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PARTY ALERT!!!! We are throwing a bash at WEP Central May 4th including a PET FASHION SHOW 🐶🐱, live music from Neil Quin & Mike O’Brien from Zeus, portrait studio with
@jalanimorgan
, a crossword battle, food, drink and buckets of community spirit.
Come hang out!!
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You can tell the freedom convoy isn’t from Toronto cause they all took St Clair in the middle of the day.
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Maybe we can save Ontario Place by getting Metrolinx to build the spa.
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sad day for the tenants of 888 Dupont, given orders to vacate to make way for luxury condos. Lots of artists called that space home, condos vs the arts takes another round.
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This is heartbreaking news about a landmark store that was so supportive to so many people. Just processing and reminiscing. We're going to have more thoughts on this soon, but RIP Soundscapes and best of luck to Greg and everyone there.
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As fences go up around Ontario Place, we feel the need to be clear on our opposition to the development.
With an event in the works in Dec alongside
@ONPlace4All
, we can no longer accept in good faith any support from Diamond Schmitt, as long as they are involved in the project.
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Telling our kids this is Wall-E
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trying to find my way through The PATH after not being in there for almost a year
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ANNOUNCEMENT!! We are teaming up with
@ONPlace4All
on Dec 3rd to bring you an all day telethon in opposition to the proposed spa development at Ontario Place. Mark your calendars!
More details coming next week!
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Show us the Ontario Place lease.
I promised the people of Ontario that we would put an end to the party with your money. Today, we launched a Commission of Inquiry and line-by-line audit of provincial spending to ensure the people are presented with a full, honest, and accurate picture of Ontario’s finances.
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Nothing in our age should ever be exempt from environmental laws. Time to dig our heels in.
NEW: The Ford government has tabled legislation that would give itself significant new powers to fast-track the redevelopment of Ontario Place and exclude it from environmental laws, including the power to issue MZOs on the site.
#Onpoli
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This is a video of people supporting their neighbours that are living in encampments in Bellwoods. People are appropriately distanced and taking care to take all necessary precautions.
It's important for journalists to understand the story before posting about it.
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Ontario Place deal next please.
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Life imitating art
Waited approx 30 minutes for an Ossington bus at Dupont. Absolutely slammed. Made it to the station and it’s so jammed with people there are 3 buses full of people waiting. 12 years of Conservative rule in Toronto.
@ttcriders
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A petition has been started to oppose the renaming of Centennial Stadium
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For anyone complaining about how expensive Toronto is, I present this outstanding $3 pep slice from Juniors on Dundas.
Look out for a selection of West End treats under $5 treats coming in our April Issue.
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WEP and
@ONPlace4All
joins forces for a live telethon to raise awareness of the ongoing fight for Ontario Place!
Drop in and send the Ford government a message:
NO PRIVATE SPA ON PUBLIC LAND, NO CUTTING DOWN TREES, NO 95 YEAR LEASE, AND NO $600M PARKING GARAGE!
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Saddened to hear the news of the legendary Dallas Good (Sadies) passing. There is not enough space nor enough words to describe the life of one of the greats. RIP to a true luminary.
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Hey West Enders, excited to introduce myself to you as the new Twitter manager for the West End Phoenix! My name is
@nikostratis
, I'm a writer living in the beautiful west end of Toronto and I'll be the new person behind it all on here. Excited to share stories with you!
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Proof that investment in social services, not policing makes communities safer.
After reporting zero gun related fatalities last year, Regent Park residents are looking to highlight the success of investments into social services.
@CityErica
reports.
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So many highlights for us in 2023 but perhaps the biggest is having a place to call home at WEP Central. Having a physical space in the neighbourhood has helped us foster community beyond what we do with the newspaper.
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We are not doing any April Fools today as there is already enough misinformation coming from the people we're supposed to be able to trust every other day of the year.
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Hands up, who thinks an all-dayer with local bands at Earlscourt Park should be a reality in 2024.
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Hard to see this and not compare it to how shelters built for people to try and live in are swiftly demolished.
Protesters at Confederation park, right across from City Hall and beside the NAC and Rideaul Canal, appear to be building some type of wooden structure. They've also collected a stockpile of propane tanks and diesel fuel.
