Jessica Ford

Extreme makeover for John St. (Globe and Mail): "Under a massive makeover plan to be launched Tuesday by the local Business Improvement Area, John Street would be turned into a promenade linking five of six planned “character precincts” and creating a new north–south spine for a neighbourhood that is best... continue reading on Torontoist

Rain puts damper on Bolt's flash at Toronto meet (CBC): "Despite the conditions, the star of the Festival of Excellence, world record holder and triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt, still managed to give the soldout crowd some excitement, generating a buzz the sport of track and field hasn't seen... continue reading on Torontoist

Prize Founder Scott Griffin on the dance floor with trustee Margaret Atwood. Photo by Aline Sandler. It turns out that if you want to be a successful poet and $50,000 richer, you better consider going by your initials. The ninth annual Griffin Poetry Prize winners were announced last night... continue reading on Torontoist

Tyler Moore and Franz David in the chairs of their new salon. An eco-friendly, humanitarian band of Coupe Bizarre employees has broken off and started a new hair salon: Parlour. Owner duo Tyler Moore (seven year manager of Coupe Bizarre) and Franz David (colourist and ten-plus year employee of... continue reading on Torontoist

This weekend, the Toronto Reference Library’s bespectacled old ladies of Saturday morning cartoon fame were replaced with another near-sighted crowd. Trading cat’s eye glasses for black horn rims, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival crowd, several thousand strong, dominated at least the first two floors of the behemoth library. Over... continue reading on Torontoist