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Friday, April 30, 2010

Arts
CONTACT Photography Festival 2010
Announcements
Is a coffee battle brewing in the Junction?
Film
Hot Docs 2010 Preview, Part 3
City
Portraits on Toronto's Forbidden Rooftops
Tech
Local Twitter app developers react to decisions at Chirp (and reveal a way to filter tweets)
City
Toronto Street Artist Profile: Chalkmaster Dave
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Province commits to Transit City, Canoe Landing Park finally opens, last-minute tax filing rush, Toronto paramedic on Time's most influential list, John Buck hits three homers, condo fire quickly extinguished
Radar
Radar: Eddie Izzard at Massey Hall, the Spyfrost Project, Prowling for Owls, Beaches Studio Tour, the Yellow Party, Film Jam
Photo of the Day
Door Prize Central

Thursday, April 29, 2010

City
Fire breaks out on roof of Queen's Quay condo
Sports & Play
Please Stay, Chris Bosh
News Flash
Police release photos of suspects in mugging of elderly man on TTC
Announcements
Home-cooked Hungarian in Bloordale
Fashion & Style
Anastasia Lomonova wins TFI New Labels competition but House of Groves has my heart
Sports & Play
Pillow Fight League not just girl-on-girl action
Film
Aspiring filmmakers make wild pitches at Live! Ammunition! competition
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Trinity Bellwoods Park declared a protest zone during G20, Rob Ford wants subway expansion, Victoria's Secret coming to Toronto, stunt BMX is the new skateboarding, soccer's World Cup trophy visits
Radar
Radar: Hot Docs 2010, All Stories in Pictures, Faith Healer, How to Cool the Planet with Jeff Goodell, Laraaji and Prince Enoki's Insect Orchestra, We Love Vampires
Photo of the Day
Swedish inferno

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

News Flash
Trinity-Bellwoods Park to be designated a protest zone during G20 meeting
Music
An Horse stuck on repeat
Music
Hot Ticket: Caribou, Jonsi, Frightened Rabbit, Yeasayer, The Album Leaf, Harlem, & more...
Announcements
The new motel in Parkdale is a bar
Fashion & Style
A last look at FAT with Jasper Garvida and Square Root of Two
Environment
How to build your own worm composter
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Anne Mroczkowski lands at Global, anti-scalping by-laws challenged, the bystander effect and the yellow emergency bar on TTC subways, ATM skimmers, cat goes missing at Pearson
Radar
Radar: A Jew Grows in Brooklyn, Pink Ink Zine Launch, Before and After, Almost Maine, OCAD's Next Big Thing
Photo of the Day
iPhone Tilt shift...

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Fashion & Style
Heidi Ackerman at FAT
Announcements
Custom stationery and prints on vintage paper
Music
Toronto Music News: Crystal Castles combat leak, Broken Social Scene stream new album and announce new EP, AUX TV denied expansion into Quebec, & more...
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Torontonians less active, cracking down on vehicle idling, elderly man robbed as bystanders watch, CAMH smoking ban, fraudulent Canada's Wonderland tickets
Radar
Radar: Raindance Canada's Live Ammo, Toronto Literary Salon, Art Battle 5, Canadian Cinema in Revue: Project Grizzly, Pillow Fight League 43: Payback!
Photo of the Day
Life of a Newspaper

Monday, April 26, 2010

Fashion & Style
Dewar does scandalous at FAT (with nip slips!)
News Flash
Toronto ranks last in Ontario in organ donation
Arts
Bazaar of the Bizarre
Music
This Ain't No Secret
Film
Hot Docs 2010 Preview, Part 2
Announcements
Where to buy biscotti in Toronto
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: arming by-law officers, nasty feud in Pickering neighbourhood, recycling overflow, Quarry Lands condo development protest, Royal York Hotel firings, Danforth prostitution busts, retiring with debt
Radar
Radar: Better Ballots Town Hall, Oral: Adventures in Erotica, Poor No More, Blue Jays vs. Red Sox, Kevin Bloom's Ways of Staying in South Africa
Photo of the Day
Orange Rhymes With...