@CTVNews
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Some great photos from the polar bear swim on New Years at Michael Hough beach at Ontario Place, the spot our government thinks nobody goes to.
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Our new issue is here and ready to start hitting doorways and mailboxes! The music & Sports issue drops THIS WEEKEND! Your gonna love this one
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Well well…if it ain’t the
@barenakedladies
in our cozy WEP Central HQ
Come over and join us in Bloorcourt or online on ye olde YouTube
Rocking til 6
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If you are coming by our Save Ontario Place Telethon tomorrow, you can look also look forward to hot dogs from
@sanagans
, fresh coffee from
@BrocktonHaunt
, baked goods from
@mildredstemple
and sodas Geez Louise.
Huge thanks to these community giants for support the cause.
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Tireless working being done by
@ONPlace4All
.
BREAKING: Grassroots group seeks injunction to stop the Ontario Place Therme mega-spa, reports senior editor
@JohnLorinc
.
#ONpoli
#TOpoli
@ONPlace4All
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Another blow to local news reporting, our hearts go out to those who have lost their jobs today. How can community thrive if shareholder profits are the only concern?
#NEW
: Bell Media is selling off 45 of its radio stations as it cuts 4,800 jobs, or 9% of its workforce.
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Imagine we had all just done nothing. This fight is not over.
Group fighting Ontario Place spa plan scores legal victory over Doug Ford
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It’s WEP head honcho
@hockeyesque
birthday today!! Drop a happy birthday below!
Pictured here holding the very first issue of the West End Phoenix, which is also about to celebrate its 5th (!) birthday! Stay tuned for more on that….
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This
@bluejays
season, we're running a series of photo essays from WEP photo director
@jalanimorgan
at Jays games, seeing the field, the players and the fans through his eyes 🧵(1/5)
#BlackJays
#NextLevel
#Jackie42
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Sublime
Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and friends at Gordon Lightfoot's home in Toronto's Rosedale neighbourhood in 1975.
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Apply pressure, demand answers. No more private deals.
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Definitive version.
@barenakedladies
making spirits bright at our Save Ontario Place telethon.
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Sad to hear of the passing of SCTV’s Joe Flaherty.
Who’s your fave Flaherty character creation?
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There's just something about a stack of newspapers sitting on a pallet waiting to be delivered. Thank you all for helping keep the dream of independent print journalism alive.
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The Prime Minister of Canada came to the Gladstone Hotel to visit the staff and writers and photographers-- a few of them anyway-- of West End Phoenix and to recognize and celebrate the importance of independent journalism.
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“Run like the TTC made you late” sign spotted at the marathon yesterday.
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an interesting development, although one has to wonder why Shoppers/Loblaws is the only place to purchase one?
You can now buy a rapid COVID-19 test at Ontario Shoppers Drug Mart locations
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Some important tweets from Ontario Place 🐧🐤🐦
Beautiful sights (and not great quality photos!) at Ontario Place this morning | Scarlet tanager, magnolia warbler, blackburnian warbler, and an indigo bunting 🌲
#BirdsofToronto
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We are able to publish our newspaper because Toronto is an awesome city with awesome people who will support this wild idea of ours and in times like these we're reminded how lucky we are to live here in spite of occasions of darkness. Love to all affected by today's events.
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Easy fix: go see local bands in small independent venues
#Opinion
: Toronto has a great concert scene. So why was being a live music fan so awful this year?
Securing concert tickets has become a competitive sport — one that requires cash, connections and — often — total desperation.
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SHUFFLE DEMON INVASION!
Going strong at 3 Bartlett Ave!
COME DOWN OR JOIN THE LIVE STREAM!
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Thrilled to say that we were interviewed for the one and only
@NewYorker
(yes, THAT New Yorker) ! A local paper with worldwide appeal, West End Phoenix does it all!
thanks to Ben McGrath for the write up, read all about it in the Nov 8th issue when it drops next week!
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Congrats again to reader Stephanie Blackmore who won our recent
@MargaretAtwood
contest! seen here enjoying the spoils of her winnings!
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Great work here from Toronto comedy stalwart Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll
I don't know who produced this parody Metrolinx ads, but they're incredible and really not all that far removed from the actual ad campaign those dinguses produced.
