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St. Nicholas of Bari Catholic Church, at 1277 St. Clair Avenue West in the heart of Corso Italia, is a bit of an unusual church, built to fit into the streetscape of this traditionally Italian-Canadian neighbourhood. Still, the stained glass windows stand out, even from across the street at twilight.

St. Nicholas of Bari Catholic Church (1) #toronto #stclairwest #stclairave #corsoitalia #stnicholasofbari #catholic #church #stainedglass #latergram


St. Nicholas of Bari Catholic Church (2) #toronto #stclairwest #stclairave #corsoitalia #stnicholasofbari #catholic #church #stainedglass #latergram
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I took a walk Friday evening down Yonge Street Friday evening, starting at a quarter to 7 at the Toronto Reference Library just above Bloor and finishing a couple dozen minutes later at Yonge-Dundas Square. The city was tense, but still alive.

Looking southwest, Yonge and Bloor #toronto #yongeandbloor #yongestreet #skyline #crane #latergram


New Shoppers #toronto #charlesstreet #yongestreet #red #brick #architecture #shoppersdrugmart #latergram


Church of Scientology International, abandoned #toronto #yongestreet #scientology #churchofscientology #tower #abandoned #latergram


Looking south, north of Yonge and Wellesley #toronto #yongestreet #skyline #yongeandwellesley #latergram


Looking east on Gloucester at Yonge #toronto #yongestreet #gloucesterstreet #construction #latergram


Looking south, south of Yonge and Wellesley #toronto #yongestreet #yongeandwellesley #skyline #latergram


Old firehall tower, St. Charles Tavern #toronto #yongestreet #stcharlestavern #firehall #tower #heritage #gay #lgbtq


Looking east on Wood at Yonge #toronto #yongestreet #woodstreet #latergram


506 Carlton crossing #toronto #yongeandcollege #yongeandcarlton #506carlton #ttc #streetcar #yongestreet #latergram


East through illuminated trees at McGill Street #toronto #yongestreet #mcgillstreet #lights #trees #mcgillstreetarch #latergram


South past Zanzibar #toronto #yongestreet #zanzibartavern #latergram


Yonge Street Market under lights #toronto #yongestreet #yongestreetmarket #restaurants #food #lights #latergram


Sign in transition #toronto #yongestreet #yongedundassquare #dundasstreet #sign #billboard #skyline #latergram
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  • A historic bridge over the Credit River in Mississauga, happily, will not be demolished but instead will be repaired. CBC reports.

  • Now that automobile production has stopped at the Oshawa General Motors plant, what will become of that city? CBC reports.

  • The auditor-general of Ontario will investigate the claimed costs that led to the cancellation of the Hamilton LRT. Global News reports.

  • A new bus route now connects London, Ontario, to Sarnia. Global News reports.

  • Kingstonist reports that filming for the season finale of Star Trek: Discovery has just finished up in Kingston, at the pen.

  • Joe Buongiorno writes at CBC Montreal at his, specifically Italian Canadian, experiences with the Jean Talon Market in Montréal.

  • Le Devoir notes that many radio stations in Québec City are leading opposition to the proposed streetcar system.

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  • Some of the apartments hit by the Gosford apartment fire have been repaired and opened to their tenants again. Global News reports.

  • Steve Munro maps the 70 O'Connor bus route in action as a case study, here.

  • Condo developers have created the new neighbourhood of "West St. Clair West" out of, among other established neighbourhoods, Carleton Village. blogTO reports.

  • The plans for the controversial new Pharrell Williams condo development at Yonge and Eglinton look interesting. blogTO shares.

  • Should Toronto have free public mass transit? NOW Toronto makes the case.

  • Brian Doucet at Spacing Toronto takes a look at the Toronto CLRV streetcars in their North American context, here.

  • The repeated flooding of the Toronto Islands, as NOW Toronto points out, surely demonstrates the reality of climate change for Toronto.

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  • blogTO reports that Toronto has been testing Eglinton Crosstown trains, here.

  • What TTC routes might be changed by the Eglinton Crosstown? A map illustrates, over at blogTO.

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  • Venerable Agincourt Mall is going to be a new condo development. blogTO reports.

  • Is co-ownership actually the only way most people in Toronto will end up owning a home? blogTO considers.

  • Residential tenants in a Leslieville building who complained about their landlord may end up getting evicted from a building never zoned for residents. CBC reports.

  • The City of Toronto has taken over the deserted shopping arcade at Queen Street West and John. CBC reports.

  • Katrina Onstad at Toronto Life tells the story of Katharine Mulherin, the Queen Street West gallery owner who changed her neighbourhood but was broken by gentrification.

  • The bar Tequila Bookworm is closing, displaced by rising rents. NOW Toronto reports.

  • NOW Toronto interviews night mayor Michael Thompson, here.

