Coincidentally, this next weekend where I’m supposed to be heading to the GTA, Toronto is also hosting an event called “Doors Open Toronto.” Basically, this is where there’s a co-ordinated Open House of sorts in the city, inviting people to drop by, in many cases for hosted tours of places that aren’t normally accessible to [...]
Read more →I was thinking about how we’d be able to get down to Atlanta in September for Dragon*Con if we were in Toronto rather than Halifax. Sure enough, there’s a well used rail line from Toronto to New York City, and a connection in Penn Station that heads down through Atlanta. The line through Atlanta terminates [...]
Read more →It’s nice being in a real city, even if it’s only for a couple days. There is traffic and construction and people moving around at nine in the morning. I wasn’t able to check in early, so wandered off to find breakfast and take some photos. The streets are alive. There is a vibrancy in [...]
Read more →The Toronto gigs with SNFU get better, as Mr. Plow will be there in addition to 3tards and Left Spine Down. I thought Plow wasn’t showing up in Ontario until after the Toronto shows, but he popped up on Facebook to tell me otherwise yesterday. The shows are taking place at The Kathedral which reminds [...]
Read more →Early morning surprises for Torontonians as a propane depot explodes… “My whole house shook. The front door came off and I saw fire,” said Shelby Degan, who lives less than a block away from the depot. – CBC News
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