#TOpoli
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Seeing as restaurants are closing their doors again, be nice to show some solidly and order from your local favourites if you’re able. Let’s help support each other through yet another lockdown.
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1975 called. Nostalgia is alive and well and living in the West End.
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These condos are a blight on the street because the commercial space sits derelict and tinted-windowed sucking the potential out of any life on the corner. We will be posting a series of these. This is Rusholme and College
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This beauty mailed today to all of our readers. 10 comic memoirs to read in the sand and on the grass.
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A petition is circulating to create pedestrian access under the GO train to join Lappin Ave to Antler St, joining Wallace Emerson & The Junction Triangle.
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We know it feels easy to blame your neighbours & the people you see in parks or on the street, but we would urge everyone to think kindly on the people around you, we only have each other. Let’s hold our elected officials to higher standards instead of looking down on each other
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Thanks to all of you who came out for
#NewsAid
, holy moly, what an incredible day!!! Thanks to all the bands, volunteers, staff, vendors and more!!! ❤️❤️❤️🗞🗞🗞🎸🎸🎸
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Can we start a blossom thread? The West End is looking explosive right now, we’ll start.
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You guys are on a roll! We’re still on the hunt for a couple more outstanding variety stores to feature in our 2024 calendar. What are you West End stand outs?
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YES THIS IS
Sam The Record Man on Yonge Street in 1967 shortly after moving from their original College and Shaw location.
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Autumn almanac 🍂 🍁
A blustery and beautiful fall morning around the West Island at Ontario Place earlier today 🍂
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Excited to 📣 a partnership with our big cousins at
@TorontoStar
, who will run a 1/2 of WEP goodness over 3 consecutive Saturdays in Dec! Thrilled to work w a great team showcasing independent journalism in our community. 1st piece runs this Sat Dec 4th in the Culture section!
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ALL HAIL LEWIS MALLARD!
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🧵PLEASE READ
It’s easy to feel worried about the state of media right now. We’re faced with daily news of layoffs, closures and corporate buyouts. Revered institutions and beloved favourites all reeling from the mercurial state of journalism in an unsteady, ever-changing world.
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Police budget seems like a good place to start….
Unfortunately, we had to turn away 5 non-profit housing providers who brought forward proposals to purchase 129 additional homes.
That’s 129 more homes we could have made permanently affordable, but we had to say no because the City doesn’t have the funds. 3/4
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A not great photo of a great night out celebrating our fabulous WEP team. Thank you to Bar Biltmore for hosting us, exceptional as always.
Happy holidays, may it be filled with live and light.
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Explosive magnolias on the paper route, a visual feast.
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THIS THURSDAY 7pm. WEP TOWN HALL, the fight for Ontario Place.
Join
@chrisgloverndp
, architecture critic
@alexbozikovic
, mayoral candidate
@chloebrown4TO
and
@ONPlace4All
@normsworld
as they discuss the current status of the development and the next steps to take to save it.
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Less photos of protests that are only there for the attention, more focus on the volunteers, workers, people getting vaccines and soft serve 🍦. Let’s focus on what’s working, not what’s demanding attention
Thousands of Torontonians are getting vaccines at City Hall. A DJ is playing music, ice cream trucks are giving out cones, & the line is moving well.
A small number of anti-vax protesters arrived, but TPS are keeping them off-site at the corner. The energy at the clinic is great
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Now imagine X and TikTok go down, and you happen to stumble upon a beautifully designed local newspaper…
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this is the Canadian entrance to the upside down
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What if the Leafs goal song was from a Toronto band…
Despite his Hall and Oates fandom,
@FriedgeHNIC
is calling for the
@MapleLeafs
to finally change their goal song. 🎶
Thoughts? 🤔
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In five seconds we will be eating this slice from Maker in Bloordale, $3.75 every Thursday.
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Join us and
@ONPlace4All
in person AND online in support of keeping Ontario Place in the hands of the public.
SUNDAY DEC 3rd, noon til 8pm, 3 Bartlett Ave!
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Honouring Neil Peart: here’s the story Alex Lifeson wrote about an early RUSH show for Year 1 of WEP
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AS PROMISED. This is Bowie, official dog of me,
@nikostratis
. Official dog of the West End Phoenix Twitter experience. Say hi everyone!
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Happy Black Friday to anyone paying full price at a small independent business today.
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