Bill Taylor

Photos by Bill Taylor/Torontoist. On a Queen West location shoot for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World yesterday, this is Dave vs. Bill Taylor. Dave (no last name) doesn't think "blocker" is his official title but it's his job description. He's there, with a large black umbrella, to stop anyone... continue reading on Torontoist

Sometimes you have to spell out what would seem to be self-evident. This sign on the door of a store on Spadina Avenue just north of Oxford Street once again raises the question of whether the automated public washrooms Toronto is reportedly getting beginning next year, as part of... continue reading on Torontoist

The Santa Claus Parade is over and done with for another year, but jolly old St. Nicholas and his clones have still hardly had time to get comfortable on their thrones in the shopping malls. All the same, there’s already no room at the inn—or the parking lots, anyway.... continue reading on Torontoist

Santa’s elves have been out on Queen Street, just east of University Avenue across from the Canadian Opera Company, earmarking eighteen spots on the sidewalk for Sunday’s Santa Claus Parade. We don’t recall seeing this in previous years, and a quick walk along a chunk of the parade route... continue reading on Torontoist

We’ll have a more in-depth look later this week at the new and improved Art Gallery of Ontario, which reopens Friday, with three days of free admission, after architect Frank Gehry’s $254-million facelift. But a quick peek during an AGO members’ preview reveals a lot of last-minute construction work going... continue reading on Torontoist