Posts Filed Under: Lodoe-Laura Haines-Wangda

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Extra, Extra: Customer Service Failure, “Self-Serving” Developers, and Stabbing Victim Identified

Every weekday's end, we collect just about everything you ought to care about or ought not to miss.

By David Hains • Photo by Lodoe-Laura Haines-WangdaDec. 17th, 4:45 pm

Miranda July Gets Dirty and Misty

Miranda July's talk on Friday was a kind of performance art. Whether that is good or bad depends on how you feel about her.

By Jessica Bloom • Photo by Lodoe-Laura Haines-WangdaFeb. 2nd, 9:00 am

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I Want Your Job: Matt Wilson, Owner of the Backyard Axe-Throwing League

Taking axe-throwing from a backyard sport to an international business.

By Kaitlyn Kochany • Photo by Lodoe-Laura Haines-WangdaJan. 9th, 11:00 am

I Want Your Job: Julia Horel, Publisher of Shameless Magazine

Taking on feminist issues for the younger crowd.

By Kaitlyn Kochany • Photo by Lodoe-Laura Haines-Wangda.Sep. 25th, 2:30 pm

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I Want Your Job: Andrew and Matt McCracken, Beer Label Designers

Brothers turn Bellwoods beer bottles into works of art.

By Kaitlyn Kochany • Photo by Lodoe-Laura Haines-WangdaSep. 3rd, 3:00 pm

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Sammy Yatim’s Family Files Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuit

Suit alleges "excessive and unreasonable force” and "high-handed, shocking" conduct in last summer's shooting of an 18-year-old TTC passenger.

By Sarah Sweet • Photo by Lodoe-Laura Haines-WangdaJul. 23rd, 10:49 am

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I Want Your Job: Tim Langton, Rogers Centre PA Announcer

Voice of the Rogers Centre talks voice-over work, his favourite players to announce, and what happens when a crowd turns ugly.

By Kaitlyn Kochany • Photo by Lodoe-Laura Haines-WangdaMay. 15th, 2:00 pm

Weekend Planner: October 26-27, 2013

In this Weekend Planner: the AGO's Ai Weiwei exhibition closes, Torontonians gather for yet another Night of Dread, and the Toronto Poetry Slam returns.

By Torontoist • Photo by Lodoe Laura Haines-WangdaOct. 25th, 5:00 pm

I Want Your Job: Jutta Treviranus, Director of the Inclusive Design Research Centre

Are what we call "disabilities" really just consequences of bad design work? That's what Jutta Treviranus teaches her students at OCADU.

By Kaitlyn Kochany • Photos by Lodoe Laura Haines-WangdaSep. 25th, 2:30 pm

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Meet the Man Who Dresses Don Cherry

We visit The Coop Ink, where Don Cherry gets his suits.

By Eleni Deacon • Photos by Lodoe-Laura Haines-WangdaSep. 19th, 2:45 pm

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Scene: Ai Weiwei’s Bikes Arrive at Nathan Phillips Square

Ai Weiwei's contribution to Nuit Blanche 2013 has arrived, but some assembly is required.

By Steve Kupferman • Photos by Lodoe Laura Haines-WangdaSep. 19th, 12:30 pm

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Liberals and NDP Pick Their Candidates for Bob Rae’s Seat

Journalists Chrystia Freeland and Linda McQuaig will run against each other in the upcoming Toronto Centre by-election.

By Chris Dart • Photos by Lodoe Laura Haines-WangdaSep. 16th, 9:30 am

Ai Weiwei Skypes with the AGO

Famed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei made a virtual appearance at this month's First Thursdays event at the AGO.

By Eleni Deacon • Photos by Lodoe Laura Haines-WangdaSep. 6th, 12:30 pm

Weekend Planner: August 17-18, 2013

In this Weekend Planner: FIGMENT takes over Olympic Island, the AGO's Ai Weiwei exhibit opens, and zombies wash your car.

By Torontoist • Photo by Lodoe Laura Haines-WangdaAug. 16th, 4:00 pm

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Sammy Yatim Protesters Blame the Police

A protest in memory of Sammy Yatim became a general airing of grievances against police.

By Chris Dart • Photos by Lodoe Laura Haines-WangdaAug. 13th, 5:15 pm

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Statement From the Toronto Police Service Board on the Death of Sammy Yatim

Board chair Alok Mukherjee "calling for strong and immediate action" to address how police handle cases involving people with mental health issues.

By Desmond Cole • Photo by Lodoe-Laura Haines-WangdaAug. 13th, 2:23 pm

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Ontario Ombudsman Launches Investigation Into Police Training Following Sammy Yatim Shooting

André Marin will look at how police are trained to de-escalate conflict situations in the province.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Lodoe-Laura Haines-WangdaAug. 8th, 1:33 pm

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Toronto’s Tallest Mural on the Rise in St. James Town

Once the site of a devastating fire, 200 Wellesley Street East will soon feature the tallest mural in the city—and possibly the world.

By Eleni Deacon • Photos by Lodoe-Laura Haines WangdaJul. 31st, 11:30 am