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    Is It Safe to Ride the TTC

    Concerns over an apparent rise in violence on the TTC came to the Danforth. On the evening of January 27th, a robbery was reported at Pape Station. Minutes later, an assault had taken place on board a bus nearby in the same area, according to Toronto Police. The two incidents are just one of a large uptick in reported acts of aggression on the TTC that have plagued the company in recent weeks. This has led to fears and questions about whether riding the TTC is still safe.  Incidents of violence are not unheard-of on public transit. In December 2022, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113, the union of transit workers…

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    5 Places You Can Go to Escape Your Cellphone

    In this day and age, we live by the internet and especially through social media. We eat with it, we sleep with it, and we even walk our dogs with it. For many, it takes as much as the inability to connect­­­—being physically unable to access social media—to make us log offline. Below is a list of places and events in Toronto that either do not allow for the use of cellphones or simply do not have WiFi or connection signals, giving you the ability to escape from your cellphone, even for just a few minutes (or hours). The Subway For just $3.00, you can travel underground on Toronto’s subway…

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    10 Very Torontonian First World Problems

    BY BEATRIZ SANCHEZ For anyone who understands the pain of living in multicultural  Toronto. 1) “I want to look hot for my date but snow made my hair wet and I look fat with my winter coat on.” 2) “I couldn’t understand what my new immigrant hairstylist was trying to say and my hair looks ugly now.” 3) “I want to let my friends know I’m on my way but there’s no reception on the TTC!” 4) “Tried BlogTo’s Top 10 New Sushi Restaurants in Toronto and they all sucked.” 5) “Missed St. George Station, got off on Spadina and now I have to walk through the hallway.” 6) “I…

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    Getting Artsy in Pape Station

    Have you ever wondered about the photographer behind the photo art installed in the newly renovated Pape Station?  By Lindsay Reid Luminoso  Fifty years ago, Pape Station was just a concept. The Bloor-Danforth subway line had not yetbeen opened. The Danforth area residents had access only to a limited bus service and a streetcar loop. Today, Pape Station averages over 27,000 patrons accessing the subway and buses every day. On September 28, 2009, construction began to make Pape Station more accessible and upgrade its features to the twenty-first century. When you enter the newly restored station, it is evident that a lot has changed. Toronto Transit Commission kicked off its…