Dylan
@dylan89.bsky.social
City politics. Theatre. Movies. F1. Opera 📍Toronto Letterboxd: dh89
Imagining a city in which Avenue road businesses aren't allowed to just take a car lane for private valet Source: Streets Of Toronto share.google/AYeVcLcXo22X...
Sotto Sotto is leaving its current Yorkville spot after more than a decade
Ristorante Sotto Sotto, the ultimate star-studded clubhouse of Toronto, is officially slated to move into a new space.
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Love that new builds are advertising $130K in savings when you buy a $5m condo. Thanks Doug and Mark!
I had the pleasure of visiting local businesses with the Queen West BIA yesterday; my first community engagement event since joining the membership team at Destination Toronto. A city that people want to visit, is a city built on community.
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · last wk.Canada is officially going to Eurovision. CBC/Radio-Canada has opened the search for the country’s first-ever representative ahead of the 2027 contest in Bulgaria. zurl.co/rlOSd
We're trying something new next Wednesday 6-8pm in Etobicoke - taking a look at Etobicoke-specific City Council items, exploring relevant available data, and seeing what might be built. No expertise needed! Register here - https://luma.com/ag99zbg1
Clearly setting up a Mayoral run in 4 years?
Matt Elliott@graphicmatt.com · 2w agoHm, name sounds familiar.
Same sentiment. Was really vibing with Gabe's campaign.
Robert Zaichkowski@rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 2w agoMike Layton has confirmed he will be running to take his old council job back in my #UniRose riding. While his council track record was excellent, I feel sorry for @gabeblanc.bsky.social & @dianayoon.bsky.social since this news will mean game over for both. #TOpoli www.thestar.com/news/gta/mik...
@diannesaxe.bsky.social example of what you could have done over the last four years. Instead you worked with businesses to stop lanes!
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3w agoAcross New York City, busways have increased bus speeds by up to 60% and reduced pedestrian and cyclist injuries by up to 45%. In just a few weeks, the Bronx will get its first busway on Tremont Avenue.
There is a huge opening in Ontario for a left-wing party to make fiscal responsibility in public works one of their core pillars. We are needlessly setting billions of dollars on fire year after year because we cannot get procurement and project cost containment under control.
More Transit Southern Ontario@moretransitso.bsky.social · 4w agoMetrolinx has signed a $4.32 billion contract to build 3km of tunnel and 2 underground stations between Gerrard and Minton Place Portal. At $1.4 billion/km for civil works (not even the full price!), this is one of the worst value subway contracts in world history.
Waiting for the King Streetcar. 4 streetcars backed up. 5 personal cars driving straight through, but the intersection is blocked through a full light cycle anyways A massive failure from Chow, Myers, & Saxe. They should be hounded until they provide answers and solutions that justify reelection.
Can someone ask the current Mayor what's up?
justin taylor 🚄🎵🔋🌈@nottaylorx.bsky.social · 3w agoFor a while it seemed like it was getting better. But as of 10 Aug 2026, the RSZ situation is almost in the worst state it has ever been. It's incredibly frustrating that we've suffered through months and years of early closures, weekend closures, and even weekday closures and this is the result.
My Toronto Star take on festival challenges: 1. Crowds aren’t the problem; poor spatial planning is. Many festivals have outgrown the car-centric streets and spaces where they began. Their growth needs to be matched with permanent pedestrianization, better design, and placemaking approaches.
Moving to Oriole Parkway and the first thing I noticed in the area is the lack of garbage cans. Feel like every bike hub should have a receptacle. @joshmatlow.bsky.social
Walt Disney and Richard Nixon in the Disneyland Monorail back in '59
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoTrump: "Magnets. Magnets. You gotta go with magnets. That's a good one. Everybody should go for magnets."
It’s important to understand that when 1.2 million Americans are dying from a disease, any government action is excessive and tyrannical, but if a dozen trans women want to play soccer no government action can go far enough
Saw Hadestown Pro-Shot last night. Brings back the joy of seeing the OG cast just before COVID. Great camera work that moved with the music and wasn't afraid of a long shot (though I think the show naturally lends itself really well to be filmed). Read Glenn's review and go see it!
Glenn Sumi@glennsumi.bsky.social · last mo.Over the weekend, the live capture of @hadestownmusical.bsky.social earned $10.2 million. It’s expanding to more theatres this week. I look at why it’s so damn effective - one of the best pro-shots I’ve seen - in my newsletter. www.goaheadsumi.com/why-the-hade...
Does Bradford go centre, giving Chow the opportunity to slide a bit left?
Polling Canada@canadianpolling.bsky.social · last mo.Toronto - Mayoral Polling: 🟣 Chow: 47% 🔵 Bradford: 32% 🟡 Alexander: 11% 🟣 Chow: 48% 🔵 Bradford: 36% Forum / July 29, 2026
I did walk out of the theatre singing "Allein! Weh, ganz allein" but my husband told me I was a giant nerd. Great movie.
Area Man@areamancm.bsky.social · last mo.“Hello! I am very clever and you are stupid.”
Sounds like a provincial leader who comes out with strong support for Alto, and the work towards expansion of GO regional services, would be very popular.
John Michael McGrath@jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · last mo.“'It’s Billy Bishop for Alto, that was always the understanding,' said one insider" www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
"I kinda look like Mark Carney and y'all don't care about his policies, so here we are."
Ben Spurr@benspurr.bsky.social · last mo.I'll be on CBC's Metro Morning in a few minutes talking about former Harper cabinet minister Chris Alexander entering the race for Toronto mayor
Politicians from Brad Bradford to Josh Matlow are talking about more policing but none of them are talking about the widespread corruption we’re seeing in the Toronto force (or across Canada). I think this is a big problem.
