The owners of widely popular College Street bar Track & Field have branched out with a new offering - this one just down the street.

Read my profile of Pray Tell in the bars section.

Cotton candy food and drink offerings are one of the hottest food trends of 2016. Gone are the days when cotton candy only existed at carnivals. Toronto's cafes and restaurants are putting the sugary treat in everything from your coffee to cocktails.

Here's a roundup of epic cotton candy offerings you can eat in Toronto right now.

Peace Treats
This milkshake stand can be found inside Peace Collective on Ossington. Order up their Amusement Park shake and prepare to sip on blended cotton candy ice cream topped with whipped cream, blue and pink sugar crystals, pink sprinkles, clumps of blue and pink cotton candy and a cotton candy lollipop.

Intium
Cafe meets salon meets lounge at this Markham spot. While the cafe portion has quite the menu, the real showstopper is their brightly coloured pink and blue cotton candy lattes.

Dolce 21
You'll have to make your way to Markham to get your hands on this epic soft serve. Choose from offerings like watermelon to green tea and top it off with gigantic helping of fluffy cotton candy.

Light Cafe
Cotton candy coffee is perhaps the most spectacular drink found on the menu at this Baldwin Village cafe. Hot black coffee and steamed milk are served alongside a cloud of spun sugar.

Good Fortune
This bar can be found in the basement at La Carnita on Eglinton. Among their delicious drink offerings is their Straight Flossin'. Dillon's gin, melon liqueur and vermouth get poured over a cloud of cotton candy, which instantly dissolves.

Sweet Jesus
The ice cream purveyor now boasts three locations in Toronto. Among their epic creations - is my personal favourite - Krusty the Cone. Cotton candy and sprinkles, what more could you want?

N9 Cafe
The weather report at this cafe calls for cloudy with a chance of coffee. Their Raindrop Coffee arrives are your table with a fluffy cloud of cotton candy balanced over a steaming cup of coffee.

CutiePie Cupcakes
This Chinatown bakeshop goes beyond adorable cupcakes. It's home to cotton candy lattes and iced lattes. The hot and cold espresso-based drinks are both infused with cotton candy steamed milk and whipped cream.

AG Macarons
This macaron specialist is one of the best in the city. Expect to find at least 14 flavours daily in store, including the must-try cotton candy.

Dutch Dreams
This St. Clair West ice cream parlour can fulfill all your cotton candy dreams. They offer cotton candy cones, cotton candy ice cream and they even will top off your ice cream cone with candy floss. Yum!

What did I miss? Add your favourite cotton candy treat in the comments.

Photos by Jesse Milns, Hector Vasquez, @kahoooooota, @theaggiediaries and @geraldina.galica.

Fall is one of the best times to hike in and around Toronto thanks to the beautiful yellow, orange and red colours that appear for just a short time each year. Take advantage of this and head out to one of our city's forested parks and marvel at the foliage and wildlife that surrounds you right in the heart of Canada's biggest urban centre.

Here are my picks for the the top fall hikes in Toronto.

East Don Parkland
Explore the East Don Parkland in September and you might even get a chance to see spawning salmon. You'll also get to marvel at the natural wonder that is this less used portion of the Don Valley. Check out this handy guide if you're looking for a route to follow.

Cudia Park
You may think of visiting the Bluffs as a summertime activity, but in the fall, head out to Scarborough's Cudia Park. You'll get panoramic views of Lake Ontario as you hike through this tree covered area. The scenery is stunning.

Humber Arboretum and West Humber River Valley
The Humber Arboretum is right behind Humber's north campus and 2features six kilometres of trails that snake along the Humber River. This green space, which is free to enter, has lots of flora and fauna, including botanical gardens.

Rouge Park
Rouge Park might one day become one of the largest national urban parks in the world. Right now, it features lots of short trails (which can be combined for longer hikes) through an area that stretches from the Lake all the way into Markham.

E.T. Seton Park
Relax by taking a stroll through E.T. Seton Park and along the West Don Trail near the Ontario Science Centre. You can try out one of the park's free archery ranges along the way, or hike along the river all the way into Sunnybrook Park or Edward's Gardens.

What did I miss? Let us know in the comments.

Photo by Jeremy Gilbert in the blogTO Flickr pool.

One of the richest if stereotypical tidbits of 1970s and '80s Toronto history involves what was billed as the "highest nightclub in the world." Located, as it was, in "the city that works" you know already that the tagline is a literal rather than figurative observation, the latter title likely held by Studio 54 in New York.

