What’s happening Dec. 22, 2009:
Good news for transit lovers: the Sheppard LRT segment of Transit City broke ground yesterday.
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The former home of John Maclean, of Maclean’s Magazine fame, was in the process of being torn down by a developer. Thankfully, the province stepped in with a stop order before 7 Austin Terrace (near Casa Loma) went down to make room for townhouses.
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Captain John’s Harbour Boat Restaurant – the one anchored at the foot of Yonge St – is up for sale. $1.5 million (with $36,000 in annual taxes) will net you the fixer upper.
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On roughly the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons cartoon, one professor is suggesting the show puts a negative spin on nuclear power. That’s good. But really, it’s takes a professor to tell you Homer doesn’t seem competent and Burns greed stops at nothing?
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Finally, one family in Oklahoma has changed their minds on their adopted son. They want to give him back because he’s not perfect. How’s that for a Christmas present.[rssbreak]
