West End Phoenix
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A home-delivered, periodical local newspaper with city news + art featuring the finest writers and photographers from Toronto and beyond. Subscribe today!
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NEW ISSUE COMING DEC 6th! Featuring the women of Horses Atelier, Dufferin Mall's Christmas Tree King, Syrian shawarma in Etobicoke, behind the scenes at Channel Zero, a new comic memoir from Charlotte Cornfield, the WEP staff's holiday gift picks and more!
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The deadline to subscribe to WEP and receive our Dec issue is Monday. Start a year of local news arts and culture with this massive issue.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The deadline to subscribe to WEP and receive our Dec issue is Monday. Start a year of local news arts and culture with this massive issue.
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A great night, a great panel. Help us continue to put on nights like this by subscribing to WEP.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A great night, a great panel. Help us continue to put on nights like this by subscribing to WEP.
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Or better yet, subscribe to our newspaper, subscription revenues not only help us publish the paper, also make these events possible.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Or better yet, subscribe to our newspaper, subscription revenues not only help us publish the paper, also make these events possible.
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Thanks to everyone who came out to the @meidascanada.ca townhall with @westendphoenix.bsky.social at the Paradise Theatre in Toronto.
It was a sold out event.
We had a great discussions about resistance in this new dark age.
And we raised money for the Parkdale food bank.
@meidastouch.com
It was a sold out event.
We had a great discussions about resistance in this new dark age.
And we raised money for the Parkdale food bank.
@meidastouch.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Thanks to everyone who came out to the @meidascanada.ca townhall with @westendphoenix.bsky.social at the Paradise Theatre in Toronto.
It was a sold out event.
We had a great discussions about resistance in this new dark age.
And we raised money for the Parkdale food bank.
@meidastouch.com
It was a sold out event.
We had a great discussions about resistance in this new dark age.
And we raised money for the Parkdale food bank.
@meidastouch.com
Where in the city can you get the best Syrian shawarma? It just might be in Mimico. Find out where in the pages of our next issue coming next weekend!
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November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Where in the city can you get the best Syrian shawarma? It just might be in Mimico. Find out where in the pages of our next issue coming next weekend!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
LAST CALL for tickets to our town hall
with @charlieangus104.bsky.social tonight at The Paradise Theatre. Ticket link will be coming down this afternoon but there will be a small amount of tickets in the door.
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
with @charlieangus104.bsky.social tonight at The Paradise Theatre. Ticket link will be coming down this afternoon but there will be a small amount of tickets in the door.
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
Finding Light in These Dark Times — West End Phoenix
A Meidas Canada/West End Phoenix town hall conversation, hosted by Charlie Angus, author, musician and former MP
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November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
LAST CALL for tickets to our town hall
with @charlieangus104.bsky.social tonight at The Paradise Theatre. Ticket link will be coming down this afternoon but there will be a small amount of tickets in the door.
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
with @charlieangus104.bsky.social tonight at The Paradise Theatre. Ticket link will be coming down this afternoon but there will be a small amount of tickets in the door.
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
If you enjoyed Emily Steinwall's performance at our Charlie Kaufman / Eva H.D. screening at The Paradise, we are hosting Emily again Dec 11th, this time at Sad Songs Cantina along with Amelia Antionette.
www.westendphoenix.com/events/emily...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If you enjoyed Emily Steinwall's performance at our Charlie Kaufman / Eva H.D. screening at The Paradise, we are hosting Emily again Dec 11th, this time at Sad Songs Cantina along with Amelia Antionette.
www.westendphoenix.com/events/emily...
www.westendphoenix.com/events/emily...
Dispatches from the editor's desk...we are adding the finishing touches to our our December and will be going to press early next week.
The deadline to subscribe and start a year of local news, arts and culture is this Monday!
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The deadline to subscribe and start a year of local news, arts and culture is this Monday!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dispatches from the editor's desk...we are adding the finishing touches to our our December and will be going to press early next week.
