In today’s vlog, I revisit a place I’ve known as long as I can remember. My dad, although he was born in Montreal, was brought up in a unique live/work situation. They had a building on the south side of Dundas, east of Runnymede. It… Read More
Today’s Vlog takes place in the east side of Toronto. My dentist is on Parliament St near Carlton and I had an appointment to get a crown repaired. Before the appointment I filmed a walk from Gerrard St. north to Winchester before getting the work… Read More
At Queen St W., we turned east, past Bathurst, past Spadina and ending the walk after meeting Reg Hartt over by where the Bamboo Club used to be, back in the day. It seems that much of that stretch of Queen West has changed a… Read More
I was out shooting video along Queen W for Rediscovering my Toronto with my buddy Stagg. We decided to stop at On Third Thought, a gem serving up yummy gelato, including various boozified gelatos. On Third Thought is located just off Queen St W near… Read More
Listen to the latest episode of The Agency Podcast right here or find it on your phone and in all the best podcast places. In this episode The Agents hold a rambling discussion ranging from affordable housing, universal basic income, YouTubing, the heyday of blogging,… Read More
In the 90s, I had a live-in painting studio in a building at Niagara and Tecumseth Streets in Toronto. This is in the King and Bathurst area, which today has to a remarkable degree been taken over by new condo buildings. None of us were… Read More
Here is the second video in my Rediscovering My Toronto project. I started filming at Bloor and Lansdowne and walked east. It seems as if this area has been undergoing fairly constant change over the past few years. It features a robust ethnic mix and… Read More
The pandemic changed the lifestyles of so many people, me included. Since we were “locked down”, I find I don’t get out and about in the city nearly as much as I used to. At the same time, I recognize my city is changing quickly… Read More
Bow to your partner….
A few years ago, I was fortunate to meet Bob Carlin at Midwest Banjo Camp, a yearly gathering of old time music freaks like me, then located near Lansing Michigan. By then, a copy of Carlin’s CD, Banging and Sawing, had a semi-permanent place in… Read More
27th Street 