CITY COUNCIL
staff departure…
• 2 senior staff leaving Ford’s office [The Star]
• Rob Ford’s chief of staff stepping down [Globe & Mail]
NFL talk…
• Ford brothers revive dream of NFL franchise in Toronto [The Star]
• Posted Toronto Political Panel: The Fords blitz for an NFL team [National Post]
• Da Mayor and Da Bears [The Sun]
• Ford should have higher priorities than the NFL [The Sun]
• Councillors take sides on NFL in Toronto [The Sun]
• T.O. NFL team ‘not a pipe dream’ [The Sun]
• Football Folly [Torontoist]
other…
• No relief from false-alarm fee [The Star]
• Ice rink task force proposed [The Star]
• Runner up in Ward 9 wants election ruled invalid [National Post]
• Councillors in dustup over vote [The Sun]
• City budget debate intensifies [The Sun]
• Private daycares deadly, councillor says [The Sun]
• Rink bid on solid ice, councillor says [The Sun]
• Balancing Act: User Fees [Torontoist]
ELECTION AFTER-MATH
• The Saturday Inverview: Smitherman — George, furious no more [National Post]
TRANSIT
• Liberals poised to ban TTC strikes [The Star]
• The bus cuts are a false economy [The Star]
• TTC passenger struck and killed after exiting bus [The Star]
• Stop giving free Metropasses to condo buyers, say builders [The Star]
• Customer service the focus of GO Transit’s high-tech control centre [The Star]
• Province moves to ban TTC strikes [Globe & Mail]
• Second Donlands subway stop exit done deal [Globe & Mail]
• Timeline: Pedestrians and cyclists killed by TTC vehicles [National Post]
POLICE & CRIME
• New Mimico detention centre Ontario’s first prefab prison [The Star]
• The mystery of the man in the snowplow [The Star]
• DiManno: One word to those exploiting Sgt. Russell’s death: Stop [The Star]
• Tragedy brings even bickering politicians together [The Star]
• Tories set to introduce bill that makes citizen’s arrests easier [Globe & Mail]
• Stephen Harper meets with acquitted grocer David Chen [National Post]
• Sgt. Russell’s father delivers heartfelt message of thanks to public [National Post]
• Chris Selley: We trust the police, but we wish we could trust them more [National Post]
HOUSING & NEIGHBOURHOODS
• Heat restored to North York highrise complex after two days in the cold [The Star]
• The pack rat at the epicentre of the Wellesley fire [The Star]
• Landlords grapple with hoarders [The Star]
• ‘Teens of terror’ hurling slushies and slurs in Gay Village [The Star]
• TDSB staff recommend no schools close in Jane-Finch [The Star]
• Why Gurleen, and Jayden, and Muhammad, and Joshua rule in Malton [OpenFile]
• Why Tenzin reigns in Parkdale [OpenFile]
STREETS & STREETSCAPE
• The Fixer: Abandoned bikes block Wheel-Trans access [The Star]
• The Fixer: Broken wrist should never have happened [The Star]
• Where Avenue Road meets Eglinton Avenue West [Globe & Mail]
• City living gone DIY: The allure of private streets [National Post]
• Pawn shops in Toronto [BlogTO]
VENUES
• Sweet memories linger as beloved bakery closes [The Star]
• The second act of the Cameron House chronicles [Globe & Mail]
• Year-round patios pitched [The Sun]
BUILDINGS
• Companies may avoid green roofs [The Star]
• Four-alarm fire in Etobicoke extinguished [The Star]
• Photos: Urban decay — The Richard L. Hearn Generating Station [National Post]
• Historicist: Your New Hospital for Sick Children [Torontoist]
GARBAGE
• Why Toronto may not get privatized garbage pickup any time soon [Globe & Mail]
• Toronto’s old dump slated for parkland [The Sun]
• Closed landfill powering homes [The Sun]
OTHER NEWS
• Stratford and Windsor-Essex among most intelligent communities, but what about Toronto? [The Star]
• Toronto Pride passed test for federal funds but ultimately failed [The Star]
• The rush for stuff: Demand for storage auctions grows as bidders hope to turn clutter into eBay profit [National Post]
• Has Kardinal Offishall penned Toronto’s first anthem? [BlogTO]
One comment
Quote from “Da Mayor and Da Bears” linked above:
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Ford said he and the mayor are hoping to set up a meeting with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, but won’t be in town very long.
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Oh, yeah, sure. Let’s see how that conversation would go.
“Hello, Mayor Daley’s Office.”
“Uh, hi, um, I’m the Mayor of Toronto and I’m in town with my bro to watch the football game, and um, was wondering if Mayor Daley wanted to get, like, a hot dog or something?”
“Mayor Daley is at a formal state dinner hosting the President of China right now. Did you want to schedule a meeting to discuss urban green roof policy, or transit-oriented development, or steetscape landscaping?”
“Um, no, we kinda wanted to know if he thought Cutler’s knee would hold up or if the game would depend on Urlacher’s ability to run the blitz. And if he could get us some parking passes.”
“What rural village did you say you were from again? I’m sorry, the Mayor is very busy right now. Please call back later.”