Construction of the Toronto South Detention Centre. Alex McClelland is a member of the Prison Moratorium Action Coalition. In this guest opinion piece he looks at the construction of a new “superjail” in Etobicoke. Across the country there has been a statistical decline in crime rates since 1999. The federal government’s own data says that [...]

Once upon a time, the stretch of Lake Shore Boulevard around Park Lawn Road was a stop for tourists and those looking for a quick good time, thanks to nearly thirty motels that lined the strip. All but three (Casa Mendoza, Shore Breeze, and Beach) are gone now, leaving empty lots awaiting their probable transformation [...]

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. Mimico creek’s big culvert BY INVENTOR_77