“There are two kinds of people looking for Christmas gifts,” the Telegram noted 80 years ago. “Those who know what they want and those who don’t, and they both seem to be in difficulty.” With less than two weeks to go before presents are unwrapped, both types of gift hunters may be showing signs of [...]

City of Craft The Great Hall/Theatre Centre (1087 Queen Street West) and Thrush Holmes Empire (1093 Queen Street West) Saturday, December 10, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, December 11, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. $2 admission; FREE for children younger than 12 ‘Tis the season for holiday present purchases, and, this time of [...]

Bixi brought bike share to a sliver of the downtown core this spring, but the majority of Toronto residents are still reliant on their own wheels to get them from place to place. Meanwhile, there is one Etobicoke community that already has its own bike-share program, of sorts. Alexander Labayen, 35, operates it out of his home garage.

Illustration from John Crossingham’s Learn to Speak Music by Jeff Kulak. Courtesy of JeffKulak.com. “I was always more of what you’d call a proficient amateur.” Not exactly the outlook expected from a member of one of Canada’s biggest indie-rock exports, but even as a long-time Broken Social Scene collaborator and singer/guitarist for the quietly loved [...]

Photo by Siue Moffat. If you’re into DIY culture, hate prickly thieves, and can appreciate a well-intentioned fundraiser, then this is the post for you. The Toronto Zine Library—known best for providing you with good times and thousands of genre- and decade-spanning zines for your perusal out of the Tranzac—were recently broken into and burgled [...]

Photo by ariehsinger from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. Strike days like this make us wonder how difficult it’d be to run our own transportation service in Toronto. Of course, you couldn’t actually open your own transit company—the City of Toronto Act says the only people who can run public transit are the TTC—but there are [...]

When thrashy experimental punks Quebexico called it a day earlier this year, angry, drunken, often-bearded fans across the country had a good reason to get more angry, more drunk, and grow larger beards. Thankfully, the band’s offspring is hitting the same musical highs in the same aggressively DIY manner. TEENANGER, comprised of the 3/4ths of [...]

When New York punks Leftover Crack were denied entry into the country last week (something to do with criminal records), East Vancouver’s The Rebel Spell opted not to give up and salvaged the tour, making their way across this fine land in true DIY punk fashion. This weekend finds the band in Toronto, trading a [...]

If you’ve ever fantasized about designing your own skateboard deck—and really, who hasn’t—the best day of your life may rapidly be approaching. DIY skateboard company Roarockit is opening its first boardmaking program in Toronto. After almost four years as a web-based business selling make-your-own-board kits, Roarockit is opening a school where aspiring boardmakers can attend [...]