Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee win the Iowa Democratic and Republican caucuses. The caucuses, which are the first real test for any American presidential candidate, delivered powerful margins of victory for both candidates. However, Iowa alone does not guarantee you the nomination—just ask 1992 Iowa caucus winner Tom Harkin. Legendary Star sportswriter Milt Dunnell passes at 102. A great sports columnist, Dunnell will be missed. Troubled Britney Spears taken to hospital because oh I......

First, the Loch Ness Monster invaded Lake Ontario, and now, Godzilla has dropped into the Leslie Street Spit. Torontoist reader swamprose (who took the original photo, later edited by her Moscow-based assistant, bfish) sent us along this photo of the famed monster invading the city's east end spit. We'll have to see what Friends of the Spit thinks about this; at the very least, they have something to add to their list of the......

Located in the shadow of the Ashbridges Bay wastewater treatment plant lies a decrepit, listing chain-link fence along the foot of Leslie Street. The entire area is industrial and isn't too pretty to look at, but behind the rusted gates of the ramshackle barrier lie 240 little squares of bright green, with splashes of purple, red and yellow. The Leslie Street Allotment Gardens are one of 20 municipally-run public facilities, which apparently total more......

The Leslie Street Spit is a man-made stretch of land that juts into Lake Ontario. A good chunk of it was built from the debris of old bank buildings that had been razed to make way for projects like the Toronto Dominion Centre in the 1970s. The Leslie Spit is also the breeding ground for all kinds of migratory songbirds. It's like our feathered friends are dancing on the graves of the structures they......

You'd never notice from its squat, generic appearance, but just north of Eglinton on Leslie Street sits the headquarters of one of the world's most luxurious hotel chains. Started in 1960 by Ryerson architecture grad Isadore "Issy" Sharp, Four Seasons Hotels now operates 73 hotels in 31 countries. With more than 25 other properties currently being developed, the Toronto-based chain has attracted the eye of two of the world's richest men. This week, the......

Perhaps it's a bid to curry pre-election favour on the part of the Libs (like that $100 mil given to the Peg's Ayn Randish Human Rights museum a week ago), but the Federal gov is finally coughing up some needed funds for the city's condo strip that calls itself a waterfront. The combined twenty mil will mean a bit of revitalization for Cherry Beach, Leslie Street and Unwin Ave beautification projects. It will also mean......