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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Announcements
St. Clair West gets a French Bistro
Fashion & Style
PR, Twitter buzz makes it tough for New York designer to live up to her pre Toronto Fashion Week hype
Music
Hot Ticket: Bonobo, Past Lives, Rocky Votolato, The XX, Japandroids, Serena Maneesh, & more...
Fashion & Style
Lundstrom and Carte Blanche stake out two ends of the spectrum at Fashion Week
Fashion & Style
Street Style: In and around the AGO at Fashion Week
Arts
Images Festival 2010 Preview
Fashion & Style
Baskin Robbins be damned as McDonagh sheds ice cream looks in favour of From Russia with Love inspired garb
Fashion & Style
Toronto Fashion Week Videos
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Teen stabbed to death in Oshawa, CN train derailed in Pickering, new provincial Taser use guidelines, video of door-crashing ATM thieves released, Toronto to host MLS Cup at BMO Field
Radar
Radar: One of a Kind Spring Show, The eh List with Sarah Elton and Kevin Robbins, NOW Open Poetry Stage, Les Nuits Fashion Week Party, Queer West Culture Jam
Photo of the Day
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Fashion & Style
Fur, fashionistas and Sunny Fong make for fun times at renegade fashion show at the AGO
Fashion & Style
Gotta Love Preloved at Fashion Week (Video)
Fashion & Style
From Parkdale to the runway at Fashion Week
Fashion & Style
Street Style: Ladies at Fashion Week
Tech
Public Mobile to offer no frills wireless plans
Fashion & Style
A memorial to the Georgian luger at Fashion Week
Announcements
Japanese and Korean meet in Baldwin Village
Fashion & Style
Holt Renfrew snags top design talent for intimate Fashion Week show
Sports & Play
Pillow Fight League tryouts make for some sweaty and aggressive action at the Garrison
Music
The Black Lips obliterate Toronto
Radar
Radar: Bent Media, Canadian Opera Company Free Concert Series, Beach House, Pride and Prejudice, Beach House
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: First mayoral debate heated, second Jordan Manners trial, fresh start for Toronto Humane Society, Toronto's gridlock the worst of 19 major cities, manhunt for 401 stabber
Photo of the Day
buildings upon buildings II

Monday, March 29, 2010

Fashion & Style
Fur is back in style at Fashion Week
Music
Mayer Hawthorne & the County bring a little Motown soul to Wrongbar
Fashion & Style
New Fashion Week venue doesn't suck as much as I thought
Fashion & Style
Street Style: opening night at LG Fashion Week
Eat & Drink
The China House gets a makeover and the House of Chan endures on Eglinton
Music
Jason Tait talks about life on (and off) the road with The Weakerthans and Bahamas
Announcements
New sushi joint opens in the Annex, but is it cheap enough?
Music
Said The Whale make waves at the El Mocambo
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: mayoral candidates to gather in Scarborough, Pantalone and Mammoliti express interest in the UFC, Smitherman vows to create "signature parks," deadly fires in the GTA, Leafs and Raptors lose
Radar
Radar: Toronto Fashion Week, Modernity Unbound, Spoon at the Sound Academy, the Sweet and Sour Show, The Mill: Now We Are Brody
Photo of the Day
Canadian Room at AGO (Boy Planning His Escape)

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Fashion & Style
Nipples and man-dresses abound as the Thomases break out the high fashion
Environment
Earth Hour 2010 a disappointment in Toronto
News Flash
Be part of an official Contact photo exhibit
Announcements
Queen and Ossington's original cafe
Photo of the Day
A fire to fight...
People
Toronto through the eyes of Robin Kay

Saturday, March 27, 2010

City
A force for good or evil? Peter Freed's Toronto
Fashion & Style
Thieves shows off Anime-inspired outfits for the urban warrior
Announcements
Dark N Stormy drinks near the Drake
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Rob Ford kicks off his campaign, mistrial declared in Jordan Manners case, Pan Am Games another Transit City cuts victim, Daniel Katsnelson sentencing hearing, why do the Leafs play so well in March?
Radar
Weekend Radar: Toronto Now, Earth Hour Unplugged, Prom V: Noir, Selam Visual Arts Festival, Andrew Kaufman, Toronto Roller Derby, Firecrackers Burlesque, Get Wired, Brunch and Brazilians
Photo of the Day
invasion!

