Reddit pulse / page 14
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
A visitor to Kensington Market over the weekend posted about a sick car art piece on the strip. Locals chimed in with the backstory—it's been a fixture of the neighbourhood's creative vibe for a while.
A Reddit thread blew up with advice for people dealing with 1.5+ hour commutes. The consensus: use your commute time wisely—read, listen to podcasts, or work on your laptop. Driving that much daily is brutal for mental health, but transit lets you actually do something.
Someone posted a 2007 photo of the Harvey's that used to be in Union Station—it closed in 2011 and never came back. Queue the Toronto commuters reminiscing about grabbing a burger between trains.
Someone spotted rubber boots at Kew Beach today in 26 °C weather. Peak Toronto summer fashion choices.
Malvern cleanups are turning strangers into community. Local residents coming together to improve their neighbourhood—that's the kind of momentum that sticks.
The TTC's streetcars are still grinding slow — and City Hall is hunting for solutions. Check out the latest breakdown on what's dragging down speed on the rails.
That iconic shot of the CN Tower from Queens Quay and York next to Beavertails is about to vanish as a nearby condo stays in early construction phases. window to photograph the skyline in every season might be less than a year before the view gets blocked for good.
A public scale model of the solar system is now live in the Upper Beaches at 1:2,000,000,000 scale. You can see the sun, planets, dwarf planets, and large moons positioned across East Toronto — perfect for a walk that teaches you just how big space actually is.
Something In The Water Brewery has permanently closed its Toronto location in Liberty Village. Status of the Kingston spot is unclear.
World Cup's been absolutely wild the past month. Fans have been packing the streets and the Fan Fest all summer — everyone's saying it's been one of the best things Toronto's hosted in forever. Atmosphere's been unreal.
Someone got hit by a tree at Trinity Bellwoods yesterday and is trying to figure out what to do next. They got an ambulance, took photos, kept medical records — but looking for advice on who else to contact, especially since it's a city park.
Spain's celebrating on College Street. Hundreds showed up waving red and yellow flags outside La Patrona after the World Cup final Sunday — first Men's World Cup title for them in 16 years.
The newly opened section of the East Don Trail is getting attention from local walkers. Someone who started at Coxwell & O'Connor headed north when conditions were perfect.
The Crown seems to be narrowing its case in the police corruption investigation, moving the most serious allegations toward trial while dropping others against the main targets.
The federal Liberals have selected their candidate for the upcoming byelection in Beaches-East York.
A Reddit user just posted about walking 44 km through the city at night. That's a commitment. Either serious cardio goals or a very long commute story.
Artist Cesar Alonso just finished a stunning piece on Queen Street. The step-by-step process shows serious talent — worth checking out if you're in the area.
Smoke from Ontario wildfires turned the sky yellow-orange over Mississauga and the GTA this week. Instead of the usual Lake Ontario view, you got an eerie haze that had people checking their windows and posting photos.
Someone posted a stack of old postcards from Toronto, Hamilton, and Niagara Falls plus random spots from the U.S. and Europe. Turns out people really miss seeing what the city looked like decades ago.
Two huge trees along Church St. got cut down recently and locals are wondering why — they're saying it's a loss for the park's shade and aesthetics.