The deadline to subscribe and start a year of local news, arts and culture is this Monday!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
The deadline to subscribe and start a year of local news, arts and culture is this Monday!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
If you're stumped for gifts this year, let the staff members of your friendly neighbourhood newspaper give you some ideas! The WEP staff West End Gift Guide, exclusively in pages of the next WEP, coming Dec 6th!
Subscribe now for guaranteed delivery!
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Subscribe now for guaranteed delivery!
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November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If you're stumped for gifts this year, let the staff members of your friendly neighbourhood newspaper give you some ideas! The WEP staff West End Gift Guide, exclusively in pages of the next WEP, coming Dec 6th!
Subscribe now for guaranteed delivery!
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Subscribe now for guaranteed delivery!
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Limited tickets remain for our town hall with @charlieangus104.bsky.social this Thursday at The Paradise! Our last event with Charlie was at beyond capacity, so don't miss out!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
Finding Light in These Dark Times — West End Phoenix
A Meidas Canada/West End Phoenix town hall conversation, hosted by Charlie Angus, author, musician and former MP
www.westendphoenix.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Limited tickets remain for our town hall with @charlieangus104.bsky.social this Thursday at The Paradise! Our last event with Charlie was at beyond capacity, so don't miss out!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
WEP publisher @davebidini.bsky.social is opening the doors to WEP Central this Saturday from 12-3pm if you want to buy a gift subscription or a vinyl copy of the latest Rheostatics album The Great Lakes Suite.
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
WEP publisher @davebidini.bsky.social is opening the doors to WEP Central this Saturday from 12-3pm if you want to buy a gift subscription or a vinyl copy of the latest Rheostatics album The Great Lakes Suite.
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Remember when elusive Toronto weirdo Heino crashed our subscriber telethon in 2018?
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Remember when elusive Toronto weirdo Heino crashed our subscriber telethon in 2018?
Jingle time! A gift subscription to WEP last a whole year, supports artists in your community and helps keep local
print journalism alive!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
print journalism alive!
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November 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Jingle time! A gift subscription to WEP last a whole year, supports artists in your community and helps keep local
print journalism alive!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
print journalism alive!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
In light of city council's approval to redevelop Weston Lions Arena, here is our story from last year on one of its stars, Roy Fricker who has raised thousands for the local food bank selling fries.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/toda...
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Today's Special: Feel-Good Fries — West End Phoenix
The friendly guy who works the snack bar at the Weston Lions Arena is Roy Fricker, a diehard rink volunteer whose hours behind the counter have helped raise $85,000 for the area’s food bank.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
In light of city council's approval to redevelop Weston Lions Arena, here is our story from last year on one of its stars, Roy Fricker who has raised thousands for the local food bank selling fries.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/toda...
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/toda...
“Live music is great for humanity, everyone in the same messy sea of ecstasy & getting muddy socks & soiled knees and a set of clothes you throw immediately into the wash.
@davebidini.bsky.social wades through rock’s celebration of everything unkempt.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/dirt...
@davebidini.bsky.social wades through rock’s celebration of everything unkempt.
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Dirty Deeds — West End Phoenix
A great live musical experience should leave you spent and caked in grime, writes WEP publisher Dave Bidini. Here he wades through rock’s celebration of everything unkempt.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“Live music is great for humanity, everyone in the same messy sea of ecstasy & getting muddy socks & soiled knees and a set of clothes you throw immediately into the wash.
@davebidini.bsky.social wades through rock’s celebration of everything unkempt.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/dirt...
@davebidini.bsky.social wades through rock’s celebration of everything unkempt.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/dirt...
A poem for your Sunday...
CRIME POEMS by Chris Doda taken from the very FIRST issue of WEP, October 2017.
Poetry will always age a place in the pages of WEP.
CRIME POEMS by Chris Doda taken from the very FIRST issue of WEP, October 2017.
Poetry will always age a place in the pages of WEP.
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A poem for your Sunday...
