BlogTO photos: http://www.blogto.com/city/2015/02/ryerson_unveils_gorgeous_building_at_yonge_and_gould/

Interesting piece of art. It makes me think more “New York” than “Markham.” But given that it’s on the side of the movie theatre complex, that gritty urban look is not entirely out of place. In the first oblique photo I thought maybe it was an image of Bane from the last Batman movie.

Toronto city council to be asked for SmartTrack study funding

Review of Muji from Nikkei Voice:

From BlogTO: What Yonge Street used to look like in Toronto

For those worried about advanced notice, the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon has already posted its run date for next year: October 18, 2015. In addition to full and half marathons, there is a 5K run/walk that is used as a fundraiser for many organizations. I participated in 2013 to raise...

Tory willing to reject marathons, special events to ease traffic

Tower of Power: who lives where at One Bedford, the new downtown address of choice for uptown potentates

BlogTO: New Aga Khan Museum hosts first major show

There is an Apple store in Grand Central Terminal in NYC. And Union is convenient for those who live/work in Southcore/Harbourfront and the Financial District, as well as commuters going to/from work. A weekday-oriented store, perhaps.

I noticed that, too. Without the revolving doors, blasts of cold air were traveling all the way through the north entrance and that horribly temporary-looking, wind tunnel-like passageway. Surely it’s not going to look like that until Nordstrom’s opens… in 2016?!

Saw the return of Kim’s Convenience to Soulpepper on the weekend. The show was the same as I had seen in its initial run two years ago. What was different, though, was the audience. When I first saw it (on a weekday evening performance) the audience was largely East Asian – presumably Korean –...

Checked out Muji yesterday. There’s a step at the entrance from Dundas, which makes the store inaccessible to wheelchair users like myself. I had to enter from the mall entrance. The store was smaller than I had imagined, and was quite squishy with the narrow aisles and crowds of shoppers...

MUJI: http://www.blogto.com/design/muji-toronto

The Star’s Vinay Menon checks into the Delta: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2014/11/30/opening_night_at_torontos_delta_hotel_more_like_a_dress_rehearsal.html

Markham Pan Am/Parapan Centre opens

CTV: Music video shows Rob Ford moments after he was stripped of power

Dave Chappelle meets Rob Ford: http://www.gq.com/moty/2014/dave-chappelle-men-of-the-year?currentPage=2

Finally got a chance to visit the Aga Khan Museum and the Ismaili Centre. Combined with the lovely gardens (due to the time of year the trees were bare and many of the shrubs were being wrapped in burlap, hence the need to revisit next spring and summer), this site is a wonderful showpiece for...