West End Phoenix
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A home-delivered, periodical local newspaper with city news + art featuring the finest writers and photographers from Toronto and beyond. Subscribe today! www.westendphoenix.com
Help us celebrate 10 years of WEP and tell the story of Canada in 24 songs. Incredible lineup, alway the highlight of our year. Get your tickets now! www.westendphoenix.com/events/seaso...
Seasons in the Sun Fall Concert — West End Phoenix
2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the West End Phoenix, and to celebrate, we’re throwing a party! Seasons in the Sun, at Palais Royale on September 25, celebrates a decade of community-powered journa...
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Get your licks in! Tell us your favourite West End spot for soft serve.
The nights are warm and humid, and the city feels oddly half empty. It must be August. So let's flip a page on our WEP Read The Room bookstore calendar and say hello to Ryan from Junction Triangle comics emporium Knowhere Comics, captured here on Polaroid film by Jalani Morgan.
If you're in need of a laugh, head over to Dorval Ave to this neighbourhood bad joke dispenser. Caution: If you are allergic to groaners, steer clear. #westendwhimsy
DISPATCHES FROM THE GARAGE WITH WEP PUBLISHER @davebidini.bsky.social You have only 2 days left to grab a cheaper ticket to Seasons In The Sun, our 10th anniversary benefit concert coming to the Palais Royale on Friday September 25th www.westendphoenix.com/shop/seasons...
Taking your doggo for a walk? We did and stumbled across this charming doggie stick library in an alley just off of Merchant Lane behind Sterling Ave in the Junction Triangle. #westendwhimsy
Toronto's best Nepali food is at Lali Gurans, a mom-and-pop restaurant and community hub in Parkdale. I went behind the scenes for the @westendphoenix.bsky.social
Today’s Special: Samay Baji — West End Phoenix
Parkdale’s Lali Gurans serves up hard-to-find Nepali and Newari favourites with a side of pop from the house band.
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Captured While Delivering The Mini Issue of The @westendphoenix.bsky.social on the front yard of one of their subscribers bearing a striking resemblance to The Master In Chief himself @davebidini.bsky.social
LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER The 3rd instalment of our Family Portraits series looking at Toronto's ballroom scene is now available to read online. Story by Connor Garel Photos by Albert Huang www.westendphoenix.com/stories/like...
Like mother, like daughter — West End Phoenix
In the ballroom community, some performers step into parenting roles for house members, offering love, practical supports and investment in their self-discovery. As Tamar, one guardian, puts it, it’s ...
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A fully stacked lineup of West End stars playing an exclusive set of hand picked Canadians classics ranging from 1920's to 2020's. Come celebrate 10 years of WEP with us at the Palais Royale on Sept 25th! Early bird tickets on sale now! www.westendphoenix.com/events/seaso...
Seasons in the Sun Fall Concert — West End Phoenix
2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the West End Phoenix, and to celebrate, we’re throwing a party! Seasons in the Sun, at Palais Royale on September 25, celebrates a decade of community-powered journa...
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A new community crossword has arrived in Dovercourt Park. In you happen to stroll by, fill in a word! It only took people a couple of days to solve the last one so let's see how we get on with this one. Big shout out to our crossword master Paul Vermeersch for keeping our brains activated!
ORIGIN STORY. In case you missed it, in this week's newsletter WEP's @davebidini.bsky.social talks about his lifelong love of newspapers, from writing imaginary news stories on his fathers typewriter as a child, to writing for the Toronto Star in the 90s and beyond. mailchi.mp/4fe86d2f60f1...
The kids are out of school, the outdoor pools are open, and the city feels more alive than ever. It must be July! So let's flip a page in your WEP Read The Room bookstore calendar and say hello to the team from Another Story Bookshop in Roncesvalles, captured here on Polaroid film by Jalani Morgan.
"Groups include, jazz heads, rave kids, off-shift restaurant workers, first daters, queer regulars, art-school wanderers & those who arrive intending to enjoy one set & end up staying for two or three more" One wild night at Drom Taberna, from the latest WEP www.westendphoenix.com/stories/drom...
Drom Taberna is Toronto’s 4 a.m. living room — West End Phoenix
One loud, wild, welcoming night at the Queen West venue.
