Toronto (a.k.a. Accordion City)

Long Weekend Report: A Preview

Wendy and I had a great long weekend, which included taking Dave out on the town and hanging out with…

18 years ago

Mel’s Montreal Deli: Thumbs Down

On Saturday night, before taking Dave out on the town, Wendy and I decided to hit Mel's Montreal Diner (440…

18 years ago

The George Bush Audiobook Store Billboards

Photo by Hamish Grant. Billboards like the one shown above have appeared downtown. It's generated amusement and derision from the…

18 years ago

The Yellow Griffin: Good Burgers, Lousy Service

Yesterday, we took Dave, who's visiting from Chicago, to his favourite restaurant in our neighbourhood: The Yellow Griffin (2202 Bloor…

18 years ago

Cracking Down on Dork Bi… — oops — Pocket Bikes

I'm surprised that the Toronto Police have to crack down on pocket bikes; I could've sworn that the shame of…

18 years ago

Gentrification with Justice

One of the first results of a Google image search for "gentrification". Gideon Strauss points to an article in ByFaith…

18 years ago

Karaoke Copyright Takedown

In today's news (National Post / Toronto Sun / Marketnews.ca), there are reports that copyright-related arrests were made at two…

18 years ago

DemoCamp 8 Tomorrow!

Don't forget, Toronto's monthly show-and-tell event for techies, DemoCamp, takes place tomorrow night! It takes place at No Regrets (42…

18 years ago

Auction for Tickets to the Biggest Charity Party in Town, Featuring Burton Cummings

If you've got more disposable income than I do, like good ol' rock and roll, parties and charity events, here's…

18 years ago

DemoCamp 8: Tuesday, July 25th at No Regrets

We apologize for the short notice, but we'd like to announce the next DemoCamp, which will happen next Tuesday, June…

18 years ago