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We hit 13°C in the T.Dot today. When our snowman of December 10 melted over the Christmas break, I promised James we'd make another. A Canadian winter has to be good for a heavy snowfall or two or three in January and February, right? Not this year... It's
Toronto Hydro Telecom plans to install wireless equipment on hydro poles and traffic lights, covering our downtown core in Wi-Fi goodness. Eventually, our entire sweet city will become one beautiful hotspot. Although I'd like to see the final pricing structure, there's no doubt this is a good thing for Toronto.
An article in today's Star from Garth Woolsey has me thinking about Toronto's next championship team. Excluding the Argos and Rock, which franchise will next win it all? The Leafs haven't won since 1967 and appear further and further from this goal every game they play. The Raptors have never
Earlier in the week, RobotJohnny.com posted this Anagram TTC Map. I saw it and smiled. It's a cute spin on a Toronto institution. What Torontonian hasn't seen that map a billion times? The TTC didn't find it nearly as harmless and funny. They've sent the creator a cease and
Guided by (Many, Many) Voices - This is a way cool article from The New York Times Magazine by Alissa Quart. It's about BSS and the T.Dot and contains such killer quotes as "Musically, you could say that Toronto has become a nicer but less aesthetically coherent version of
Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP John O'Toole has re-introduced a private member’s bill to ban drivers from using cell phones in this province. That's fine, but I'm hoping for the introduction of another private member's bill. I'd like to make it illegal to keep your Christmas lights up after January
It was pretty warm today for the second week of January in Toronto. The forecast is calling for 3°C tomorrow and Tuesday, 5°C on Wednesday and 7°C on Thursday. Here are my ten favourite songs with "warm" in the title. Happiness Is A Warm Gun - The
I'm still getting a number of visits from people searching for information about Jane Creba, the 15-year old victim of the Boxing Day shooting in downtown Toronto. I just permanently archived all of December's entries, so here are the ones relating to Jane and the violent tragedy that took her
When I was in high school, I remember hearing stories about kids who were being swarmed at the Eaton Centre. If a group of teens wanted your pair of Doc Martens, they simple swarmed you until you handed them over or you were going to get beat up. As a
At Perkins this morning, I saw WWE wrestler Edge. He was with a friend who looked like he too could have been a WWE wrestler and we watched as they paid for their meal and hopped in a black Hummer. I'm an old school WWF fan but I haven't paid
Panoramic photo taken from the first level of the CN Tower - I'm pretty sure I've linked to this before but it's worth a revisit. It's a tremendous view of the city from the CN Tower in 360° glory.
James and I attended the 101st annual Santa Claus Parade this afternoon. We had a blast and you can see some of the action by visiting my 2005 Santa Claus Parade photoset. Whereas last year we set up shop near Queens Park station, this time we opted to move closer
Looking out my window, I see snow is falling in the city of trees. You don't get a lot of snow in November in Toronto, and the snow that's falling right now isn't going to stick, but once in a while you get a freaky little snow storm. Last November
The Beer Hunter - This doesn't benefit me personally, but I'm sure most Toronto readers will thank me for posting it. "It's currently 1:18pm on Wednesday in Toronto. There are 162 places you can get booze right now."
pillow fight @ dundas square - Here are some pix from yesterday's pillow fight at Dundas Square in Toronto.
A giant, urban pillow fight has just been scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 14:00 EST at Dundas Square. Specifics on where to meet at Dundas Square are available here. Here are the rules... Soft pillows only! Do not hit anyone who does not have a pillow. Do not hit
Sure, there's a world class zoo at Meadowvale Road and 401, but that's a pretty good jaunt east and at $19 an adult, awfully expensive. Only five minutes away there's a free zoo that garners no attention but totally rocks. I'm talking about the good ol' High Park Zoo. The
When looking for information about ghosts and hauntings in the GTA, the definitive resource seems to be The Toronto Ghosts and Hauntings Research Society. My favourite story is that of Ivan Reznikoff and Paul Diablos who engaged in a deadly fight over a woman at University College at the University
With Halloween quickly approaching, I was curious to read about Toronto's rich history of paranormal activity. I started Googling various combinations of the words toronto, ghosts, haunted and paranormal. This is how I learned about The Mississauga Blob. On June 16, 1979, a "perfectly" cylindrical, glowing, flaming object fell on
A recent article in the Toronto Star by Douglas Bell alerted me to the fact last Monday's New York Times contained an erroneous review of the new Broken Social Scene album. Much of the review seems to focus on Broken Social Scene as a Montreal-based band. Broken Social Scene, of
Now, for a limited time only, two entries in one! First, the weather... I tossed around a frisbee during lunch and it was bloody hot out there. They're listing the temp at 25° but it feels more like 32°. Is it just me or is this awfully toasty for October
Had SARS not claimed 44 lives in Toronto from two outbreaks in early 2003, would the outbreak of an unknown respiratory illness in a Toronto nursing home be front page news? No way, Jose. Six elderly patients at the Seven Oaks Home for the Aged in Scarborough are dead, and
James, Steve and I went downtown yesterday and spotted a couple of celebrities walking out streets. First, while we left Sam's at Yonge and Dundas, we passed the guy from "Reel to Real". Movie buffs would know him if they saw him, trust me. Sure, it's not A list, and
Suresh Joachim, a resident of Toronto, just broke the Guinness world record for the longest time spent watching TV. He finished today with 69 hours and 48 minutes. We rule.
According to this CBC article, tropical storm Katrina will reach Canada tonight. The last time Toronto braced for the impact of a former hurricane, her name was Isabel and the effect on Toronto was underwhelming. As I wrote that September 2003 day, "it's dark, rainy and extremely windy...up to
