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[On the Beat]Behind the façade of T.O.’s castle
Post Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010 ( Forest Hill)
I’m on the inside looking out. Two years ago when I started this column I toured the surrounding area of my favourite nook in the city:...
[On the Beat]All wet, like the British election
Post Date: Monday, May 17, 2010 ( Forest Hill)
It’s your typical rainy British day as I amble up the hill to Sir Winston Churchill Park in the northern tip of South Hill. I’ve picked...
[On the Beat]No sails needed for this nautical Davisville jaunt
Post Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010 ( Leaside-Rosedale)
With all the citywide post office closures, why not remember where snail mail got its start in a much younger Hogtown? Aground before the...
[On the Beat]Springtime is a carnival?
Post Date: Monday, March 15, 2010 ( Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, Forest Hill)
“Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends,” Greg Lake sings, “We’re so glad you could attend, come inside, come...
[On the Beat]Baseball, Bogie & Bayview
Post Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 ( Leaside-Rosedale)
On Super Bowl Sunday I’m thinking baseball. Smack in the middle of the frozen sandlot called Howard Talbot Park, I listen to Geddy Lee...
[On the Beat]Edwards Gardens gives solace in the city
Post Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 ( Bayview Mills)
I need an escape. But I had to traverse the pitted minefield of Edwards Gardens’ parking lot to get to my winter wonderland. Through a...
[On the Beat]Squirrelly Beltline trek
Post Date: Monday, December 14, 2009 ( Forest Hill)
I was entering the valley of the squirrels. While Sly Stone mused about everyday people, I hardly believe the probing rodents, bulking up...
[On the Beat]Autumn in York Mills
Post Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 ( Bayview Mills)
My camera was giving me grief. While the Von Bondies shouted “C’mon, C’mon” through my headphones, I smacked the ornery piece of...
[On the Beat]Somethin' strange in the neighbourhood
Post Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 ( Forest Hill)
I was hoping a run-in with Jason Voorhees on my way to my apartment wouldn’t set the tone for my monthly walk. Indeed a man donning the...
[On the Beat]Urban explorer in tune with his MP3 player
As the Town Crier’s resident urban explorer, I do my monthly tour of midtown Toronto with my Sony Bean MP3 player sporting a mixed bag of...
[On the Beat]Yonge at heart
Post Date: Monday, September 14, 2009 ( North York, North Toronto, Bayview Mills)
Have you ever had to retrace your steps? Not out of forgetfulness but because the TTC was bunged up more than a Wisconsin dairy farmer...
[On the Beat]Heating up on Yonge
Post Date: Monday, August 17, 2009 ( Toronto Today (Midtown))
Depending on how you look at it, this could be a prequel. It’s part two of my trilogy along the world’s longest street and this time the...
[On the Beat]Yonge Street a walk in the park
Post Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009 ( Leaside-Rosedale, Toronto Today (Midtown))
It’s my long urban crawl along Yonge St., part 1. Walking through the different neighbourhoods that border on the world’s longest street...
[On the Beat]Checking out the new neighbours
Post Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009 ( North Toronto, Toronto Today (Midtown))
I’ve found my new neighbourhood and it didn’t take long either. The fiancée and I picked up a condo in the heart of Toronto’s...
[On the Beat]Looking for a new home in Bedford Park
Post Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009 ( Toronto Today (Midtown))
I’m bidding Summerhill farewell as I search midtown with my fiancée for a new apartment. There’s no need to get maudlin about the move,...
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