East-End Birdbath, Autumn






This morning while I was getting dressed, I was dimly aware of an annoying droning noise. Then I realized it sounded like racecars. Then I realized it was racecars; the Indy starts today. Thing is, I live at Coxwell.
Pages books & magazines (256 Queen West, 416-598-1477) has announced it will close on its 30th anniversary due to the hike in rents at the city-owned property. Owner Marc Glassman reports he has not yet found a new location. In an official notice posted to Facebook Friends of This Is Not a Reading Series, he wrote "I have to see this as an opportunity ... Old business models are crumbling, but new technologies will not eliminate books as objects. Beautifully produced books, art books, graphic novels, and books signed by authors will always have a place."
I'm so very sorry to hear that Rick Bébout has died. I never met him, but I loved his writing about this city; his essay on Temperance Street was especially dear to me. That's where he wrote: "I am ever heartened, in citizenship, to find people who know where they live."
The City of Toronto's Labour Disruption Information site announces that "all City-run Canada Day events have been cancelled". This includes the Ashbridges Bay Fireworks. However, you can still see free Canada Day fireworks at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1 at Downsview Park. The Toronto Ribfest at Centennial Park in Etobicoke promises fireworks, but I don't know what time.