…but I think it’s the right way to go. As regular readers here at 27th Street know, I support the leash-free dog park planned for a piece of the R.L. Clark filtration plant land next to Sam Smith Park. I’ve learned that not everyone is… Read More
The Big Bop is closing, and you know, I’ve never been in it. For me it has just been an ugly purple building with lots of music fans lined up out front. I’m trying to remember what was there before, but that bit of information… Read More
I attended a public meeting tonight to discuss proposals for two leash-free dog parks in our area, one slated for Humber Bay Park and the other slated for the R.L. Clark filtration plant land adjacent to Col. Sam Smith Park. It looks to me that… Read More
The other day Peter Kuitenbrouwer wrote an interesting article in the National Post about an idea to make a steel roof over the Gardiner Expressway here in Toronto, covered by cement and soil to form a 7 kilometer linear park. For those who have never… Read More
Let’s start with poet Charles Bukowski. Remember Petula Clark? Listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova. You can take the Downtown Train, or stay In the Neighborhood. I’m going to Kansas City. Then I’m Walkin’ to New Orleans. Anchored down in Anchorage. What’s… Read More
This year, Toronto decided to finally allow food vendors to sell food other than hot dogs and sausages in street carts. Unfortunately, it wasn’t so simple as that. The City decided to severely restrict locations, insist on particular and expensive food carts, and charge extremely… Read More
An LRT line along Eglinton Ave in Toronto is getting closer to changing from a proposal to a construction project. This one is extensive compared to the ongoing St. Clair project, including two significant undergound sections. A completed Eglinton LRT would be quite an achievement… Read More
Wait a minute here. I thought we were in the midst of a recession? Last month housing sales in Toronto were up 64% from the same month last year. Everyone I talk to says paying the asking price or lower for a house in this… Read More
There’s been some talk recently about the City creating an off-leash dog park area in Colonel Sam Smith Park, just down the street from Anchovy World Headquarters. Dog walkers who attempt to walk their dogs off leash in the park proper now are usually confronted… Read More
To all those readers from outside the Toronto area, thanks for your patience with my occasional posts about local politics. How can I not comment on the news that Deputy Premier George Smitherman is resigning his post to seek the office of Mayor in the… Read More
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