Villain: Condo Development
Torontoist is ending the year by naming our Heroes and Villains of 2007––the people, places, and things that we’ve either fallen head over heels in love with or developed uncontrollable rage towards...
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Torontoist is ending the year by naming our Heroes and Villains of 2007––the people, places, and things that we’ve either fallen head over heels in love with or developed uncontrollable rage towards...
View ArticleCumberland Safe, For Now, Maybe
Last week, Torontoist reported that the Alliance Atlantis–owned Cumberland Cinemas were going to be demolished to make room for a condo development, based on information from the Greater Yorkville...
View ArticleBan Marriage
No, prominent city councillor Kyle Rae is not in California, getting gay (re)married, but if you read the Huffington Post—the biggest player in the field of left-leaning American news aggregators—you...
View ArticleFour Wheels Good, Two Wheels Bad
Score one for the cycling community. After an intense and late-breaking campaign, and with a crucial assist from Councillor Kyle Rae, bicycle advocates have successfully introduced bike lanes into a...
View ArticleWe Like Big Jets and We Can Not Lie
As Emirates flight 241 approached the runway on its inaugural flight into Toronto yesterday afternoon, a few audible gasps could be heard from the crowd gathered against the windows of Terminal 1....
View ArticleKyle Rae Not Running for Re-Election in 2010
Kyle Rae (center) with director George Romero (right) at September’s special zombie walk to honour Romero’s Canadian citizenship. Photo by Miles Storey/Torontoist. In an email sent to supporters late...
View Article#voteTO Candidates Debate All Fun and Games
“It’s like speed dating, but scarier,” said city council candidate Simon Wookey on Thursday evening at Fly nightclub. Wookey, who is one of twelve candidates seeking to replace Kyle Rae as the...
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Mourning Jack Layton in Nathan Phillips Square
As friends, colleagues, and supporters gathered in Nathan Phillips Square to remember Jack Layton, we spoke with a few of the people who knew and worked with him often. Monday afternoon, a crowd...
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A Kinder, Gentler Pug Awards
Once focusing on the worst, architecture awards now highlight public's choices for the best new buildings in Toronto. Once upon a time, awards were established to celebrate the worst in Toronto...
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A Square Grows at Yonge and Dundas
As Yonge-Dundas Square celebrates its tenth anniversary, a look at how it evolved. When Yonge-Dundas Square officially opened to the public a little over ten years ago, in the spring of 2003, there was...
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Proclaiming Our Pride
Why Toronto didn't officially proclaim Lesbian and Gay Pride Day until 1991. When Mayor Rob Ford refused to participate in Pride-related events in 2011, it was, as Globe and Mail columnist Marcus Gee...
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