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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.
Yesterday I ranted about the Leafs and Rob Ford. As a proud Torontonian, both embarrass me. I'm just not sure which embarrasses me more. Please take a moment out of your busy Friday to cast a vote below. Simply leave a comment telling me which is the greater embarrassment for
Rob Ford surprised nobody with grandiose statements made on day one as Mayor. He announced that he's canceling the Transit City LRT construction plan so the city can concentrate on building subways. Sure, we've already spent millions of dollars and new subway lines might not be finished until 2020, but
Ryan from Rogers TV sent me this video of Rob Ford predicting he'll one day be mayor of Toronto. This video is from 2006. I'm a little concerned, because he also states he wants to be Prime Minister. Uh oh...
I guess I've been lucky. My first born is now 8-years old, making this my 7th Halloween going around the neighbourhood taking him trick-or-treating. I've always taken note of how seasonably warm each of these nights were, and been grateful. They're calling for a high of 7°C tomorrow, but
From the National Post, here's how Toronto voted in the mayoral election, broken down by ward. The suburbs wanted Rob Ford, downtown wanted Smitherman.
Back in March, I wrote "Rob Ford For Mayor? Not On My Watch...". With election day tomorrow, it's clear from the polls that Rob Ford hasn't gone away. As frighteningly inconceivable as it may seem to me, It's quite possible that he could be our next mayor. That's a scary
I know you don't care, but we're hosting the 2015 Pan Am Games. We have also now have a logo. What do you think?
A week ago, while walking Dundas Street during the Junction Arts Festival, a new doggie daycare called Tailwaggers caught the corner of my eye. I was actually snapping the picture below when I heard a voice say, "Mike... Mike...". That voice was from Cuz A, at least that's what I
I like the Junction. The Junction, for you out-of-towners, is an artsy neighbourhood in Toronto's west end, near Keele and Dundas. This weekend is the Junction Arts Festival so we made the short walk to check it out. I was a little out of place in my Hackey Night tee
If you've been reading this blog the past week, you know I've been sharing old tales from my three years working a game booth at the CNE. This story is about the dumb shit you do as a teenager when you think you're fearless and feel invincible. We called it
You know what I miss about working the CNE? The concerts at the old CNE Grandstand or Exhibition Stadium. Working at the CNE you could always expect a concert crowd before and after that night's show at Exhibition Stadium. The concert ticket got you into the Ex for free so
Are you going to the Canadian National Exhibition today? I'm not, but I do have a CNE story to share. We called him Ardo and we feared him. Ardo was my boss when I worked a game booth at the Ex from '89-'91 and his persona was thug-like, a tough
The Ex opens tomorrow. That's a swell excuse to delve into the vault and share my memories of the CNE from when I worked there as a game booth attendant in my teens. I typically closed up the booth at the end of the night. The park would close, I'd
The Canadian National Exhibition opens Friday. I used to work The Ex, and I've got many stories about my three years manning a game booth. This is just one of them... During the height of Madonna's Blonde Ambition tour in 1990, I was working a game with a Madonna-wannabee. She
I don't know if it's because we're in the middle of a very busy, hot summer, but from where I'm sitting this is the least inspiring Toronto mayoral race I can remember. The simple fact this is the first I've written about this election to choose Toronto's new mayor since
The power seems to be out in most of Toronto. I'm told an explosion at a transformer station has caused a widespread power outage affecting large parts of the downtown and west end.
The kids have always enjoyed Lessard Park. It's a little park in west Toronto on top of the ravine that leads down to Etienne Brule Park by the Humber River near Old Mill. Now that I think of it, I used to enjoy Lessard Park as a kid as well.
Do you know what I don't write about nearly often enough? Underground bars in Toronto. I'm not really a bar or pub guy, and these things are underground. How am I supposed to know they exist? This entry was written by Samantha. I just felt you all needed to learn
