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[5 Jul 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Down in the dumps | The stench, the garbage, the bugs — and soon pesticides — have park lovers crying foul

By MICHELE MANDEL and DON PEAT, The Toronto Sun, SUN MEDIA
It’s the pits alright.
As Toronto residents lined up to drop off their trash on the second-last day the Christie Pits dump was in operation, many people trying to enjoy the park were left steaming hotter than their new neighbourhood trash pile.
The gagging stench rising from the dump was too much for Maria Silva and her son Joseph yesterday, so they left the park and headed back home.
“It’s disgusting,” the mom said, as her disappointed seven-year-old pulled on her hand. “Doing …

Giant Outstallation Art, Video »

[29 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Despite the rain, another BIG success on Bloor!

By Ghazaleh Etezal, Big on Bloor Festival
share your media on this year’s Flickr pool Facebook group or #bigonbloor09 Twitter. Thank you Himy Syed for the BiG letters stopping to capture the festival!

A 2.5 km section of Bloor Street West, from Christie to Lansdowne, became a car-free space for a day of fun, games and art.

Grab the local Bloor News paper to get your full guide to the festival.
Saturday June 20, 2009 1:00 – 9:00 p.m.

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[13 Mar 2008 | Comments Off | ]
Banjo Busking at Bloor-Yonge Subway platform

Dressed in Prsoners costumes, these two musicians captivated many transit passengers with their Banjo and Guitar Bluegrass music at the TTC ‘s busiest subway station interchange, Bloor-Yonge Station.