West End Phoenix

The second chapter in Charlotte Cornfield comic memoir The Ling Game has landed in the pages of the latest WEP!

In case you missed chapter one, get caught up here:

www.westendphoenix.com/stories/the-...

A result all parties will be happy with (in theory). Would be great to see this have a happy ending.

If you are a renter searching for a new place to live, a new website that solely features rentals below market value has arrived.

www.belowthemarket.ca

SPORTS ISSUE OUT THIS WEEKEND! Featuring Akim Aliu, extreme wrestling at Sneaky Dee's, walking soccer, life after TFC, feeding the Blue Jays & more!

Plus Pet Of The Month, hot gossip, comics, a new crossword & all the features you've come to love from WEP.

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PET OF THE MONTH - FANCY

Micah Toub took a trip to Shelburne, an hour north of Toronto, to meet Fancy, a retired thoroughbred from Woodbine who has traded track life for the idylls of the countryside.

Read the full story exclusively in the pages of the latest WEP, out now.

Photos by Sarah Bodri

Community Classifieds A fillable google form for your community classifieds to run in the pages of WEP!

We've already started working on our next issue so that means our free community classifieds are now open!

FYI we will be prioritizing thank you messages, community shout outs, neighbourhood events, missed connections, wedding proposals, etc

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Poetry will always have a home in the pages of WEP.

Get caught up on the world wide WEP in the latest newsletter from our publisher @davebidini.bsky.social out today!

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Fate not yet sealed on Weston Arena — West End Phoenix A group called Save Weston Arena (SWA) made the news in early November when it circulated a petition to halt the replacement of their historic ice rink with an MLSE sports and recreational LaunchPad. ...

"Petition signatures have risen to 14,000 this month and a formal complaint about the decision-making process has been filed with the city"

Greg Thomas on the latest developments in the fight to save Weston Lions Arena

www.westendphoenix.com/stories/fate...

New newsletter from our publisher @davebidini.bsky.social coming tomorrow!

Sign up and get Dave's West End World straight to your inbox every Tuesday!

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Monday morning brain workout with the latest @paulvermeersch.bsky.social crossword. Have you completed yours yet?

The second chapter in @charlottecornfield.bsky.social comic memoir The Ling Game illustrated by Jess Sheridan has landed in the pages of the latest WEP.

If you missed the first instalment, get caught up here:

www.westendphoenix.com/stories/the-...

A West End Phoenix newspaper in an envelope

A reminder that if you live outside of our catchment, or in an apartment or condo, your copy of WEP will be arriving in the mail.

Thank you for keeping print journalism alive in the West End and beyond!

Slow Print Fast Delivery “I was just holding it for a friend” I got my stack of paper got my rout don’t forget to tip the paper boy. My tiny place smells like News Print it’s heavenly Rock On

Game Day
@westendphoenix.bsky.social
#ForestHillbilly

Exist and thrive!!!

The Shirt says it all “Slow print for fast times” Fantastic T-Shirt gifted to me by the Publisher himself Mr. Dave Bidini the pleasure was all mine ✌️ Fauxlaroid images created by Rob McFarlane

My assistant Bruno found our first stop, it wasn’t difficult as you can see. The little guy braved the cold, the salt and the wind to get the job done. He was duly rewarded with a plain old fashioned timbit at the Tim’s near Bathurst on Davenport rd. Fauxlaroid images created by Rob McFarlane

Our last stop was what should have been our first happily we climbed up the stairs at 888 to deliver the news. A great morning of exercise and enlightenment as well as a little sunshine. Fauxlaroid images created by Rob McFarlane

It wouldn’t be a post by me without adding a little Irony Have a Happy Weekend all February/March 2026 issue should be arriving at your door. If you can’t afford to subscribe (like myself) I highly recommend volunteering the personal rewards are free. Be Kind R&B Fauxlaroid images created by Rob McFarlane

Delivered @westendphoenix.bsky.social
Bruno & I did our part to spread the News
We completed our first route
above the Annex and below the Village a nice quiet pocket of Midtown Toronto 🇨🇦

note: No Flying Squirrels where harmed in this exercise
also debut of new technique I call Fauxlaroid 🙏

A pinch and a punch for the first of the month! Let's flip a page on our Read The Room bookstore calendar and say hello to Randy from @shesaidboomcollege, captured here on Polaroid film by WEP's own Jalani Morgan

Big shout out to the Lyceum Gallery on Queen West for hosting us for our distribution weekend. And huge thank yous as always to our delivery volunteers, you are the backbone.

SPORTS ISSUE OUT THIS WEEKEND! Featuring Akim Aliu, extreme wrestling at Sneaky Dee's, walking soccer, life after TFC, feeding the Blue Jays & more!

Plus Pet Of The Month, hot gossip, comics, a new crossword & all the features you've come to love from WEP.

www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...

West End Phoenix sports issue cover featuring hockey player Akim Aliu

SPORTS ISSUE OUT THIS WEEKEND! Featuring Akim Aliu, extreme wrestling at Sneaky Dee's, walking soccer, life after the TFC, feeding the Blue Jays and more!

Plus Pet Of The Month, hot gossip, comics, a new crossword and all the features you've come to love from WEP.

Cover photo by Duane Cole

VESTA LUNCH — West End Phoenix Michael Winter settles into the pre-dawn shift at Vesta feeling heavy loneliness with a side of doom. But his slo-mo odyssey at the classic lunch counter changes everything by sun-up.

Michael Winter settles into the pre-dawn shift at Dupont & Bathurst's late night diner Vesta Lunch feeling heavy loneliness with a side of doom. But his slo-mo odyssey at the classic lunch counter changes everything by sun-up.

www.westendphoenix.com/stories/vest...

There is still a couple days left to take advantage of our 20% off sale.

Use the promo code THANKS20 at checkout and get a year of local news arts & culture for less per month than a return trip on the TTC.

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Hockey-loving kids just witnessed their heroes acting like cowards If 12-year-olds knew something was wrong with the extravagant endorsement of the Trump administration, how did, say, Auston Matthews, the captain of the Maple Leafs not know this?

My story for the Star on cowardice and courage in sport www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

A reminder that if you live outside of our catchment, or in an apartment or condo, your copy of WEP will be arriving in the mail. Thank you for keeping print journalism alive in the West End and beyond!

See you this weekend!

A rolled up newspaper at a persons feet with the text above "help us spread some good news"

WESTENDERS! WE NEED YOUR HELP! Our February issue is hitting the streets this weekend and we're short a few delivery volunteers.

Small routes, easily done on foot or bike. Great exercise and a fun way to get out & explore your community!

DM us if interested!

Why the U.S. Olympic hockey victory is a win for Canada American hockey fans have an innate understanding and appreciation of Canada because of their love for the game.

WEP publisher @davebidini.bsky.social on why the American Olympic hockey victory is a win for Canada in today's @thestar.com

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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SPORTS ISSUE COMING THIS WEEKEND! 🏒⚽️⚾️🏀

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A garage door with a painting of a horse

This week's garage mood: equine

#garagemoods #yearofthehorse

Bracing for a post-encampment winter — West End Phoenix Following new provincial and municipal legislation, the city evicted residents tenting in Dufferin Grove Park. But there’s still no real plan for the winter ahead.

"Housing advocates question why the municipal government is spending on policing and evictions, rather than increasing the number of affordable housing options throughout the city"

BRACING FOR A POST-ENCAMPMENT WINTER

Rachel Chen from our Dec issue.

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