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Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'williamself'

February 8, 2008

Every weekday morning, bright and early, we feature a photo (or two) from a photographer in the Torontoist Flickr Pool. It's our way of giving the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention that they deserve. Gerrard East Streetcar BY WILLIAM SELF......

Continue Reading "The Daily Photoist: February 8, 2008"

February 1, 2008

On Friday night at 10:30, the Toronto Public Space Committee's Art Attack will "descend on the streets to re-imagine bus shelters as sensational structures of snow," converting the two ad-adorned boxes at Queen and Jones into something a little more whimsical. Transit shelters, like garbage bins, are giant heaps of private property littered throughout the sidewalks and roads of our city. And, most of the time, they serve a purpose. But every now and......

Continue Reading "Gimme Snowfort"

December 5, 2007

Photo by William Self from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. It seems like everyone in the city is looking for a new place to live. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of competition to find that oh-so-perfect abode, and you’ve only got a few (relatively meagre) resources at your disposal to help you in your search. Luckily for you, we have your back.......

Continue Reading "A 21st Century Way To Search"

November 14, 2007

Police had to quell trouble at the One Bloor condo site yesterday, as queue-jumpers moved in on agents and spotholders who had been standing in line for as long as a week. Although the interlopers were ultimately forced to the back of the line, many of those waiting were still too late to buy a unit in the development. One dissatisfied linestander said, "When do I get my iPhone?" A Caledon couple won $18.5 million......

Continue Reading "Condo Conflict, People Luckier Than You, TTC Considering New Services Not To Provide"

October 14, 2007

Each week, Torontoist shows off the most interesting, creative, and cool submissions to our Torontoist Flickr Pool. We're especially partial to photos that show our city in a new light, highlight a recent event, and remind us why we live here. Join the Flickr pool and show us what you've got. Brickworks PondBY METRIX X The Beach, TorontoBY HARALD BENZ Windows XPBY SEVENNINE King and SimcoeBY CHARLES DH CROSBIE ShaftedBY TAYLOR ZHOU Old City HallBY......

Continue Reading "Torontoist Weekly Photo Roundup, Issue #66"

April 3, 2007

Residential property taxes have skyrocketed this year, almost twice the rate of inflation. To lessen the blow, the city is considering a plan to set "pay-as-you-throw" fees for household waste pickup that would be integrated into your water bill. A standard-size garbage bin would cost $4 per month for weekly pickup, but the fee would increase with a special larger bin. There would be no penalty for additional recycling and compost pickup. Liberal MPP Kim......

Continue Reading "Garbage Penalties For Big Wasters, Pitfield In Debt, Stolen Cola At College Park "

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