CRIME POEMS by Chris Doda taken from the very FIRST issue of WEP, October 2017.
Poetry will always age a place in the pages of WEP.
CRIME POEMS by Chris Doda taken from the very FIRST issue of WEP, October 2017.
Poetry will always age a place in the pages of WEP.
Excited to announce that @dianacmcnally.bsky.social will now be joining us at our Town Hall with @charlieangus104.bsky.social next Thursday at the Paradise Theatre.
Limited tickets remain!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
Limited tickets remain!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Excited to announce that @dianacmcnally.bsky.social will now be joining us at our Town Hall with @charlieangus104.bsky.social next Thursday at the Paradise Theatre.
Limited tickets remain!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
Limited tickets remain!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
This is where we live, in houses like this one, on streets like yours. Thanks to everyone who is helping us build community in the West End, from subscribing to our newspaper, to having a sign on your lawn, to attending our events.
All parts of building a strong, informed community that cares.
All parts of building a strong, informed community that cares.
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This is where we live, in houses like this one, on streets like yours. Thanks to everyone who is helping us build community in the West End, from subscribing to our newspaper, to having a sign on your lawn, to attending our events.
All parts of building a strong, informed community that cares.
All parts of building a strong, informed community that cares.
Stumped for holiday gifts? Let the wonderful staff of WEP guide you with their season gift picks, coming exclusively in the pages of our upcoming issue, delivering Dec 6th!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Stumped for holiday gifts? Let the wonderful staff of WEP guide you with their season gift picks, coming exclusively in the pages of our upcoming issue, delivering Dec 6th!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
NEW ISSUE COMING DEC 6th! Featuring the women of Horses Atelier, Dufferin Mall's Christmas Tree King, Syrian shawarma in Etobicoke, behind the scenes at Channel Zero, a new comic memoir from Charlotte Cornfield, the WEP staff's holiday gift picks and more!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
NEW ISSUE COMING DEC 6th! Featuring the women of Horses Atelier, Dufferin Mall's Christmas Tree King, Syrian shawarma in Etobicoke, behind the scenes at Channel Zero, a new comic memoir from Charlotte Cornfield, the WEP staff's holiday gift picks and more!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
"Your tastebuds are not deceiving you. Mangoes from independent grocers likely do taste better than those available at larger grocery chains."
We took a look indie grocers in the West End and how they measure up against the chain store giants.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/chai...
We took a look indie grocers in the West End and how they measure up against the chain store giants.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/chai...
Chain Reaction — West End Phoenix
These stories and infographics are part of a larger story from the October issue, focused on independent grocers and how they're working to level the playing field between themselves and the Loblaws o...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"Your tastebuds are not deceiving you. Mangoes from independent grocers likely do taste better than those available at larger grocery chains."
We took a look indie grocers in the West End and how they measure up against the chain store giants.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/chai...
We took a look indie grocers in the West End and how they measure up against the chain store giants.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/chai...
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This holiday season, give the gift of good news. A gift subscription to WEP lasts a whole year and helps support artists in your community.
Gift subscriptions also comes with a free t-shirt to put under the tree!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
Gift subscriptions also comes with a free t-shirt to put under the tree!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This holiday season, give the gift of good news. A gift subscription to WEP lasts a whole year and helps support artists in your community.
Gift subscriptions also comes with a free t-shirt to put under the tree!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
Gift subscriptions also comes with a free t-shirt to put under the tree!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
The latest from our October Issue, Hue Pham goes behind the counter at Jrew Creations, and finds gourmet Jamaican patties and one of a kind crochet items.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/toda...
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/toda...
Today's Special: Callaloo Patties — West End Phoenix
Andrew Foster and Jaime Aludos have been selling stellar patties – cheesy beef, curried goat, mango-peach – from a stand on Niagara Street. This month (October 2025), they open a shop.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The latest from our October Issue, Hue Pham goes behind the counter at Jrew Creations, and finds gourmet Jamaican patties and one of a kind crochet items.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/toda...
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/toda...