Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'numberone'
March 8, 2008
Boozy Suzy is the undisputed champion of the Pillow Fight League. When she’s not downing beers, she’s downing opponents with her dreaded hammer fist. Boozy Suzy is also Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot, an event coordinator who has been involved with the Pillow Fight League since its inception. She has watched the girls-only league grow from a local curiosity to an international sensation that has been covered by Anderson Cooper 360º, Good Morning America, and ESPN: The......
Continue Reading "Tall Poppy Interview: Boozy Suzy"March 2, 2007
Ah, "beautiful music." A term rarely attached to current radio formats, this middle-of-the-road mix was the mainstay of many powerhouse radio stations in the 1970s. Two versions of the format tended to exist: • Stations that played mainly light instrumentals, covers of popular tunes, Mantovani and Percy Faith, all to be used as inoffensive background music. • Stations that mixed these tunes with Broadway selections, crooners, lighter pop acts and heavy servings of news, sports,......
Continue Reading "Vintage Toronto Ads: Beautiful Music, Beautiful View"July 15, 2005
Two scoops of Mayor this morning, and both of them nearly as awesome as the Ist List's Number One Gelato Emporium (see above). - First, theatre eater JKelly tells us that Mayor Dave fringed it up at the beer tent last night, chatting with Fringe honcho Derrick Chua, and giving money to those who needed it. - And second, Royson James reports that Mayor Miller agrees that the Toronto Unlimited campaign is an embarrassment to......
Continue Reading "Double Scoop of Mayor!"June 9, 2005
Counting down the best of the used... 2. Flash & Crash Music (499 Bloor W) By leaps and bounds, this is the best place in the city for rare, left-of-centre music. The good finds are in the three-row section at the front of the store, which will include titles like the Godspeed's first, Magnetic Fields, Pavement's Slanted and Enchanted and Stereolab's Emperor Tomato Ketchup for at least a fiver off the new price. Pricing is......
Continue Reading "Ist List: Best Used CD Store # 2"March 8, 2005
With the Lady Lynx getting set to kick off their inaugural season on May 15th, the organization is currently working on preparing its opening day roster. After presenting their first ever player signing - Oakville native and National Team Member Amanda Cicchini - last week, the team will be holding open tryouts this weekend to help fill the additional roster spots. Tryouts will be held at the Oakville Sports Center both Saturday and Sunday mornings.......
Continue Reading "Send Kara Out to Play"December 20, 2004
Vince Carter’s career continues to become increasingly similar to a soap opera, as a disturbing story has just surfaced that will forever vilify the New Jersey forward to Raptor fans. It appears that Tracy McGrady has given an early Christmas gift to cousin Vince Carter this year as T-Mac has handed over the reigns as the Air Canada Centre’s Public Enemy Number One to his former teammate. A story published in a Seattle area paper......
Continue Reading "Desperate Superstars...or The V.C.?"