Dan Seljak
@anotherglassbox.bsky.social
Building hater/appreciator out of Toronto. He/they. Hates your neighbourhood’s character, yes, specifically yours.
Public disorder is out of control on Toronto’s streets.
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Public disorder is out of control on Toronto’s streets.
I also wanted to explicitly thank @jasonthorne.bsky.social and the EHON team for their efforts on this. It’s already a pretty thankless task dealing with resistance to change, and then a neurodivergent street photographer won’t stop yapping from the other side. Grateful for their grace + patience.
November 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I also wanted to explicitly thank @jasonthorne.bsky.social and the EHON team for their efforts on this. It’s already a pretty thankless task dealing with resistance to change, and then a neurodivergent street photographer won’t stop yapping from the other side. Grateful for their grace + patience.
The one real barrier is time and persistence. Another Glass Box started as a newsletter almost eight years ago (my tone is softened since, but still recognisable). That's almost a decade of building an audience and learning before a tangible win.
You gotta trust the process.
You gotta trust the process.
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The one real barrier is time and persistence. Another Glass Box started as a newsletter almost eight years ago (my tone is softened since, but still recognisable). That's almost a decade of building an audience and learning before a tangible win.
You gotta trust the process.
You gotta trust the process.
A win! But it took thousands—including petition signatories, tour participants, emailers, Matlow’s staff, the mayor’s staff, the councillors themselves, and some I surely forgot—to keep momentum and morph this into consensus. Thank you all.
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A win! But it took thousands—including petition signatories, tour participants, emailers, Matlow’s staff, the mayor’s staff, the councillors themselves, and some I surely forgot—to keep momentum and morph this into consensus. Thank you all.
The leftist Toronto media bias towards reality has struck once again.
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The leftist Toronto media bias towards reality has struck once again.
I went back to Family Mini Mart today to show you all what neighbourhood retail actually looks like. No AI. No Music. Time to grow up.
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I went back to Family Mini Mart today to show you all what neighbourhood retail actually looks like. No AI. No Music. Time to grow up.
what a time to be alive
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
what a time to be alive
"they're making corner stores a culture war issue"
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"they're making corner stores a culture war issue"
The shamelessness of aping my own documentation and art (their creation on the left, my photo on the right) to exaggerate the impacts of retail… Sad. Derivative. Misleading.
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The shamelessness of aping my own documentation and art (their creation on the left, my photo on the right) to exaggerate the impacts of retail… Sad. Derivative. Misleading.
The folks at IntegrityTO have finally weighed in on neighbourhood retail with AI generated scenes of creepy faceless loiterers congregating outside a 7-11…
Mind you the recommendation (that didn’t make it past committee) was for *corner lots*. They can’t even prompt right.
Mind you the recommendation (that didn’t make it past committee) was for *corner lots*. They can’t even prompt right.
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The folks at IntegrityTO have finally weighed in on neighbourhood retail with AI generated scenes of creepy faceless loiterers congregating outside a 7-11…
Mind you the recommendation (that didn’t make it past committee) was for *corner lots*. They can’t even prompt right.
Mind you the recommendation (that didn’t make it past committee) was for *corner lots*. They can’t even prompt right.
so @joshmatlow.bsky.social has posted a motion that allows councillors to adopt neighbourhood retail in their own wards, effectively allowing the removed attachment to be adopted on a ward-by-ward basis. it's not perfect but it's something!!!
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
so @joshmatlow.bsky.social has posted a motion that allows councillors to adopt neighbourhood retail in their own wards, effectively allowing the removed attachment to be adopted on a ward-by-ward basis. it's not perfect but it's something!!!
I got some brutal family health news last night so I've spent the day so far in the ravines with Penny (she says hi, btw) to parse. I'm going to try and spend less time online this weekend, but wanted to post some action items re: the upcoming council meeting on Nov. 12.
