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CN Towering Over Toronto with EdgeWalk

Take it from me: a 5 p.m. date with an open air walk on a platform 1.5 metres wide, 150 metres long, and 356 metres off the ground really colours the rest of the day. With such an appointment yesterday to test out the new CN Tower EdgeWalk, which opens to the public on August 1, suddenly my morning commute to work was comfortably mundane, and lunch at my desk was satisfyingly simple. A newfound appreciation for the everyday sights and sounds of the city at ground level grew within me as I walked along Front Street towards the structure, like a soldier voluntarily and deliberately choosing to go against the natural instinct for self-preservation, and put her body in physical danger.

The Urbanaut: New Rocket Inspection

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

Spotted: Super Mario Star

A couple of weeks ago, a Super Mario question box popped up on Yonge Street, intriguing passersby with high-jumping, mushroom-getting potential. Also somewhere in the city: this Super Mario star, brightening up the scene with hopes of good fortune to come. It's been around for a while but it's a bit hidden from view. If you find it, we hope you do great things with your newfound invincibility, while it lasts!

The Urbanaut: Explosive Upgrades

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

The Urbanaut: Beach Bod

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

Orange Flowered Bikes, the New Menace

Top: the abandoned bike before the beautification project commenced. Bottom: post-revamp, and bright orange. The rules which govern and shape our public spaces are important. When things go well they help ensure a city that is safe, accessible, and welcoming. They provide for everything from curb cuts so that wheelchairs and strollers can travel streets [...]

The Urbanaut: Animal House

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

The Urbanaut: Lose Your Riding, Get a New Ride

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

Walking the Jane’s Walk

On the grounds of CAMH. Photo by Miles Storey/Torontoist. Suprising fact of the day: Jane’s Walk is only five years old. Held the first weekend of May, the event celebrates cities—their nooks and crannies and hidden-in-plain-sight secrets—as well as the memory of urban theorist Jane Jacobs. Over the course of the weekend various local residents [...]

The Sign Lives On at Consumers Distributing

Behind the gloss of the Shops at Don Mills, a few office buildings and plazas that haven’t experienced redevelopment still line the southwest quadrant of The Donway. A passing glance at the tenants of 49 The Donway West reveals an exiled anchor of the old Don Mills Centre (Home Hardware), service-based merchants (Cadet Cleaners, The [...]

The Urbanaut: Poetry for a Confused Month

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

The Urbanaut: The Campaign Trail

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