Hovering over 1,100 feet in the air Sparkles nightclub occupied a section of the CN Tower's main pod between 1979 and 1991, a period when the city was obsessed with all things tall, from buildings to hairdos to cocktails. Lounge by day and disco by night, the space was popular in a way that's hard to believe these days.

It even had its own cocktail, the Heavens Above, which featured amber rum, creme de cacao, coffee liqueur, and pineapple juice. Intriguingly, you'll still find this in some bartending guides, which properly attribute the drink to the lounge at the tower.

If the CN Tower is deemed mostly a tourist trap today, back when Sparkles and neighbouring restaurant Top of Toronto opened there was still great novelty attached to the giant attraction. It was three years old when the idea was hatched to bring a dancing crowd up to the observation level.

It all sounds rather goofy now, but in the early years Sparkles was an important place. Not only did it attract a steady weekend nightclub crowd, but it was one of the city's most desirable event venues, playing host to all manner of affairs, including the first year anniversary party for the First Choice Celebrity Channel, sardonically reported on by Citytv in the clip below.

Perhaps it Sparkles worked well in the early '80s because it was so perfectly of its time. The interior was excessively decked out in colourful neon, the elevator ride to the top conferred a certain exclusivity to the club, and the height of the venue stood as a visual symbol of the excess that the decade would later come to be known for.

It was also, however, a quintessentially Toronto place, one that attracted U.S. media coverage when it opened. Toronto grew immensely as a city during the period just before Sparkles opened. By the time the nightclub started attracting crowds, it was like a sign that the city had arrived.

Denise Benson has written the authoritative history of Sparkles as part of her Then & Now series on Toronto's evolving nightlife scene. To get a deeper understanding of how Toronto received the club and what the people who partied and worked there thought of it, check out her excellent feature.

Thanks to Retrontario for the lead photo and video.

Toronto's burgeoning density is mostly a very good thing. Tall buildings in the core of the city make for a more prosperous and animated place, and it diminish the infrastructure strains related to urban sprawl. But for all the positives to found in a rapidly intensifying city, not every proposed development will make sense.

Take, for instance, a new proposal for an 80-storey condo at 8 Elm St. Located just steps away from Yonge and Dundas, there's not much of an argument to be made that the neighbourhood isn't suitable for large scale residential development, but the actual site in question is a bit tricky.

As is the case more and more often these days, this monster tower is proposed on a strikingly small site, which would make this one of the most densely developed plots in the city should the project be approved as proposed. Due to the size of the site, the condo has been pitched with zero parking spots.

The designated heritage building currently on the site would be preserved, though it's facade would be disassembled and rebuilt as part of the construction process. Towering above the historic James Fleming Buildings, the condo dwarfs the existing structure in almost comic fashion.

That's where the heritage concern comes in. While the Fleming Buildings would mostly remain as part of the new building, Elm St. has a unique character that would be jeopardized by this behemoth. As the heritage report puts it:

"The height of the proposed development will introduce a new character on the portion of Elm Street characterized by low to mid rise heritage buildings... This portion of the street has retained its historic character, notable by the buildings dates of construction, materials, heights and commercial, institutional uses found on the north and south sides of Elm Street."

The report also notes that the setback of the southern side of the building will mitigate this effect, but that's also the cause for another problem. Because the site is so narrow, the proposal only calls for a significant setback on the one side, which means that the north part of the building would be only 13 metres from the sprawling 74-storey tower proposed at 33 Gerrard St. West.

City of Toronto guidelines call for at least a 25 metre separation between towers of this size, which will certainly be an issue as this proposal goes through the evaluation process. The area already boasts one of the city's tallest buildings in the form of Aura, and was already set for radical intensification prior to this development.

There are 500 storeys of residential and commercial development on the table in the immediate vicinity, a staggering number that's caused concern among local residents and area councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, who met last week to discuss the project.

Can the area -- and Toronto in general -- sustain this much density seems a reasonable question to ask when thinking about this condo.

Images via the City of Toronto.

Ranking Tim Hortons locations should be a mug's game given that the whole idea of the monster corporation is to ensure consistency across its franchises. Still, anyone who's ever been to more than a few locations knows that they are not all created equally. From service to decor to the hours they keep, some Tim Hortons shine while others are the source of frustration.

Here are my picks for the best and worst Tim Hortons locations in Toronto.

BEST

85 Laird Drive
Hands down the nicest Tim Hortons that I've been to, this location even sports a fireplace and the contemporary decor treatment that brings with it leather-style chairs. There's no drive thru here, but lineups are kept in check through the week (there can be flare ups on Saturday mornings). Staff here seem happy to work in a Tim Hortons that actually looks nice.

