Federal finance minister Jim Flaherty emphasized that today's budget will be "frugal" in anticipation of an economic slowdown in the coming year. To demonstrate the concept in symbolic terms, Flaherty had an old pair of shoes resoled instead of buying the pair of new shoes traditionally associated with budgets. Flaherty also announced that he's saving money on undergarments by going "commando," although to be fair that gesture is more about sexiness than symbolism. A......

If you really like typography, signage, and the TTC––like, really really like it––maybe you'll want to join Joe Clark this Sunday, October 28, at 2:00 p.m. at Scarborough Centre Victoria Park Station for the TTC Type & Tile Tour (or TTTT), a guided excursion through some of the Transit Commission's successes and failures with signage. (Mostly failures.) The itinerary includes trips to choice vacation spots like Victoria Park's bus bays and Spadina's Walmer Road......

The bus platform of Pape station was engulfed in a whirlwind of mops and microphones early yesterday afternoon as workers scrubbed the walls and windows till they sparkled and the media mingled with curious commuters, all of them eager for TTC chair Adam Giambrone to arrive and kick off the Station Modernization Program. This whammy of a project, which will include the restructuring and redesign of nine subway stations, was set into motion at......

Have you checked out the officially unveiled ROM Crystal yet? Some cool dudes like David Foster, Deborah Cox, Jann Arden, K'naan, Natalie McMaster, David Suzuki and Governor General Michaëlle Jean [AND CLAY AIKEN!!!—Ed.] were on scene for the dedication. A 18-month-old boy is dead after falling off of a 28th-floor balcony of an apartment building near Victoria Park and Danforth Avenue yesterday. Stephane Dion to One Cent Now: No. The Buffalo News on Toronto:......

Since April is Earth Month, it seems like a good time to take a look at the world of second-hand shopping. After all, buying used consumer goods does help reduce, reuse, and recycle. We visited almost every Value Village, Goodwill, and Salvation Army in the GTA to find out which locations had the best merchandise. Here's what we discovered: Is thrift store shopping really green? While it's great that gently used clothing and housewares aren't......

Lots of Toronto fans are very enthusiastic that David Beckham is going to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Toronto FC reported an immediate increase in ticket sales for the one guaranteed visit by the Galaxy. Wow, this is just like when Pele joined the New York Cosmos! Soccer is here to stay in North America! Terrorists fire a rocket at the American embassy in Athens early Friday morning. As is standard with stories of......

Then you'll love Lake Ontario Park! At least, that would seem to be a reasonable assumption. However, if you're looking for more reassurance (recommended), the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (or, NAMBLA) is hosting a public forum on their plans for "Lake Ontario Park," which is to be "one of Toronto's great new park spaces and a defining destination for the city," running from the Portlands (Cherry St. south of the Distillery District) in the west......

Photo by Gary Campbell. Toronto has been called a city of neighbourhoods: The Beach, Yorkville, Chinatown, Little Italy, Greektown, The Annex; all have their defining characteristics that make them appealing to locals as well as visitors. And when it comes down to it, most of these areas are well-defined by the intersection of two major streets. Beginning a new column focused on these intersections with Yonge St. and Bloor St. may seem like an......

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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......

Day 29 of the 69-day TTC Station project, outside Victoria Park Station on the Bloor-Danforth (Green) line. Taken at 9:23 PM on Monday, June 26th. Photos throughout the project, including those not featured on Torontoist, will be available in the 69 Photoset on Flickr.......

The Star reports on the visit of controversial British Imam Sheik Riyadh ul-Haq, who has publicly vilified Jews and Hindus in speeches. There are calls for Immigration Minister Monte Solberg to deny him his entry. He's made four previous visits to Canada and many in the Muslim community defend him as a legitimate and well-regarded speaker. The Star has more info on yesterday's shooting by the police. The victim was a teen who had stolen......

Reports of a student flashing a handgun forced a shutdown of three east end schools yesterday afternoon. The weapon turned out to be a pellet gun. This was the second incident at Victoria Park Collegiate in the last month. Three students were arrested. A terrible bus-car crash last night has killed one woman and injured two others. Rescuers had to use the jaws of life to free the trapped passengers. The TTC driver was not......

The Star reports that a man's body was found in a shopping cart on Dentonia Park Ave near Victoria Park and Danforth Aves. The story echoes the discovery of a woman's body in an alley in Parkdale that led to the police instituting a controversial policy of asking to search homes of Parkdale residents. The Star story ends in what might be the understatement of this young year: They have so far stopped short of......

Polémique à l'est de la ville reine? D’une part, il y a la Beach Home Owners Association qui s’oppose à consacrer le quartier The Beaches comme un lieu historique. D’autre part, la Balmy Beach Residents Association est désireuse de sauvegarder le caractère de leur communauté. Au cours des dernières décennies, beaucoup de changements se sont opérés dans cette partie de la ville, tel la destruction du fameux bidonville au bord du lac Ontario, la construction......