Friday, March 26, 2010

News Flash
Win tickets to "The Coca-Cola Case" theatrical engagement
Tech
Streetcar GPS technology is a homebred success story
Music
TTC Busker Profile: Aiden Keeley
Announcements
How much can you cram into a cookie?
Arts
Second City For Mayor delivers pre-election comic relief
Music
The Weakerthans heat up the Sonic Boom basement
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Transit City funding yanked, public sector salary freezes, 1300 on police force "Sunshine List," hate crimes spike in Mississauga and Brampton, Jordan Manners trial jury can't reach verdict
Radar
Radar: Toronto ComicCon, Cinefranco, A Boy Called Newfoundland, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Midnight Mayhem at Come As You Are, the Physics of Harry Potter
Photo of the Day
This ain't no Xbox
Music
A Place To Bury the Big Pink

Thursday, March 25, 2010

News Flash
Rob Ford enters mayoral race
Eat & Drink
Illicit cheese tasting in Toronto
Music
Toronto Music News: SXSW 2010, free Wavelength 500 festival MP3 pack, Mammoliti vs. The Darcys and Make Your Exit
Fashion & Style
Greta Constantine wows with blood, crazy-big pockets and leather capes in new men's collection
Music
A lot of not-so-hot Air at the Phoenix
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: TTC suicide barriers, St. Clair LRT class-action lawsuit, Ontario deficit lower then expected, Durham officer accused of street racing, stabby strip club
Radar
Tales from the Flipside Festival, Damage Control, Circus Cabaret Roadshow, Snailhouse and Evening Hymns, Joyce Wieland's Writings and Drawings, Hudson Mohawke
Photo of the Day
Two Weeks

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Announcements
A new contender for best soul food in the city
City
A view from the beautiful Burroughes building
Tech
Twestival Toronto throws third global event in the city
Music
Hot Ticket: Thrush Hermit, Mayer Hawthorne, The Weakerthans, Vampire Weekend, The Bronx, & more...
Film
The French certainly do make some fine films
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: TTC streetcar accident injures three, savvy victim of alleged theft uses Craigslist, MLS championships coming to Toronto, emergency evacuation of plane at Pearson, Jordan Manners' trial snags
Radar
Radar: Culture Congress 2010, Woodstock Rising, Vitamin G, New Ideas Festival, Gerhard Richter, Monitor 6
Photo of the Day
wallPainter

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Announcements
New pizzeria slash pub slash cafe slash patio opens in the Annex
Music
Tokyo/Glow featuring Kidstreet
Film
The Female Eye Film Festival
Fashion & Style
Breeyn McCarney Fall/Winter 2010
Radar
Radar: C Magazine Benefit Auction, Inti-Illimani Concert for Chile, Tom Jokinen at TINARS, eh List with David Rotenberg, Design Reaktor Berlin
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Ballooning police budget, doubling police presence on the TTC, CRTC favours fee-for-carriage, LCBO accused of misspending
Photo of the Day
Edge of night

Monday, March 22, 2010

City
Rob Ford wants to eliminate extensive and costly perks for city councilors
Fashion & Style
Street Style: Riverside on a sunny day
Announcements
Three-bite "finger crepes" in Yorkville
Tech
SwapSity launches new bartering website for Torontonians
Sports & Play
TFC season four is a go!
Theatre
The City is a bleak, disconnected mystery
Radar
Radar: How We Forgot Here, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Joe Hill, Get 86'd with Ivy Knight
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: ATM theft suspects on video, hospital robbery suspect treated in hospital, parking enforcement officer assaulted in Greektown, U of T students approve fee hikes, spring has sprung
Photo of the Day
city.in.colour

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Announcements
Getting my design fix on Dundas West
People
Toronto through the eyes of Carl Allen
Photo of the Day
Shrouded sunrise