481 University Avenue
Here's a Tim Hortons location that's noteworthy merely for being well tended to. The busiest locations tend to fall into a state after a rush of customers, but this location seems immune to this problem. Bonus points for a speedy WiFi signal (a rarity at Tim Hortons in my experience).

815 Caledonia Rd.
Tim Hortons locations that have ample parking and a drive thru option (such is the case here) tend to have the most consistent service because the lineups are balance inside and out of the store. This location also benefits from relatively low traffic levels outside of rush hour. And though it's open 24 hours, it's not overrun with students.

1195 Danforth Ave.
This is a rather pedestrian Tim Hortons counter adjacent to an Esso gas station, but huge points are awarded for the preserved Allenby Theatre facade that fronts Danforth. They even did a good job in keeping the marquee -- not something you'd necessarily expect from Tim Hortons.

589 King St. East
One of the newer Tim Hortons with the "Coffee House" branding, this location on King East tends to attract mostly pedestrian customers and so tends to have manageable lines. The seating area is small but the place is rarely busy enough for that to be a problem. The decor is in the upper echelon of these franchises.

171 East Liberty St.
The Tim Hortons in Liberty Village benefits from the abundance of other coffee options in the area in that there's usually a place to sit. A notch against the location is that there's often confusion around where to lineup during the morning rush, but points are awarded for the regular availability of soy milk, modern decor, and being open 24 hours.

WORST

148 Simcoe St.
This is a relatively new and nice-looking Tim Hortons location that makes it onto the worst list for one reason: the ridiculousness of its layout and lineup system. The queue regularly snakes out the door and onto the street during the morning rush, and only regulars seem to know that the third cash even exists. It's a daily farce.

2700 Dufferin St.
Sometimes it's hard to explain why a given location of a franchise is worse than the rest, though here it might be chalked up to spatial constraints and the lack of a drive thru. Whatever the reason, the turnaround time on orders here is grating and stress fills the air. Perhaps everyone's nerves are already on edge from waiting at the nearby Service Ontario counter?

2708 Keele St.
This is another semi-suburban location without a drive thru that gets completely slammed on both weekday and Saturday mornings. The parking lot is almost unfailingly a disaster except late a night when the plaza becomes deserted. I've never managed to get WiFi signal here.

246 Bloor St. West
Not everyone will agree with this selection, but this Tim Hortons is overrun with U of T students who rather study here than Robarts. This means that seating is always difficult to secure and the constancy of traffic tends to befuddle management who struggle to keep tables clean. It was once open 24 hours, but now closes at 2 a.m., which doesn't help with all-night cramming sessions.

What did I miss? Add your suggestions for the best and worst Tim Hortons locations in Toronto via the comments.

Photo by Jesse Milns.

Free events in Toronto this week are pretty cute and fun and then BAM! It's Nuit Blanche on October 1. Everything seems to pale in comparison to the enormous all-night contemporary art party that swallows the city whole from 6:58 p.m. until sunrise.

Here are my picks for free events in Toronto this week.

Bollywood dance class (September 27, Sony Centre)
Start the week off on the right (or left) foot with renowned instructors from Rightfoot Studio as they run through a Bollywood dance lesson. Incorporating modern dance techniques with traditional ones, it's an hour lesson and there's no previous dance experience required, all levels welcome.

Best of comedy and documentary film fest (September 29, Carlton Cinema)
Be quick and reserve your seat at the Feedback comedy and documentary film fest. It's at the Carlton Cinema so seating is limited. Featuring films from around the world things get rolling at 7p.m. and it's all moderated by boss man Matthew Toffolo.

Super Wonder Fashion Wars (September 30, Super Wonder Gallery)
Six designers battle it out on the runway for this fashion competition and conceptual spectacle. Expect to see some wild designs out of this world fashion being judged by a special guest panel. Then stick around for the after party with DJ Stacie Ant.

Really Really Free Market (October 1, Campbell Park)
This is not a joke; this is a totally free market. "Share, take, do both or neither; no barter, no money" is the motto. Check out this page for the basic shopping guidelines, and get there early to snag the good stuff.

Nuit Blanche (October 1, Various locations)The all night art party is finally back! Will it be as goodwithout a massive bank sponsor? It'll be interesting to see how the massive one-night festival will do on its own. As usual look out for contemporary art experiences in unexpected public spaces all over the city. Check out the official site for maps, project lists and transportation details.

Did I miss a free event this week you're totally excited about? Let us know in the comments!

Photo of Nuit Blanche by Jesse Milns.