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Fashion & Style
Inconsistent collections show promise at FAT
City
Nostalgia Tripping: The Ocean House Hotel
Announcements
Another place to drink near The Drake
Books & Lit
Book recommendations, now on YouTube
Photo of the Day
Cupcake vs. Cherry Blossom

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Fashion & Style
Alternative means everything at FAT 2010
Fashion & Style
The magnetic dress
Fashion & Style
Swimwear and corsets on day 2 of FAT
News Flash
Virus warning from Canada Post
Fashion & Style
Biddell-zzled vintage at FAT
Announcements
Can an indie bookstore survive on Queen West?
City
Despite admirable preservation efforts, James Cooper Mansion condo project alleged to have damaged neighbouring homes
Music
Dan Mangan brings his growly greatness to Toronto
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Smitherman against the sale of Toronto Hydro, York University professor loses human rights case, Tim Hudak takes a few shots at Mayor Miller, the benefits of bike lanes on University Ave., Rob Ford profiled, DVP closed
Radar
Weekend Radar: Elle Event, the Flying Dutchman, Red Machine: Under the Knife, Swap It Up, Monkey Toast, Subjective, The Cake Show, Bazaar of the Bizarre, FAT Closing Weekend
Photo of the Day
Mega Tubors

Friday, April 23, 2010

City
Is it time to campaign for better etiquette on the TTC?
Fashion & Style
The death of high-end sneaker shops
Announcements
A restaurant that satisfies the salted egg and blood jello congee cravings in all of us
Fashion & Style
Fake smoke, good collections and a boob slip mark day one of FAT
Film
Hot Docs 2010 Preview, Part 1
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Toronto Police chief wants Tasers, holiday shopping in sight, tallest residential tower in Canada breaks ground at Yonge & Gerrard, Nuit Blanche 2010 zone changes, temporary jail for G20, hybrid hydraulic garbage trucks
Radar
Radar: Art of the Danforth, 20-Minute Toronto Makeover, La Otra Orilla, The Soddom and Gommorah Variety Show, Volume Launch Party at XPACE, Fuck the Internet
Photo of the Day
St. George Station...

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Fashion & Style
These guys are so FAT
News Flash
2010 Nuit Blanche curators announced
Tech
Toronto iPad developers find success on new platform
Announcements
The latest contender in Toronto's gourmet burger battle
Arts
Sheridan illustrators get multidimensional at 2010 graduate show
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: mandatory Metropasses for new condo buyers, city councillor severance, immigration judge guilty of sex bribery, low Lake Ontario levels affects boaters, TTC compliments skyrocket
Radar
Radar: Glengarry Glen Ross, Kaj Mook on Dutch Public Bike Rentals, Earth Day Book Swap, McClung's Magazine Spring 2010 Launch, Put the Rifle Down and PDF Format at Wrongbar, the Rabble of Downtown Toronto
Photo of the Day
Nathan Phillips Square

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

City
Toronto Hash Mob celebrates 420 with pot protest at Yonge-Dundas Square
News Flash
Don Valley Parkway closed for maintenance this weekend
News Flash
Oasis attacker gets house arrest
Music
Hot Ticket: Jakob Dylan & Three Legs (feat. Neko Case), Major Lazer, Alcest, White Rabbits, Circle Research & more
Eat & Drink
Giant sandwiches for St. Lawrence Market shoppers
People
Toronto through the eyes of Bustle Clothing's Shawn Hewson
City
The Final Days of St. Clement's Church
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Batteries and metal found in passenger's shoes at Pearson Airport, Bills to compete with Argos, gun at Yonge-Dundas Square pot rally, politicians talk road tolls, city councillor pay assessment
Radar
Radar: Elizabeth May and Gwynne Dyer on Finding Hope: Confronting Climate Change, Words on the Wall: Geoffrey Reaume in Conversation with Ruth Ruth Stackhouse, FAT: Toronto Alternative Arts and Fashion Week, A Fabulous Disaster, Linden MacIntyre
Photo of the Day
Checking Her Out

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

News Flash
The City launches new Live Green Toronto website
News Flash
Virgin Airlines to launch California-to-Toronto service
News Flash
Ork Poster does Toronto
Fashion & Style
Get ready for [FAT]
Music
Toronto Music News: NXNE and Toronto Jazz Festival line-ups announced, Tokyo Police Club partner up with Dine Alone Records, new Crystal Castles LP in June, & More..
Announcements
Sylvia Plath inspires a new cafe off Roncey
Fashion & Style
Eliza Kozurno's jewelry an ode to film noir
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Toronto Star forces TTC to release official complaints (and they aren't pretty), Harper doesn't like Homolka, Jays seeing record low attendance, Queen's Quay makeover approved, flights start leaving Pearson, pot smokers to light up
Radar
Radar: Offside in Support of Jafar Panahi, the eh List: Micahel Crummey, The Orange's Clockwork at the TJFF, the xx and Hot Chip DJ Sets
Photo of the Day
More Cowbell