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Arts
The signifier plays the signified at 52 McCaul's Creative Type II
Opening Soon
Opening Soon: Frankly Eatery, Delight Chocolate on Queen, Hoops Sports Bar, Goodnight, Alimento Fine Food Emporium, Kimberley Jackson, Cafe Florentin, Grinder on Gerrard
Fashion & Style
NADA in 3-D: fashion on the big screen
City
Phase one of Regent Park revitalization nears completion
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Adam Giambrone's fun continues, TPL wants people to "lose" books, family friendly condos, the tenants from hell, and GTA mover scams
Photo of the Day
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Friday, March 19, 2010

Fashion & Style
Evan Biddell opens Oz on Ossington
Music
TTC Busker Profile: Mike Green
Announcements
33 years of never frozen, delicious fried chicken
Theatre
Oh What a Lovely War a delightful and touching satire
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Arrest in hospital jewelry theft, Ryerson University faces class-action lawsuit, TTC shooter gets nine years, Rubick's Cube master, art versus garbage debate
Photo of the Day
Wrestling at sunrise

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Announcements
Dropping by Riverside for some gastro-pub fare
Tech
Ontario dairy cows Tweet about their teats
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: RCMP at the G20 meeting, animal costume rentals, road tolls to pay for new subways, summer Gardiner and Lakeshore construction, mega doda bust, brazen thefts in hospital
Photo of the Day
Free de-skunker recipe

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

City
Dupont Station losing its charm due to neglect
City
Incredible sights from Bay Street's lofty heights
Announcements
Korean fusion that brings me back for a second visit
Music
Hot Ticket: Cuff The Duke, The Clientele, Field Music, Huron, Air, & More
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Adam Giambrone uses taxis, will suspended TTC driver be fired for drinking and driving?, Corey Haim funeral, Harper on pot legalization
Photo of the Day
The bluejays are missing...

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Tech
Ride the City gets the jump on Google with Toronto launch of interactive cycling maps
Music
Toronto Music News: D-Sisive & Buck 65 team up for 100 Story Building, 2010 Indie Music Awards winners, Young Artists for Haiti
Announcements
A cheerful space to enjoy fair trade coffee on Logan Avenue
Music
Canadian Music Fest: The Indie Awards
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: The province of Toronto, Junction Triangle named, impaired TTC bus driver, Tim Hortons drive-thru assault, bike lanes on Bloor and Danforth, Cash for Guns
Photo of the Day
Split Scrane

Monday, March 15, 2010

Eat & Drink
Chef Thor and friends bring a Taste of Iceland to Toronto
Fashion & Style
Street Style: At the Royal York for Canadian Music Fest
City
Massive slumber party brings nostalgic fun to Blansdowne warehouse
Music
Woods and Real Estate pack the Horseshoe for a sweet psychedelic CMF showcase
Announcements
Warming up the body and soul with a bowl of pho in the Junction
Film
Teenage Wasteland: Doc Soup Screens Garbage Dreams
Radar
Radar: Art, Your Secrets, Jack Beats, The Joy of Gender, WriteNOW! Festival of New Works
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: A La Cart readies for return, Corey Haim's funeral costs, unemployment puts strain on provincial aid programs, TTC rider charged with voyeurism, luck of the Irish
Music
Canadian Music Fest in photos: The Wooden Sky, Moneen & Saint Alvia
Photo of the Day
Winter Surfer Spills

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Music
Canadian Music Fest in photos: Winter Gloves, The Russian Futurists, Magneta Lane & Amos The Transparent
Music
The longest (and best) day you could imagine having at CMF
People
Toronto through the eyes of comedian Debra DiGiovanni
Photo of the Day
New Day @ Scarborough Centre

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Music
Canadian Music Fest in photos (and videos): Postdata, Brian Borcherdt, Julie Fader & More...
City
Bell Lightbox and Festival Tower taking the Entertainment District to new heights
Fashion & Style
Philip Sparks fall/winter 2010 collection sets sail
Music
Coalesce play first Toronto show in a decade
Theatre
The Overwhelming effect of live theatre
Photo of the Day
RONCYWOOD!
Radar
Weekend Radar: Balfour Books Sale, U of T Film Festival, Shelterbox, Section 98, Monkey Toast, Vagina Monologues, Bang the Party, Silent Sundays, Total Health Expo