One of Toronto's most popular yoga studios has expanded with a second location tucked way on the third floor above a restaurant. Find a range of yoga classes here as well as barre, Jazz and classic dance.

Read my profile of the new Misfit Studio in the fitness section.

It's officially pumpkin spice season in Toronto. This time of year is also referred to as fall (or even autumn) and as the weather cools, sweet and spicy orange-hued foods appear in stores throughout the city. You can guzzle pumpkin spice lattes from chains like Starbucks, Second Cup or McDonalds, but there's always more to discover.

Here are 13 local takes on pumpkin spice treats in Toronto.

Cheesecake (Dufflet)
You can find Dufflet cakes at stores across the city. But for an even better selection, visit the bakery's storefront on West Queen West. You'll probably come across this pumpkin spice-flavoured cheesecake.

Pumpkin Buns (Bakerbots)
Bakerbots might be tiny, but it packs a slew of treats into its small storefront. Instead of regular cinnamon, grab a pumkin bun if you need a mid-afternoon treat.

Pumpkin Pie (Wanda's Pie in the Sky)
It's not Thanksgiving without a slice of pumpkin pie. Visit this Kensington Market institution so you don't break tradition.

Opera Cakes (The Tempered Room)
As if this Parkdale bakery wasn't tempting enough already, it's now gone adn added an opera cake -- with pumpkin spice and milk chocolate mousse -- to its lineup.

Jacked Up Pumpkin Pie (The Rolling Pin)
If a regular pumpkin pie won't do, grab one of thesejacked-up pies from the Rolling Pin. Each one features a graham cracker crust, pumpkin pie filling a layer of salted caramel, whipped cream and candied pecans. Be sure to order ahead for Thanksgiving.

Macarons (Petit Nuage)
These two-bite bursts of deliciousness will surely satisfy your cravings for pumpkin spice. And if one pumpkin spice macaron doesn't do the trick, simply grab another.

Chicken and Pumpkin Spice Muffins (Tom & Sawyer)
Why should humans have all the fun? Let your furry friends indulge in the pumpkin spice trend too with these chicken and pumpkin spice muffins. (Yes, these are indeed for dogs.)

Croissants (SanRemo Bakery)
This Etobicoke marketplace bakes everything in house and this fall you should order yourself a flaky (and creamy) pumpkin cheese croissant. If that won't do, pick up a pumpkin cheese doughnut instead.

Gelato (Lamanna's Bakery)
If you're still in denial about the season, partake in the pumpkin spice craze will a few scoops of gelato from this Scarborough-area bakery.

Vegan Waffles (D-Beatstro)
Vegans can get in on the fun thanks to D-Beatstro. This restaurant added pumpkin spice French toast to its menu - get there for brunch next time you're in Bloordale.

Brioche (Fantail)
What's better than a handheld brioche? A pumpkin spice brioche. Get yours when it's on the menu at Fantails, located in Roncy. Take one to High Park and gobble it down as you marvel at the foliage.

Chocolat Madeleine (Butter Avenue)
Yes, Butter Avenue makes awesome macarons, but it also serves up a range of other yummy treats - take chocolate madeleines, for instance. These pretty looking chocolates come in three flavours, including in pumpkin spice.

Latte (Cafe Con Leche)
Sure, Starbucks might have a near monopoly on PSL, but a few local cafes serve them too. Cafe Con Leche in the Junction Triangle will make you one and will top it with pretty latte art too.

What's your favourite pumpkin spice treat? Let us know in the comments.

Photos by: @lovelife_jax, @m.marcille, @ant_tor, Butter Avenue.

Mississauga is set to begin work on a massive waterfront park development that it hopes will be the envy of Toronto. Located immediately west of Marie Curtis Park, the 300 acre development will completely transform an area that's mostly former industrial grounds right now.

"We are intending to do something much better than Toronto. We want the people of Ontario, the people of Mississauga, the people of Toronto to come to south Mississauga and enjoy the waterfront," Finance Minister and local MPP Charles Sousa said at a press conference yesterday.

When complete, planners envision that the development will feature a 1.5 kilometres of sandy beach, a lakefront promenade, 64 acres of protected green space, and housing for 20,000 people, none of which will come in the form of high rise condos.

Part of the plan is to implement height restrictions for buildings around the waterfront so as not to block the area off from the rest of the city, something Toronto has struggled with in the past.

The first phase of the project will involve using infill to extend the waterfront into the lake as part of a new conservation area that will feature marshes, trails, and three new islands just off the shore. Construction is expected to take 10 years on this part of the development.

Sousa's comments seem a bit like a dig at Toronto, a city that obviously has had far more density to address when planning its waterfront over the years. But it's the second part of his comment that rings true. If they build it, we will come.