Monday, April 19, 2010

News Flash
2 days left to vote for 99 Cents photo contest
City
High Park cherry blossoms are in full bloom
Announcements
The Toronto dumpling battle begins
Eat & Drink
Culinary crash course in Little India
Music
The Junction make a triumphant return to Lee's Palace
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Brawl at Sikh temple, Porter going public, ETF simulates G20 hostage taking, SIU probing Port Lands shooting, girl fights for life after TV falls on her, TTC town halls continue
Radar
Radar: Descant's Spring Issue Launch, Celebrating Steve Reich, Hunter Valentine at Dakota Night's for War Child, M & S Poetry Launch with Dionne Brand, Paul Vermeersch and John Steffler, Tapedeck Bros. and DJ Eck at the Social
Photo of the Day
2 ugly!

Sunday, April 18, 2010

City
Nostalgia Tripping: The Victory Burlesque Theatre
City
Kyle Rae expresses concern over Gould Street demolition
Announcements
A new lease on life for the former SPIN gallery space
Photo of the Day
From 25 Greenview nightview

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Music
An exploration of traditional folk with Daniel Romano, Frederick Squire and Julie Doiron
City
Hobbled L Tower finally starts to rise
Arts
Meta Gallery opens on Mars
Theatre
This Is What Happens Next for Daniel MacIvor
Announcements
High Park finally has a cafe to call its own
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: opposition to wind turbines in Scarborough, poll shows residents not in favour of road tolls and landed immigrant voting, TTC Customer Service Panel launches feedback website, the Globe calls for a broadening of election issues
Radar
Weekend Radar: Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Physical Ramifications of Attempted Global Domination, Aszure Barton and Artists, Drake Hotel Spring Market, Party for the Planet at the Toronto Zoo, Sprockets Film Festival, M.U.C.K. Film Festival, Fundayz
Photo of the Day
Balance Man

Friday, April 16, 2010

City
Wall collapse at Yonge & Gould
Announcements
Bivalves for the Bay St. crowd
Music
Toronto Street Busker Profile: Snooky Tynes Family Band
Tech
Collective buying sites battle for the attention and wallets of Torontonians
Music
Old Man Luedecke reminds us what banjo is all about
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Rob Ford second in poll, Mayor Miller appeals to TTC riders on PA system, hydro rates going up, freight train derailment, strippers get free lockers
Radar
Radar: Photopia 2010, Friday Nights with Diaspora Dialogues, Captain Abu Raed, Shaun Majumder Raises the Roof, Ehab Lotayef's To Love a Palestinian Woman, Excision at Wrongbar
Photo of the Day
An eye for sakura

Thursday, April 15, 2010

City
Roncesvalles residents mourn Polish tragedy
Announcements
A new look for the Distillery's custom furniture maker
Arts
Art Agenda: Miler Lagos at the Department, Greg Lamarche at Show & Tell, Romas Astrauskas at LE Gallery
Film
Toronto Jewish Film Festival 2010
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: TTC driver charged with assault after altercation with teen, Bandit euthanized, opening stores on statutory holidays, selling school land to developers, Raptors season over
Radar
Radar: Sharkwater with Rob Stewart, Sankofa, Explication by Anthony Koutras, Toronto Silent Film Festival Closing Night, Petits Geants, Babiole.Bibelot
Photo of the Day
Parallel Neighbourhood...

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Film
Brooklyn's Rooftop Films coming to Toronto
News Flash
TTC driver charged with assault
Music
Hot Ticket: Record Store Day 2010, Daniel Fred and Julie, Dr. Dog, The Appleseed Cast, Gogol Bordello, Lullabye Arkestra, Los Campesinos, Dosh & more...
Eat & Drink
How can we better feed Toronto families in need?
Announcements
An Annex burrito showdown in the making
City
Bylaw officer mistakenly impounds commuter's bike
Fashion & Style
Buy Design Spring Social
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Bike lanes on University Avenue, bike-sharing program in sights, pharmacies cut services, York University sued over lax security, 905 area code near full, Jays' Ricky Romero almost earns no-hitter
Radar
Radar: If We Were Birds, A Year in Lucy's Kitchen, Hey Babe You've Got Paint on Your Elbow, The Cast of Grease Sings Sondheim, Clean Train Student Coalation
Photo of the Day
Gone Fishing

