey playing guy and he can’t play anymore due to an injury. Do they get partnered up? Of course. Do things go poorly at first? Mos def. Do the two somehow eventually develop mutual respect and even (gulp) love? Maybe, maybe. Are there montages set to ’80s music complete with close-up shots of graphic equalizers twinkling and muscles getting pumped? Come on! Is there a last-minute hiccup that gets resolved just in time for the pair to admit their true feelings and win a gold medal? Is any of this actually ruining the movie for you?
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
