Toronto News ~ Toronto Focus
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I'm a brunch guy. I can go for brunch any time of the day. It can be 8pm and I'll be more than happy to do brunch. For my money, nothing beats a cup of coffee, French toast and good conversation. It was a week late, but today we took
Lambton House is located at 4066 Old Dundas Street, just west of the intersection of Scarlett Road and Dundas Street West, on the east side of the Humber River. It was a hotel and tavern for 140 years until it's vacancy in 1988 and it's a building I've often passed
Only four years ago, SARS and Toronto were synonymous. Everyone knew of someone who was quarantined and people were avoiding the city for fear of becoming afflicted. I know this was four years ago because I wrote the following entry exactly four years ago today. SARS Update: From the eye
It's 22° right now in Toronto. It was nice yesterday, but it's fantastic today, and the weekend looks like it's going to be awesome. Has spring sprung? It's about friggin' time. We had that abnormally warm January followed by a freezing February and a snowy March. Late last month we
Every morning I check in on the most read news items at Yahoo! News. It gives you a good idea of what the masses are interested in, which is usually Anna Nicole Smith and Britney Spears. Today, however, the people are sharing a Reuters story about the centre of the
It was quite the night at the Hummingbird Centre. I'm going to break this recap into two sections: the bloggers and the production. The Bloggers I picked up our tickets at the media desk where I met Julie, the woman who hunted me down and was nice enough to answer
According to Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Toronto ranks 15th among cities around the world in overall quality of life. That would make us the second-best city in Canada to live in, after Vancouver. Before Vancourites get all high and mighty you should know they only get ranked so high because
They're talking about building a city of Toronto museum and the Star is reporting they may build it by the giant Canada Malting Company silos. I have a long and interesting history with the Canada Malting Company silos. For a couple of summers in the early 90s, by pal Ed
Edward Scissorhands is coming to the Hummingbird Centre for three shows, starting April 4th. As you know, I can get you $15 off the ticket price. That's right, I'm a mover and a shaker. Login to Ticketmaster.ca with the promotional code EDBLOG to receive your discount. This offer is
As recently as January I was writing about the unseasonable heat we were experiencing in Toronto. Later that month, winter did indeed arrive and February was bitterly cold. There were some chilly days earlier this month as well, but now we're enjoying our annual thaw. It's so therapeutic. The snow
Photoshopping Toronto City Hall - From FARK.com, our city hall is remixed.
Today's Toronto Star has an article about Rami Tabello's fight against illegal billboards. 283 illegal signs are currently being tracked on this map as he details his fight at http://www.illegalsigns.ca/. Rami and I attended Michael Power high school and had several classes together. His dad even taught
The TTC is unveiling an ambitious blueprint for a light rail system that would crisscross the city far beyond existing and planned subway lines. Here's a map of the network of new routes, which include: Don Mills – Steeles Avenue to Bloor-Danforth SubwayEglinton Crosstown – Kennedy Station to Pearson AirportEtobicoke-Finch West – Yonge
I've commented before on the stupid things Rob Ford says. He's a city councillor for Etobicoke North who says some awfully dumb stuff, but his quote in yesterday's Star may just be his most moronic statement to date. I can't support bike lanes. Roads are built for buses, cars, and
I wrote about my old stereo, recently resurrected and now bringing me much enjoyment on a daily basis. She's got twenty FM station presets on her, and I use every one. At night I'll browse through the twenty stations and hear what's cooking in the city. I recently taught James
All day long I've been hearing about how they closed the Gardiner Expressway because huge chunks of ice were falling from the CN Tower. It seemed like an interesting local story, particularly for commuters who take that route, but it didn't seem like big news. This afternoon, while checking my
Our fire and police departments are asking us to stay indoors today. Downed power lines and tree limbs across Toronto wreaked havoc for pedestrians and motorists during Friday morning's commute and were dangerous enough for the city's fire and police services to ask residents to stay inside."In the interest
From where I'm sitting, Toronto has essentially disappeared. It was there an hour ago, but blowing snow has swept in and blanketed the horizon. I could swear I just saw lightning. I don't think I've ever seen lightning during a snow storm before. Spooky...
From Hockey to Basketball in Three Minutes - The Air Canada Centre is the home venue of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Raptors. In as little as eight hours, a crew of 18 to 25 workers can transform the NHL ice to NBA hardwood. This video was recorded
In order to work on the tunnel roof between St. George and Bay stations, the TTC is rerouting westbound trains through the Lower Bay subway station. The Lower Bay station is an abandoned platform that was only used for six months in 1966. They now use it to train new
It's official. Maple Leaf Gardens will become a grocery store. After years of speculation, the company also made the formal announcement to investors that it will develop a grocery store in downtown Toronto's famed Maple Leaf Gardens."This is an icon, just like Loblaws is an icon. I think it
While it's still Friday, we really should spend a moment laughing about something only we Torontonians will get. Here's Russell Peters joking about the sexual nature of getting driving directions in Toronto.
Toronto Google Maps Mashups - What do you get when you take a great city, the Google Maps API, and creative individuals with coding skills? You get 30 fantastic Toronto "Google Maps Mashups".
"Wanna come to CFRB with me? It might be good for shits and giggles". That was Humble Howard's offer yesterday afternoon. As luck would have it, my Monday night was open and I was in the mood for shits and giggles. We agreed to meet outside 2 St. Clair Ave
The web is a weird place. A couple of weeks ago I issued a frozen headphone wire alert. It was cold, the thought came to me and I wrote it and published it in less than two minutes. Somebody at StumbleUpon enjoyed that entry and added it to the service.
