We are kicking off our 9th year in print with a promo for all new subscribers! Subscribe now and get a FREE limited edition WEP flying squirrel t-shirt! Support artists in your community and help keep local print journalism alive! www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...

Still reeling from this incredible night youtu.be/9pCUyDiClDk?...

If you have an ear for hot gossip fear not, @smkasman.bsky.social WestEnd Whispers column returns to the pages of WEP Oct 4th! www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...

This week's garage mood: in progress #garagemoods

We are starting our 9th year in print! We are subscriber supported, this is your newspaper. Tell us what you'd like to see more of in WEP this year?

Got something to say? Say it in print! 25 words or less gets you a free classified ad our next issue! Tell someone you love them, shout out a local hero or try to sell that bowling ball you've never used! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

OFFICE HOURS 12-2 today! Come and see us in Bloorcourt!

GOOD NEWS FRIDAY! Subscribe to WEP this fall and get a FREE WEP t-shirt, as modelled here by our publisher @hockeyesque The first issue of our 9th year in print is coming October 4th!! www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...

If you’re looking to support journalism and democracy and would like to subscribe to @westendphoenix.bsky.social send me a DM. I have a special deal code for you.

OFFICE HOURS! WEP publisher @hockeyesque will be behind the desk at WEP Central (#3 Bartlett Ave) this Saturday from 12-2 We’ll have copies of the paper on hand, you can subscribe in person, plus we will have WEP t-shirts, summer mini issues and more! Pop in and say hello!

COINS, our guide to grab and go snacks in the West End for under $5 is returning in our next issue! Got any bites that fit this brief? Drop 'em here!

GET NOTICED! Put your business in front of 1000s of engaged eyes by buying a print ad in the West End Phoenix! We have many ad sizes to fit all budgets, big or small. For more information, please send us an email to [email protected]

COMMUNITY MEMBERS! A reminder that our HQ at 3 Bartlett Ave is available to use for small community events, workshops, readings and more. For more information, please email [email protected]

“Toronto produces more than 400,000 tonnes of garbage per year, yet the Tories gave mayors the power to veto landfill projects” WHY THE FUTURE OF TORONTO IS A PILE OF GARBAGE ✍️: Kunal Chaudhary www.westendphoenix.com/stories/why-...

This week's garage mood: interplanetary #garagemoods

START MAKING SENSE! An incredible night of music and community in support of local journalism and definitely our best benefit concert yet! Thank to all who helped bring this together and all who came out in support of the work we do at WEP.

Another fantastic event for local music & journalism put on by @davebidini.bsky.social and the staff and volunteers from @westendphoenix.bsky.social - never thought I'd see @jasoncollette.bsky.social with choreo!

ONLINE TICKETS for Start Making Sense are now sold out but we will have tickets available at the door. See you tonight!

RAFFLE TIME! We're selling raffle tickets at tonight's benefit concert! Youcould win an acoustic guitar from @longandmcquade and some great Talking Heads merch (including these framed posters!) sent to us from David Byrne himself! All proceeds support local journalism!

Let's give this a try!

LAST CALL FOR TICKETS! Don't miss an unbelievable lineup incl Shakura S’aida, Peter Dreaimanis and Leah Fay (July Talk), Tara Slone, Myst Milano, Lucas Silveira, & more playing iconic songs from Talking Heads legendary concert film, all in support of WEP www.westendphoenix.com/shop/start-m...

Only a handful of tickets remain for our Talking Heads tribute concert this Saturday! Join 400+ of your friends and neighbours for the community event of the year, all in support of local independent journalism! www.westendphoenix.com/events/start...

An Ontario peach pie to celebrate our publisher. Happy Birthday @davebidini.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉

Tonight at WEP Central! Métis poet, writer, and artist Wendy McGrath reading from her new book The Beauty of Vultures! Joining her will be July Talk drummer Danny Miles, whose photographs that feature in the book will also be on display on the walls at WEP Central.

It all starts here. Our 9th publishing year kicks off with a brand new issue coming Oct 4th! www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...

Get on the bus Gus

Bye law!!! Laneway sign modified to encourage outdoor play.

Got something to say? Say it in print! 25 words or less gets you a free classified ad our next issue! Tell someone you love them, shout out a local hero or try to sell that bowling ball you've never used! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Coming to WEP Central this Thursday!

This week's garage mood: all work and no play #garagemoods

The nine lives of the Parkside Drive speed camera

Thank you Kenny www.thestar.com/sports/leafs...

A poem for your Sunday... PRAYER, by @teresempierre taken from the pages of our Dovercourt Issue

Just one week until START MAKING SENSE, our annual outdoor benefit concert in support of local journalism! This event is close to selling out so grab one of the last remaining tickets and join us at this event celebrating the music of Talking Heads! www.westendphoenix.com/events/start...

Community classifieds for our next issue are open! If you’ve got a community message, a request, or an upcoming event you’d like to promote, place your FREE classified ad in the pages of the West End Phoenix! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Next Thursday Métis poet, writer, and artist Wendy McGrath will be joining us at WEP Central reading from her new book The Beauty of Vultures! Joining her will be July Talk drummer Danny Miles, whose photographs that feature in the book will also be on display

Soup is in the air 🍲

We’re looking for some volunteers to help with Start Making Sense next Saturday. We’re looking for help with: • Drivers (with vehicle) • people with Smart Serve If this is you, send us an email at [email protected] with “Start Making Sense Volunteer” as the subject

East or West?

Anyone with a food truck interested in pitching up at our benefit concert next Saturday? 400+ attendees! Send us an email to [email protected]

The start of a school year is always chaotic — and parents now face it with no trustees. The trustees who typically deal with those issues have been stripped of their powers in five of Ontario’s largest school boards.

THIS THURSDAY Let’s Talk About The Ontario Science Centre Musician Tony Price, (who put out the brilliant Requiem For The Ontario Science Centre record) in conversation with Brian Rudy of Moriyama Teshima Architects, on the legacy of the OSC www.canadianarchitect.com/events/lets-...

Dupont corridor escapism

Best of luck to all the students heading back to school today!

The fine folks at Long & McQuade have kindly donated this guitar to us which will be raffled off at our benefit concert next weekend! Have you got tickets yet? Only a handful remain! www.westendphoenix.com/shop/start-m...

This weeks garage mood: back to school #garagemoods

20 incredible performers, 1 incredible night. ALL TALKING HEADS ALL NIGHT! We're close to selling out so jump off the fence & join 400 of your friends and neighbours at our annual outdoor benefit concert! www.westendphoenix.com/events/start...

Private equity firms are targeting low-income apartment buildings across the city, buying them out, and renovicting tenants. The new rents are so high that they’re sending some residents to the food bank. Story by Emma Paling from the Gotham Issue www.westendphoenix.com/stories/it-s...

The shorts and tank tops are going back in the drawer, kids are heading back to school and the pumpkin spice army is poised to take over your local coffee shop, it must be September! So flip a page in your WEP crossing guard calendar and say hello to Steph, at the corner of Wallace & Perth.

If you've never been to one of our benefit concerts, here's a highlight reel from last years Future Tense show put together by Brian McFarlane This years is shaping up to be the best one yet, with all Talking Heads music all night! All in support of local journalism! youtu.be/LJt77CfHDS8?...