1st
10:29 am

[PHOTO] Photos from Roundhouse Park and the Toronto Railway Museum



11:08 am

[VIDEO] "Riding the Toronto Railway Museum miniature train around Roundhouse Park"



04:28 pm

[BLOG] Some Wednesday links



04:54 pm

[NEWS] Some Wednesday links



07:54 pm

[URBAN NOTE] On the new funding and route for the Downtown Relief Line



2nd
09:15 am

[PHOTO] Corner store cat, Dovercourt and Hallam



12:19 pm

[BLOG] Some Thursday links



12:25 pm

[NEWS] Some Thursday links



12:36 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Quebec-Vermont towns straddling border chafe under heightened security"



12:38 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Fish feed the plants, plants clean the water in waiter's fresh-food venture"



02:59 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "‘Buyer gridlock’: If Toronto and Vancouver homes were on a Monopoly board"



03:02 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "'On the Waterfront': Transit 'reset' options"



03:05 pm

[URBAN NOTE] Two Toronto Star links on the possibly misjudged Scarborough one-stop subway expansion



03:09 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Honest Ed’s memories to become part of new development"



09:55 pm

[MUSIC] Kahimi Karie, "Good Morning World"



3rd
12:41 pm

[PHOTO] Three photos from the Military Burying Ground, Fort York



01:27 pm

[BLOG] Some Friday links



04:25 pm

[NEWS] Some Friday links


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04:37 pm

[URBAN NOTE] On the route of SmartTrack in Toronto



04:39 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Yonge subway extension to York Region takes step forward"



04:40 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Lost and found in the PATH: the case for new wayfinding"



04:43 pm

[LINK] "Canada AM abruptly cancelled by CTV, replacement show announced"



04:45 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "How NIMBYism ‘killed a field of dreams’ for Ryerson soccer"



04:46 pm

[MUSIC] Two links relating to the high ticket prices of the Tragically Hip farewell tour



07:50 pm

[VIDEO] "TTC guard fired after open door subway runs along Bloor Viaduct"



4th
09:02 am

[CAT] Shakespeare, back turned



12:55 pm

[BLOG] Some Saturday links



01:03 pm

[NEWS] Some Saturday links



01:11 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "In soaring housing costs, Vancouver is not alone – but London offers hope"



01:13 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "How Brampton, a town in suburban Ontario, was dubbed a ghetto"



03:21 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "In Yorkville, architectural modesty faces death from above"



03:23 pm

[ISL] "More in Debt Than Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands Rejects Rescue"



03:25 pm

[ISL] "Cruise ship, Ocean Endeavour, to dock in Summerside on Monday"



03:28 pm

[ISL] "Miminegash is a town haunted by a dying fishing industry"



07:02 pm

[REVIEW] Akira



5th
12:49 pm

[PHOTO] E Condos under construction, Yonge and Eglinton



01:19 pm

[VIDEO] Miniature trains at the Toronto Railway Museum



6th
11:31 am

[PHOTO] Looking west down the tracks, from Strachan Avenue



03:38 pm

[BLOG] Some Monday links


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03:46 pm

[NEWS] Some Monday links



03:54 pm

[ISL] "Shoal May Become Military Line in Sand on South China Sea"



03:57 pm

[ISL] "Residents deserting tiny community on remote Danish island of Christiansø"



03:59 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "'Please God! Let us be out': Portrait of a fishing town's 'Brexit' debate"



06:09 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Diverting Lake Michigan water for U.S. city's use sets ‘bad precedent’"



06:11 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension track work complete"



06:12 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "City, province nudge relief line closer to reality"



10:55 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Cheri DiNovo to run for federal NDP leadership"



11:58 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto under severe thunderstorm watch"



7th
02:35 pm

[PHOTO] Evening sky, looking north from Dufferin



08:51 pm

[BLOG] Some Tuesday links



10:53 pm

[NEWS] Some Tuesday links



11:11 pm

[AH] On the Halifax Explosion and the contingency of some things



8th
08:39 am

[PHOTO] Grey clouds and condo towers, Yonge and Eglinton



08:45 am

[PHOTO] José Picardo on that photo of students using smartphones in the Rijksmuseum



