Six years ago, I wrote about the opening of North America's first legal safe-injection site in Vancouver. Here's what I wrote back then. Today marked the official opening of North America's first legal safe-injection site at 139 East Hastings St. in Vancouver, B.C. It will be staffed by 16
In the Globe's Ballad of Martin Streek, Program Director Ross Winters claimed CFNY's limit for song repetition was now 7 times in 24 hours. I actually believe that limit to be much higher. In January, during one 12-hour random spot check, a song had already been played 6 times. CFNY
I share an MP3 from my collection every Wednesday. You have seven days to grab this week's MP3. Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it to your PC before playing. Billy Bragg - A New England Most people know
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist: 6 out of 10. I love this Michael Cera kid. "The Berenstain Bears", "Arrested Development", "Superbad", "Juno" and the guy's from Brampton. His presence alone gets this flick an extra point or two. The soundtrack is better than the movie, although the movie doesn't suck.
There's an ad airing these days for Sharks at Stingray Bay at the Toronto Zoo. The ad features Russian submariners and concludes with the national anthem of the Soviet Union. Here's the ad, if you haven't seen it. One note of that Soviet Union anthem and I'm a kid again
I've heard there's yet another thunderstorm warning for the GTA. This time, we get something extra special with our thunderstorm. They're calling for a tornado. Beware the funnel clouds, kids. And while you're hankering down in your cellar, play these "thunder" and "lightning" tunes I culled from my collection. If
Last year Ford gave me a Ford Focus for a week and I took it all the way to Meaford. Next week they're giving me a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid to scoot around in and I'm planning to drive it to Pinery for a little camping. I don't know much
Eunice Kennedy Shriver was 88. She was the sister of President Kennedy and a champion of the disabled who founded the Special Olympics.
24-hours after the best thunder and lightning storm I can remember, I'm ready to write about it. I did tweet it in real-time, but a storm like that is worthy of a proper entry. Two things struck me about last night's storm. Firstly, you couldn't count to three without a
The title of this entry is misleading. Alex Rios wasn't traded to the Chicago White Sox today. Rios went to the White Sox in a straight waiver claim, with the Blue Jays simply allowing Chicago to take his contract, without getting a player in return. I had very high hopes
Last night, I wrote about George Stroumboulopoulos' "new, independent FM". Earlier today, I had a direct message from Strombo on Twitter. He wanted a phone number he could reach me at. I gave him my Blackberry number and went about my afternoon, which primarily consisted of picking up my son
My mom, having taught for 39 years and having just retired from teaching developmentally disabled students, has become proficient in the area of communication for non-verbal people. Through a series of communication pictures used through a program called Boardmaker, adults and children alike who are non-verbal, either from developmental difficulties
David Haydu a.k.a. Geets Romo and Pete Griffin were the Pete and Geets morning show on CFNY from 1982-1987. I must confess, I was a little young for Pete and Geets, preferring to listen to Tom Rivers and the Rivers Air Force on CFTR, but I've heard great
Strombo has dropped a clue as to the future of his radio show now that he's parting ways with Corus. He just posted a teaser on his blog. George Stroumboulopoulos is talking about "a new, independent FM". That's the change coming this fall, referenced in his Facebook message on The
TSN is reporting that Justin Pogge is being traded to the Anaheim Ducks. The Leafs will get a conditional late round draft pick that can improve based on Pogge's play. This concludes the Justin Pogge rollercoaster ride. I was sure Justin Pogge was on his way out and that suspicion
Back in May, when CFNY / Edge 102 showed Martin Streek and Barry Taylor the door, I reported that Fearless Fred from The Bear in Edmonton had been hired as a replacement. The Twittersphere has exploded the past 24 hours with news Fearless Fred has aired his last show on The
Last week, I posted my 200 favourite songs of the decade, thus far. Today, I'm going to reveal my favourite song of the decade. That would be Arcade Fire's Wake Up from their excellent Funeral album. I first shared this song back in August 2005, calling it "my favourite cut
Mike Seeger was 75. He was a leading figure in the 20th century resurgence of American traditional music and a noted field collector of rural southern music. You might know his brother Pete. Here's Mike Seeger performing "Walking Boss" in the Smithsonian Folkways Studio.
I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration. I'm submitting "The Fixer" by Pearl Jam. This catchy mofo from one of my favourite bands is a shoe-in for SLS, but I've got more pressing PJ issues to iron out. As documented on my Pearl Jam in Toronto page, I've caught a
Steve Macaulay was nice enough to send me a Spirit Reunion 2003 souvenir CD. This thing is awesome. It's 46 stellar clips from CFNY 102.1 that aired between 1977 and 1989. I promise to share some very soon. In the words of Don Berns: The audio tracks on this
I wanted to do something for fellow Blue Jays fans this weekend. Members of the 1992 and 1993 Blue Jays World Series championship teams have gathered here in Toronto this weekend for a reunion, and every media outlet in the city is looking back. I wanted to do more than
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. Remember back in '85 when all those Buffalo hookers flooded our streets? Western New York cracked down on prostitution and Buffalo
John Hughes was 59. He was the director of iconic coming-of-age movies "The Breakfast Club," "Sixteen Candles" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." If you're around my age, you really did come of age watching his flicks. Seriously, he was the guy in the 1980s. Here are my favourite John Hughes