  • Steve Munro considers the TTC's express bus services, here.

  • Terra Lumina, the nighttime cultural event at the Toronto Zoo, looks fantastic in these photos over at Toronto Life.

  • Oh, what the map of Toronto subways could have been if only we planned! blogTO shares one.

  • Steve Munro examines the TTC's plan for 2020-2024, here.

  • The TTC may not act to decrease overcrowding on some routes. blogTO reports on why.

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  • A new storyboard in Niagara Falls displays the importance of railways to the city. The Niagara Falls Review reports.

  • Niagara Falls city council is considering the idea of linking casinos by aerial car. The Niagara Falls Review reports.

  • Global News reports on a drug bust that saw two people arrested in Niagara Falls.

  • The Niagara Falls Review reports the number of reported homicides in Niagara Region tripled in 2019, to six.

  • The immersive live nativity hosted by a Niagara Falls church sounds interesting. More is here.

  • A recent discussion at Niagara Falls city council was dominated by discussion of housing issues and of homelessness. The Niagara Falls Review reports.

  • Most revenues from the casinos of Niagara Falls have been directed to the infrastructure of the city. The Niagara Falls Review reports.

  • City council in Niagara Falls has approved the construction of a 72-storey hotel. Construct Connect reports.

  • In November, the mayor announced the old city hall and courthouse in the downtown of Niagara Falls was scheduled to be demolished. The Niagara Falls Review reports.

  • The Bath House Hotel once was intended to be a centrepiece of local tourism. The Niagara Falls Review reports.

  • Carrie Bosco writes about the experience of a customer service associate working at the Niagara Falls Public Library, over at the Niagara Falls Review.

  • The Niagara Falls Public Library in winter is a happening place for locals. The Niagara Falls Review reports.

  • A Chinese developer hopes that a proposed $C 1.5 billion dollar project in south Niagara Falls will still go forward. The Niagara Falls Review reports.

  • Niagara Falls is going to have a hard time replacing city historian Sherman Zavitz. The Niagaa Falls Review reports.

  • Niagara News reports on the Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls.

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  • Architectuul looks at the Portuguese architectural cooperative Ateliermob, here.

  • Bad Astronomer Phil Plait looks at how white dwarf WD J091405.30+191412.25 is literally vapourizing a planet in close orbit.

  • Caitlin Kelly at the Broadside Blog explains
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  • John Holbo at Crooked Timber considers the gap between ideals and actuals in the context of conspiracies and politics.

  • The Dragon's Tales reports on how the ESA is trying to solve a problem with the parachutes of the ExoMars probe.

  • Far Outliers reports on what Harry Truman thought about politicians.

  • Gizmodo reports on a new method for identifying potential Earth-like worlds.

  • io9 pays tribute to legendary writer, of Star Trek and much else, D.C. Fontana.

  • The Island Review reports on the football team of the Chagos Islands.

  • Joe. My. God. reports that gay Olympian Gus Kenworthy will compete for the United Kingdom in 2020.

  • JSTOR Daily looks at how early English imperialists saw America and empire through the lens of Ireland.

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  • The LRB Blog looks at the London Bridge terrorist attack.

  • The Map Room Blog shares a map of Prince William Sound, in Alaska, that is already out of date because of global warming.

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  • The NYR Daily looks at gun violence among Arab Israelis.

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  • The Russian Demographics Blog shares a paper noting continued population growth expected in much of Europe, and the impact of this growth on the environment.

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  • John Scalzi at Whatever gives his further thoughts on the Pixel 4.

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  • Arnold Zwicky starts from a consideration of the 1948 film Kind Hearts and Coronets.

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  • The Map Room Blog links to some old maps of Montréal.

  • Major English-language newspapers in Montréal, including the Montreal Gazette, are no longer being distributed to Québec City clients. CBC reports.

  • Radio-Canada employees' union is concerned over cost overruns in the construction of a new headquarters for the French-language chain. CTV NEws reports.

  • La Presse notes how the to-be-demolished Champlain Bridge is a home for, among others, falcons.

  • The Bibliothèque Saint-Sulpice, after the latest delay, will have been closed for nearly two decades. La Presse reports.

  • The Montreal Children's Library is celebrating its 90th anniversary with a fundraiser. CBC reports.

  • CBC Montreal looks at how, even without a stadium, legendary mayor Jean Drapeau brought major league baseball to his city.

  • The anti-gentrification University of the Streets group has some interesting ideas. CBC reports.

  • The city government of Montréal is looking into the issue of the high retail vacancy rates in parts of the city. CBC reports.

  • At CBC Montreal, Ontario-born Jessica Brown writes about her struggles with employment in her adopted city.

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  • blogTO notes the strange house, a fantasia inspired by Greece, at 1016 Shaw Street.

