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April 30, 2008
Yesterday was a tough day for fans of free ice cream. You see, April 29th was Ben and Jerry's Free Cone Day, at participating store locations worldwide. Los Angeles residents, like much of the rest of the world, easily (and, we assume, happily) got theirs. The Ben and Jerry's at 238 Queen Street West, however—Toronto's only downtown store—was closed, with a sign in the window that declared it was "Closed for the season! See you...
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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 that they deserve. Untitled BY TAYLOR ZHOU...
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Following the unveiling of the EcoCab in Toronto last week Torontoist spotted the pedi-cab being presented to councillor Howard Moscoe outside City Hall yesterday. Moscoe, chairman of the Licensing and Standards Committee, turned down the offer of a ride around Nathan Phillips Square, but got a complete tour of the $13,000 vehicle's features as a small but curious crowd gathered. EcoCabs are expected to roll out on downtown streets Thursday....
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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 that they deserve. camera porn BY REBOOTYOURCOMPUTER...
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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 that they deserve. Day 55 BY JENNYROTTEN...
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April 27, 2008
Each week, Torontoist shows off the most interesting, creative, and cool submissions to our Torontoist Flickr Pool. We're especially partial to photos that show our city in a new light, highlight a recent event, and remind us why we live here. Join the Flickr pool and show us what you've got. UntitledBY WORLDWIDWEBDOMINATION 79720036BY PESTEBAR so...BY MOONWIRE Facing eachother downBY BIGDADDYHAME Into The Fire IIIBY ~EVIDENCE~ the dance of dawnBY MISSYV110 city lightsBY MCXL5 Dont...
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At 6:45 a.m., Cy Goldsbie spotted a guy spraypainting this message on both of Spadina station's Spadina-immediately-north-of-bloor entrances and was kind enough to snap these pics for us. TTC labour issues and graffiti, together again at last....
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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 that they deserve. Take one, it's free BY ANTOINIELE...
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This week Torontoist has been talking to Toronto Firefighters Julie Petruzzellis and Stacey Hannah about what it’s like to be a woman in a dangerous and demanding occupation—one where they're outnumbered 20-to-1 by men. You can read what they said in this special three-part feature, concluding today. Julie Petruzzellis with other members of her squad. Can you share a story from a shift that sticks out in your memory? SH: I remember that one time...
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In the fall of 1997, the Metro Toronto Zoo had something of a clearance sale, divesting itself of merchandise branded "Metro Toronto Zoo." On January 1st, the Megacity would be coming, the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto would be no more, and the Zoo—to be renamed simply the "Toronto Zoo"—would be prepared for the change. The Metropolitan Toronto Police, however, were not quite as on the ball. Two years later, in 2000, the organization finally...
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Raising awareness for Sunnybrook's Underwear Affair, a group of daring individuals dressed in underwear-based costumes—makeshift superheroes if you will—entered Union Station's Great Hall during rush hour, and froze in place for five minutes, as home-bound commuters rushed by, doing double-takes all the way. The Underwear Affair is a 10k run and 5k walk on August 23, which aims to raise money for below-the-waist cancers, such as prostate and ovarian cancer. Costumes are encouraged! More...
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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 that they deserve. Spring BY KATE Y-N...
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This week Torontoist has been talking to Toronto Firefighters Julie Petruzzellis and Stacey Hannah about what it’s like to be a woman in a dangerous and demanding occupation—one where they're outnumbered 20-to-1 by men. You can read what they said in this special three-part feature, running every night until Thursday. Julie Petruzzellis. Do you remember your first fire? SH: I didn’t get one right of the hob. I got one on Russell Hill Road, which...
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In one of the more surreal moments from Streets are for People’s Tuesday visit to Queen’s Park, Rosario Marchese, the NDP MPP for Trinity-Spadina, donned Captain Planet–style superhero digs, made with a few go-get-’em words about public transit, and took flight into the Legislative Assembly’s inner chamber to save the known universe. Except he didn’t, but the cape is fact. Sort of....
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A boarded-up house on Sherbourne Street makes a desperate plea for attention and care. Sad, but much nicer than the "AVENGE ME" and "REDRUM" that you typically see on talking houses....
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April 23, 2008
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 that they deserve. gone to graveyards, every one BY MISSYV110...
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This week Torontoist has been talking to Toronto Firefighters Julie Petruzzellis and Stacey Hannah about what it’s like to be a woman in a dangerous and demanding occupation—one where they are outnumbered 20-to-1 by men. You can read what they said in this special three-part feature, running every night until Thursday. Stacey Hannah. We spend a lot of time talking about the TTC: worrying that it’s going to be shut down by strike action, complaining...
