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Ever marvel at the architecture of Casa Loma, Osgoode Hall and the Ontario Legislature in Queen's Park? Those lovely red-brick buildings, dear friends, are the legacy of Toronto's vernacular building material—sweet slabs formed from the banks of the Don herself. From 1889 to 1980, the Don Valley Brick Works made some of the highest quality brick in the land. Why, in 1893, the Don Valley brick was crowned Best Brick at the Chicago World's...

Photo of Architecture in Helsinki by Zach Klein.

It's been a strange week for Leaf Nation.

What if suburbanites could commute to downtown Toronto on the H20 highway? TTC chair Adam Giambrone says high-speed ferries could ease road traffic and cut commute times in half. David Miller thinks the idea has merit, but is concerned the $25 million price tag on boats and docking facilities may be too high. The Star is skeptical, but Torontoist rarely turns down a nice boat cruise.

Each week, Torontoist chooses the most interesting cases from the Toronto Police Service crime blotter. All charges are alleged until proven under law.

On Tuesday, the second-place New Jersey Devils came to play their road game at the Air Canada Centre, clogging up the neutral zone and waiting for the Maple Leafs to make a mistake. Which might have worked, had they been able to take the lead. But the Leafs played patient, capitalized on the power play, and held on for a 2-1 win. It was only after the oft-maligned Nik Antropov scored the Leafs’ second goal that the Devils came to life. But all that matters is the Leafs got their 2 points in the standings and are now level with Carolina and the Montreal Canadiens for the final playoff spot with just nine games left in the regular season.

On Tuesday, 15-year-old skateboarder Ben Davis and friends were hanging around at Adrift Skate Shop in Kensington Market, when they decided to take advantage of the nice weather and hit the streets. Davis was at the end of a line of skaters and didn't notice that a blue Chevy Impala was driving straight toward him. And apparently the driver of the Chevy didn't see Davis either because it drove right into him, sending him flying through the air. Davis wasn't seriously hurt—dude broke his wrist and received some stitches. But he has been ticketed for skateboarding in the middle of the road. The driver was not charged.

Each week, Torontoist chooses the most interesting cases from the Toronto Police Service crime blotter. All charges are alleged until proven under law.

On Tuesday, Wireless Toronto (everybody's favourite community wireless group) held its very first Hacknight.

Photo of Wellesley station by David Topping from the 69 Stations project.

Apologies for the lack of listings last week. The combination of the previous night’s Halloween party and an encroaching deadline on another project left little time for me to gather all the literary happenings in the city.

think. It just made us wonder: if it were up to the -ist-a-verse, what would we be voting for?

Let’s start with the film festivals for a change, huh? Most intriguing has to be the Toronto International Latin Film Festival, because it’s… on at the Royal Cinema? Que El?

The last 10 days have been a great time to be a film nut, but now Christmas comes early for book nerds as over the next few weeks two of the biggest events of the year take place, starting with next Sunday’s Word on the Street, which will be followed by the start of the International Festival of Authors in mid-October.

Ok, so the city is in the grip of full-blown festival mania. Red carpets, Gala screenings, and celebrity sightings are all great, but so are poetry readings, right? Right? Anyone???

Put Up Your Dukes

On Tuesday night we took in Marsha Lederman's interview with the hilarious David Rakoff (we just finished his latest, and you should too) and Jonathan Safran Foer. Both fellows were witty and articulate, deftly turning Lederman's occasionally awkward questions around into well-spoken, thoughtful answers. Rakoff discussed his recent acquisition of American citizenship, but explained that he feels less like an American and more like a New Yorker, especially now that America is over its brief sympathy for New York and back to thinking of it as a "nest of pervs." Foer stopped the proceedings at one point to charmingly announce that he had just noticed that he'd stepped in dog poo and felt it best to draw it to everyone's attention so that no one thought he'd let out a nasty. We were especially taken by his stripey socks, until we noticed that he was wearing an identical pair the next day. Perhaps he should pay a visit to Chocky's before the festival is over.

The folks at newmindspace have been busy. In the last couple of months they've turned Toronto's streets into a giant playground with their games of capture the flag, manhunt and picnics.