Recent content by evandyk

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ttc-bathurst-line-streetcar-electrical-issue-cne-1.7621025

I remember this because my wife, who does not pay attention to this stuff, listened to the news one day and was like "You mean the TTC doesn't know how much electricity it needs for the streetcars it's running?!?!?!?!"

Yeah. Using the TTC as winter shelter is not working either for the TTC or for the people using it for shelter. I'm riding the 505 most days, and when I get on at Broadview, there's usually one or two people sleeping in the back seats. They've probably been riding it for hours. I'm not about to...

It's not clear how they're "cashing out" if they're not selling the name/location to someone to keep operating it. Unless they own the building and are selling it to a developer.

Diners *are* hit and miss. But this has been one of the few hits still remaining over the last 10-20 years.

It's always busy. I'm surprised they wouldn't sell it to someone who could use the name and the history. But maybe there's nobody out there who would pay for that any more.

Exactly. This is a major upgrade. My wife works on Eglinton and we live on Bloor. Line 2 shutting down is a disaster for her commute. Now... she could just take Eglinton across and the bus down.

There is Best Buy Express (formerly The Source).

There is Mighty Bird in Union station which makes a pretty good sandwich and as far as I know doesn't promote any hate. I think the main guy is the guy behind Amano and Union Chicken (Michael Angeloni, who seems to be doing quite well for himself).

I noticed that eventually. The $35 omakase lunch looks way more interesting than the winterlicious. Johnny, you should talk your coworkers into that!

Oh man, don't have a cocktail. Your bill will be $120! Even a glass of Kim Crawford Sauvignon will run you $27 (!?!?).

I went to ESM once because I have a small child whose favourite food is pasta with tomato sauce, or cheese pizza. It was so terrible that I will never go back. I think I went to Olive Garden in the '90s, but don't remember anything about it. It can't be worse than ESM. I don't even know how you...

I haven't been, but I have heard from others that it's really good, and is a type of cuisine you can't really get anywhere else in Toronto. If that's appealing to you, I would go for sure, unless the cost would be a hardship. Edit to add: This looks really good, but says it's $35. I'm...

Does anyone have a useful contact in the press dept at Waterfront Toronto? I'd love to get a high res version of that photo for my kid's school. They've been taking trips to Bidaasige, and this would be a great tool to situation the park and the river in the overall waterfront area.

They've also significantly enhanced sidewalk plowing since 2022, which you might not notice if you drive everywhere, but is pretty important for people with wheelchairs and strollers. Sadly, clearing of TTC stops remains an abject failure. The King streetcar stops, some of the busiest transit...