Toronto shopping street
Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car.
In fact, it was 4%.
And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%.
Retailers routinely overestimate the # of βcar customers.β Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
21.02.2026 01:35 β π 678 π 207 π¬ 10 π 14
the years start coming and they donβt stop coming
21.02.2026 02:33 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
these companies are bad
21.02.2026 01:38 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
theyβre radicalizing guys name colt shelby who work in the oil and gas industry
21.02.2026 00:41 β π 2959 π 648 π¬ 44 π 9
Let me show you a wardrobe you can build with $1,700 π§΅
21.02.2026 00:08 β π 4527 π 674 π¬ 49 π 46
I wish I loved anything as much as my mom loves using chatgpt for shit she has no business using chatgpt for
20.02.2026 14:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Cook County Jail also does this
20.02.2026 13:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
On Thursday, the Michigan Public Service Commission approved a $242 million electric rate increase for DTE Energy. This comes roughly a year after the company secured a $217 million electric rate hike.
20.02.2026 01:48 β π 7 π 8 π¬ 4 π 1
canβt wait to be treated at a medical center named after this pedophile
20.02.2026 01:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Journalism CEOs, 2016: Plagiarism is a fireable offense
Journalism CEOs, 2026: We have decided to let you go so we can invest in better Plagiarism Robots
19.02.2026 23:48 β π 28 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
As APTN reporter Savanna Craig spoke to on Nation to Nation, ICE was releasing families back on the street wearing the same clothes theyβd been arrested in.
One family walked into a snowstorm wearing open-toed shoes.
Watch that interview tonight on Nation to Nation.
19.02.2026 21:57 β π 33 π 18 π¬ 1 π 0
166 days after Midway Blitz begin, Eileen can no longer ignore the people of Cook County
19.02.2026 15:21 β π 30 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0
all my UChicago group chats are rejoicing today :)
19.02.2026 16:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
~taps the sign~
19.02.2026 14:58 β π 285 π 52 π¬ 1 π 0
a no smoking sign that says βyoung lungs at playβ
a literal highway cuts through this park
19.02.2026 15:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
at the suburban playground (two women jog around for a while before each getting into their own separate Mercedes SUV)
19.02.2026 15:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The UK arrested Prince Andrew. Hakeem Jeffries is telling Democrats not to boo Trump at the State of the Union.
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Tech that left of center people I know are excited about:
- ebikes
- 3D printers
- better meat substitutes
- cheap solar panels
- that vaccine that might prevent pancreatic cancer
If there isn't any software on the list, perhaps that's due to software companies ignoring those consumers?
18.02.2026 15:37 β π 39 π 10 π¬ 3 π 0
A young impressionable 82 year old, unused to slick big city words
18.02.2026 21:09 β π 1758 π 213 π¬ 44 π 7
the unique type of fatigue that happens after a Costco visit
18.02.2026 19:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Wishing a meaningful & reflective Mark Wahlberg 40 Day Challenge to all who observe.
18.02.2026 14:10 β π 3250 π 493 π¬ 157 π 1
YouTube video by Telemundo Chicago
Surge preocupaciΓ³n tras detenciones en centro de procesamiento en Broadview
Telemundo Chicago story about the fear immigrants have about going to routine check-ins at Broadview. One man shares that his friend went to to a check-in at Broadview week ago and was detained.
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I always tell my doctor yes itβs fine but I donβt want her to
17.02.2026 19:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Fat Tuesday - Ramadan - Lunar New Year convergence
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I know this makes me an extremist but I think our baby concentration camps should be abolished.
17.02.2026 04:11 β π 8005 π 2417 π¬ 118 π 41
There is no need for this madness!!! let me and my family get on the choo choo instead of strapping my son into a car seat for an entire day!!!
17.02.2026 12:26 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
every time my son sobs on our 7 hour drive from Chicago to Columbus, I curse John Kasichβs name for rejecting federal high speed rail funding
17.02.2026 12:23 β π 10 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Welcome back witness slip warriors π€ The ILGA is back in session and there are bills to pass. Get those fingers warmed up for these four bills that are now in committee
By 4pm, Wednesday 2/17:
- Please sign as "Self" in the firms/business field;
- "Proponent;" and
- "Record of Appearance only"
1/5
14.02.2026 22:40 β π 71 π 35 π¬ 1 π 10
a car with license plate cover meant to avoid being photographed for toll payments or speeding/running red light violations. a bumper sticker on it reads βwe are all Charlie Kirk nowβ
16.02.2026 04:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
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