Reddit pulse / page 15
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
An EF0 downburst hit North York, damaging Rogers Stadium and other areas. Straight-line wind hit the city without warning.
Chef Nick Liu is opening a Chinese Jewish restaurant in Cedarvale. Fusion concept bringing together two culinary traditions in one space.
Weather was perfect yesterday for dim sum at Pearl Harbourfront, a walk around Biidasige Park and St Lawrence Market. The whole day felt like the city's having its moment.
Someone just wing foiled from Humber Bay West all the way to Cherry Beach and back—that's sailing on a hydrofoil board with a handheld wing. Took over an hour of tacking upwind, stopped at Centre Island for a margarita, then caught the downwind home.
someone finally sorting through their b&w Toronto subway photos from a couple weeks ago. clean shots.
people on r/toronto been posting photos from Keele and Bloor and Marine Parade — the skyline shots are everywhere rn.
Etobicoke man Giuseppe Zollerano sentenced to five years for manslaughter in his wife Katherine's death. A jury acquitted him of first-degree murder but convicted him of the lesser charge after he struck her with his van following a domestic dispute in September 2022.
AI deepfakes of female students are circulating at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate in Scarborough. The images have allegedly been created, sold, and shared among students for about a year. No confirmation yet from the school or police on what's being done about it.
New Shake Shack and McDonald's locations are opening near Yonge and Bloor, stacking density on an already-packed corner. The area keeps getting denser.
Danforth-area shop owners say this year's construction is the worst yet. Some worried they won't survive the disruption.
People gathered on Toronto streets Saturday to protest gun violence in the city. Community showing up, demanding action.
Saturday's sunrise at the RC Harris breakwall was spectacular—pounding waves, colourful sky. Someone got the shot.
One of the mayoral candidates wants to introduce surge pricing on TTC fares — charging more during peak hours. In a cost of living crisis. Reactions on Reddit: "read the room."
Someone posted on Reddit about crying at their mom's grave while people around them were laughing and being loud. The cemetery is beautiful, packed with people walking and running through it — but a reminder: it's also a place where families are grieving. A little respect goes a long way.
A great egret was spotted at Evergreen Brickworks. Nature wins.
The new H Mart officially opened and it's chaos in the best way — giveaway lines are insanely long and the place is wall-to-wall people because of weekend sales running through Sunday. Store layout and interior are straight out of Korea, which is wild to see in Toronto. Come for the deals, stay for the vibe.
TTC rolled out new bus seats that are straight plastic instead of the old material. Less comfortable for sure, but harder to stain and easier to clean — probably the trade-off the transit agency decided it needed to make.
SickKids just got ranked the best children's hospital in the world out of 250. Pretty wild that Toronto's got the top spot globally.
A brand new bike lane opened on Gerrard east of Parliament about a week ago — 25 metres long — but cyclists aren't exactly lining up to use it. The lane replaced the old sidewalk on the south side and requires riders to merge further right into traffic, and riders are reporting feeling less safe making the move, especially where cars are moving faster and paying less attention than they would at the actual intersection.
community's trying to stop a McDonald's from opening somewhere in the city. Residents are organizing against it — seems like a zoning or character issue. thread's blowing up with takes.