Friday, March 12, 2010

Music
Canadian Music Fest in photos: RJD2, Cadence Weapon, Break Science & Happy Chichester
City
Crazy Asian guy dancing in public to break racial stereotypes
City
Ryerson Students' Union president-elect accused of ripping down U of T posters
City
The future remains a long way away at the Port Lands
Music
TTC Busker Profile: Kim Cole
Music
Canadian Music Fest opening night party with Platinum Blonde
Music
The Bonfire Ball kicks off Canadian Music Fest
Radar
Radar: Rock 'n' Rogue Vintage, Annie Leonard, Of Many, 50 Ways to Love Paul Simon, Porn Reborn, Human Robot
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: MLS strike looms, students burned in science class, doctor accused of sexual assault, OMB rejects Giraffe condo, Project Folkstone, 2012 NHL Winter Classic in Toronto?
Photo of the Day
Broken Mosaic

Thursday, March 11, 2010

City
NOW writes the latest chapter in the city's East vs. West rivalry
Announcements
Shanghai dim sum that's worth the drive
Tech
A 2.0 version of the coupon book
Radar
Radar: Oh What a Lovely War, 01 Photography, Swan Lake, Pocketology Field Research, Toronto Salsa Festival, Hair
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: amnesia-striken wanderer, child pornography sweep, punked or engaged by City Hall?, Internet safety in school curriculum, Underpass Park plans unveiled, nightclub arsonist caught on video
Photo of the Day
TTC

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Film
Corey Haim (1971-2010)
City
Mayor David Miller announces higher than expected surplus and move to two year operating budget plan
Announcements
Home-style zucchini fries and pork belly souvlaki in Pape Village
City
Demolition of CAMH administrative building kicks revitalization of site into high gear
Music
Toronto Music News: Canadian Music Fest edition
Radar
Radar: New Ideas Festival, Authors at Harbourfront Centre, the Trailer Park Boys at Massey Hall, Locked on Shuffle, Operating in the Obama Movement
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Mayor David Miller's announcement, whites to become visible minority, Leslieville joker strikes again, police radio communication encryption, Loblaw going solar, pepper-spray at school
Photo of the Day
Lock it up

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Fashion & Style
Street Style: Friday night at The Drake
Announcements
Sip and shop in Quebec-inspired comfort in Leslieville
City
Toronto News 24 says that local news isn't dead
Radar
Radar: Bloody Cartoons, White Cloud Buttermilk Sky, the Afterword Reading Society, MDF Trilogy, Vinicio Capossela
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: office towers killing birds, billboards on the Gardiner, elderly couple struck by truck, TTC executive fired, police board refuses to make cuts
Photo of the Day
Mimi and a cup-cake

Monday, March 8, 2010

City
Live GPS tracking of TTC streetcars rolling out on more routes
City
Get ready for, like, the best reality TV series ever
City
The never-ending lament for Queen West
Music
Canadian Music Fest 2010 preview
Announcements
Could this be Leslieville's coziest cafe?
Radar
Radar: concert for the Toronto Women's Bookstore, The Overwhelming, Trampoline Hall, How Hollywood Looks at Hollywood, Dr. Sketchy's
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: TTC conflict probe, Igor Kenk released from jail, nine Toronto schools receive top ranking, Porter opens new terminal at island airport, Winter not done, graffiti-proof mailboxes
Photo of the Day
Highways...

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Music
Cursive and Alkaline Trio deliver an explosive show at the Phoenix
City
Stopping to smell the roses at Concord Floral
Music
A preview of what's to come at Canadian Music Fest, with Dinosaur Bones, Make Your Exit, and Everything All the Time
Photo of the Day
Isn't the future wonderful?

