Impending implosion of both economy and environment notwithstanding, tourists are still flocking to Toronto. Toronto Tourism reports that 2008 is shaping up to be another record year for visitors to the town also called Hollywood North, New York Run By The Swiss, Montreal Without The Culture, Seriousville, and the City Most Likely To Be Praised By American Celebrities. TTC fuel costs are set to jump next year when a contract guaranteeing fuel at 87¢/litre......

We've looked at a few abandoned roads before, but this one is a little different: it's a recently-abandoned on-ramp to the southbound Don Valley Parkway from westbound York Mills Road. The current DVP ramps at York Mills were reconfigured during construction to the overpass beginning in 2005. The northwestern loop of the cloverleaf was eliminated entirely except for one small detail: most of it is still there. After all, why remove it completely when......

There's nothing particularly remarkable about spotting wildlife in the Don Valley, but wildlife in the middle of the Don Valley Parkway is another matter entirely. Most animals shy away from traffic and roads, but this solitary groundhog took up residence south of Eglinton Avenue in the highway median between the north- and southbound lanes of the Parkway several months ago. It's frequently visible from the northbound lanes during the afternoon and evening, and has......

A little bit of whimsy has been lost along the embankment of the Don Valley Parkway. One of the most light-hearted pieces of graffiti in the city has been recently whitewashed out of existence, leaving Bloor line subway riders without the biggest word they ever heard. Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay, so it goes.......

By now, you've likely heard about some marketing brainiac's bright idea for an ad campaign, illegally erecting giant logos for a car company in our city's ad-free public parks. There has been some discussion about whether or not to give this story further dissemination lest it draw even more attention to the manufacturer and confirm the adage that any publicity is good publicity, even if it's negative. But let's mention them: it's Audi. Audi......

Each weekday morning, we pick an image from the Torontoist Flickr Pool and feature it here on the site. It's our way to give the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention they deserve! TORONTO (1963): With Toronto's population now at a staggering 1.8 million, the businessman is finding it difficult to get to his down-town office on time. Above is an image predicted by Mr. N. Bytepusher of what Metro Chair Frederick Gardiner......

Parking metre rates to rise by at least 50 cents. City drivers complain that it makes shopping more expensive. City cyclists point at the city drivers and laugh. The city drivers responded by shaking their fists and telling the cyclists to get the hell off the road. At this point, things deteriorated rapidly. Elsewhere, the era of free parking is coming to an end in Missisauga. Delegates at the Thailand conference approve a global warming......

“You can try to take away my coffees and my creams. Go ahead. I’m still here. I’m still going to get re-elected." Councillors Giorgio Mammoliti and Paul Ainslie scrapped it out yesterday in city hall over free coffee. The delicious roasted bean elixir is offered free to city councillors and costs taxpayers $20,000 per year. The Art Gallery of Ontario announced a landmark donation of $10-million from twenty of Toronto's most prominent Italian-Canadian families.The......

+ Don Valley Parkway closes for the weekend, starting at 11 PM tonight. We suggest taking mass transit. + Man killed in knife fight near Morningside Avenue in Scarborough. + Miller critical of Porter Airlines deal that offers airfare discount for federal employees. No kidding. + Segways allowed on streets and sidewalks in Ontario as part of a pilot project. Only "Canada Post delivery people, police officers and disabled people over the age of......

Whatever you do, don't say nobody warned you! Between Gerrard Street and Lakeshore Boulevard, and Yonge Street and the Don Valley Parkway, the power will out for at least 4 hours. Beginning at around 10:45 today, the lights went out in Toronto's downtown core - almost exactly seven months since it last happened. Please excuse our tardy posting schedule today, as Torontoist is obliged to take to the streets and direct traffic once again. Attention......