Results tagged “stclair”

Torontoist got a sneak peak at the newly redeveloped Wychwood Barns earlier this week and our verdict can be pithily summarized as "yippee!" A veritable playground for the ecologically and socially conscious, the newest Artscape endeavour lives up to the hype and anticipation. The Barns project represents a new and particularly hopeful kind of urban redevelopment, and we can only hope to see many more such ventures breaking ground soon.

Eat Me is a regular feature about the nooks and crannies of Toronto's restaurant scene, about the amazing restaurants that are––for some reason––criminally underpatronized.

Ask Torontonians for an example of Toronto food and you will have an array of different answers. One astute response may be that Toronto specializes in having everything and having it available at your doorstep.

Halifax has Pizza Corners, and Toronto has Pole Corners. This is a photo of the north pole (not North Pole) looking across the street at the south poles (there are three useless poles, with the original poley now becoming a street sign). Say what you will about the city of Toronto, but they don't "pole" any punches when it comes to street maintenance. Of course, with all these random poles, they could just be "pole-ing" our legs. But, seriously, whatever function these poles serve, we're positive some Yonge and St Clair residents will find them downright "ap-pole-ing"! Pole.

Nothing ever changes? Well our friend the pole is taking on a new identity...Yonge and St Clair will never be the same.

They're still there: Three strange poles at the corner of Yonge and St Clair. The hotdog lady bets the poles will remain there all winter - but overall she likes them. More on the poles, and the hotdog lady, to follow.

Aw poop. Torontoist was on the receiving end of some weird looks while taking a picture of this excrement on the main steps of St Clair Station. But it wasn't us. Who has time to poop on the subway anyways?

If they weren't construction workers, they could be cast as construction workers in the upcoming Torontoist biopic (simply entitled "Torontoist"). Overheard on St Clair West, around the breakfast hour, here's what the two men said:

Of the limited ways to battle the type of flesh-eating heat wave we're currently experiencing, an ice cream cone might be the most practical. It's at this point in the summer when ice cream should be prescribed, and possibly even provided free from our government. Not only is an ice cream cone much needed relief from the oppressive heat, but it also doubles as an agreeable dessert. This week, Torontoist looks at all the places you can get your fix of ice cream and tells you where the best dealers are. For our number five, it's...