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Several hundred environmentalist activists marched through downtown Toronto on Sunday on "Reclaim Earth Day." The exuberant parade called on the Harper government to implement an about-face on climate change policy and to implement the Kyoto Protocol. The march ended with a street festival on John Street at Queen organized by the anti-car/pro-bicycle group Streets are for People, which featured games, music, and the famous Petition Car (pictured above). The Petition Car will be delivered...
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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 that they deserve. port credit BY KATE Y-N...
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Torontoist photographer John Beebe is exploring the city's most interesting laundromats, one by one by one. Tune back in every other week for another clean, dry, freshly-pressed edition. Nothing like a little pop art to make doing laundry less of a chore. Torontoist found graphic entertainment at the Laundry Lounge (527 Yonge Street) as we set out to document the character and characters of our city's laundromats. If you want to drop your dirty clothes...
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On the West bank of the Lower Don River, just South of Queen Street at the Eastern Street bridge, a shrunken cruise ship sits beneath a behemoth buoy. Is it waiting to be rescued, or for you to come aboard and join the party? Who knows. Advertised via fancy insert in The Globe and Mail's Saturday edition a few weeks ago, the 25-foot-long cruise ship is an installation by Québécois art collective BGL and...
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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 that they deserve. Consolation BY J.T.R....
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Each week, Torontoist shows off the most interesting, creative, and cool submissions to our Torontoist Flickr Pool. We're especially partial to photos that show our city in a new light, highlight a recent event, and remind us why we live here. Join the Flickr pool and show us what you've got. Chinatown TrafficBY DAIFUKU SENSEI undergoundBY IMARCANO Blue SpringBY BENYYZ pick up after yourselfBY IMARCANO Painted wallBY ARCHRAN On Her WayBY R@VENEYES Hot Chip!BY SCIENCEDUCK...
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As it happened, this wasn't the only ATU ad in the subway car to which this message had been appended. Photo taken by Jonathan Goldsbie on the Yonge line....
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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 that they deserve. The View From Above BY BENYYZ...
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April 17, 2008
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 that they deserve. Toronto Skyline BY MHOYE...
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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 that they deserve. Untitled BY TAYLOR ZHOU...
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Sam Javanrouh—the man behind the venerable Daily Dose of Imagery, this city's most widely-read photoblog—has always had something of a knack for creating amazing stop-motion timelapse videos. Whether it's cars filling up an Edward and Bay parking lot or the downtown skyline (go to his archives under the heading "timelapse photography" to see more), his videos are hypnotic, beautiful, and fascinating—a chance to see the motions of the city in a new way. Javanrouh's...
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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 that they deserve. Untitled BY URTICADIOICA...
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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 that they deserve. Untitled BY UWAJEDI...
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Following demonstrations on February 10 and March 15, Anonymous once again occupied the sidewalks across from 696 Yonge Street on Saturday. This time, however, the windowshades of Scientology’s Toronto outlet were drawn, its ground-level offices apparently vacant; with the exception of one lonely camera jockey, Hubbard’s loyal army of hyper-vigilant paparazzi were conspicuously absent. Maybe they called their day on account of rain. By noon, April showers had made smeary messes of one or...
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Each week, Torontoist shows off the most interesting, creative, and cool submissions to our Torontoist Flickr Pool. We're especially partial to photos that show our city in a new light, highlight a recent event, and remind us why we live here. Join the Flickr pool and show us what you've got. Balancing Act IIBY ROOM929 UntitledBY UWAJEDI UntitledBY MOONWIRE MaroonBY FESIGN Danielle With FlareBY METRIX X a class of its ownBY GP0256 Just keep kissingBY...
Continue Reading "Torontoist Weekly Photo Roundup, Issue #92"April 11, 2008
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 that they deserve. Jump BY Pe†e®...
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Kleercut WARNING! Contains clearcut ancient forests www.kleercut.net When CBS Outdoor wrapped St. George station in vinyl ads promoting a certain brand of facial tissue, Greenpeace's Kleercut campaign decided to tackle the omnipresent sales pitch by generously sprinkling the premises with doses of perspective, reminding subway riders that the softness of Kimberly-Clark's products comes at the expense of unsustainably-harvested ancient forests, including the Boreal. To Kimberly-Clark, puppies may be adorable, but caribou, eagles, bears, and...
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"Missed Connection posts are at an all-time high. "Help reduce the numbers by talking to that girl on the bus." Words of existential wisdom (which needn't be interpreted as gender-specific) spotted by former contributor Carly Beath on the streetcar stop at the southwest corner of Dundas and University. Photo by Jonathan Goldsbie....
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April 10, 2008
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 that they deserve. Sam's Interior & IMG_6736-2 BY ASWILLIAMSON...
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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 that they deserve. the Jones' BY PURPLEPICK...
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