Honest Ed’s, originally uploaded by stevenharris. At Bloor and Bathurst, Honest Ed’s discount store has been a Toronto fixture for over sixty years. Original owner Ed Mirvish who oversaw operations for over most of those years, until his death in 2007. Of course, most Torontonians know the Mirvish family as much for their contributions to [...]

Gazing out over a throng of Wongs on the Queen’s Park lawn Saturday afternoon, Ming Wong volunteered a nugget of advice. “The good thing about this is if you don’t know somebody’s name, you just say, ‘Mr. Wong!’” he joked. Wong, a delegate of the Wong Association of Ontario, was one of around 300 individuals [...]

Cherry Beach Lifeguard Station, originally uploaded by stevenharris. Monday was a long weekend in Ontario – Simcoe Day – and many Torontonians spent the day at various amusements, parks, or cottages around the province. Sticking close to the city, I headed to Cherry Beach, a jewel of a park on the waterfront, just past the [...]

Cherry Beach Lifeguard Station, originally uploaded by stevenharris. Monday was a long weekend in Ontario – Simcoe Day – and many Torontonians spent the day at various amusements, parks, or cottages around the province. Sticking close to the city, I headed to Cherry Beach, a jewel of a park on the waterfront, just past the [...]

Cherry Beach Lifeguard Station, originally uploaded by stevenharris. Monday was a long weekend in Ontario – Simcoe Day – and many Torontonians spent the day at various amusements, parks, or cottages around the province. Sticking close to the city, I headed to Cherry Beach, a jewel of a park on the waterfront, just past the [...]

Large Reflections, originally uploaded by stevenharris. I never get tired of seeing interesting reflections in the sky above the city. Here, the clouds reflect on one of the buildings near College St. and University Ave.

Large Reflections, originally uploaded by stevenharris. I never get tired of seeing interesting reflections in the sky above the city. Here, the clouds reflect on one of the buildings near College St. and University Ave.

Large Reflections, originally uploaded by stevenharris. I never get tired of seeing interesting reflections in the sky above the city. Here, the clouds reflect on one of the buildings near College St. and University Ave.

The sunniest city gets a community garden under a Fiskars project: In 2009, it was Toronto and Vancouver in 2010. In 2011, it is Calgary’s turn to owe a Fiskars community garden. Fiskars, a global leader in hand tools for home, garden and outdoors, zoomed in on Calgary this year to install a community garden. In... Read more

The sunniest city gets a community garden under a Fiskars project: In 2009, it was Toronto and Vancouver in 2010. In 2011, it is Calgary’s turn to owe a Fiskars community garden. Fiskars, a global leader in hand tools for home, garden and outdoors, zoomed in on Calgary this year to install a community garden. In... Read more