08:59 am

[VIDEO] "A ride on the Spadina subway extension"



09:03 am

[BLOG] Some Wednesday links



09:16 am

[NEWS] Some Wednesday links



9th
12:46 pm

[PHOTO] Looking up at Aura, late afternoon



10th
04:13 am

[PHOTO] Wall of flowers, Dovercourt at Hallam



11:28 am

[BLOG] Some Friday links



04:32 pm

[NEWS] Some Friday links



07:13 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Former Metro Vancouver gangster shot to death in Toronto"



07:15 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Cheri DiNovo goes for NDP leadership as party’s first "unofficial" candidate"



07:17 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Lagging ridership a problem for the TTC — and a mystery"



07:19 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Mayor Tory’s vote to build townhomes next to rail yard threatens SmartTrack plans"



07:21 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Scarborough transit users, screwed again"



07:23 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "What was really behind the pot shop raids in Toronto?"



07:25 pm

[URBAN NOTE] Torontoist on the departure of Glad Day Bookshop for Church and Wellesley



07:26 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Monkey’s Paw flees rent rise, goes west"



11th
04:48 am

[CAT] Shakespeare, in close-up



07:14 am

[OBSCURA] On the deserted hotels of the Sinai



08:37 am

[BLOG] Some Saturday links



08:46 am

[NEWS] Some Saturday links



01:17 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto's renegade capybaras: folk heroes for the social media age"



01:21 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Glad Day Bookstore needs to make a move"



01:24 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Proposed Ward Changes Call for Splitting Church-Wellesley Village"



01:25 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Council approves next step towards landlord licensing"



03:40 pm

[ISL] "UPEI, Holland College should merge, NDP says"



03:43 pm

[ISL] "China Island Next To Macau Looks Too Big To Fail, But No Help Yet To Needy Neighbor"



11:30 pm

[REVIEW] X-Men: Apocalypse



12th
07:53 am

[PHOTO] Looking north, Dufferin at Dundas West



08:25 am

[BLOG] Some Sunday links



08:31 am

[NEWS] Some Sunday links



01:10 pm

[LINK] "A violent reminder to the LGBT community viral hatred makes them targets"



01:16 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto candlelight vigil will mourn Orlando nightclub shooting victims"



01:19 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Popular woodlot threatened by Scarborough subway plans"



01:22 pm

[URBAN NOTE] Chris Selley of the National Post on the failed futurism of Toronto



04:02 pm

[ISL] "Welcome to Formentera, the island that wants all its cars electric"



04:07 pm

[ISL] "New Fossils Hint 'Hobbit' Humans Are Older Than Thought"



08:51 pm

[MUSIC] Céline Dion, "L'amour existe encore"



13th
10:40 am

[PHOTO] Green and grey on blue, Yonge and St. Clair



10:44 am

[OBSCURA] Toronto Pride



10:46 am

[BLOG] Some Monday links



03:05 pm

[NEWS] Some Monday links



05:58 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Fugitive capybara captured in Toronto park 19 days after zoo escape"



06:02 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto holds candlelight vigil for victims of Orlando nightclub massacre"



06:06 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto to dedicate Pride Parade to victims of Orlando shooting"



07:42 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "At eight months old, Toronto Zoo panda cubs starting to like bamboo"



07:44 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Metrolinx wrestles with what fare is fair"



07:49 pm

[ISL] "Tug-of-war draws rival Estonian islands closer"



11:45 pm

[LINK] Five links on the Microsoft purchase of LinkedIn



14th
06:59 pm

[PHOTO] Silence = Death at the 519



15th
11:31 am

[PHOTO] AIDS Memorial, Barbara Hall Park



01:02 pm

[BLOG] Some Wednesday links



01:25 pm

[NEWS] Some Wednesday links



04:56 pm

[URBAN NOTE] On the 514 Cherry streetcar route



05:00 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "It’s time to reimagine Toronto’s streetcar ‘King”"



05:03 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto public libraries, Google to offer free take-home WiFi"



