Dedicated reformers even rally in the rain. As the last federal election day drew to a close and the spectre of a Stephen Harper–led Conservative majority that had been haunting many in the country for years suddenly became real, one tweet best summed up what so many Canadians were thinking: “The Conservatives are like Nickelback. [...]

WHERE: Mimico Creek, between Van Dusen Blvd and Orchard Crescent. WHEN: Between 3–4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 5. WHAT: They weren’t kidding with those rain warnings: rivers and creeks across Toronto are swelling and running in torrents, dislodging ice and bruising the banks along the way. The weather alerts have ended for now, but the [...]

It rained a lot yesterday, and it will most likely rain more today. Then it will probably rain some more on Wednesday, and Thursday, and Friday. If you’re like Torontoist and don’t have air conditioning, you are all for more rain. Keep raining, rain! (But no more funnel clouds, please. That kinda freaks us out.) [...]

Each week, Torontoist shows off the most interesting, creative, and cool submissions to our Torontoist Flickr Pool. We’re especially partial to photos that show our city in a new light, highlight a recent event, and remind us why we live here. Join the Flickr pool and show us what you’ve got. Fourteen Tables BY ROOM929 [...]

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. In My Neighborhood #2 (Alternative Grounds) BY LEPAGEJP...

Each week, Torontoist shows off the most interesting, creative, and cool submissions to our Torontoist Flickr Pool. We’re especially partial to photos that show our city in a new light, highlight a recent event, and remind us why we live here. Join the Flickr pool and show us what you’ve got. TreaTz BY STILLSINFLUX Cream [...]

In the wake of TIFF celebritymania, it’s hard to imagine any Torontonian giving a Big Name the cold shoulder. But The New York Daily News reports that chef Guy Rubino of Rain threatened to kick Nelly Furtado and her entourage out of the elite pan-Asian fusion restaurant after her manager got uppity in the kitchen. [...]

Today Masaryk-Cowan Park will host the third annual Parkdale Festival, rain or shine. Set to kick off at 12 p.m., the festival is going to have a smorgasbord of activities. Whether it be employment, food, shelter, or counselling, the festival’s main goal is to promote awareness for a number of youth services within the city. [...]

“Busker? Don’t even know ‘er!” jokes aside, Toronto’s annual street performer extravaganza is back until Sunday with a new roster of bizarre talents from around the globe. Buskerfest, the last of the major summer street festivals, draws about 350,000 spectators over four days and it’s the best place to see someone jam a sword down [...]

Thousands of Torontonians are expected to head to the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario this weekend to attend the Cutting Edge Music Festival. Featuring names like Alexisonfire, MSTRKRFT, illScarlett, and Moneen, the all-ages, BYOB festival represents the evolution of last year’s Cutting Edge stage at WEMF 2006. The inaugural festival, which runs from [...]

Hanging out in the city with Torontoist’s Summer Reads. LitTO continues this week with a few summer reading picks. These are literally reading choices for the season, as we haven’t read them yet, but plan to take them to the cottage. Films and Poems by John Barlow, LyricalMyrical. John Barlow’s poems have a habit of [...]

Much like the budding romance between Hero and Claudio in the play itself, Wednesday night’s open-air premiere of William Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing was threatened by the malevolent influence of outside elements, in this case a light drizzle that foreshadowed an impending downpour. As the skies darkened, it seemed likely that this year’s [...]