Cue the climate change deniers: according to a soon-to-be completed study, warmer winters with less snow could become the norm in Toronto.
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Toronto’s iconic Flatiron building has been sold for $15 million to Clayton Smith’s Commercial Realty Group. Smith’s company owns several other heritage buildings throughout the city.
[Toronto Star]
We’re now near the end of the first year of Rob Ford’s mayoralty, and I have been trying to think of helpful things to say to our city leaders. Yes, we’ve been given far too many reasons to be critical in recent months, but I know that some days it’s not so easy to be a leader. On some days, good advice is what you want to hear.
Holiday revues are classic staples around this time of year (Bob Hope had one, and even The Muppets did). So what is it about December that makes us want to laugh loudly and spontaneously burst into song for 25 straight days? Could it be the mega-shopping, the reunion of families and the impending heaviness of another year gone by? Pretty much. You might say the holiday revue is the antidote to our surrounding dysfunction.
Mayor Rob Ford nixed Transit City on his first day of office. Now, the city could end up paying $65-million for the cancellation.
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Hippies rejoice! The groovy rock musical (that won the 2009 Tony for Best Musical Revival) comes to Toronto this month. The play about peace, love and understanding will get you singing and dancing in your seat, and maybe even holding hands with your neighbour.
Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King Street West, 416-872-1212. Dec. 14-31.
Forget the mile high club: it seems that one couple is all about the Red Rocket. An apparently intoxicated couple was caught having sex on a moving subway car and then on a platform at Spadina station on Sunday afternoon.
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When Flashpoint’s Olunike Adeliyi took to the stage during Toronto’s first monologue slam last Sunday night at Trane Studio, she was covered in fake blood, had a cigarette drooping from her mouth and wore a tight cocoon-fitting dress: she was a hardened working girl.
The struggle began the moment Adam Granduciel and his psych-rock group The War on Drugs attempted their sound check at the Horseshoe Tavern. With its low ceilings and cramped stage, the band spent what felt like the better part of half an hour just trying to get levels right. The frustration felt on stage was evident as complaints rang microphones. The feeling was mutual as the sold out crowd stood cramped, rubbing elbows with friends and strangers alike.
The Toronto Zoo is getting flack for its stalling tactics in sending three elephants to a sanctuary in California. Some city councillors say that the elephants should be moved as soon as possible, but keepers have expressed concern over moving the elephants at all in light of their age.
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Skip The Sheepdogs’ appearance at Lee’s Palace tonight and head down Queen Street East to check out New York City-based outfit Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at The Opera House. This band was the hottest thing in the blogosphere a few short years ago when their 2005 debut album drew comparisons to the Talking Heads.
The Good Lovelies are Kerri Ough, Caroline Brooks and Sue Passmore
