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I Call Dibs on the Front Row
These seats are empty now, but they won’t be after today, as Mayor Miller and the 44 other city councillors take office. We found out recently that councillors are seated randomly, which explains why...
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A Holiday Party with BikeShare
With winter knocking on our doorsteps, it’s time that many of us put away our bikes (those who ride through sleet and snow, we salute you). The organizers of Community Bicycle Network’s BikeShare...
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DUDE, Where’s My Show?
The answer to that groan-inducing question is the Latvian House (491 College St.) where the Downtown Urban Design Event (DUDE) show starts tonight at 6pm and runs through the weekend. Exhibitors...
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Sure, Sheila Heti Can Write Stories But Can She Write Music?
Sheila Heti (pictured here hiding behind this chair) is one of the many artists invited by the Music Gallery for its fundraiser “Compose Yourself.” Heti, along with filmmaker Atom Egoyan, philosopher...
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Hackers, Leave Our Bands Alone
Chart Attack and CBC Radio 3 reported that hackers have gotten in and deleted the MySpace account of local indie rockers Magneta Lane. The popular band lost over two years worth of fan comments and...
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Torontoist’s Totally Toronto Holiday Gift Guide
Photo by dzgnboy from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. If you need a gift for the Toronto lover on your list, look no further than our handy list of Toronto-inspired gifts. We wouldn’t be unhappy if any of...
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38-Year-Old Remains IDed, U.S. Stop Using Lakes as Shooting Range, Man Shoots...
A body that was discovered in 1968 north of Toronto has been identified as a 17-year-old New Brunswick teen. Richard Hovey moved here to take part in Toronto’s thriving counterculture scene but sadly...
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Latke + Eggnog + Art + Party = Good Times
Everyone is talking about Christmas this and Yuletide that, but let’s not forget that the festival of light (Hanukkah) is upon us. What better way to celebrate that holiday than with latkes. Katherine...
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Thank You and A Happy New Year
2006 has been a great year for Torontoist and I’ve been fortunate to work with a team of great photographers and writers who put in countless hours to make this site something special. So it’s with...
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The New and Improved Quillblog
Sadly the quillblog is not about porcupines. However, it is the blog of Quill and Quire, Canada’s magazine about the book trade. Recent posts have touched on everything from which books authors really...
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Reading TOist at Work, Sneaky
Judging from our traffic statistics many of you read TOist at work. Tsk tsk. It’s workers like you who are dragging the productivity of our great nation down. Oh who am I kidding. Still, we here at...
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Are The Gillers Rigged?
For every prestigious award shows there will be people who complain that the prize is rigged. The Gillers, Canada’s most prestigious literary award, is no stranger to this. In its 13 year history the...
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