Sunday afternoon is the Toronto Public Space Committee's third annual Human River Walk, a trek along the course of the buried Garrison Creek, from Christie Pits to Fort York in a parade of blue, symbolically bringing the river back above ground for one beautiful afternoon. Along the route, there will be music, performances, and stories about the history of the creek, the neighbourhoods, the trees, and Toronto's stormy relationship with its water. But, above......

Where can you find popcorn lovers and peaceniks together? At a politically conscious film fest—in a park, no less! Tomorrow is the final night of Peace Reel: an anti-war focused outdoor film festival co-presented by the Toronto-based collective, Artists Against War (AAW) and by CitizenShift, an initiative of the National Film Board. Over the past month, Peace Reel has organized a free Sunday-night series of short films and documentaries at Christie Pits Park. This week,......

Believe or not there are rivers in Toronto other than the Don and the Humber. Back in the day downtown Toronto was crisscrossed by streams like Taddle Creek and the Garrison. Most of these were abused by settlers and used as sewers, dumping grounds and finally buried. But this weekend the Toronto Public Space is going to try to bring the Garrison, the largest of Toronto's buried rivers back to the surface, metaphorically. On Saturday......

So now that you know everything you need to know about Scott Pilgrim creator, Brian Lee O'Malley, you feel like you're best friends, right? So you're already reading his livejournal, right? So you don't need us to tell you that he's posted the first in a series of "Annotated Scott Pilgrim" installments, in which he compares real life Toronto to the cartoon version he's created. (In that panel above, she's walking down the hill......

If you're anything like us, you might occasionally find yourself strolling in Little Korea craving the perfect snack. Something sweet, but not too sweet. Bite-sized, but satisfying. Shareable, but less than $2. And with a certain Willy Wonka whimsy. Fortunately, you're in the right neighborhood. Bloor Street west of Bathurst is peppered with charming little Korean bakeries churning out just such a treat - walnut cakes. In addition to being filled with a tasty......

We were excited when we received the flyer from Deputy Mayor Pants informing us that he'd be singling out our unimposing block of Christie Pits for an evening security walk. What did we do to deserve this honour, TOist wondered? Sadly, we arrived at last night's walk to learn that our walk would be short Pants. Instead his assistant Rebecca joined three 14 division Officers as we strolled the streets voicing complaints. If the......

If, like us, you were too cheap to shell out the requisite amounts of rent money required to see Stewart, Jon work his magic at Massey Hall tonight, be not dismayed! There is much to do for much less money on this weekend of drizzle and fizzle. - Neato Japanese artist Mariko Mori speaks at Ryerson at 7:30pm tonight, as part of the Kodak Lecture Series. - Toronto Animated Image Society presents a screening of......