Results tagged “davenportroad”

The Baldwin Steps, the set of stairs at Davenport and Spadina Roads that leads up to Casa Loma, are so recognizable that they've warranted their own Wikipedia article and feature as a battle backdrop in Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. Depending on the time of day and season, the Baldwin Steps––also called the Casa Loma Steps, or The Death Climb At The End of Spadina––can be romantic, creepy, trying, or picturesque. Now a group of visual artists have put together Toronto Upstairs, a group show at the Sideshow Gallery with artworks that "explore the staircases leading up from Davenport Road as transitional space, and contemplate and express the upness of here."

We stumbled across this (act of vandalism? political statement?) on IllegalSigns.ca via Section 15. The following two photos were sent to IllegalSigns.ca by someone who they describe as a "literal-minded individual."

As we've recently established, there are often frustrating barriers to buying the right (read local/ethical/sustainable) foodstuffs. One alternative to buying food, however, is to grow it yourself! Tomorrow, the Toronto Community Garden Network is putting on a Community Garden Knowledge Swap, so if you have been curious about how to subvert the dominant capitalist food-production system, or if you just want to share tips with other gardeners, this is your chance!

Blame higher rents, fewer readers or sheer exhaustion, but two long-time second-hand bookstores are closing their doors.