Toronto Observer


Toronto erotic art show: for a different kind of Valentine’s Day present

Loud dance music, friendly faces and a table full of dildos are what greeted you Saturday if you attended the 7th annual Erotic Arts and Crafts Fair at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto.

The fair, produced by Come As You Are, a sex shop on Queen Street West allows artists to show off their unique knitted or graphic artwork, and allows shoppers to pick out something fun and erotic to get their sweethearts or themselves for Valentine’s Day.


City snowplows sent out to clear East York roads

The much anticipated snow storm hit Toronto Friday morning and as expected, driving in the city was a challenge. In East York, many of the main roads were plowed every few hours, but the residential streets were left snow covered for most of the day.



Toronto preparing for severe winter storm

Get ready Toronto, it’s going to get a bit chilly! Environment Canada has set out a severe winter waning for today and Friday. The city of Toronto will experience significant snowfall from 15 to 25…


New art barn at Dawes Road ‘confusing’: residents

At the corner of Dawes Road and Victoria Park Avenue, a nearly completed barn-like structure stands at the centre of a small island of grass.

The structure, installed under the city of Toronto’s public art program, pays homage to the older days of the area when this corner of East York was all farm land, not a busy urban intersection.