05:05 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Glad Day Bookshop eyes new space in Toronto’s village"



05:08 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Violent homophobia not just a reality in Orlando – it's in Toronto, too"



05:10 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "The Murder of Emanuel Jaques and the Cleanup of Yonge Street"



05:13 pm

[VIDEO] "Four-minute video tours of TTC subway lines"



08:03 pm

[DM] "On the Toronto AIDS Memorial and the impact of HIV antiretrovirals in the mid-1990s"



16th
05:18 am

[PHOTO] Pink roses in bloom, Barbara Hall Park



07:32 am

[BLOG] Some Thursday links



07:40 am

[NEWS] Some Thursday links



02:00 pm

[URBAN NOTE] On the search for the second capybara in High Park



02:03 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto police association head hints at job action over task force recommendations"



02:07 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto officer guilty of misconduct at G20 loses 30 days pay, reprimanded"



02:08 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto marijuana shop operators call charges ‘ridiculous’"



02:11 pm

[MUSIC] "More Tragically Hip tickets go on sale for Man Machine Poem Tour"



02:14 pm

[URBAN NOTE] Three links on saving the last streetcars and sundry of the TTC



17th
11:37 am

[PHOTO] Backyard peonies against concrete



18th
09:29 am

[PHOTO] Shakespeare, regarding



10:45 am

[PHOTO] E Condos at street level, Yonge and Eglinton



11:03 am

[BLOG] Some Saturday links



03:50 pm

[NEWS] Some Saturday links



04:03 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paddles the Rouge in Scarborough"



04:06 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "TTC launches new 514 Cherry St. streetcar route"



04:10 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Family, friends of people killed by Toronto drivers blast city's safety plan"



04:13 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Putting Scarborough subway claims to the test"



06:40 pm

[MUSIC] On the import of the Kirsten Dunst cover of "Turning Japanese"



11:57 pm

[FORUM] What will you be doing this weekend?



19th
08:23 am

[PHOTO] The former Stollery's, Yonge and Bloor



11:28 am

[BLOG] Some Sunday links



11:41 am

[NEWS] Some Sunday links



20th
10:48 am

[PHOTO] On the TTC 514 Cherry streetcar



21st
10:36 am

[PHOTO] Three photos from Sugar Beach, Toronto



03:25 pm

[BLOG] Some Tuesday links



06:17 pm

[NEWS] Some Tuesday links



06:26 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto powwow proves popular"



06:28 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Great Lakes states approve U.S. city's plan to draw water from Lake Michigan"



09:25 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto bar The Beaver pays tribute to Orlando victims with replica Pulse logo"



09:32 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Iran ordered to turn over North York house to U.S. victims of terror"



09:41 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "America’s Dying Shopping Malls Have Billions in Debt Coming Due"



09:48 pm

[ISL] "Bison escape Buffaloland Park in Milltown Cross after fence cut, according to park management



22nd
12:36 pm

[PHOTO] Three photos from the Pier 27 condo complex, Toronto



01:06 pm

[VIDEO] "Riding the 514 Cherry streetcar from the Distillery District almost to Dufferin"



05:16 pm

[BLOG] Some Wednesday links



05:36 pm

[NEWS] Some Wednesday links



05:53 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Trump Tower Toronto To Be Sold Off After Debt Default: Report"



05:54 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Waukesha, Wis., plan to tap into Lake Michigan called 'wrong decision'"



06:00 pm

[PHOTO] On how photographing something helps enhance its memory



06:03 pm

[PHOTO] "Instagram Now Has Half a Billion Users"



06:05 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders apologizes for 1981 gay bathhouse raids"



06:09 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "4 new GO stations and all 6 SmartTrack stops announced"



06:12 pm

[URBAN NOTE] Four links on the flawed idea of the Scarborough subway extension



23rd
07:13 am

[PHOTO] Birch tree tricked out for Pride, The Annex



11:48 am

[BLOG] Some Thursday links



11:57 am

[NEWS] Some Thursday links



03:58 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Make Toronto a nuke-free zone"



04:00 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "How the Greenbelt is Growing Into Toronto’s Ravines"



