No, those aren't Tibetan prayer flags strung up at Yonge and Carlton—it's Toronto Hydro airing their dirty laundry for all to see, and if our own observations are any indicator, the windblown apparel is attracting a lot of mystified attention from pedestrians below. The stunt is a reminder that they're giving out free clotheslines at Costco, Wal-Mart, and Home Depot for two more weekends. The campaign is targeting clothes dryers because the average dryer......

The McGuinty provincial government last week announced an end to the clothesline bans that have been active in some Ontario communities. Now’s your chance to show off your unmentionables to the neighbourhood. If you don’t have a clothesline, you’re in luck: Toronto Hydro is giving away 75,000 clotheslines to Toronto residents over the next few weekends. Illustration by Kevin McBride.......

TTC strike: not today, but probably Monday. If it happens, Torontoist will let you know. If you were to get your ass kicked by a TTC Special Constable, would you prefer a gun, a taser, or the standard pepper spray? The TTC launches a $100,000 study to find out. The Toronto District School Board is set to make some controversial changes over the next few years. A report released yesterday threatens the closure of......

A few weeks ago, we wondered about the presence of electricity meters placed randomly around the city, measuring power consumption for, well, something or other. We'd grown so perplexed by these meters that we felt compelled to ask Toronto Hydro for more information. The utility went beyond the call of duty by actually sending a supervisor out to examine one of the mystery locations we'd identified. He reported back that the meter on Overlea......

The funny-looking "keg" antennas have been appearing atop street lamps around the city since last year, and it looks like One Zone, Toronto Hydro's plan to blanket the city with wireless internet, is bearing fruit. According to the Globe, the City-owned utility says that the network is already a resounding success—a significant achievement since similar installations in major U.S. cities are failing. The reason for this is based on how the network was implemented:......

Today's homemaking hint: tossing out the old gas or wood stove or abandoning the fireplace for a sparkling new electric range will improve household cleanliness, make your food taste better and produce a happier chef! That's not just dinner our average housewife is holding, it's the taste of progress! The closing line about buying Canadian goods to "bring better times" was good advice but poorly timed, given the financial rollercoaster of the next decade.......

Police have closed the Gardiner Expressway after baseball-sized chunks of ice began flying off the CN Tower. Flying chunks of ice? Closing the Gardiner? Good ol' Mel would've just brought in the army and called a wrap on the day. Power has finally been restored to homes affected by last Thursday's ice storm. The only people who could possibly still be without power are those who have failed to notify Toronto Hydro, a spokesman......

1. It's an event being put on by Wireless Toronto. 2. It's free and there will be snacks. 3. Smart people will be talking about Commnunity Wifi (what Wireless Toronto does) and Municipal Wifi (like the Toronto Hydro OneZone network). 4. There will be a DJ. 5. It's at 7pm on Tuesday, at Lot 16 (1136 Queen St West). 6. The Wifi Backpack will be there, so if you want a demonstration of how......

Jane Pitfield should send a thank you card to Royson James' office. The Star columnist must've hit a nerve with the mayor's office with yesterday's column. It accused the mayor's office of sitting on a proposal to buy the Green Lane landfill and possibly costing the city millions. The mayor denies this and talked to the Star's publisher. Jane Pitfield's campaign is capitalizing on this mistake. The fire department is estimating that yesterday's huge warehouse......

An audit of litter on Toronto's streets shows that Mayor Miller is on to something. The amount of litter on our streets is down 40% from 2002. The Mayor credits investment in city streets (ie. garbage cans, street cleaners) and you, dear citizen. High-profile lawyer Peter Shoniker is spending 15 months in jail for money laundering. Shoniker is well known among many of the city's powerful and during his court case received words of support......

Earlier this month, a few volunteers from Wireless Toronto got together at the LinuxCaffe. Some people have heard how Toronto Hydro is rolling out free wireless access in the city core for 6 months, but Wireless Toronto has been offering free hotspots since May 2005. Armed with a wireless laptop, Torontoist tried out the service.......

In case you're sick of paying for coffee to get your daily Internet fix, and can't wait for Toronto Hydro's system, the good folks over at Wireless Toronto have created a free WiFi access point in Yonge-Dundas Square. If that's not enough, they've also been hard at work bringing up other new locations. Some notable recent additions include Dufferin Grove and Kensington Market. These and all other locations offer free wireless access, paid for......

The City is receving about $980 million dollars from Toronto Hydro. There was some fierce debate about how the money will be used but in the end the City will earmark the money for waterfront redevelopment and the York U subway. Sadly fancy ketchups or green dresses were nowhere on council's radar. Pictured here are the very happy Toronto Hydro mascots. Despite the promise of a billion dollars the city still needs more money. Council......

Mayoral Candidate Jane Pitfield is as fed up with the shenanigans at the TTC committee as we are but we think her idea of appointing members of the public to the committee is even worse. Pitfield wants four out of the nine members of the committee to be drawn from the public. On one hand we could get someone like James Bow on the TTC on the other hand we could get someone who is......

Dear Internet Users of Toronto, You will all be pleased to know that the newest hotspot in the Wireless Toronto network has been launched at the Rustic Cosmo Cafe at 1278 Queen West (see map). Since the announcement of the Toronto Hydro Wireless Plan the folks at Wireless Toronto have been keeping a blog with all sorts of news and commentary on the plan, its effects, and how other cities have been dealing with......

Toronto Hydro is leapfrogging over cellphone companies and planning to offer citywide WiFi which means you can access Torontoist pretty much everywhere. Like on skating rinks, or parks or heck, even while you're driving (something we don't support and won't be liable for if you're stupid enough to do it). According to the Toronto Star story Ted Rogers is very very pissed off about the development. All we have to say is good, that guy......