Torontoist is ending the year by naming our Heroes and Villains of 2007––the people, places, and things that we've either fallen head over heels in love with or developed uncontrollable rage towards over the past twelve months. Get your dose, starting Boxing Day and running into the new year, three times a day––sunrise, noon, and sunset. Rob Ford has said some remarkably stupid things during his tenure as a City Councillor. We could harp upon......

Stock market volatility continued yesterday, with the TSX index adding a 194 point drop to a loss of about 10% in the last month. A spokesman for the Global Society of Plutocrats said that in spite of the burgeoning financial crisis, everything remains fine for the super-rich. Toronto City Councillor Giorgio Mammoiliti is still planning on taking a $5000 trip to a zoo conference in Budapest next week in spite of a City Hall ban......

Feeling nutty and proud of it? David Miller has proclaimed July 14 as Mad Pride Day in Toronto, which aims to recognize and empower a much marginalized group: those who have experienced oppression at the hands of the psychiatric system (psychiatric survivors and consumers) and those who generally have been stigmatized by their mental health issues. In the same way that the gay community has reclaimed the word "queer," psychiatric survivors and consumers have empowered......

Love or loathe the spindly structure on the OCAD grounds, you'll have a chance to speak to one of the minds behind the Alsop North America creation tomorrow evening courtesy of Salon Voltaire. Bringing together interesting speakers, good food and lively discussion, Salon Voltaire reprises the days of Enlightenment and encourages intellectual curiosity through a series of events. Starting off the new season is Gregory Woods, Director of SMC Alsop North America, and Adam......

Don't you dare walk out that door! At least until you check to see if a bike is coming along side your car. That's right; the collision that occurs between a driver or passenger's open car door and a moving cyclist (called a "door prize") is the number one cause of car-bike collisions in the downtown core. This contributes to an already turbulent relationship between the city's cyclists and motorists, as the cyclist will either......

Junk shop owner surveying two wan, artsy nicoTeens on Queen West: Man, don't you be smoking! Gallery-goin' smokers in the lovely Saturday sun: Hey, beautiful man, what a lovely day! Junk shop owner: You gots to quit that stuff if you wanna be healthy. Just throw those cigarettes away. Smokers: Right. Recently Juno'd Ron Sexsmith, to TOist contributor JKelly, at the paddock on Friday, after a bit of cajoling: Hey man, it's your birthday. Uh,......

City Councillor Doug Holyday "said yesterday that, on average, 79% of council members took part in votes," according to the Sun. While 78% seems the equivalent of a Gentleman's C for attendance at voting, some councillors have been even more absent - Councillor Bas Balkissoon voted only 46% of the time, and Councillor Adam Giambrone, 55% of the time. The Mayor himself coasted to a passable showing for 76% of recorded votes. He's a busy......