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If you reserved a spot for our Brain Candy screening and are NOT planning to come, please let us know. If you reserved a spot for this and ARE planning to come, please bring cash money. www.westendphoenix.com/events/brain...
We’re starting a new feature in the pages of WEP: ASK MARTHA! an advice column written by comedian Martha Chaves , and we need your queries, quandaries, and questions! Submit your questions through the link in our bio, and if we feature yours, we'll let you know! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Help us celebrate 10 years of WEP and tell the story of Canada in 24 songs. Incredible lineup, always a good time. Early bird tickets on sale now! www.westendphoenix.com/events/seaso...
Seasons in the Sun Fall Concert — West End Phoenix
2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the West End Phoenix, and to celebrate, we’re throwing a party! Seasons in the Sun, at Palais Royale on September 25, celebrates a decade of community-powered journa...
westendphoenix.com
LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER The 3rd instalment of our Family Portraits series looking at Toronto's ballroom scene is now available to read online. Story by Connor Garel Photos by Albert Huang www.westendphoenix.com/stories/like...
Like mother, like daughter — West End Phoenix
In the ballroom community, some performers step into parenting roles for house members, offering love, practical supports and investment in their self-discovery. As Tamar, one guardian, puts it, it’s ...
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“You’re going to dance, you’re going to drink, you’re going to fall in love, you’re going to use the city as an extension of your living room.” The cover story on Drom Taberna form out June issue is now also available to read online. www.westendphoenix.com/stories/drom...
Drom Taberna is Toronto’s 4 a.m. living room — West End Phoenix
One loud, wild, welcoming night at the Queen West venue.
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MEAT AND GREET - At the 70-year-old Macelleria Venezia, run by Vincenzo Gangemi and his son, small talk is part of the job. Read this story by Ian Merringer in full in the pages of the latest WEP. www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
COMPETITION TIME! Calling all wordsmiths! Be the first person to send us a pic of your completed WEP crossword by and will we bring you a box of donuts! YOUR TIME STARTS NOW!!
If you like cycling and dancing, and dancing and cycling, a rolling bike dance party is taking over the streets this Saturday. bikepartytoronto.square.site
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WEP publisher @davebidini.bsky.social reflections on being at the Canada vs Bosnia World Cup match last Friday. Click through and sign up to our newsletter for weekly news and events from the West End Phoenix. mailchi.mp/0b3f754f964e...
Help us celebrate 10 years of WEP and tell the story of Canada in 24 songs. Incredible lineup, always a good time. Early bird tickets on sale now! www.westendphoenix.com/events/seaso...
Seasons in the Sun Fall Concert — West End Phoenix
2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the West End Phoenix, and to celebrate, we’re throwing a party! Seasons in the Sun, at Palais Royale on September 25, celebrates a decade of community-powered journa...
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June cover girl Misha posing with the latest issue of WEP. This story by Noel Ransome has turned out to be a bittersweet one as Misha has announced he will be leaving Drom at the end of the month. His last day is June 27th, it will be a party to remember. www.westendphoenix.com/stories/drom...
Drom Taberna is Toronto’s 4 a.m. living room — West End Phoenix
One loud, wild, welcoming night at the Queen West venue.
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IS LIBERTY VILLAGE READY FOR FIFA? The penned-in neighbourhood is hard to access at the best of times. We asked local businesses how they’re preparing for the soccer-loving onslaught. The latest from @johnlorinc.bsky.social from our June issue. www.westendphoenix.com/stories/is-l...
Is Liberty Village ready for FIFA? — West End Phoenix
The penned-in neighbourhood is hard to access at the best of times. We asked local businesses how they’re preparing for the soccer-loving onslaught.
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“My God, I've been doing so many VCRs. Everybody wants the tangibility effect now. They want to be holding it in their hands” Greg Thomas visits American Electronics in the Junction, the 53-year-old repair shop presided over by John Fadal and his dad. www.westendphoenix.com/stories/tota...
Shopkeeper: Totally Tubular — West End Phoenix
At American Electronics, the 53-year-old repair shop presided over by John Fadal and his dad, older is better.
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