29
Aug
2012
Here's a fabulous photo depicting the transition from radial cars to buses in Scarborough.
It's 1936 and workers are removing the radial car tracks while a bus passes by in the foreground.
Electric radial cars started...
28
Aug
2012
There's construction chaos on Blantyre Avenue as city crews race to get the road in shape in time for the first day of school.
City of Toronto workers are repaving the road, rebuilding the sidewalks, curbs...
28
Aug
2012
There was an interesting article in the Globe and Mail on the weekend about a new spirit of collaboration between guerilla gardeners and the Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation department.
It got me thinking about...
27
Aug
2012
Howls of laughter break out in the courtyard of Variety Village, which is crowded with children participating in a mock trial of their counsellors on the final day of summer camp.
As “charges” are read...
27
Aug
2012
Has anyone else wondered what it must be like to live in a house with a backyard that overlooks the Bluffs?
I've often thought how much fun it would be to sit on the patio,...
24
Aug
2012
A dead body was pulled from Lake Ontario this afternoon by police officers from the marine unit.
According to the Toronto Star, the body was discovered by a fisherman at 1:45pm this afternoon.
It's possible the...
24
Aug
2012
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23
Aug
2012
Meet 48-year old Brian Pearson who supplements his disability insurance by collecting refundable beer and liquor bottles from the blue bins of Birch Cliff.
Brian says he collects bottles three days a week, every other...