Doug Ford could do the funniest thing and reopen the Cinesphere.

Love this!

Last light over the Annex

The Love Guru

What the Carneys of the world ignore is even the business case for slashing environmental protections doesn’t work. I work for a small business. We won’t get foot traffic until the smoke clears. No one will buy a coffee, sit on the patio, anything. This hurts business, it’s bad for the economy.

Aren't most of the parks begging for the resources to manage the Strong Pass?

A police force under investigation should have zero hands on the driver's seat. You have been a councillor for 16 years. In that time, the police budget has almost doubled with them showing little evidence of proactive work against violent crime.

Percy is ridiculously fluffy and adorable right now at camp 🥰🥰

I get that Chow is the right choice over Bradford, but damn do we need to start putting the pressure on her to have any sort of vision for this city. These are her decisions.

I don't remember which of you told me that, if the QR code on a Toronto BikeShare bike is damaged or missing, you can try scanning the bar code by the wheel. That info saved me today so I am paying it forward in the hopes that more good guys than vandals see it here.

As we head into another critical mayoral race, with a contender who’s been able to build significant financial support, capital P progressives need to be more nuanced than telling folks to ignore their critique of Olivia Chow to avoid a worse option. Y’all have a serious communication problem. 🧵

How's the Unibooboo doing these days? youtu.be/sVI1CaPnPfQ?...

Why were TTC staff at Union Station shuttering the Yonge line gates? Pushed us all to use University, and then 15 minutes later realized they moved us all down to the wrong side. TTC on megaphone "it's all smooth sailing towards Finch!" but took 55 minutes to go from Union - Bloor - St. George

Beaker the Muppet has more swag than this noodle.

For those of you wondering why @cycletoronto.bsky.social has a petition to save the Portland-Dan Leckie #BikeTO lanes with over 600 signatures, there's another petition calling for their removal which has almost 700 signatures. So effin frustrating! #shame #TOpoli #VisionZero www.cycleto.ca/portland

Okay Toronto started the public survey on Church Street pedestrianization. I need you to tell the city it’s great. We only got 92% positive on Kensington market and it failed, let’s blow that out of the water. haveyoursay.toronto.ca/churchstreet

Little Percy at camp!

Do they work for Parks and Rec?

PP as a guest judge on Drag Race when?

A 10/10 Rick and Morty philosophy episode this week. "Oh child, you've been stuck in the cycle of violence for too long..."

There are at least 6 condo boards in the Annex hosting Bradford this month. The push from the wealthy/powerful is going to be intense. But there's also a lot of people frustrated with the lack of vision from Mayor Chow. Her inability to pick a lane until it's been politically vetted is shameful.

TORONTO LASERDISC AND/OR OPERA NERDS! There are just sitting in the records section of Double Take at Gerrard and Parliament, $2 each because no one knows any better.

NEW BEYONCÉ THE MORNING AFTER THE WEDDING.

I filed a concern about election finances in the Toronto Mayoral campaign and was told to hang out until after the election, and then read the campaign finance reports to determine if I should still raise a concern. 😐😐😐

Canada Day has always been a day where we just veg and watch movies. A highlight in university was wizard staffs and the LOTR extended edition. This year, it's the 5 hour version of Fanny and Alexander because nothing says Happy Canada Day like an evil step father ruining everything.

Carly Rae Jepsen for the Anglo contingent.

Everyone went to Disney World and came back enamored with the wrong transportation method. They have one of the largest bus fleets in the world! Both Disney and Universal Studios have dedicated bus lanes! Gondolas cannot handle surge capacity, require a ton of queue space, aren't fun in bad weather

@joshmatlow.bsky.social Having access to the costs associated and success rate of these tribunals would go a long way in stopping these objections at the condo board level. Those legal fees are 10% of our building reserve fund! We should be retrofitting heat pumps, not blocking 900 sq ft units

Reading through my new building's objections to a laneway home. It's just a bunch of elderly rich folks with PowerPoint presentations showing they won't be able to view their neighbour's backyard or roof anymore. Wasting over $50k in maintenance fees to block a single unit.

They’re going to call you a socialist regardless. So be a socialist.

Took ownership this weekend! We were the only active bidders on this coop in Oriole Park. It's not easy to get: 30-35% downpayment, all the banks will ignore you, but there are really good Credit Unions and older real estate lawyers that are happy to make it work. (We represented ourselves).

Even just having the TO Jazz Fest musicians playing on the corner of Bloor and Avenue has really livened up the place. Of course the rest of the year, all the businesses (and condos) complain about street musicians.

Last Year At Marienbad/This Month At The State Fair

View from my office 🥰

Pay should be docked for not being in the council chambers when in session.

More of a Falstaff than a Parsifal this morning...

Why are we on our 47th Robin Hood adaptation and not Ridley Scott's 4th movie in a series about whales vs. Romans.

"The FIFA". Yes I am 90

Evidence #78987 that it's not pedestrians or bicycles that are the problem. It's drivers. Uber driver watching the FIFA from a mounted screen next to his mirrors (Ignore my husband's poor camera skills)

Like a true dad obsessed with WW2, I watched the tense Das Boot. Should have checked the 3.5 hour run time before I started 😐

Percy is a little confused. Pedestrianized Bloor St...for a car show?

Filing an official complaint, but our Line 2 subway driver went on the speaker and described the delay as a "scary incident." 8 seconds later the delay was cleared. We don't need that type of fear mongering from city employees.

Then why do all the subway entrance screens at St George say "Line 2 full service"?

Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you youtu.be/73-vHozV1Lc?...

Farewell Prince Arthur shopping cart. 311 finally, after years of requests, removed it today in about 15 seconds

So Jeff Hiller main cast for Widow's Bay S2 when? #WidowsBay #AppleTV @boomboomhiller.bsky.social

Guten Morgen

The Washington National Opera production has them throwing trash bags onto the pyre in Götterdämerung. Seems a fitting WH performance for the current regime.