  • blogTO shares photos from inside Paradise Theatre on Bloor, reopened after 13 years.

  • blogTO notes that GO Transit will now be offering customers unlimited rides on Sundays for just $C 10.

  • Photos of infamous Toronto chair girl Marcella Zoia celebrating her 20th birthday are up at blogTO, here.

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  • Jamie Bradburn reports on how the Toronto press covered the opening of the Suez Canal, here.

  • Transit Toronto explains what, exactly, workers are building at Eglinton station and Yonge and Eglinton more generally.

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Downsview Park subway station is impressive, spacious in the right ways. If only it was more heavily used!

Downsview Park (1) #toronto #ttc #subway #downsviewpark #architecture


Downsview Park (2) #toronto #ttc #subway #downsviewpark #architecture


Downsview Park (3) #toronto #ttc #subway #downsviewpark #architecture


Downsview Park (4) #toronto #ttc #subway #downsviewpark #architecture
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  • Google has apologized for the negative shade its image search cast on Scarborough with a Twitter thread. Global News reports.

  • The National Post looks at the story of the architecturally remarkable Integral House, on sale for $C 21.5 million.

  • South Indian Dosa Mahal, a beloved Bloordale restaurant apparently displaced by landlords, has found a new home. blogTO reports.

  • The infamous Parkdale McDonald, at King and Dufferin, has officially been closed down, relocated. blogTO reports.

  • The Ontario Cannabis Store is experimenting with a same-day delivery program. NOW Toronto reports.

  • Lia Grainger writes at NOW Toronto about how poor city planning has resulted in multiple dangerous intersections. (I know of two in my broader neighbourhood.)

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  • Ending free coffee for municipal employees in the Québec community of Pierrefonds created massive controversy. CBC reports.

  • The mayor of the Francophone city of Edmundston in New Brunswick has encouraged immigrant Québec students hurt by immigration changes to come to his community. CTV News reports.

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  • Guardian Cities notes how Louisville, low on trees, is trying to regreen the city as a way to deal with rising temperatures.

  • Open Democracy considers if the DUP is about to lose its strongholds in Belfast.

  • Guardian Cities looks at the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Kafr Aqab, a place where Palestinians can access their metropolis (and their partners).

  • CityLab shares photos of the wonderful new public library of Helsinki.

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  • Architectuul visits the studio of Barbas Lopes Arquitectos in Lisbon, here.

  • Bad Astronomer takes a look at a new paper examining the effectiveness of different asteroid detection technologies, including nuclear weapons.

  • Centauri Dreams reports on a new study suggesting potentially habitable planets orbiting Alpha Centauri B, smaller of the two stars, could suffer from rapid shifts of their axes.

  • John Quiggin at Crooked Timber argues some polls suggest some American conservatives really would prefer Russia as a model to California.

  • Bruce Dorminey notes the discovery, by the Murchison Widefield Array in Australia, of 27 supernova remnants in our galaxy.

  • The Dragon's Tales shares a collection of links about stealth aircraft, here.

  • Gizmodo notes a new study suggesting that DNA is but one of very very many potential genetic molecules.

  • Language Hat shares a reevaluation of the Richard Stanyhurst translation of the Aeneid, with its manufactured words. Why mightn't this have been not mockable but rather creative?

  • Erik Loomis at Lawyers, Guns and Money celebrated the 50th anniversary of the takeover of Alcatraz Island by Native American activists.

  • Chris Bertram writes at the LRB Blog, after the catastrophe of the Essex van filled with dozens of dead migrants, about the architecture of exclusion that keeps out migrants.

  • Marginal Revolution shares a comment looking at the fentanyl crisis from a new angle.

  • Jenny Uglow writes at the NYR Daily about a Science Museum exhibit highlighting the dynamic joys of science and its progress over the centuries.

  • Personal Reflections' Jim Belshaw takes a look at the question of how to prevent the wildfires currently raging in Australia. What could have been done, what should be done?

  • The Planetary Society Blog reports on proposals from China for two long-range probe missions to interstellar space, including a Neptune flyby.

  • Drew Rowsome reviews the wonderfully innocent Pinocchio currently playing at the Young People's Theatre.

  • Starts With A Bang's Ethan Siegel looks at the evidence for the universe, maybe, being closed.

  • Window on Eurasia notes that the Alexandria Patriarchate is the next Orthodox body to recognize the Ukrainian church.

  • Arnold Zwicky looks at irregular versus regular, as a queer word too.

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(A day late, I know; I crashed after work yesterday.)


  • Antipope's Charlie Stross has a thought experiment: If you were superwealthy and guaranteed to live a long health life, how would you try to deal with the consequence of economic inequality?

  • Vikas Charma at Architectuul takes a look at the different factors that go into height in buildings.

  • Bad Astronomy notes S5-HVS1, a star flung out of the Milky Way Galaxy by Sagittarius A* at 1755 kilometres per second.

