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Who knew? Rob Ford has "grown up" on events like Caribana, which he's been going to "for a long time." I guess this is not a cottage weekend. Nothing says Caribana like a dress shirt and blazer. ;)

How many screens is the Cineplex supposed to have? Will it have VIP screens? Will the First Markham Cineplex (Hwy 7, west of Woodbine) close when this opens?

I wonder which side Ford will take in this incident? Support the police? Or support Sammy Yatim's family? Which side is Ford Nation on?

BlogTO has photos: http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/07/patios_have_now_replaced_parking_spots_on_church_st/

NOW: Will Ford’s subway kill Shepppard LRT?

Mayor Rob Ford is currently running first in the Sun's City Hall hotties poll (men): http://www.torontosun.com/2013/07/14/hotties-of-the-hall-men Jennifer Keesmaat, chief planner, is leading on the women's side: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/07/14/hotties-of-the-hall-women

Although the plot is thin and the characters one-dimensional, Pacific Rim is still appealing as an effects-laden summer blockbuster. Don't miss the Toronto-as-Tokyo scene (a memory of a monster destroying the city and terrorizing a young girl)...

Is there an age requirement for Mayor of Toronto? Minnesota town has 4-year old mayor: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/07/10/this_towns_tiny_perfect_mayor_is_a_4yearold_who_likes_ice_cream.html

Saw Soulpepper's production of Orton's Entertaining Mr. Sloane. Liked the in-the-round staging--it worked well for this play. The play revolves around a middle aged brother and sister barely disguising their obvious lust for an amoral young ruffian with a violent past, Sloane. Fiona Reid was an...

The Mayor Ford song: http://blogs.canoe.ca/goodgravy/general/the-mayor-rob-ford-song/

Rob Ford has given City Manager Joe Pennachetti 2 weeks to come with transit funding options so he can build subways, subways, subways. Meanwhile, due to today's signal problems at Bloor, it took me over 2 hours to get from Don Mills to Union Station. Yay, subways?

John Lorinc in Spacing: John Tory's mayoral dilemma

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau (who Ford allegedly called a "fag" in the alleged crack video), NDP leader Thomas Mulcair, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Olivia Chow were among the leaders and politicians at yesterday's Pride Parade. Rob Ford, figurative leader of the city was, of course...

Just came across this handy list of North American cities with Bixi-like bike share programs (and their costs): http://www.jaunted.com/story/2013/6/3/113757/1514/travel/The+Summer+2013+Jaunted+Guide+to+City+Bike+Shares+in+North+America

Toronto Star: School board says Doug Ford’s Wynne football claim is ‘fabrication’

Twitter saying that Karen Stintz got a $110 ticket for running a stop sign... on her bike.

City-TV: Keeping the village gay: Church Street takes steps to maintain LGBT identity

Toronto Star: Church Street parking spots await transformation into ‘parklets’

Toronto Sun (2012): McGuinty isn't going to Pride parade McGuinty has attended Pride events in the past. Example: Pride awards in 2009 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/10/more-toronto-gay-pride-events/

I think what people are saying is that the stereotype is that gays are affluent and shop/eat at high style, trendy establishments. And while it's true that there are wealthy people in the gay monde, there are far more working-class gays who shop at Joe Fresh and eat at pubs. As such, Church...