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This show was one of my parents' first dates, so there's that too

1) Wonderful donation from the Westons to make Queen's Park North a public space worth celebrating

2) We should be coordinating all of these big public projects below together--rare planetary alignment to do something special for public spaces here

www.thestar.com/news/gta/may...

Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore states in a press release that the measles outbreak in the province has grown to 173 cases over past several weeks.

"Vaccination is the most effective way to limit the spread of measles and protect yourself and your loved ones," he says.

Did Conan O'Brien just say Denis Villeneuve was nominated for best director? Because he wasn't. 🙃

My personal rankings for Best Picture nominees:

1) Conclave
2) I'm Still Here
3) A Complete Unknown
4) Anora
5) Dune: Part Two
6)The Brutalist
7) Nickel Boys
8) Wicked
9) The Substance

10) Emilia Perez

What a decison to publish a NY Mag-style approval matrix, except for which rights are valued

Or to just gain market share because the Tesla EV charging network would be more attractive than competitors

Tesla has its own charging network. This kneecaps the competition.

Another car blocking a series of streetcars in Toronto, this time heading west on Gerrard, east of Greenwood.

Naming this exercise after a meme also betrays the idea that these are not curious people interested in nuance--they are drawn to what's superficial

It also implies that every function of government is a joke, whether it's scientists studying cancer, technicians that keep the nuclear arsenal safe and secure, or people who maintain safe drinking water.

OPINION: Toronto needs to evolve past its recurring NIMBY housing debate Columnist David Hains encourages councillors to remind their NIMBY constituents ‘the customer isn’t always right’ when it comes to upzoning major city streets

Toronto needs to grow past trotting out the NIMBY greatest hits in every housing debate if it intends to be serious about tackling housing affordability, I write in my latest @torontotoday.ca column

www.torontotoday.ca/local/opinio...

For those of you on the #Onpoli campaign trail, I just spotted Green Party Leader @mikeschreiner.bsky.social at the Raptors game (upper bowl, a man of the people)

Giorgio Mammoliti really missed his moment to champion his long-running "world's tallest flagpole" idea

Wile E. Coyote's brand loyalty to the Acme company is remarkable, you don't see that these days

-Scott Adams
-Andrew Lloyd Webber
-Rosanne Barr
-The Village People

@fleischmarket.bsky.social You had a really good run

www.instagram.com/reel/DFwsTK1...

Missing the boat on the Queen's Quay East LRT... again - Spacing Toronto Because civilization is rapidly collapsing and we all need something positive to cling to, the Ontario election campaign moved rapidly into the endorphin-rich `spending mega-promises’ phase, many of w...

#topoli #onpoli Today on @spacing.bsky.social: Despite all the transit promises in the elxn & $975m in new funding for Waterfront Toronto, the Queen’s Quay East LRT is still an orphan. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

The photo that accompanies this story suggests Feathers McGraw-level evil and cunning

Grimace ending his policy of Irish Republican abstentionism is a big deal, wow

Lots of Babsocks still available at the local Purolator location

Very much feels like new owners trying to cut costs to pay for buying the team, and doing it in the worst way (not wanting to pay for a super max contract for a top-five player)

Before Olivia Chow was elected, Toronto had a Conservative mayor for 19 of the previous 26 years

OPINION: Olivia Chow has a window of opportunity, and she ought to seize it Toronto’s mayor must take advantage of the political flux in Ottawa and at Queen’s Park, David Hains argues

Now is the time for Olivia Chow to campaign to get other politicians to make city priorities their priorities.

She may not get a better chance. www.torontotoday.ca/local/opinio...

The boys!

OPINION: Olivia Chow has a window of opportunity, and she ought to seize it Toronto’s mayor must take advantage of the political flux in Ottawa and at Queen’s Park, David Hains argues

There's a rare opportunity for Mayor Olivia Chow to make Toronto and municipalities a priority.

In my first column for @torontotoday.ca, I make the case that she ought to launch a campaign to rally other political leaders behind those needs

www.torontotoday.ca/local/opinio...

There will be a big overlap in people who refer to the Gulf of America and X

I'm giving a talk on Tuesday night (January 28) for the Riverdale Historical Society on a trio of long-gone Toronto newspapers (with a sidetrip into at least one other).

7 pm, Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen E, $5.

See you there!
#torontohistory #history #newspapers