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adoption interrupted

tyler — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:09:26 +0000

Adoption interrupted – The Star. about “disrupted” adoptions in toronto.

g20 protests in toronto

tyler — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:13:09 +0000

G20 Protests in Toronto – The Big Picture. a random collection.

canada agog at security price tag for summit

tyler — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:44:31 +0000

Canada Agog at Security Price Tag for Summit – NYTimes.com. The Battle of Seattle only caused $3M in property damage. So zero police presence probably would have kept the “anarchists” at bay and even if they caused $30M in damage we could have easily saved several hundred millions in costs.

councillor’s mistake derails bike lanes on university ave.

tyler — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:15:58 +0000

Oops! Councillor’s mistake derails bike lanes on University Ave. – The Globe and Mail. A councillor accidentally voted ‘yes’ instead of ‘no’ to the opposition bill. I didn’t think my opinion of city councillors could find new lows. I was wrong.

hotdocs doc library

tyler — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:47:01 +0000

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).

raj patel

tyler — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:47:55 +0000

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

tyler — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:11:57 +0000

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

farmers fleeing ontarios greenbelt

tyler — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:10:21 +0000

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

tyler — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:00:13 +0000

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

tyler — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:28:09 +0000

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

stopping to take in yonge street

tyler — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:32:58 +0000

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

tyler — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:04:07 +0000

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

tyler — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:24:19 +0000

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

tyler — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:45:41 +0000

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

maple leaf gardens deal

tyler — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:21:23 +0000

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

tyler — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:40:09 +0000

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

tyler — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:13:36 +0000

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

lee’s palace mural is dead! long live the lee’s palace mural!

tyler — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:40:41 +0000

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

green licence plate

tyler — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:51:57 +0000

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

death at new generation sushi

tyler — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:56:58 +0000

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.