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Music
Documenting the Toronto scene with T-Dot Pioneers and Northside Hip Hop
Tech
Toronto Museum Project has the right idea, but remains a work in progress
Announcements
A little learning about seafood and fish from an East Chinatown expert
City
The changing face of Toronto's Entertainment District
Radar
Weekend Radar: Beautiful Destruction, Sumo Robot Challenge, Motown Party, Jay Malinowski, Paul Okenfold, God Made Me Funky and King Sunshine, Naked Girls Reading, the Oscars
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Jack Layton's son running for city council, Conservatives won't change national anthem, a Fixer without anything to fix, Michael Bryant case put over until April 14, Adam Giambrone still exists
Photo of the Day
Spadina Crescent -- Toronto Aerial

Friday, March 5, 2010

City
Nostalgia tripping via old Toronto postcards
Tech
Toronto-based company takes next step in mobile payment revolution
Announcements
A dim sum experience that's worth the trip to Etobicoke
Music
TTC busker profile: Lane Argue
Radar
Radar: The Children's Hour, Simmer Down, Souljazz Orchestra, Sea Change, Real Live Girl, The Complete History of Civilization, Best of the Fest
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: TTC copying Philadelphia's transit system, TDSB inner-city pilot project a success, pedophile watch in the GTA, Hazel McCallion's skimpy record-keeping, controversy over school named after a former professional wrestler
Photo of the Day
CN Tower and Moon

Thursday, March 4, 2010

City
Rocco Rossi pokes fun at Smitherman and talks policy at the Board of Trade
Film
Dylan Reibling and 39 more Toronto filmmakers
Announcements
Pretty, affordable Japanese for Ryerson students and Yonge St. shoppers
Film
World of Comedy Film Festival gets serious about being funny
Eat & Drink
Torontonians say "Yes in my backyard" to new garden sharing program
Radar
Radar: Broke: Photos from post-quake Haiti, Art Battle 4, They Shoot Music Videos Don't They, Jew and Improved, Steven Page, Images of the World and the Inscription of War
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Transit privatization pros and cons, gender-neutral update to our national anthem, Kaberle waives no-trade clause to no avail, budget hearing outburst, Port Authority objects to proposal to designate the Canada Malting silos a heritage site
Photo of the Day
City Hall

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Announcements
Mancakes! Cupcakes for Guys
Music
Hot Ticket: T-dot Pioneers, Alkaline Trio with Cursive, Zeus, Clipse, Muse, Rodrigo y Gabriela Ticket Giveaway
Radar
Radar: Late Night in the Bedroom, She Was Full of Moonlight, John Banville, Table Hockey Social, Synthfest
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: TTC Blue Ribbon Panel Announced, Coyote Attack in Pickering, Councilor Paula Fletcher Apologizes for Outburst, Proposed Oakville Power Plant Protested, Leafs Trade Ponikarovsky to Pittsburgh
Announcements
A New Look for blogTO
Photo of the Day
Scott Pilgrim Portrait

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Music
Toronto Music News: New Song From Born Ruffians, Island Festival Line-up Grows, Thunderheist Call It Quits (Again)
Fashion & Style
Street Style: Sunday Night at the Dakota Tavern
Announcements
Not Salt Tasting Room, But Not Bad
Sports & Play
Is the 2010 Toronto FC Season in Jeopardy?
Radar
Radar: Rogue Stimulus, Yes In My Backyard, Attack of the One Man Shows, The Sure Things, Brockton Writers Series
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Call for TTC Audit, Speculation about Hazel McCallion and Re-election, the Fate of Public Ski Hills, Regent Park Gets a Bank, Leaf Trade Rumours

Monday, March 1, 2010

City
Cars Vandalized During Gold Medal Celebrations in Toronto
Announcements
Old World Cappuccino on the Danforth
Tech
Toronto Restaurants Have a Growing Appetite for Social Media
Eat & Drink
Toronto Kids Cook To Care
Radar
Radar: Welcome to Town, A History of the Elevated Shoe, The Edible City, KnowMore Lecture, Rower's Pub Reading Series
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Maple Leaf Gardens Renovations to Preserve History, Woodbine Race Track Workers Locked Out, Duke's Cycle to Return to Queen West, Matt Galloway Back in Toronto, Golden Celebrations

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