SPOTTED BY: Torontoist reader Kirsten Thompson WHERE: Email inboxes across the city WHEN: 4:58 p.m. (top) and 5:11 p.m. (bottom) WHAT: Riding the streetcar can be slow, frustrating, and beset with delays. Sometimes, however, the wait is worth it. Spotted features interesting things our readers discover in their journeys across Toronto. If you spot something [...]

Believe it or not, music videos still exist. Sound Tracks trolls the internet to find the best and the worst of local artists’ new singles and the good, bad, or otherwise noteworthy visuals that accompany them. If something has been made clear by the new Holy Fuck video, it’s that these electro-prog homeboys know how [...]

Gate House goes coed. After a series of puerile, childish, vaguely misogynistic stunts, the infamous all-male U of T residence has been come down upon by that stuffy old dean. Of note is Gate House’s claim to be an inspiration for the movie Animal House, just like every other “look at us we’re so wild” [...]

Torontoist has noticed that a few cats have made headlines recently. First was Lucky, who ran a campaign for MPP in the Davenport riding, but failed to get on the ballot. In a sadder story, a Mississauga couple are left with fond memories of their beloved Krinkles. While the pet owners were on vacation, their [...]

With the provincial election upon us, Toronto’s Davenport riding is in for a shakeup as a new candidate enters the fray: Lucky, Felis catus siamensis. Presumably asking for a ballot write-in, Lucky’s campaign statement outlines a concern with the declining quality of life in Toronto’s neighbourhoods, and promises to bring accountability to the riding. “If [...]

Because there really isn’t any way to say no to a group of people dedicated to saving stray kittens and cats, Torontoist would like to encourage everyone to check out the Annex Cat Rescue’s yard sale this Saturday. Founded in 1997, the Annex Cat Rescue began as a small group of volunteers and has developed [...]

After Monday’s victory in the annual Labour Day Classic, the Toronto Argonauts (3-6) host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1-8) in the second half of the home-and-home series on Saturday at the Rogers Centre. It might not seem like the greatest match-up, with both teams fighting it out for last place in the league, and the abysmal [...]

Honestly, is there a more nauseatingly cute Toronto locale than Cabbagetown? All those impeccably-maintained Victorian houses, those happy retirees, those friendly neighbourhood cats—what other village in the city has its own hobby farm? Residents and fans of the area come together this weekend for the 2007 Cabbagetown Festival (September 7–9). Torontoist will be on site [...]

Torontoist has always had a soft spot for felines, which is why we think you should know about an excellent kitty-benefiting event taking place this weekend. For ten years, the Annex Cat Rescue has been taking good care of stray and feral cats in and around the Annex. Their good work includes finding good homes [...]

Employees of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission, which now oversees the Ontario Lottery Gaming Corporation, will not be permitted to buy lottery tickets in Ontario. A representative of the affected staffers complained, “why do you think we wanted to work here in the first place?” before shotgunning a 40-ouncer of Absolut and collapsing to the [...]