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  1. CityPainter

    Restaurant Comings & Goings

    I usually experience pizza by putting it in my mouth and chewing on it. I'm interested to see what they suggest instead. Their website is here: http://onepizza.ca/
  2. CityPainter

    Distillery District

    Everyone I know who lives near the Distillery shares your opinion. The crowds were bad in past years, but this year was by far the worst, and it impacts not only people who actually wish to attend the event, but also a large area around it in terms of heavy traffic, double-parking, frustrated...
  3. CityPainter

    Toronto Toronto | The Berczy | 41.76m | 13s | Concert | Arcadis

    As soon as Tim's closed the location nearby on Front St (now Jack Astor's) I assumed they'd open a new one here. But then when they opened that location down on Jarvis and Esplanade, I wasn't sure. I'd think this was too many locations close together (with a third Tim's just on the other side of...
  4. CityPainter

    The degree to which Torontonians are social and sociable

    Actually that's a really great observation, I consider myself quite unremarkable and have a pretty small social circle but it's amazing how many times people will remember or recognize me from previous interactions in the city. I've had bartenders and baristas recognize me at random places in...
  5. CityPainter

    The degree to which Torontonians are social and sociable

    The first thing that comes to mind when I hear discussions about city people (any city) being unfriendly is a book I read about a woman who moved from small town South Carolina to New York City. After her first few days in the city she noticed that her face and neck were hurting. She didn't...
  6. CityPainter

    St Lawrence Market

    I wish them the best, but that location seems to be doomed. An ever-changing series of bars and restaurants have each barely lasted a year. Its a weird no-man's land with few pedestrians compared to the nearby streets, and most cars are just barreling past on their way to the DVP. Perhaps once...
  7. CityPainter

    St Lawrence Market

    I never thought I'd see the day: sidewalks are going in on the east side of Sherbourne St south of Front St. Toronto is now truly world class at last.
  8. CityPainter

    Restaurant Comings & Goings

    It's like a pizza explosion in the core and SLM area. A new pizza place in the former Kultura, another one in the former Swish by Han (Uncle Tony) and the new Libretto on University.
  9. CityPainter

    Mayor John Tory's Toronto

    Toronto needed to stop the left/right pendulum and elect someone who has support in the burbs and downtown. The only person close to that was Tory. So this is the best realistic outcome. Those on the left will not be pleased, but looking at the numbers, roughly three quarters of Torontonians...
  10. CityPainter

    Restaurant Comings & Goings

    They did a nice job: the inside is very slick. Although they have a lot of coffee, it seems more "restauranty" than nearby coffee shops, with lots of house-made sandwiches and salads. They'll do very well at weekday lunches. Service was (understandably) slow on their first day when I went, but...
  11. CityPainter

    Toronto Toronto | Panda Condominiums | 107.59m | 30s | Lifetime | Turner Fleischer

    Then the condo residents would oppose the bar, concerned that it would be too noisy and attract drunk people. They would oppose the bicycle museum on the grounds that it would attract poor people who don't own cars, which would lower property values. After much negotiation, the developer would...
  12. CityPainter

    Toronto Toronto | Panda Condominiums | 107.59m | 30s | Lifetime | Turner Fleischer

    http://app.toronto.ca/ApplicationStatus/details.do?folderRsn=3628717 Application: Zoning Review Status: Not Started Location: 20 EDWARD ST TORONTO ON M5G 1C9 Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale Application#: 14 225112 ZZU 00 ZR Accepted...
  13. CityPainter

    Shabby Public Realm

    That's Berczy Park, and it's about to receive a multi-million dollar makeover courtesy of contributions from nearby condo developments like 88 Scott and the Berzy. This will include major landscaping, better integration with surrounding streets including stone/brick paving of Scott St in a style...
  14. CityPainter

    St Lawrence Market

    I heartily endorse this recommendation.
  15. CityPainter

    Toronto Toronto | L-Tower | 204.82m | 58s | Cityzen | Daniel Libeskind

    Agreed. It's disappointing on many condo projects that the ground floor, entrance, retail and meeting of the street is always the very last thing to be done, often left in an incomplete state for years after the bulk of the heavy building construction has been completed and people are moving...
  16. CityPainter

    St Lawrence Market

    I agree, Biagio is always mostly empty when I walk by, and the space is quite large and likely not cheap to rent. Their survival is a bit of a puzzle, although I assume their prices are not low, so maybe that's the secret. I notice that the demographic that does eat there tends to be on the...
  17. CityPainter

    Mayor John Tory's Toronto

    Agreed. The Rabble stance (that Ford's incompetence makes him preferable to Tory from a lefty perspective) has occurred to me as well. However it's a huge gamble to rely on that. Don't forget that if Ford is re-elected his "reduced powers" would all be returned to him. Furthermore, other...
  18. CityPainter

    Mayor John Tory's Toronto

    I hear you. But the transit plans of all three leading candidates are weak and riddled with holes. I can only assume that in any case, these electioneering transit "plans" will be tossed out in favour of an ad-hoc approach by the winner. It's not a good way to do things, but that's where we are...
  19. CityPainter

    Mayor John Tory's Toronto

    Soknacki would have been my ideal choice, but I knew he would never be a front-runner and I wouldn't have thrown my vote away even if he'd stayed in until the bitter end. That's just pragmatism. My politics lean quite left, and Chow is the "best match" to my views. And I do still like her...
  20. CityPainter

    Restaurant Comings & Goings

    Yes, super excited about that, the Danforth Libretto is my favourite pizza in the city, but it's not that convenient for us to get to. This one we'll be able to walk to. More pizza and negronis are on the horizon.

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