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I spent the day at FIFA Fan Festival at Fort York (or is it The Bentway) and I was thoroughly impressed. Sure, the food and drink is overpriced, and the activities are loaded with crass commercialism, but it's very well organized and we had a blast. Before the actually game
I just returned from my second kayak of the Humber River this summer. It was amazing, but I did notice some missing wildlife. There were plenty of ducks, swans and turtles, but where were the big beautiful birds I'd see last summer? I'm no birder, but I'm certain one type
When Ed Keenan visited the other day, he mentioned that The Toronto Star listed "25 greatest Toronto songs" recently. Here's their list. 25. ‘YYZ’- Rush, 1981 24. ‘BaKardi Slang’ - Kardinal Offishall, 2001 23. ‘The Old Apartment’ - Barenaked Ladies, 1996 22. ‘Toronto Tontos’ - Max Webster, 1976 21.
In the mid-to-late 80s, should I tune into any newscast, it would be CityPulse on Citytv. It seemed so much cooler to me than the news on CFTO, which seemed stuffy and self-important. As a result, I never watched World Beat News, but I sure caught the promos. Gail Smith
Happy Canada Day! Hot enough for ya? After watching England scrape by against DR Congo, we walked over to the Humber Match Day Hub at Humber’s Lakeshore Campus. Here's more from humber.ca. Humber Match Day Hub: The Road to the Finals From July 1 - July 19, Humber’
This is the current state of Ontario Place.
I was invited to adidas Home of Soccer Toronto this morning, before the public. I get invited to a lot of stuff, and I usually politely decline, but this one intrigued me. The city is World Cup mad, and adidas promised good food, cold drinks, a secret intimate concert and
On April 2nd of this year, almost one month ago, I produced a live event for Nick Ainis. It was a public recording of his podcast Building Toronto's Skyline with special guest Brad Bradford, who earlier today registered to run for mayor in Toronto's 2026 municipal election. Prior to the
Player and Position Julie Allemand, Guard Elizabeth Balogun, Guard Maria Conde, Forward Temi Fagbenle, Center Isabelle Harrison, Forward Lexi Held, Guard Laura Juskaite, Forward Adja Kane, Forward Maria Kliundikova, Center Kitija Laksa, Guard Marina Mabrey, Guard Nikolina Milić, Forward Kia Nurse, Guard Aaliyah Nye, Guard Teonni Key, Forward Kiki Rice,
In the 2018 Toronto municipal election, Mark Grimes was re-elected as Councillor for Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore. That's where I live. Grimes had been there since 2003, well before I got there. Amber Morley finished second. Grimes: 16,527 Morley: 10,985 In 2022, Amber Morley did something that's very
Ed Keenan from The Toronto Star dropped by yesterday for his quarterly appearance on Toronto Mike'd and I dropped the name Ben Kerr because I remember Ben Kerr always ran for Mayor of Toronto. When I lived at Charles Street and Yonge in the mid-90s, I'd see Ben Kerr daily
The McLaughlin Planetarium was such a fixture growing up. Many a school trip was to the McLaughlin Planetarium to see a film about the stars, planets, and cosmology. The planetarium closed way back in 1995 and is now being demolished for a new University of Toronto building. The building – set
I have finally seen Nirvanna: The Band - the Show - the Movie and It's my pleasure ot report it is the great Toronto film of all-time. You read that right, you can move over Goin' Down the Road, step aside Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the greatest Toronto film
This afternoon I got to experience Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm at the AGO with Jim Shedden, Curator, Special Projects & Director, Publishing at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The exhibition runs through June 7. Here's a little more: Between December of 1963 and February of
Another piece of Toronto history is dissapearing this weekend as Steve's Music at 415 Queen Street West closes its doors today after nearly 49 years in business. Here's the sad statement: Customers / Friends, For over six decades Steve's Music Store, has been a pillar of the music community. Passionately serving
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck Ramara last night, just before 11pm. Ramara, I'm told, is 3 km east of Orillia and about 100 km north of Toronto. FOTM hall of famer VP of Salez felt it in Mimico, but I didn't feel a thing. Nor did my wife who
On the heels of my "This Winter Isn't So Bad" post, I feel like hibernating today. My son's hockey game was cancelled due to inclement weather, and I see nothing on my calendar. Meanwhile, Environment Canada is throwing an Orange Warning regarding today's winter storm. It reads like a telegram
According to Environment Canada, it's currently -23°C in Toronto. At least when you factor in the windchill, and it's pretty windy out there. With all the snow we got 8 days ago, and this current deep freeze, I'm reading social media posts about how awful this winter has been
In this 1834th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Chris Higgins about the Humber River in the west end of Toronto. This episode is full of #funfacts and #mindblows. This episode is exactly 1:19:49. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on
As I mentioned to Rob Bowman today on Toronto Mike'd, it was on this day in 1963 that Palace Pier, one of Toronto's premier dance halls, burned down. I was tipped off to this fact by Jeremy Hopkin, who also colourized the photo above. To commemorate this anniversary, I biked
It's finally happening. Filmores Gentlemans Club at 212 Dundas Street East is closing for good on January 31, 2026. If you're thinking condo development, you're correct. It's 45 years and out as Menkes Developments purchased Filmores strip club and hotel property in 2020, and plans to redevelop the site with
On a chilly December 21 night, I biked to Augusta Avenue and Nassau Street for the 2025 Kensington Market Winter Solstice Festival. Here's some of the parade. Here's the effigy, very welcome on a cold night.
This photo of Casa Loma was taken in 1920. Casa Loma, Toronto's only castle, was only a few years old at that point, built by Sir Henry Pellatt for $3.5m. Over 100 years later, Casa Loma will host Jeremy Hopkin and I for a very special recording of episode
Despite having been legal drinking age for over three decades in this city, I had never been to The Imperial Pub at 54 Dundas St E. I didn't go to the school now known as TMU, I went to U of T, but to be honest, I'm not really a
I'm rather fascinated by the Cloverdale Mall. Sherway Gardens is for the rich, the Dixie Value Mall is for the poors, and there in the middle is the Cloverdale Mall. I visit it often, if not to visit FOTM fact checker Robert Lawson at Sunrise Records, then to see what