04:01 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Torontonians not sold on Expo bid, poll says"



04:03 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto’s ‘newcomer high’ moving to Danforth Tech after TDSB vote"



04:06 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto Police Apology for Bathhouse Raids is Too Little, Too Late"



07:20 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "What TTC Rapid Transit Could Look Like in 2035"



10:41 pm

[MUSIC] Eurythmics, "English Summer"



24th
07:35 am

[PHOTO] Harbord Fish & Chips



11:24 am

[NEWS] Some early Brexit reaction links



04:11 pm

[BLOG] Some Friday links



04:16 pm

[NEWS] Some Friday links



06:04 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "What Brexit Means for the City of London"



06:06 pm

[ISL] "Meddling with Invisible Borders? How Brexit will affect the island of Ireland"



06:09 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Ottawa seeks ways to cool hot GTA, Vancouver housing"



06:11 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Bowmanville Zoo to close this year"



06:13 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "On sobering day for Toronto transit plans, city put on notice to find funding"



06:15 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "A Look Inside the Buried Huron Village in the Heart of Toronto"



11:54 pm

[DM] "Some demographic perspectives on Brexit and the future United Kingdom"



25th
09:05 am

[CAT] Shakespeare, in his bed



09:57 am

[PHOTO] Last night in the Dupont rail corridor



26th
11:08 am

[PHOTO] They Come Out at Night, Michel Dumont



02:27 pm

[BLOG] Some Sunday links



02:37 pm

[NEWS] Some Sunday links



05:55 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Activist on declining Toronto Police apology for 1981 bathhouse raids"



05:59 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Borden high school quietly closes as it celebrates 50th anniversary"



06:05 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Deported Roma refugee family makes triumphant return"



06:07 pm

[LINK] "Britons will enjoy their victory today. But tomorrow, the hangover will be fierce"



08:05 pm

[DM] "Brexit was fueled by irrational xenophobia, not real economic grievances"



08:12 pm

[URBAN NOTE] On the 40th anniversary of the CN Tower



11:55 pm

[FORUM] What do you think will be the outcomes of the Brexit referendum?



27th
09:59 am

[PHOTO] Seven photos from Sherbourne Common



03:15 pm

[BLOG] Some Monday links


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03:23 pm

[NEWS] Some Monday links



05:55 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "How the St. Charles Tavern went from Chinese-Food Restaurant to Popular Gay Bar"



05:57 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Bloor of their own: Hot Docs festival purchases long-time cinematic home"



06:01 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "How Riding the TTC Has Affected My Mental Health"



06:04 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "‘Toronto’ sign will stay in square until at least fall"



06:05 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Acclaimed Toronto author Austin Clarke dead at 81"



06:06 pm

[URBAN NOTE] Noel Maurer on South Boston, Virginia



09:28 pm

[BRIEF NOTE] On how Squirrel Girl taught me that the grim and the dark are not necessarily serious



28th
08:46 am

[PHOTO] Sutton Place to The Britt



02:05 pm

[BLOG] Some Tuesday links



02:11 pm

[NEWS] Some Tuesday links



04:05 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Exactly 346 people voted for Berlin to be renamed Kitchener"



04:09 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Pro-Brexit voters in port town fear for future in divided Britain"



04:13 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "The Truth About SmartTrack"



04:15 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "I’m a Scarborough Resident and I Don’t Want a Subway"



04:18 pm

[URBAN NOTE] "Future waterfront access up for discussion at Scarborough Waterfront Project public me



29th
01:00 am

[PHOTO] Pit, 2 (11 Wellesley Street West)



01:53 pm

[BLOG] Some Wednesday links



01:58 pm

[NEWS] Some Wednesday links



05:16 pm

[URBAN NOTE] Three links about the problems with the John Tory Scarborough subway expansion



05:28 pm

[OBSCURA] "Justin Trudeau joins Alpha Flight in Marvel comic book"



05:37 pm

[URBAN NOTE] On the 2016 Toronto Fringe Festival (#fringeto)



30th
04:06 am

[PHOTO] First night of Fringe in the Alley, Honest Ed's



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