Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'northernontario'
August 20, 2007
The so-called Three Amigos Summit will take place this week at a resort in Montebello, Quebec, where the leaders of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico will meet with business executives to discuss stuff that's none of your business. Incidentally, the tag line for the 1986 movie The Three Amigos was "They're Down On Their Luck And Up To Their Necks In Senoritas, Margaritas, Banditos And Bullets!" Dalton McGuinty will commit the provincial government to taking......
Continue Reading "Bush Is Coming, The Bears Are Coming, The Liberals Are Just Breathing Heavy"August 1, 2006
We know it's hot out there. It's so hot that last night was on record as the hottest night in Toronto ever. According to electricity companies we were just shy of the power record yesterday so keep up the good work everyone, don't do stupid things like blast your air conditioner and open your windows. Heck, try to avoid the A/C all together. A Coffee Time in Scarborough was trashed and robbed by rowdy......
Continue Reading "Hottest Night Ever, Porter Air Gives Raccoons A Bad Name, We Get A New Arts Fest"July 26, 2006
Writer and transit nut James Bow has disproven a cherished Toronto myth, that Yonge Street is the longest street in the world. It was a tourist touchstone for Toronto that its main commercial strip, running up the centre of the city from Lake Ontario to the northern boundary and beyond, was the longest street in the world. The world record entry stood alongside the CN Tower’s title as the world’s tallest freestanding structure, and......
Continue Reading "James Bow Busts Yonge Street Myth"March 30, 2006
The weather is lovely and it's probably best for you to be spending your time walking or biking or sipping coffee outdoors. If you have a portable radio machine, bring it along on today’s adventures so that you can tune into CIUT 89.5FM at 6:00pm. Alternately, tune in to the radio station at home or in your vehicle (although we imagine that you opt for a car-free lifestyle). If you listen to CIUT on Thursday......
Continue Reading "Radio Program of the Week"June 30, 2005
The Globe reports today that AGO membership is up by 45%. This, when amazing artist Seth's show opened yesterday. Coincidence? We think not. Nevermind the fact that the 45% stat is for the entire fiscal year. We're sure it's Seth's show that's bringing in the numbers. The Seth show, a first for the AGO, "features original ink drawings from Clyde Fans, his current and ongoing story, plus a tableau of cardboard buildings created from the......
Continue Reading "The Cartoonist Corollary"