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Oh yeah! And Frostitution the good cake place. There needs to be a Glazed and Confused cupcake place…
Anonymous asked:
I didn’t even know Andy Poolhall was a pun until you asked. Other places off the top of my head: Crews (Cruise), Woodys (or are those double-entendres?), every single Thai restaurant (Thai One On, Thai’d N True [I made that one up, but it probably exists]), Merchant of Tennis (on Bayview). That’s all I can think off right now :D
Globe investigation: The Ford family’s history with drug dealing
Well before the events of the past week, The Globe and Mail began to research the Ford brothers in an effort to chronicle their lives before rising to prominence in Canada’s largest city. Over the past 18 months, it has sought out and interviewed dozens of people who knew them in their formative years.
What has emerged is a portrait of a family once deeply immersed in the illegal drug scene. All three of the mayor’s older siblings – brother Randy, 51, and sister Kathy, 52, as well as Doug, 48 – have had ties to drug traffickers.
Ten people who grew up with Doug Ford – a group that includes two former hashish suppliers, three street-level drug dealers and a number of casual users of hash – have described in a series of interviews how for several years Mr. Ford was a go-to dealer of hash. These sources had varying degrees of knowledge of his activities: Some said they purchased hash directly from him, some said they supplied him, while others said they observed him handling large quantities of the drug.
The events they described took place years ago, but as mayor, Rob Ford has surrounded himself with people from his past. Most recently he hired someone for his office whose long history with the Fords, the sources said, includes selling hashish with the mayor’s brother.
Sculptural Shear Walls
Extending walls beyond the building envelope allows the cost-effective realization of dramatic sculptural shapes. Prii claimed 20 Prince Arthur Avenue (1965) was his favourite building, and it’s easy to understand why: the tower captures Space Age excitement with a rocket-like profile that flares outward at the base, then soars 22 storeys to scalloped peaks. Blue-coloured balconies blend into the sky, emphasizing the curving white concrete shear walls. 20 Prince Arthur is probably Prii’s most luxurious and best-maintained building, set in expansive, lushly-landscaped grounds with a freestanding fountain. Projecting shear walls also define the sculptural 35 Walmer Road, 77 Elm Street, 50 Stephanie Street and the five Jane-Exbury towers. — torontodesign





