In Tuesday's news round-up, we told you that the plan to sell McDonald's the land at Bloor and Avenue had been halted until January 18. It's a good thing, too, as there are many questions that must be answered before the $3.38 million sale is finalized. Is it in the best interest for Toronto taxpayers? Is the sale a smart corrective action to the bungled 1971 lease agreement or another dumb move we'll regret for......

If you were one of the many Arcade Fire fans not lucky enough to grab tickets to one of the band's Massey Hall shows on May 15 and 16, we can but offer two paltry consolation prizes. The first, above, is a brilliant video by La Blogotheque/Take Away Shows, of the band at their March 19 show in Paris. It is, far and away, the best concert footage that we've ever seen of the......

Exhibition Place has presented many new technologies since it was established in 1904, but a new pilot project outside the Automotive Building is using 40-year-old technology to lessen Toronto's energy impact: LED streetlights. Actually, the age of the technology is only partially true. It's only recently that LEDs have been able to display a full spectrum of colour, initially limited to a dull red or green glow from electronic devices or indicator lamps. Newish white......

Five years ago this week, most major office buildings were evacuated as a 9/11 precaution. Similarily, Toronto's subway systems were given a scrupulous once-over post-London bombings earlier this summer. Now, in lieu of the New Orleans flood, Toronto may look to become better equipped to deal with like situations. Which one of these doesn't fit? City Councilor Norm Kelly has become the personification of globalized fears, making the statement that our emergency services are "woefully......