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West End Phoenix @westendphoenix.bsky.social · Dec 6
DECEMBER ISSUE OUT NOW!
Featuring cover stars Claudia Dey & Heidi Sopinka of Horses Atelier, Xmas tree king Lou Miceli, Syrian shawarma in Etobicoke, hot gossip from Shari Kasman, new comics from Charlotte Cornfield & Maria Chaves, a WEP gift guide & more!

Cover portrait by Jennifer Roberts
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Toronto pals and future pals alike, don't forget to join me on Saturday for the inaugural screening of Jukedocs, a series of music documentaries I'm curating w Hot Docs! We're showing the Devil and Daniel Johnston! Get out of the snow and into the cinema!

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The Devil and Daniel Johnston | Hot Docs
New monthly series from Niko Stratis launches with the captivating 2005 doc portrait of a beloved artist
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January 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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"Housing advocates question why the municipal government is spending on policing and evictions, rather than increasing the number of affordable housing options throughout the city"

BRACING FOR A POST-ENCAMPMENT WINTER

Rachel Chen from our Dec issue.

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Bracing for a post-encampment winter — West End Phoenix
Following new provincial and municipal legislation, the city evicted residents tenting in Dufferin Grove Park. But there’s still no real plan for the winter ahead.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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New writing today from our publisher @davebidini.bsky.social

Sign up and get Dave's West End World to your inbox every Tuesday!

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A photo of WEP publisher Dave Bidini with a bike and a guitar
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Sick of shoveling? Put the kettle on and get stuck into a WEP crossword puzzle. Some answers are easier than others.
A photo of crossword clues
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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New newsletter coming from our publisher @davebidini.bsky.social tomorrow!

Sign up to get Dave's' West End World straight to your inbox every Tuesday!

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January 26, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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If you happened to be jazzed by transit minutae, you can listen to TTC live transit control radio here.

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Toronto Transit Control Live Audio Feed
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January 26, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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This week's garage mood: exhausted

#garagemoods
An old wooden garage in the snow with shovels and very large piles of snow.
January 26, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Now delivering to snow forts 📰 ➡️ 📭
A snow fort with a west end Phoenix lawn sign on top
January 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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“Following clinic closures, this July saw a 160 per cent increase in overdoses at and around the Queen Street site”

EVERY ONE OF THOSE OVERDOSES IS GOING TO BE SOMEONE’S SON, DAUGHTER, MOTHER OR DAD

Story by Christian Malong from our October Issue

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“Every one of those overdoses is going to be someone’s son, daughter, mother or dad” — West End Phoenix
Supervised consumption sites have closed across the province, and the ones that remain are struggling to keep up.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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FYI: we are not a monthly publication. As a print newspaper, details matter. AI gets things wrong all the time.

We are a 100% a human endeavour.
January 24, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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"Housing advocates question why the municipal government is spending on policing and evictions, rather than increasing the number of affordable housing options throughout the city"

BRACING FOR A POST-ENCAMPMENT WINTER

Rachel Chen from the Dec issue of WEP

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Bracing for a post-encampment winter — West End Phoenix
Following new provincial and municipal legislation, the city evicted residents tenting in Dufferin Grove Park. But there’s still no real plan for the winter ahead.
www.westendphoenix.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Who is Duane Cole photographing at centre ice in McCormick Arena? Find out in our upcoming Sports Issue, coming Feb 27th.

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A photographer stands with a camera on an ice rink
January 24, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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TTC is giving NoFrills...which quite honestly tracks.
Yellow TTC sign saying no service at the station in a font similar to NoFrills
January 23, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Remember to dry your hair folks
Laneway graffiti that reads "ice cold perm"
January 23, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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BRACING FOR A POST-ENCAMPMENT WINTER

Following new provincial and municipal legislation, the city evicted residents tenting in Dufferin Grove Park. But there’s still no real plan for the winter ahead.

✍️: Rachel Chen
🎨: Elicser Elliott

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Bracing for a post-encampment winter — West End Phoenix
Following new provincial and municipal legislation, the city evicted residents tenting in Dufferin Grove Park. But there’s still no real plan for the winter ahead.
www.westendphoenix.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Charlotte Cornfield takes us back to 2011 and a chance meeting with legendary record exec Seymour Stein in the first instalment of her comic memoir The Long Game illustrated by
Jess Sheridan.

Vol 2 coming in our Feb issue!

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The Long Game Vol. 1 : A chance encounter with the Golden Ear — West End Phoenix
MONTREAL, 2011. I was 22, about to release my first record, and I had some showcases lined up at the POP Montreal Festival. POP Montreal was a highlight of the year. They put on the best, weirdest, wi...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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You can skip history class today because tonight they are playing all the Canadian Heritage Moments back to back at Eyesore Cinema in Bloordale. Free burnt toast snacks!
January 21, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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WESTENDERS! We are looking for stories of your childhood ice rink for our next issue.

Where in the West End did you learn to skate?

Send your rink remembrances to info@westendphoenix.com
A photo from the 80's of children skating in a rink
January 21, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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We all know streetcars are slow, but now you can track their speed LIVE in real time.

Spoiler alert: they're slow

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TTC Leaderboard
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January 20, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Still trying to work out the what, who and why about this one....

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January 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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WEP Central is moving! The family of our landlord is selling the building at 3 Bartlett and we will soon be leaving behind memories of our little HQ that could. But as we approach our 10th year, maybe the timing is poetic. Perhaps an anniversary is the right time to embrace change move forward.
The West End Phoenix office located at 3 Bartlett Ave in Toronto
January 20, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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We’re making space in the newspaper for obituaries, giving our readers an opportunity to commemorate and remember loved ones who have passed on.

Each free obituary is limited to 100 words, and can include a small photo. To submit, please fill out the google form.

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WEP Obits
A fillable google form for obituaries to run in the pages of WEP!
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January 19, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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This week's garage mood: monolithic

#garagemoods
The photo of a garage that is painted all black.
January 19, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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If you want to shout someone special, or have a community message, and can say it in 25 words or less, say it in our FREE community classifieds! Open now for our February issue.

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Community Classifieds
A fillable google form for your community classifieds to run in the pages of WEP!
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January 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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How do you steer a Canadian fashion brand in a market where US tariffs, production complications & fast fashion bite like dogs?

Meet Heidi Sopinka & Claudia Dey of Horses Atelier, our cover story by Anna Fitzpatrick from the Dec issue.

📷: Jennifer Roberts

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“Our other marriage” — West End Phoenix
How do you steer a Canadian fashion brand in a market where U.S. tariffs, production complications and fast fashion bite like dogs? As Heidi Sopinka and Claudia Dey, co-owners of Horses Atelier, have ...
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January 17, 2026 at 4:08 PM