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A generous donor has agreed to match any donation up to $15k. This will help us secure a new office and community hub, so we can continue provide an affordable, accessible space in the community.
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A photo of a to-do list with items crossed off for our next issue with a stack of dishes in the background
Dispatches from editor's desk: No time for dishes, we've got a newspaper to finish! But the good news is, everything has been checked and double checked, we made it! Our latest issue is in the can, there's no turning back now, we've gone to press!
See you this weekend West Enders!
The province has bought Doug Ford a private jet to the tune of $28.9M, so we thought we'd remind people how the Ford government spent our tax dollars, and what what we could've paid for instead.
DOUG FORD'S DOZEN, by Rebecca Gao from WEP Feb 2025 issue.
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A photo of Toronto mayor Olivia Chow outside the Dufferin Mall
Who's going to tell her the Spencer's is gone
A poster on a pole that reads: Let it be know: That a person asked how much gin you put in a martini, and the woman who was pouring the gin into a shaker of ice said, "It depends on how shitty your day was."
Happy Friday from College & Shaw
The Pet Of The Month page from WEP on the wall at Dark Horse Espresso
A dark horse at Dark Horse. Pet of The Month, Fancy, spotted on the wall at Dark Horse Espresso on Geary
BEHIND THE COUNTER: COOKING FOR VLADDY AND COMPANY.
Stack Lee Kong meets Tevin Timothy, the @bluejays.com sous chef, and finds out how he feeds the American League champs.
Photos by @jalanimorgan
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Socialism? So is health care, education and... oh wait.
I understand now.
A sandwich board on Bloor advertising Panther City Coffe
A photo of the front of The Piston Nightclub in Bloor St W
We've noticed a rise in businesses that are sharing spaces to soften costs. The Piston nightclub is known for its late night dance parties, but did you know that during the day it is home to Panther City Coffee?
Take a trip behind the counter at this Bloorcourt cafe-in-a-disco in our next issue!
A stack of jars of honey from the Dufferin Mall
Did you there are beehives on the roof of the Dufferin Mall?
And if you buy a $60 mall gift card from Guest Services, you get a free jar of the Dirty Duff honey!
If you read about walking soccer in the last issue of WEP and are interested in learning more, we are doing a free demo day with Toronto Walking Soccer Club April 18th at Earlscourt Park!
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It's entirely possible to not use AI
A vintage photo booth strip featuring issues of the West End Phoenix
Photobooths seem to be having a moment right now, so we are including a roundup of the best ones (both analogue and film) in our upcoming issue out April 25th.
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They can't keep up with the VCRs that are coming in!
The storefront of American Electronics, a repair shop in The Junction
Don't throw it away, FIX IT!
In our next issue we visit American Electronics in The Junction, who are fighting to keep repair culture alive.
Coming Feb 25th!
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Our fundraising goal is to get as close to $15k as possible so we can find a new HQ and start planning a year of community programming and continue to provide an affordable, accessible space where people can gather, meet and create.
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HELP US A SECURE A NEW HEADQUARTERS!
Any donation today will double the moment you make it.
A new donor has committed to
support our work by offering to match any donations between now and May 1st up to $15,000.
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Attended the @westendphoenix.bsky.social ‘s event celebrating The Newsroom tonight with @torontomike.com. A fascinating evening, reminded me of how great that show was and how long it’s been. It holds up! Was wild to see Ken Finkelman and hear some real talk from the cast re: working with him.
Last call for The Newsroom!
We celebrate the iconic CBC show with an episode screening and cast Q&A at The Paradise Theatre tonight.
Tix PWYC on the door.
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What's your favourite show on CIUT FM?
I'm talkin' hyperreality in Toronto on Sunday. Come by!
A dense photo of a electric repair workshop with 2 people working and a photographer and assistant taking photos
WEP Photo Director locked in at American Electronics in the Junction for our next issue, out April 25th
Shout out to our friends at Neigbourhood Studios for the gear.
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a flag that is a brown bar top and bottom, then a red bar in the middle and a yellow squiggle
just in time for pride month, happy to announce I designed the Hot Dog flag
If you read Kerry Manders story on Toronto Walking Soccer Club, we are doing a FREE walking soccer demo day with the Loons at Earlscourt Park on April 28th
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True arbiter of spring: being attacked by a goose in the stockyards.
We are putting on 2 great events at The Paradise on Bloor this weekend!
The Newsroom screening and Q&A with cast members - Saturday at 7pm
And
TRUE STORIES 3.0 : How Disinformation Affects Us All- Sunday at 1pm
www.westendphoenix.com/events
A poster advertising a nirvana the band look a like contest in Trinity Bellwoods this Saturday
Time to pull out that hat from your ska band days
This week's newsletter from WEP publisher @davebidini.bsky.social brings you a handful of record reviews, including Beth Orton, Joe Jackson and Suzy Quattro!
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A camera set up to to take a group portrait in the Great Hall of Hart House at U of T
Behind the lens with photographer Finn O'Hara in the hallowed halls of Hart House shooting the cover of our upcoming issue, out April 25th
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