Every weekday morning, bright and early, we feature a photo (or two) from a photographer in the Torontoist Flickr Pool. It's our way of giving the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention they deserve. shiet BY KYRYLL...

Every Wednesday, Torontoist receives transmissions from the travel log of Gleebax, the alien Urbanaut, as he explores the foreign land of Toronto....

When the Yankees arrived in Toronto early last week, downtown became a hub of activity for baseball enthusiasts: Union Station was a mad house before and after the games and Front Street was lined with scalpers and fans. It was blatantly apparent, however, that Jays’ fans were outnumbered in the sea of Yankee and Red Sox jerseys. The situation wasn't any better inside the Rogers Centre as the stadium erupted in applause whenever the Yankees...

.shadowRollover { width:640px; height:872px; float:left; background-image:url(http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_david/20080827lostfound2.jpg); display:block; } .shadowRollover:hover { display:block; background-image:url(http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_david/20080827lostfound.jpg); } Discovered on Pape Avenue south of Dundas Street East by Torontoist Flickr Pooler squeakyrat (also responsible for this great discovery), there are at least a few other signs like these in the east end of the city. Corny? Yes. Pretty adorable? That too. Rollover the image to switch between the "Lost" and "Found" posters. Photos by squeakyrat from the Torontoist Flickr...

It's reassuring to know that while there's always a scheduled event in Toronto (World Naked Bike Ride, Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival, Nuit Blanche, Winterlicious, dandy bicycle polo, and pillow fights), the citizenry of this town refuses to spend the intervening hours sitting still. Consider, then, this dashingly handsome couple seen recently strolling westward on Queen Street West at Roncesvalles. The twosome was on its way to a gay affair—of that we can be...

MUSIC: Tonight, head out to the Danforth for what will likely be one of the best shows of the summer (sorry, Dave Matthews Band). Final Fantasy is playing!!! He's joined by the similarly electroclassical Nico Muhly, along with experimental musician Doveman and indie acoustic singer Samamidon, who are all visiting us from New York. Just yesterday, new tracks from Final Fantasy's two upcoming EPs were released to Zoilus and Stereogum, and they are predictably awesome;...

The TTC is looking at eliminating the free parking spaces allotted to Metropass holders at the 16 lots they own around the city. TTC Chair Adam Giambrone contended that the free spaces were costing the TTC more money than they brought in, which sounds like a valid argument until you remember that parking spots, like guns, are a God-given right. The Canadian Press is reporting that a new survey shows that these days Canadian...

Every weekday morning, bright and early, we feature a photo (or two) from a photographer in the Torontoist Flickr Pool. It's our way of giving the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention they deserve. 'the secret chord' BY JONATHANCASTELLINO...

Mark Rourke has had a busy day. As head coach of Dive Toronto, based out of the University of Toronto, Rourke has been arranging a meet-and-greet for his divers with Canadian diving star Alexandre Despatie. The Olympic silver medalist will be in town at various McDonald's, and the fast food chain is asking Rourke for local kids to appear alongside Despatie. Meanwhile, the phone has been ringing constantly as registration for Dive Toronto's fall...

Every Tuesday afternoon, Torontoist rounds up the city's literary news, including book deals, events, local sales, author happenings, and insider information from the book industry. The big news this week is that the literary community's beloved I.V. Lounge Reading Series is no more. Last Saturday series curator and host Alex Boyd announced on his blog that, due to the lounge closing for what could be a year-long renovation, the reading series is officially over. Acclaimed...

“I couldn’t tell you,” says multi-hyphenate artist Tim Barber with barely a hint of impatience. “I could only show you.” Barber is enduring a plodding series of questions from a moderator at Drake Salon the day before his Tiny Vices poster show and book launch (presented by Aritzia) opens at Studio Gallery. This one is particularly facile: “What do you like about photography?” Asking the Vancouver-born, New York-based mastermind behind Tiny Vices what he...

It may not have had the comedic potential of a banana phone, but imagine the looks bypassers may have given to anyone grooving down the street with a pop can nestled next to their ear...or not, given the number of novelty promotional portable radios produced during the pre-Walkman/iPod era. The manufacturer took no responsibility for anyone who mistook the radio for an actual can of locally brewed ginger ale and discovered the lovely fizz...

Toronto's extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability to look like anywhere from New York City to Moscow, the disguise doesn't always hold up to scrutiny. Reel Toronto revels in digging up and displaying the films that attempt to mask, hide, or—in rare cases—proudly display our city. Contrary to rumours, this is not a frequent sight in Elora Oh, the things we do for our art. It is...