Budweiser Bills Tailgate Party

A small tent city was assembled in the shadow of the CN Tower adjacent to the Rogers Centre for the Bud Tailgate Party. A large blowup can of Budweiser marked the entrance to the party zone full of beautiful Budweiser girls. The NFL's Bills and the Jets were in Toronto for an 8:20pm game at Rogers Centre.Next door at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre a construction trade show was taking place.

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Festive Lights

Tis the season to put up lights now, fa la la la la, it's Christmas time. Holiday decorations and window displays fill building lobbies and streets as Santa quickly approaches.In the Yonge-Dundas Square there is a large tree made of big, silver balls. It looks much better at night time when it has big, bright, blue balls. I am not really sure what there message is but it is still visually

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A Blog in Toronto

When you pass a person in the street do you think that they are on the way to blog, to write down their latest thoughts on an online journal? With so many bloggers it is very possible. You might find bloggers next to you in a store or along the street. I noted in the Olympic Flame Relay post that we ran into a blogger named Christina that will make the journey to Vancouver to watch and write

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Dario Franchitti at the Canadian Motorsports Expo

Some of the top racers in the world joined fans at the 2011 Canadian Motorsports Expo (CME) including IndyCar and Indy 500 Champion Dario Franchitti. The IRL driver signed lots of pictures and other racing memorabilia before joining media for a round table discussion and later one on one interviews. Dario is a favourite of Toronto fans for his win at the 2009 Toronto Honda Indy as well as his

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Building demolished on Yonge Street

The historic building at 335 Yonge St (at Gould) fell apart, then burst into flames and as punishment the bad structure was spanked and now they are taking it down. You can still see the scorch marks in the bricks at the top of the picture. The police say they are looking for a person of interest in the ongoing fire investigation - you can see the fuzzy little video here. I loved the one comment

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Winter in Toronto

The temperatures are starting to hit a shocking -25 degrees Celsius (forecast for overnight on Sunday the 23rd) during the cold winter nights in Toronto (the average high temperature at this time of year is -2). Steam rises from the TD Canada Trust Tower in the early morning, above photo. Damn, that is pretty chilly - I am tempted to wear my Snuggie around the city. To check the Toronto weather

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Procession for fallen Police Officer Sgt. Ryan Russell

A multitude of Police, Emergency Medical Services, TTC, Conservation Officers and Dignitaries pay last respects to Toronto Officer Sergeant Ryan Russell – thousands in uniform parade down University Avenue heading towards the Service for the fallen officer.Police forces from around North America - such as the Clevland Police Honour Guard, attended the tribute to one of their own with the funeral

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Toronto Police Sergeant Ryan Russell's funeral

Update: See my photos of the Jan 18 procession and at the Convention Centre on my post here.Toronto Police have released details on the funeral service for fallen Police Sergeant Ryan Russell, the "funeral will be held on Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at 1 p.m., at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, 222 Bremner Boulevard."From information provided by the police: Shortly after 6 a.m

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