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LANDMARKS & DESTINATIONS
Breath of Fresh Air (HOK architects' green offices at 720 King West)
Carbon Copies (exact reproductions of things found in other countries)
Ghosts of Fort York
I Love This Typeface!
Lagoon Legend (sunken ship in the Island lagoon)
More Tall Tales (tallest church spire and buried cemetery)
Reflections of Glenn (Glenn Gould sculpture facts)
Secret Animals (hidden animal sculptures)
Secret Gallery (City-owned paintings and prints collection)
Secret Spring (underground aquifer at High Park)
Tall Tales (restaurant in the sky/tallest TTC escalator)
Tearful Tribute (Veterans' Memorial)
Time Takes A Toll (tollkeeper's cottage)
Triple Confusion (triplicate street names)
Winds of Fortune (Gooderham and Worts lore)

TRANSPORTATION
Bike Messengers Out of Toronto! (Global Gutz race)
Hidden TTC Stations
I (Bike) T.O. (T.O. bike T-shirts and buttons)
Notes from the Underground (Yonge subway line facts)
Proceeds of Crime? (TTC and Police goods auction)
Sarah at the Humanitas Festival (and bike-related news) (cycling history exhibit)
Subway Savvy (TTC Subway Rider Efficiency Guide/subway station buttons)
Tall Tales (tallest TTC escalator)
TTC Litter Solution?
TTC Tips

SPORTS & THE OUTDOORS
Capture the Flag! (newmindspace)
Charles Sauriol
Dog Parks
Dufferin Delights (Dufferin Grove Park activities)
The Even Better Way? (Parkour Toronto)
Island Heroes (Strong Man Competition)
Seeds of Springtime (gardening groups and activities)

DINING
Alphabet Soup to Nuts (Toronto Serial Diners)
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie! (Madeleines Cherry Pie and Ice Cream)
Domo Ori-gateaux (Japanese patisserie)
Dosai (South Indian vegetarian dining)
Dosai: The saga continues! (More South Indian vegetarian dining)
Dufferin Delights (Dufferin Grove Park dinners)
Evidence of a Universal Law of Conservation of Pastry (Zane Patisserie/Konditor bakery)
Fitty Ate Here (Bus Station Family Restaurant)
Just for the Halibut (fish and chips shops)
Same As It Ever Was (Bo-Peep Family Restaurant)
Tall Tales (restaurant in the sky)

LITERATURE & THE ARTS
All Shook Up... at the Speed of Intuition (interview with Silver Elvis)
Caribana: Bacchanal Time
The East End Is The New West End (art galleries)
Ghosts of Fort York
Hot Tickets (Ten plays to watch for, 2006-2007)
Jumping Higher With Caribana
Location, Location, Location (site-specific theatre)
Nuit Blanche Preview
Nuit Blanche - The Morning After
Ole Mas at Caribana 2006
Reflections of Glenn (Glenn Gould sculpture facts)
Secret Gallery (City-owned paintings and prints collection)
Seeds of Springtime (The SEED Collective/Dyan Marie gallery)
Soft City (UPBAG Collective)
So What Do You Do After You Destroy the One Ring? (Lord of the Rings opening)
We're Going to Miss Lou (obituary note for Louise Bennett-Coverley)

SHOPPING
Adventures of Monkey Girl (roro's crafty sock monkey clothes and toys)
Canadian Cool at L'Oréal Fashion Week
Designs On You (shopping for local fashion)
Knit Notes (Toronto knitting shops)
More Fashion Week Notes
One for the Scrapbook (scrapbooking supplies)
Pirate Treasures (model boat supplies)
Proceeds of Crime? (TTC and Police goods auction)
Seeds of Springtime (grow your own pharmaceuticals)

MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
All Shook Up... at the Speed of Intuition (interview with Silver Elvis)
Bollywood (Part One) (trip to Woodside Cinema)
Bollywood (Part Two) (trip to Albion Cinema)
Caribana: Bacchanal Time
Discover Your Inner Zombie! (Toronto Zombiewalk)
EMPz 4 Life at TIFF
Hairspray Filming Location News
Hollywood North Update (film shoots and stars)
I Guess They Didn't Feel Like Going To Cannes This Year (Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman on a shoot)
Jumping Higher With Caribana
More About Hairspray
News from Hollywood North (film shoots and stars)
Queer Lounge Tidbits (Film Festival party report)
So What Do You Do After You Destroy the One Ring? (Lord of the Rings opening)
Soggy Hairspray? (film shoot tidbits)
Taking the Lead... or the College Streetcar (Take the Lead movie information)
TIFF: Last Licks with Sleeping Dogs

NIGHTLIFE
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie! (Madeleines Cherry Pie and Ice Cream)

NOTORIETY
Alphabet Soup to Nuts (Toronto Serial Diners)
Buying the Vote? (Peter Styrsky, candidate for Mayor of Toronto)
Caribana 2006 King and Queen Winners
Curtis Eustace and Carnival Nationz Win Caribana 2006
Fitty Ate Here (Get Rich or Die Tryin' movie information)
So What Do You Do After You Destroy the One Ring? (Lord of the Rings opening)
Toronto Mayors: weLL & iLL

LIVING
Bollywood (Part One) (trip to Woodside Cinema)
Bollywood (Part Two) (trip to Albion Cinema)
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie! (Madeleines Cherry Pie and Ice Cream)
Caribana: Bacchanal Time
Clear Your Clutter for a Cause (places that will re-use your stuff)
Domo Ori-gateaux (Japanese patisserie)
Evidence of a Universal Law of Conservation of Pastry (Zane Patisserie/Konditor bakery)
Festival of South Asia
Jumping Higher With Caribana
Knit Notes (Toronto knitting shops)
One for the Scrapbook (scrapbooking supplies)
Salad Days (The Olive Pit and The Spice Trader: oil, vinegar and spices)
Stay Awhile (offbeat hotels and B&Bs)
This Taste of the Danforth is All Year Long (Taste The 4th Sense oils, vinegars and hot sauces)
Wild and Woolly: Toronto Knitting Adventures