It wasn't long ago that Torontoist was rapping about Five Blank Pages' CD release; Last Blush, their first full-length, was just unleashed onto the white-belt world last October, but this weekend marks a significant change in the band's line-up. Since growing from Noyan Hilmi's solo project to a full-fledged band, the group has consisted of Hilmi, sister Chelen Hilmi, and wife Pinar Ozyetis. The band added bassist Rajiv Thavanathan later on, and has been......

Unionized Toronto Star employees met at a downtown hotel yesterday and voted 96% in favour of a strike, or as the Star itself might say, "Star Employees Vote To Strike At Hotel." In another sign of potential economic trouble on the horizon, the benchmark TSX stock index dropped 623 points in two days. While most issues declined, analysts declared themselves bullish on several sectors, including rural real estate, bottled water, and firearms. The San......

Craig Silverman, author of "Regret the Error," has published his annual compendium of errors and corrections in global print and online media, and it's a doozy. Culprits are fairly evenly dispersed, with errors from America (Obama? Osama?), the UK, Australia and Russia all figuring prominently. But don't fear! Southern Ontario media did us proud by contributing their fair share. The Toronto Star makes the list—twice. And both about the happy subject of death!A Nov.......

Drivers planning a trip along the QEW or the 401 or any of a number of other highways in Southern Ontario should have a look at the Ministry of Transportation’s COMPASS traffic cameras. Updated every 5 to 8 minutes, the cameras can help commuters and casual car users choose alternative routes and ease congestion. Of course, people could always share cars, carpool or take a bus to ease congestion, but that would be a......

First some bad news. Southern Ontario and Quebec are going to be affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto. The storm will be downgraded to a tropical depression but it'll make this long weekend wet and windy. On the bright side, climatologists and most of us would agree that this summer was pretty good. Fewer smog days, heat waves and rain. It was a bit of a goldilocks summer. The Star covers yesterday's four year......

Toronto may be the business capital of Canada, but it's often an old dog with few new tricks. We also uncomfortably proclaim ourselves the cultural capital, not because Southern Ontario has much of its own, but because we import the most from elsewhere. Yet, something is drawing our local musicians westward. The "Big Four" record companies and most independent labels are based in our city, but Terry McBride of Nettwerk Management is turning the entire......

Danny Michel wowed the crowd at the Mod Club tonight, who all came to celebrate the release of his newest cd, Valhalla. They also couldn't get enough of Emm Gryner (pictured above, right) and Kevin Fox, who opened the show and plays on Danny's band. If you missed the show, check his tour schedule, he is playing several gigs around Southern Ontario over the next week and a half. His cd Valhalla is available......

Rocktober is winding down to a close, but November, while not quite as wordlplay-friendly, isn't letting up one bit with the shows of rock. And while it's early, it's hard to imagine that the month will offer any bills quite as exhilarating as The Constantines and The Hold Steady at the Opera House on November 2. Guelph's Constantines shouldn't need an introduction to anyone who's reading Torontoist - since forming in 1999, they've established themselves......

On Sunday June 5th from 11:30am – 5:30pm the Harbourfront will be host to a showcase of all things herb. Well most things herb. This year marks the 15th annual “Herb Fair” a.k.a. “A Celebration of Herbs” in Toronto. The event, sponsored by the Ontario Herbalists Association, features a herb marketplace, explanations on how to best use herbs in cooking, information on how to grow medicinal herbs in your garden, experts on native Southern Ontario......

It's about time some delicious, locally grown organic produce came to the St. Clair area. Starting tomorrow, June 4, until October, the Bretton Place Social Club hosts a delicious, locally grown Organic Farmer's Market. Featuring OCPP Certified Organic from two farms, Sosnickiorganics and Plan B Organics, the market is a great place to pick up that delicious, locally grown baby salad mix that Southern Ontario is so famous for.......