Posts filed under “corktown”
Would you be mine? Could you be mine?
Via Gabe and the wirelesstoronto discussion list, a link to Won’t You Be My Wireless Neighbor? It’s a lovely essay about sharing (some might say “stealing”) your neighbours’ wireless internet. In it, confessed WiFi-moocher Helen Rubinstein fondly remembers SSIDs gone by, and laments the loss of an open, unprotected network called Belkin_G-Plus_MIMO. She closes with [...]
Peter’s Cajun lives!
I’m a huge fan of Peter’s Cajun Creole Pizza. For many years, it was directly across the street from our apartment, and our go-to place when Jenna and I didn’t feel like cooking. Pete’s was tiny, adorned with old-timey jazz memorabilia, and usually packed. There were two small tables, one long table (with old theatre [...]
Coming soon to Dundas and Parliament
Just north of our apartment in Corktown, the development at the corner of Dundas and Parliament continues. Yesterday, I noticed these harbingers of gentrification:
Hallelujah
As promised, as of 7:00 this morning, the diversion of Queen streetcars is over. That means no more screeching. Perhaps now I can get a proper night’s sleep.
Peter’s Corner is now open
Peter’s Corner (“Profile of Excellence”) is now officially open for business on the Northeast corner of Queen and Parliament. Hope to try it out soon, if I can wean myself off Pete’s Cajun. I’ve not yet stepped inside, but judging by the menu boards, it has to be better than the previous tenant, Mr. Tasty.
Screeching redux
Yup, the screeching is back, as of this morning: The TTC has scheduled streetcar service to resume along the Queen Street East bridge across the Don River at 5 a.m. today. Construction at Church and Queen Streets continues to disrupt streetcar service. Via Transit Toronto
The diversion has itself been diverted
The horrible streetcar screetching at Queen and Parliament that I wrote about? For the past week, we’ve been spared. It seems that the previous diversion has been diverted by more construction on the Queen East bridge. So until August 27, the 501 will take this convoluted route: 501 Queen Streetcars will divert eastbound, from Yonge [...]
That horrible screetching you hear at Queen and Parliament? Get used to it.
The other day, Jenna and I awoke to the sound of screaming steel at Queen and Parliament as TTC streetcars diverted south. Streetcar after streetcar made the turn, and I thought, “I wonder what’s wrong. I wonder how long long they’ll divert traffic.” Turns out we’re in for more than a month of this. From [...]
Queen and Parliament is now Peter’s Corner
My favourite pizza place in Toronto, Peter’s Cajun Creole Pizza, is expanding. The former Mr. Tasty location, adjacent to Pete’s Cajun at Queen and Parliament, is now Peter’s Corner. They installed the sign tonight: The sign promises: Hamburger Panini Steak Coffee Gelato But the best part? Their slogan is “Profile of Excellence.” I’m not quite [...]
Margaret Mulligan’s ukulele portraits
Photographer Margaret Mulligan took portraits of people with their ukes at last week’s Corktown Ukulele Jam, and they look terrific. Here’s the whole photoset on Flickr, and here are two of yours truly: