While the rest of the city ferried their way to Toronto Island for this weekend's Virgin Festival (Torontoist will have more on that later!), art-rock darlings Animal Collective stopped by at the Phoenix (early!) last night on their world tour for their latest album, Strawberry Jam. After an Alec Empire-like opening set of apocalyptic industrialism by Eric Copeland (from Black Dice), the boys hit the stage. Contrary to audience scuttlebutt, Animal Collective did not sport......

Photo of Tokyo Police Club by Conway L. It’s baaack! The two-day island explosion of rock ‘n’ roll that is the second annual Virgin Festival will be taking place this coming Saturday and Sunday at Toronto Island Park, bringing huge names and talented locals alike to Centre Island for a whole bucket-ton of music-making. "Great!", you say. "But I am sorrowed, for I know not who to watch at this great veritable cornucopia of......

Nine months into their existence, Porter Airlines chugs along, still under the radar of most. As the Toronto Star recently reported, the young airline is still struggling to find a steady stream of regular business customers. With traffic on the 401 at an all-time high, getting to Pearson during rush hours can potentially take as long as a flight to Montreal. On a weekend getaway, the give-or-take ten hours spent traveling to La Belle......

There was an unexpected windfall for Green P as a major dump of snow, along with high winds and freezing rain, turned much of the GTA into a parking lot during the evening commute yesterday. Apart from the traffic mayhem, fallen trees and power outages have also been a problem throughout the city. It sure looks pretty, though. The Toronto District School Board will meet with provincial officials today after trustees rejected a recommendation......

The city of Toronto launched its pilot Bike Locker program yesterday at two locations: 16 at City Hall and 6 at the Exhibition GO station for a total of 22 lockers. For 10 dollars a month (4 month minimum) you can rent one of these lockers to keep your bike safe and secure from theft and even the elements. It's good to see that City Hall is promoting cycling, especially in its own neighbourhood.......

Given the variety of costumes we witnessed at the World RPS Championships this weekend and Sunday's Zombie Walk, it seems that Torontonians are hip to celebrating Hallowe'en all week. We can't possibly beat a band of 100 zombies marching across the city, so we're joining 'em by bringing the Ist List back from the dead. All week we'll be sharing our favourite stories about local ghosties. This one is gloriously fangorious, and was brought......

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