  • The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly shares photos from two Manhattan walks of hers, taken in non-famous areas.

  • Centauri Dreams looks at habitability for red dwarf exoplanets. Stellar activity matters.

  • Maria Farrell at Crooked Timber shares words from a manifesto about data protection in the EU.

  • Dangerous Minds shares photos from Los Angeles punks and mods and others in the 1980s.

  • Bruce Dorminey notes a ESA report suggesting crew hibernation could make trips to Mars easier.

  • Gizmodo notes that the Hayabusa2 probe of Japan is returning from asteroid Ryugu with a sample.

  • Imageo shares photos of the disastrous fires in Australia from space.

  • Information is Beautiful reports on winners of the Information is Beautiful Awards for 2019, for good infographics.

  • JSTOR Daily explains how local television stations made the ironic viewing of bad movies a thing.

  • Kotaku reports on the last days of Kawasaki Warehouse, an arcade in Japan patterned on the demolished Walled City of Kowloon.

  • Language Hat notes how translation mistakes led to the star Beta Cygni gaining the Arabic name Albireo.

  • Language Log reports on a unique Cantonese name of a restaurant in Hong Kong.

  • Robert Farley at Lawyers, Guns and Money links to an analysis of his suggesting the military of India is increasingly hard-pressed to counterbalance China.

  • The LRB Blog notes the catastrophe of Venice.

  • Marginal Revolution notes a paper suggesting states would do well not to place their capitals too far away from major population centres.

  • Justin Petrone at North! remarks on a set of old apple preserves.

  • The NYR Daily looks at how the west and the east of the European Union are divided by different conceptions of national identity.

  • Jim Belshaw at Personal Reflections reports from his town of Armidale as the smoke from the Australian wildfires surrounds all. The photos are shocking.

  • Emily Lakdawalla at the Planetary Society Blog lists some books about space suitable for children.

  • Drew Rowsome reviews the Canadian film music stand, inspired by the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike.

  • The Russian Demographics Blog shares a paper noting that, in Switzerland, parenthood does not make people happy.

  • The Signal notes that 1.7 million phone book pages have been scanned into the records of the Library of Congress.

  • Starts With A Bang's Ethan Siegel explains the concept of multi-messenger astronomy and why it points the way forward for studies of astrophysics.

  • Strange Maps looks at how a majority of students in the United States attend diverse schools, and where.

  • Strange Company explores the mysterious death of Marc-Antoine Calas, whose death triggered the persecution of Huguenots and resulted in the mobilization of Enlightenment figures like Voltaire against the state. What happened?

  • Towleroad hosts a critical, perhaps disappointed, review of the major gay play The Inheritance.

  • Understanding Society's Daniel Little looks at the power of individual people in political hierarchies.

  • Window on Eurasia shares an opinion piece noting how many threats to the Russian language have come from its association with unpopular actions by Russia.

  • Arnold Zwicky explores queens as various as Elizabeth I and Adore Delano.

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  • Work on the second stage of Ion expansion, south into Cambridge, will not even start until 2028, and is expected to cost at least $C 1.36 billion. Global News reports.

  • This proposal for regular two-way GO Transit rail connections between Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo, frankly, is desperately needed. The Record reports.

  • A cyclist faces charges for careless driving leading to a collision with a LRT in Kitchener. CBC reports.

  • A GoFundMe campaign for a woman hit by a train in Kitchener has raised more than $C14 thousand. The Record reports.

  • A school bus driver has been charged for stopping his vehicle dangerously close to a rail crossing in Cambridge. The Record reports.

  • Waterloo Region is a successful testbed for virtual doctor visits. The Record reports.

  • The Charles Street bus terminal in downtown Kitchener is not going to be redeveloped for at least a couple of years. The Record reports.

  • Waterloo Region hopes to create more than 600 affordable new homes, in five developments, over the next decade. CBC reports.

  • The number of single food bank users in Kitchener-Waterloo has doubled over the past five years. CBC reports.

  • Waterloo is spending $C 3 million to renovate and modernize a handsome old Carnegie Library. CBC reports.

  • A pop-up in Kitchener, Vivid Dreams, is charging customers up to $C 20 to use one of a dozen backgrounds for their Instagram photos. CBC reports.
  • A Kitchener woman, Heidi Bechtold, has a thriving new dog-related business, Complete K9. The Record reports.
  • The new digital lab at the Kitchener Public Library sounds great! The Record reports.

  • Andrew Coppolino at CBC Kitchener-Waterloo takes a look at some of the different cuisines and restaurants in Waterloo Region featuring noodles, here.

  • Andrew Coppolino at CBC Kitchener-Waterloo looks at the pastel de nata, the Portuguese egg custard, as an emerging commercial snack in Waterloo Region.

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