Today in History: July 2, 1858 - Czar Alexander II of Russia freed the serfs working on imperial lands. Quote of the Day: "Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory can't make it believable." - Cicero
Prediction of the Day: "The acceleration which must result from the use of rockets, or from being fired out of a gun by explosion, inevitably would damage the brain beyond repair. The exact rate of acceleration in feet per second that the human brain can survive is not know . It is almost certainly not enough, however, to render flight by rockets possible." - J.P. Lockhart-Mummery, After Us, 1936.
Don't Strike Out Our Farmers Markets The recent city workers strike, rumours aside, did NOT cause all Farmers Markets in the city to shut down. Our local fabulous market, the Stop's Green Barn Market at the Artscape Wychwood Barns, corner of Benson and Christie, is still open every Satu... more
Fibreworks at Side Space Sun Jun 7 - Fri Jul 10 Fourth annual Hillcrest Fibreworks Exhibition. Exquisitely executed fibre art by sixteen local west-end Toronto textile artists: weavers, dyers, quilters, embroiderers... Opening Sunday, June 7 2 – 6 pm 1080 St. Clair Avenue West www.sidespaceg... more
St. Clair Avenue West Transit Improvements Project Mon Jun 22 - Thu Jul 9 Work in Phase 3 of this project is progressing on schedule. Soon after the completion of track replacement work at the Robina/St. Clair intersection, the construction crews will move to the Oakwood intersection and continue with track work. ... more
The Couch Potato Chronicles Volume 354 The Couch Potato Chronicles
By Jim Murray
A Bi-weekly review column that provides eye opening
editorials and
honest reviews of movies, video, TV shows and sporting
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Where to dump your garbage The locations are:Ted Reeve Arena - Northeast corner of Main St. & Gerrard St. E.Villiers St. - Paved roadway between Saulter St. and Cherry St.Sunnyside Park - Parking area south of Lake Shore Blvd. W., between Ellis Ave. and Colborne Lodge Dr. (mus... more
Midtown Toastmasters Looking For New Members Want to improve your communication and leadership skills? If so, our club is looking for new members! Midtown Toastmasters club formally known as Imperial Oil Limited (IOL) Toastmasters club has a rich history. Located in the Yonge and St. Clair area... more
Transit Today - Oakwood Intersection Closed Oakwood/St. Clair Intersection Track Replacement Beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Monday June 22 to 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2009,the replacement of streetcar tracks and work to critical underground infrastructures will require a partial road clo... more
Rona the Ferret Reports: June 2009 Nosing Out the Action On St Clair Ave W: June 2009First, the big dish… the merchants on St Clair want to sue the City! Yes, they want rebates on their taxes for the hundred and fifty years the TTC has taken to build the streetcar tracks.Oh, s... more
Artist unlocks new vision of a street Wychwood Heights Business, Vita Brevis was recently featured in the Toronto Star on May 19, 2009 for bringing a lively spin to the Vaughan Road corridor south of St. Clair West. Click Here to read the featured article.... more
