With the sun out, the temperatures high, one can only think of one thing—what's going on in the World of the -ist's? Bostonist dug deep to uncover Barack Obama's unpaid parking tickets, their Governor's latest ethical lapse, and a plagarizing sports writer. Chicagoist had everything in twos: two views on having the Olympics, losing two members of their Super Bowl team, and two music festivals. DCist put their noses in legal books as they wrote......

While braving the rain at Queen and University this afternoon, a rainbow appeared. No, it wasn’t one of those magic water-and-light rainbows, but a gigantic sign proclaiming free concerts at the Four Seasons Centre. If you work or live in the area, bring some lunch and catch a noon-hour concert (but don’t spill crumbs on the new carpet!). Otherwise, pack a bag of snacks and travel on down to see one of the early......

Due to gaping holes in St. George St. (Street George Saint, as the kids say) Street Beat has been denied a permit to hold a street festival on the University's campus on September 22nd. The fledgling street festival, a self-described "car free celebration", was created to address Toronto's failure to hold a meaningful Car Free Day in 2005. St. George Street was seen as a model pedestrian street with an abundance of food vendors,......