HotDocs Doc Library. the hotdocs film festival has a site where you can watch a ton of documentaries from past festivals including one of my all-time hotdocs faves Lifelike (about competitive taxidermists and highly entertaining).

thestar.com iPhone : Raj Patel coming to Toronto for free talk. looks interesting. author of The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy. via josh.

Duggan’s Brewery. new brew-pub in downtown toronto.

Farmers fleeing Ontarios Greenbelt – The Globe and Mail. animal farmers specifically but issue discusses farmer’s at large in the greenbelt. it’s a shame the GTA doesn’t get more of its produce from the greenbelt.

Not a Tax Grab After All: CCPA report on HST | Canadian Capitalist. nice commentary on the sheer hysteria around the HST and a report for the Center for Policy Alternatives calling it a good policy change.

Urban Tree Salvage. shop in scarborough that makes stuff from reclaimed wood in toronto.

Stopping to Take in Yonge Street – Torontoist. stop motion video of walking the entire length of Yonge street.

Brewer works up a good head of Steam – The Globe and Mail. nice little write-up on steamwhistle’s business philosophy.

Portland’s roadside eats – The Globe and Mail. great write-up about the variety of street food vendors in Portland. Too bad Toronto just has piles of generic hot dogs.

Slim Fit – Homes – Dwell. a gorgeous narrow home in roncesvalles. accompanying slideshow. via wes.

CBC News – Toronto – Maple Leaf Gardens deal means renewal. it’s going to be part athletic center for Ryerson University and part Loblaws grocery store. That’s a good thing since Metro grocery stores are pretty terrible.

Vidque.com – Popular Online Videos. Lukas relaunched nizmlab with a bunch of new stuff and a new name. make sure you watch the intro video.

Euclid Avenue House by Levitt Goodman Architects ยป CONTEMPORIST. here in toronto. pretty cool roof.

The Lee’s Palace Mural is Dead! Long Live the Lee’s Palace Mural! – Torontoist. i can’t believe they just threw the old one out. via ram

New ‘Green’ Licence Plate Selected By Ontarians. for plug-in hybrids or electric cars only.

Dispute at Sushi restaurant ends in death – The Globe and Mail. it was new generation on bloor. an employee stabbed another employee to death. crazy.

Vidafine Guide Toronto. not a ton of listing but pointed out some cool looking stores in toronto that i have not heard of.

Real estate fees could be slashed – Yourhome.ca. the Competition Bureau might be making the CREA has to list homes on MLS without a listing agent.

toronto.ca | Open. access point for city data. address validator, xml feed for ttc schedule and event listings. too bad dinesafe reviews aren’t there.

Accused in 200 km/h crash seeks translator – thestar.com. this story is just horrible. the guy hit (and demolished) a van killing a mother, daughter, and friend while severely injuring the husband and another friend.