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Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'varsitystadium'

August 26, 2008

Toronto's extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability to look like anywhere from New York City to Moscow, the disguise doesn't always hold up to scrutiny. Reel Toronto revels in digging up and displaying the films that attempt to mask, hide, or—in rare cases—proudly display our city. Contrary to rumours, this is not a frequent sight in Elora Oh, the things we do for our art. It is......

Continue Reading "Reel Toronto: Angel Eyes"

August 8, 2007

It's not just for pot-smoking, Cheetos-eating, reluctant-to-bathe college dudes anymore. Ultimate Frisbee is probably the fastest growing competitive sport in North America (next to Speed Stacking) and the only sport where you can unofficially score "underwear points." But don't expect any dropped pants at the Canadian Ultimate Championships this weekend—these guys are playing to win. Eighty teams from across Canada will be competing for top prize in five divisions: Open (technically co-ed, but almost......

Continue Reading "Canadian Ultimate Showdown"

June 25, 2007

You know all those flashy LED lights on the CN Tower? Apparently they're going to get flashier by this Thursday. U of T is set to approve the plan to build a $53 million Centre for High Performance Sport just west of Varsity Stadium on Bloor Street. Maybe their football team could start training to win a game. A 13-year-old has become a quadriplegic after a gang-related stabbing outside of Christie Station on Friday......

Continue Reading "Flashy Lights, High Performance Sports Centre, TDSB Turns Rootfops Into Power Sources"

June 13, 2007

Every weekday, we pick an image from the Torontoist Flickr Pool and feature it here on the site. It's our way to give the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention they deserve! What we like about this capture by Flickr pool contributor monkeyridingdog is its take on adventure photography. This rappeller isn't climbing a summit of frozen ice, but the air-supported bubble at Varsity Stadium. We can easily picture a pair of crampons......

Continue Reading "The Daily Photoist: Dome"

February 6, 2007

Each weekday morning, we pick a recent image from the Torontoist Flickr Pool and feature it here on the site. It's our way to give the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention they deserve! This abstract image comes courtesy of Torontoist Flickr pool member sevennine (Marc Hodges). It's a pic taken on the inside of that gigantic inflatated structure on the Varsity Stadium field at Bloor in U of T. There's plenty of......

Continue Reading "The Daily Photoist: Bubble Ceiling"

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