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I had a good chat with my buddy Elvis this morning, about Martin Streek, suicide and mental health. We were debating whether someone of sound mind and body can consciously decide to end their life without mental illness playing a role. It sounds so rock n' roll, the whole "better
I wrote about our garbage strike on day one and again when the city decided to make my favourite park a temporary dump, but for the most part I've been quiet on the subject. I've discovered the best way to deal with Toronto garbage strike. I've sent my wife and
Have you heard Toronto's garbage peeps are on strike? I'll bet you have. We're only a few days into this thing and already everyone is bitchin' and complainin'. Premature panic is what we do best. Toronto has unveiled 19 new temporary garbage drop-off locations that residents can use as dumping
I remember an episode of WKRP in Cincinnati where there was a garbage strike in Cincinnati during a hot summer and Dr. Johnny Fever told his listeners to take their garbage down to City Hall. We're being asked not to do that. 24,000 City of Toronto workers are now
I'm still laughing at the fact our city Photoshopped a black guy onto the cover of the current Fun Guide. It really happened. Click here to see the before and after images. Some are laughing at the terrible Photoshop job, others are laughing at the need to do it in
Andrew (with the capital "A", not the commenter with the small "a"), directed my attention to Mike Stafford's latest blog entry. As Mike writes: The smiling, ethnically diverse family featured on the cover of Toronto's latest edition of its summer Fun Guide was digitally altered to make the photo more
A lot's been said about the Skydome turning 20 this week. I still have my Domer turtle from that opening ceremony somewhere. I didn't attend the opening, but a friend of the family did and gave us Domer. I caught two Jays games during the first week of games at
It's Cherry blossom season in High Park, so many Torontonians will be grabbing their camera and making the trip to snap great shots like these. I know High Park very well, so I can tell you where you'll find the best Somei-Yoshino cherry trees. Take Cherry Hill down from West
Earth Hour 2009 made for some nice photos at The Big Picture. Here's the skyline of downtown Toronto before and after Earth Hour on Saturday, March 28, 2009. Before After
I don't watch television in the morning. I never have. Even though I don't watch morning TV, I know Breakfast Television. BT debuted on September 6, 1989, with host Ann Rohmer and news anchor David Onley. When CablePulse 24 launched in 1998, Breakfast Television was simulcast on both Citytv and
I enjoyed Earth Hour 2008. Here's how I spent my first Earth Hour, on March 29, 2008. The people behind Earth Hour 2009 want to kick it up a notch this year. In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people
I finally got around to visiting the scene of the apocalypse that was Etienne Brule Park with my camera. My son and I made the walk by the Humber River near the Old Mill where recent flooding has created an ice age of sorts. The massive chunks of ice make
My city is a city of losers. At least when it comes to our primary professional sports teams. We suck. Our Maple Leafs of the NHL are 27-28-13, which puts us 11th in the conference and well outside the playoffs. Our Raptors of the NBA are 23-42, which puts us
In 1984, I played for a tee-ball team called the Sesquis. Swansea's Rennie Park created the team for that one summer only to commemorate Toronto's 150th birthday, or sesquicentennial if you will. It was March 6, 1834 that York was incorporated as the City of Toronto. That's 175 years ago
Jewelgurl is sharing a great Flickr photoset called Toronto Before from the gentleman behind http://torontobefore.blogspot.com.
Jordan wants you all to know it's once again time to help Toronto's less fortunate with Second Harvest's annual Lunch Money Day. Get involved: sign up to run a campaignvolunteer purchase a Lunch Money Day raffle ticketcontact Jordan for more informationFor every $5 donation, Second Harvest can provide enough fresh
As found on Torontoist, which is magically still online despite their threats to unplug the site on December 31, this clip is from Steve Martin's 1974 televisoin special "The Funnier Side of Eastern Canada". I always thought Steve Martin should have been Canadian. He was recently throwing zingers our way
Don't forget Torontonians, the TTC is completely free tonight from midnight to 4 am. Go ahead, get drunk and stupid as you ring in the new year, then leave your car and TTC it home. The free ride tonight is thanks to Liberty Entertainment Group. They've formed a coalition called
Environment Canada is calling it Snow-Mageddon. Tomorrow morning Toronto will get 15cm and they're calling for another snow storm on Sunday. Isn't "Snowmageddon" a little dramatic? 15cm tomorrow and a bunch more on Sunday makes for crappy driving conditions, but we've been through so much worse. Last winter, for example.
I'm a few days late on this one, but "I Get On (the TTC)" is a parody of Young Jeezy and Kanye West's "Put On" by Humber College student Syrus Watson and Centennial College student Randal Medford. It's gone viral in the 416. If you're outside the 416, I suppose
The high point in Toronto Sports probably happened in 1993. There was a week there when Joe Carter touched 'em all to secure the Blue Jays' second consecutive World Series and the Leafs won 10 in a row to open their season. If that was the high, this might just
It's not uncommon to see Toronto on the big screen, but usually we're playing Chicago or New York or some other American city. Toronto Stories is an indie film that premiered at the 2008 TIFF and now has a one-week run at the Royal Cinema starting on December 12th. The
As a primary school student here in Toronto, many a field trip was taken to the Young People's Theatre at 165 Front Street East. I remember several of the plays I saw there, including The Story of Anne Frank, which has stuck with me to this day. The Young People's
YouTube user Retrontario frequently uploads fantastic retro-Toronto-centric gems. These clips never fail to bring back a ton of memories for me, so I feature them from time to time. If you're a Torontonian who was around in the early 80s, you remember the "Be Nice, Clear Your Ice" campaign. It
When I was driving an '85 Ford Escort in the mid-90s, I wouldn't fill up the tank if the price exceeded 50¢ a litre. I'm not kidding. I managed to drive this way for years and years. About six years ago, prices hit 80¢ a litre in these parts and
