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About a dozen tractor-trailers just lined up in the yard near Lake Shore and Cherry. Could be Tame Impala production—the crew presence suggests something big is happening.
The PXL Gallery billboard outside VMC station got a refresh. After two months stuck on a Jim Campbell installation called Ocean Swimmer, it's now cycling through blue pixel shades. Some folks preferred the swimming animation, but at least they fixed a few burnt-out lights—though there's still a whole missing row.
Lost bird hanging around St. Clair West station south entrance — if you know who it belongs to or can help, check the post and reach out.
A development committee granted a variance to a property where trees were allegedly chopped down illegally. Turns out tree chopping isn't one of the four tests the committee actually uses to decide.
Today's clear skies are perfect for window cleaning. The whole city seems to have the same idea at once.
Reddit's talking about creating a Toronto Landlord Watchlist to help renters avoid scummy operators. NYC's had success with one—could work here too.
A Toronto one-bedroom condo just sold for $290,000. Pretty rough market if that's what we're seeing now.
A University of Toronto professor just won the Fields Medal — basically the Nobel Prize of mathematics. Major accomplishment for the school.
An Etobicoke bar got busted for buying alcohol stolen from LCBO and being sold at a homeless encampment. Owner said it was to keep the peace.
Sources say Jack Layton's son is considering a federal run for the NDP in Beaches—East York. The potential candidacy has caught attention as the family carries deep roots in Toronto politics.
OPSEU workers have been on strike for eight weeks now. Supporters are calling for louder solidarity with the strikers and highlighting the impact on services across Ontario.
People across Toronto are hearing cars drag racing on the DVP and city roads almost every night after midnight. The noise has worried residents about safety for drivers using the roads at those hours, but police enforcement seems limited—highway patrol cameras can't capture plates of vehicles going that fast.
Found a handwritten note taped to a tree in Toronto aimed at a New Jersey-plated car that got towed after racking up three parking tickets. It's the kind of neighbourly Toronto chaos that deserves a frame.
Last chance to weigh in on the Billy Bishop expansion survey — closes July 24. Critics say the project would bring jets every 2.5 minutes and isn't worth the environmental and health impact.
Community pickup sports programs and clubs that rely on Toronto public school space are stuck in limbo. TDSB booking delays mean groups don't know their fall schedules yet, and the uncertainty is piling up.
Toronto's RapidTO bus lanes seem to be working according to early feedback. Question now is whether city council and politicians will push for more dedicated transit corridors across the city.
The Annex discount store Price War is closing at the end of August. Owner says it's time to slow down. Going-out-of-business sale is 70% off everything — a longtime neighbourhood staple across from where Honest Ed's used to be.
someone shared a throwback from april 1980: gas station owner neil shepherd refused to fuel soviet-made ladas over the afghanistan invasion. ladas were actually cheap and popular here back then, wild standoff.
chum 104.5 just switched from hot ac to adult contemporary — softer, more throwback vibes, less top 40. lineup changes too; nat & josie took over mornings after marilyn denis stepped down.
biidaasige park west's grand opening is saturday, july 25 — new green space downtown with trails and community features.