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Announcements
Vote for your fave photos in our 99 Cents photo contest
City
Toronto in Infrared
Fashion & Style
SPEECH jewelry by Michael Mercanti
Music
Toronto Music News: Shad offers TSOL teaser video, Owen Pallett readies remix EP, In Studio with Daniel Romano
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Adam Giambrone leaving City Hall, 2001 anti-smoking legislation effects, battle against slumlords begins, U of T to open new School of Global Affairs, Jays lose rowdy home opener
Radar
Radar: The Ethos and Ethics of the New Yorker, FemCab 2010, Man With a Movie Camera, Andrew Potter at This Is Not a Reading Series, The Underwear Affair Kick-Off
Photo of the Day
Johnny Blaze

Monday, April 12, 2010

News Flash
Giambrone leaving politics
Eat & Drink
World Poutine Eating Championship coming to Toronto
City
Nostalgia Tripping: glory days at Yonge and College
Announcements
Not just another new cafe on Dundas West
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: TTC town hall meetings, George Smitherman campaign woes, Hockey Night in Liberia, thwarted abduction attempt, Jays home opener
Radar
Radar: Design for Toronto: Praxis II Student Showcase, This Is What Happens Next, Toronto Blue Jays Home Opener, Trampoline Hall, Vanguard Comedy Theatre
Photo of the Day
Biker Whizzing By

Sunday, April 11, 2010

City
How to deal with roadkill in Toronto
City
What is Time Toronto?
Fashion & Style
The future of Toronto fashion at Ryerson's Mass Exodus
Deadpool
It's Deadpool for Funktion Gallery, Simple Cafe, Winkel, Covet + Crave, Freshwood Grill on Roncesvalles
Announcements
The Stem reincarnated
Photo of the Day
Open Window

Saturday, April 10, 2010

City
Starweek no longer free in Toronto Star Saturday home delivery
City
When will Canoe Landing Park finally open?
Announcements
Salad King's second act
Fashion & Style
Inside the photographer's pit at Fashion Week
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Smitherman's campaign manager quits, are drug vending machines on the way?, TTC town hall meeting tomorrow, Toronto gets $79-million loan for pre-approved infrastructure projects, the troubles of the Leafs and Raps
Radar
Weekend Radar: Beneath the Veil, Indie Craft Show, Harlem Globetrotters, Buy Design for Windfall, Pop His Rocket, the Lusty Mannequins, The Forgotten Clowns of Silent Comedy, Morro and Jasp Go Green, Closing nights at the Images and ReelWorld Festivals
Photo of the Day
Tracks

Friday, April 9, 2010

City
Toronto's Fringe Mayoral Candidates
Announcements
Great coffee and a bark that's worse than its bite
Music
Toronto Street Busker Profile: Peter Richards
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: social media and the mayoral race, contraband cigarettes, road tolls coming?, Toronto's 20-minute makeover, a ticketing blitz on Front Street
Radar
Radar: Harry Potter the Exhibition, No Sleep, BikeSauce Fundraiser, White Girl, Art for AIDS, ROM Sleepover
Photo of the Day
Naked Lunch

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Opening Soon
Opening Soon: Blue Plate, The Village Cheesemonger, Locus 144, Avenue Road on Eastern, Majesteas and the Bloordale Pantry
Announcements
A new place to get gelato, panini on St. Clair
Environment
Carrotmob's first attack on Toronto
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Marijuana as religious ritual, police officer as crime novel writer, road repair funding skips Toronto, debate surrounding ceremonial Sikh swords resurfaces
Radar
Radar: Feminist Porn Awards, TPL Book Exchange, ReelWorld Film Festival, Massive Party Speakeasy, The Black Pirate, Meta 2010
Photo of the Day
24hr Beer Store

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

City
Vintage neon sign at China House returns to life
Announcements
Sri Lankan Hoppers in Scarborough
Music
Hot Ticket: Wolf Parade, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Poirier, Brother Ali, Pissed Jeans & Metz, Caspian, DAPS All Ages V, Avant Mutek Tour
City
Making fun of the Toronto Sun
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Billboard tax fight, laser pointer arrest, salary cap for civil servants, Nathan Phillips Square makeover, G20 costs, the lowly Leafs
Radar
Radar: Where the Blood Mixes, Ministry of Artistic Affairs, Stephen Lewis at People vs. Cancer, Mass Exodus: In Bloom, Margaret Wente, Arctic Circle: Battle for the Pole
Photo of the Day
Sick as a bunny