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I got some brutal family health news last night so I've spent the day so far in the ravines with Penny (she says hi, btw) to parse. I'm going to try and spend less time online this weekend, but wanted to post some action items re: the upcoming council meeting on Nov. 12.
Despite the circumstances, Joanne and Ryan have made the space feel warm, cosy, and inviting. My favourite part is just how close the traffic is to the front seats; it feels like the odd sort of carved out space you'd find in Tokyo vs. the usual polish here.
November 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Despite the circumstances, Joanne and Ryan have made the space feel warm, cosy, and inviting. My favourite part is just how close the traffic is to the front seats; it feels like the odd sort of carved out space you'd find in Tokyo vs. the usual polish here.
They are in the front vestibule that also serves as a lobby for the residential units above, so every night EVERYTHING goes into storage. The ongoing (delayed) construction also means that they are running odd hours to avoid it.
🌃Night: Tue-Fri 4pm-10pm
🌆Day: Sun 10am-5pm
🌃Night: Tue-Fri 4pm-10pm
🌆Day: Sun 10am-5pm
November 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
They are in the front vestibule that also serves as a lobby for the residential units above, so every night EVERYTHING goes into storage. The ongoing (delayed) construction also means that they are running odd hours to avoid it.
🌃Night: Tue-Fri 4pm-10pm
🌆Day: Sun 10am-5pm
🌃Night: Tue-Fri 4pm-10pm
🌆Day: Sun 10am-5pm
Came across another indie coffeeshop coping with unusual circumstances last night...remember how the new age crystal store was a holdout at Mirvish Village? Well, a multi-vendor market has opened in its place, including the physical location for Spirited Tarts.
November 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Came across another indie coffeeshop coping with unusual circumstances last night...remember how the new age crystal store was a holdout at Mirvish Village? Well, a multi-vendor market has opened in its place, including the physical location for Spirited Tarts.
Two blocks from each other on the same street (Palmerston). Remember: what is at stake here is if Emily Rose goes under and is converted to residential, going back is nigh impossible—a community amenity lost for good.
November 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Two blocks from each other on the same street (Palmerston). Remember: what is at stake here is if Emily Rose goes under and is converted to residential, going back is nigh impossible—a community amenity lost for good.
Always nice to hear from fans
October 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Always nice to hear from fans
I submitted this letter into the public record ealier today telling the committee we had over 2600 signatures on our petition. When I do my deputation tomorrow, I will gleefully be telling them we have over (at least ) 2700.
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I submitted this letter into the public record ealier today telling the committee we had over 2600 signatures on our petition. When I do my deputation tomorrow, I will gleefully be telling them we have over (at least ) 2700.
Got to the subway station 40 minutes early, boosted my mood for the whole day. What a privilege.
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Got to the subway station 40 minutes early, boosted my mood for the whole day. What a privilege.
I don't think everyone needs to take up street photography or even choose the mundane subjects I focus on...But I do think it's nice to meditate on simple beauty during your morning commute.
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I don't think everyone needs to take up street photography or even choose the mundane subjects I focus on...But I do think it's nice to meditate on simple beauty during your morning commute.
How many petitions and walks does it takes to pass a piece of policy that cranks are mad about but that the general public is overwhelmingly in favour of? Because whatever I did is not enough—still think this has dicey chances.
October 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
How many petitions and walks does it takes to pass a piece of policy that cranks are mad about but that the general public is overwhelmingly in favour of? Because whatever I did is not enough—still think this has dicey chances.
I’m like if Snow White gave urban walking tours
October 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I’m like if Snow White gave urban walking tours
Three neighbourhood tours in two days. After hours of having to be “on” in overstimulating environments, can’t wait for the quiet peace of my apartment.
The quiet peace of my apartment:
The quiet peace of my apartment:
October 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Three neighbourhood tours in two days. After hours of having to be “on” in overstimulating environments, can’t wait for the quiet peace of my apartment.
The quiet peace of my apartment:
The quiet peace of my apartment: