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I have one more photoshopped Rob Ford football kick that I'd like to share. This was emailed to me by Patrick Corrigan, editorial cartoonist for the Toronto Star. I agree with Torstar chairman John Honderich when he says the blatant attempt by the mayor to block the flow of public
Prior to the Metro Bowl at the stadium formerly known as Skydome, Rob Ford kicked things off... literally. Here's the picture from the Toronto Star. Over on Reddit, the redditors had some fun photoshopping Rob Ford all over the place. It sort of became a thing, so I thought I'd
Toronto city council has voted in favour of banning the possession and consumption of shark fins. The final vote was 38-4, with only these four voting against the ban: Rob FordGiorgio MammolitiDoug HolydayDavid ShinerIf you're unsure what the shark fin controversy is about, check out this video of Gordon Ramsay
Photographer Ryan Emond calls this time-lapse video "Toronto Tempo". In his words: I’ve pieced together thousands of photos that I think capture Toronto’s beautiful skyline, and the essence of the lively downtown core. All but one of the scenes in this time-lapse were shot between September and October
It seems appropriate that on a day when my path crossed with Wendel Clark's (more on that later), I'd be thinking about Maple Leaf Gardens. MLSE sold Maple Leaf Gardens to Loblaw in 2004, and Loblaw struck a deal with Ryerson that allowed them to share the space. Ryerson will
If you see more blurry eyed Torontonians than usual today, you can blame Nuit Blanche. That's where I was until the wee hours of the night. Tweet of the night went to @Uranowski who wrote the following: Nuit Blanche is everything Rob Ford hates: Public Art, walking and road closures
Jon Simonassi took some great shots of the thunderstorm Toronto got last week. He calls this "Lightning TO". The song is called Leg Twitch by Professor Kliq.
Our classless, short-sighted, pathetic excuse for a mayor Rob Ford has my blood boiling and gut busting again. Actually, it's not Rob Ford this time, it's his big brother Councillor Doug Ford, although I half suspect they're the same person. Dougie has a vision for our eastern waterfront, and he
Since Silverman is no longer helpful, I'm here for you. I'm here for the working man, the downtrodden, the prisoners and the hurt. This note comes from Amanda who is looking for answers. Read her story and offer her advice in the comments. I work late nights at a busy
I don't remember a figure in Toronto politics as divisive as Rob Ford. It seems you either love him or you hate him. Find me someone indifferent to Rob Ford... I dare ya. Not to paint the Ford brothers with the same brush, but what the hell. I'll do that
[via Marc Weisblott's Google+]
Remember the other day when we all talked about the heat? As usual, we were ahead of the curve. Today is the real heat. Feels like 46°C. Holy shit! I'm sure you kids are smart enough to stay indoors with the A/C. I've got a double header to
It's hot. Let's talk about it. But no complaining!
I'm not sure I miss the guy, in fact I'm fairly certain I don't, but I'm still curious... Where's Zanta these days? I haven't seen the guy or read anything about him in at least a year. Here's the doc about Zanta from Pietro Gagliano. Here's a Valentine's Day card
It's shit like this, Rob Ford. Mayor Rob Ford opposed every one of Toronto’s community grants programs at a council meeting Tuesday.The city's grants allocations for 2011 were about to sail through council without a discussion or vote when Ford rose to say he wanted to be recorded
I gave Rob Ford the benefit of the doubt all week. Surely he'd come to his senses, follow the avalanche of good advice he received from Toronto mayors past, and march in today's Pride Parade. He didn't. Mayor Rob Ford successfully boycotted Pride Week, avoiding all 10 days of events.
I've written about the High Park Zoo before. If you're looking for deer, llama, various sheep and goats, yaks, bisons, peacocks and more, why drive all the way to the Meadowvale Road and 401 and spend a fortune? The kids and I were checking out the aforementioned deer, llama, various
I used to watch a little call-in sports show on Cable 10 called Let's Talk Sports. I wrote about Let's Talk Sports over six years ago if you want to read a little more about my memories of this cheesy local sports show from yesteryear. The hosts were Mike Wilner
It's May 17. June is right around the corner. On my drive into work this morning, I had to put on the heat. Did spring sleep in? Will somebody wake her up? Join me as we mass complain about the weather. You'll feel better, I promise.
Toronto, what the hell did you just do? Prior to last night's federal election, there had never been a Conservative Party MP in the 416. Now there are eight. Prior to last night's federal election, the Liberal Party dominated Toronto, holding every seat except for Jack and Olivia's. Today, they
I'm as cynical as anybody. I understand Starbucks is in the business of selling highly priced hot beverages and hooking us all on caffeine, but I was very impressed by what I participated in yesterday. As part of their Month of Service initiative, Starbucks got 750 of us to gather
Have you heard? It's going to snow tonight. The local media is ecstatic. 680 News, for example, opened their Storm Centre. It was about seven years ago that I first wondered aloud as to what opening their Storm Centre would entail. I wonder what setting up the Storm Centre entails
John Hastings is a Toronto Comedian and he's doing his very first headlining appearance as a stand-up comedian at the Downtown Yuk Yuks on January 12th to the 16th. I told him if he wanted a plug he had to write an essay on what he loves and/or hates
On December 21, 2010, two celestial events coincided; a complete lunar eclipse and an annual Winter Solstice. Here's my favourite shot of the lunar eclipse over the CN Tower here in Toronto. [via byronjyu's Flickr account]
I should preface this entry by saying I've always been a big Don Cherry fan. Hey look! Almost seven years ago, I wrote a whole entry about how much I like the guy. Following the first period during Hockey Night in Canada I don't go anywhere until after Coach's Corner.