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Music
Toronto Music News: Born Ruffians & Young Rival line up North American tour, Green Go release Remix Project Volume II, the launch of Label Fantastic & more
Fashion & Style
Street Style: fashion designers, an old lady and a kid
People
Toronto through the eyes of Nirvana The Band The Show's Jay McCarrol and Matt Johnson
Announcements
Lynn Crawford's restaurant makeover opens
Film
ReelWorld Film Festival 2010
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: U of T researchers track Chinese hackers, local celebrities going hungry, urban explorers arrested in sewers, City-run golf courses late to open, Jays blow season opener
Radar
Radar: Toronto Silent Film Festival, One Book Kickoff, Puttin' On the Ritz, Catherine Gildiner, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra
Photo of the Day
Winnebago

Monday, April 5, 2010

Announcements
A new bakery cafe opens in Little Italy
Fashion & Style
David Dixon loves Barbie, Barbie loves David Dixon
Music
Two Hours Traffic and Dead Letter Chorus make great tour mates
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: Cottage sales up, bikes for at-risk Cabbagetown youth, medicinal marijuana club raided, motorcycle mayhem, fighting for a spot on the island ferry, Russell Williams on suicide watch
Radar
Radar: Rowers Pub Reading Series, This is Our Night, Images Festival, Last Train Home, My So-Called Mondays
Photo of the Day
A special message for Jia Z

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Travel
Cheltenham Badlands and Forks of the Credit
City
Portraits in Toronto's forbidden places
Fashion & Style
Fur, leather were recurring themes at Fashion Week
Fashion & Style
Lucian Matis delivers the gold and the bling at Fashion Week (Photos and Video)
Music
You Say Party! We Say Die! rock the Horseshoe
Fashion & Style
Photos from Toronto Fashion Week
Photo of the Day
Eastern in the Round

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Arts
Late Night in the Bedroom Episode 8
Fashion & Style
Dimitri Chris offers a better take on men's fashion
City
Do we really need to protect an encumbered view of Queen's Park?
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: the underpopulated Southdown Institute for troubled clergy, a Toronto coffee conspiracy, McParland on Miller, councillor travel spending, good news from the TTC
Radar
Weekend Radar: Polydactyl Hearts Collective, Shit La Merde at the Garrison, Bamiyan, Kapisanan Worldwide Launch, Images Festival, One of a Kind Show
Photo of the Day
Graffiti Alley

Friday, April 2, 2010

News Flash
Voting now open for 99 Cents photo contest
Fashion & Style
Joe Fresh does Joe Fresh in Joe Fresh Style
Eat & Drink
Easter Weekend in Toronto
Eat & Drink
Learn how to drink (and appreciate) beer
Fashion & Style
Aviator caps are the new look for women (according to Pink Tartan)
Fashion & Style
Who are these guys and what's inside the luggage?
Announcements
Toronto's grande dame of cheese
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: hydro bills on the rise, verdicts in Creba and O'Keefe murder trials, long weekend weather and events, careless smoking to blame in two of last week's fires, globetrotting Giambrone, Leafs win
Radar
Radar: Women x Women, Nature Month at the ROM, Simmer Down's One Year Anniversary, Monsters of Mock, Mars-1 Infinite Tapestry, Julian Casablancas at the Koolhaus
Photo of the Day
Lakeshore

Thursday, April 1, 2010

News Flash
Contact Photography Festival unveils 2010 web site
Fashion & Style
Joannie Rochette, Ashleigh McIvor, Tanya Kim among Olympians and celebs on the runway for Heart & Stroke Foundation at Toronto Fashion Week
Fashion & Style
Designer's grandma inspires one of the best collections so far at Toronto Fashion Week
Fashion & Style
Is this the future of men's fashion?
Announcements
New Kensington Market restaurant serves authentic Mexican street food (no, it's not El Trompo)
Music
Toronto Music News: Tokyo Police Club preview their new album, Holy Fuck remix The Hidden Cameras, Record Store Day 2010
Fashion & Style
Street Style: Guys at Fashion Week
Fashion & Style
Evan Biddell at Toronto Fashion Week
MB Toronto
Morning Brew: subway shutdown?, City's "sunshine" list grows, TTC town hall meetings, snow-free March, Manners case returns to court, AGO staff vote to strike, Man U to visit, Raptors win
Radar
Radar: Images Festival, Factory Theatre's Spring Performance, At Once Twice, Mourning Light, Days of Darkness, Eternal Inca
Photo of the Day
Trump Tower, under construction

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