This massive project is just a stone's throw away from Toronto and will be connected to Marie Curtis Park by the waterfront trail. The prospect of a brand new beach surrounded by green space so close to the city is exciting indeed.

Images via Credit Valley Conservation.

Cabin rentals near Toronto are at their peak of desirability in the fall. Is there anything better than hanging around by a fire in a secluded log building? These places typically offer great scenery and wilderness by day, and plenty of opportunities to cozy up at night. They're the ultimate autumn getaway.

Here are 10 cozy cabins to rent near Toronto.

Modern comfort meets rustic charm
Located about an hour away from Toronto in New Tecumseth, this cabin retreat blends the rustic charm of cabin living with modern design sensibility. It's not secluded in the middle of nowhere (yay for a cell signal), but once inside, you'll think you you're far away from everything. $129 per night.

The classic log cabin
Located just north of Algonquin Park, this classic log cabin has a great elevated view of the lake and is surround by mature tree stands, which means it's absolutely stunning during the peak of fall colours. It's rustic, to be sure, but if you don't mind a brief jaunt outdoors to get to the (modern) washroom, you'll be ok. $96 per night.

A Scandinavian log home in the woods
This Northern Frontenac log cabin is a skier's paradise with slops just a stone's throw away from the front door, but it also shines in fall, when the surrounding hills come alive with colour. The entire building is decked out in wood and the central wood burning stove keeps things cozy before and after outdoor activities. $250 per night.

A retreat on the river
This spacious Haliburton retreat is accommodates seven. It's located on a cliff above a river, which is the ideal setting to take in the fall colours. Also noteworthy is the interior, which look exactly like you might expect a rustic but large cabin to look like. $199 per night.

A true northern getaway
You'll have to drive far north (near Nipissing) to get to this secluded cabin, but it's worth it for the unique design and decorative touches throughout. This is the type of place to bring your culinary ambitions, where you might braise short ribs for a few hours while reading a good book as the kitchen wood stove crackles. $99 per night.

A chalet near Algonquin
There's a retro charm to this chalet north of Huntsville. It doesn't have the design touches of some of the other cabins on this list, but it looks immensely comfortable, and that's important for a getaway in which you plan most of your time to be sitting by the fire and drinking wine. It's an open concept design in the living room and bedroom, so you can go to sleep by the fire. $250 per night.

A Prince Edward County Carriage House
If your ideal fall getaway doesn't involve seclusion in the woods, but rather trips to wineries, antique hunting missions, and golden rural fields, this Prince Edward County carriage house is the ticket. It still has a fireplace to cozy up in front of, but it's design is more modern than rustic. $220 per night.

The unplugged experience
For those who fancy the idea of an unplugged, completely rustic experience, this small cabin near Gananoque is the ticket. It's got a fully stocked kitchen, but no running water or electricity. The idea here is to get back to basic. If that sounds enticing, the added bonus is that it's wonderfully cheap. $65 per night.

A cabin resort in Muskoka
Cedar Grove Lodge is a longstanding Muskoka resort that's all about the cozy, fireplace-centred cabins. There are 19 in total to choose from ranging from standard to deluxe offerings. Don't go here if you're dream is to spend fall and winter days cooking. Meals are included in the rates and take place in the main lodge. $350-$400 per night with meals.

A cottage in the city
If you're craving a cabin getaway but have no means to get out of the city, this cottage-style apartment in the heart of Toronto will let you pretend that you're in the middle of the woods somewhere. It has a wood burning fireplace, loft for sleep, and a yoga space, making it an ideal spot to unwind without leaving town. $75 a night.

Know of a great cabin rental within a few hours of Toronto? Let us know in the comments.

Toronto isn't one of the most bike-friendly cities out there, despite recent efforts to improve. But apparently things are now particularly bad for cyclists and pedestrians, considering cars hit 1,083 people travelling by foot or bike since June, reports CBC News.

Urban Planner Kyle Miller even told CBC we're facing a "public health epidemic." He says these unfortunate stats indicate we need to focus on building better infrastructure for those choosing alternate modes of transportation.

Over 112 days (since June 1), cars struck 541 cyclists and 542 pedestrians - that works out to nearly ten incidents per day.

While Toronto got new bike lanes - notably on Bloor Street - this summer, we clearly still have a long way to go before our city is safe for both pedestrians and cyclists.

As the Toronto Star reports, out of those 1,083 accidents, 11 pedestrians and one cyclist died. In 2015, there were 1,165 pedestrian collisions. City council is starting to address this serious issue and introduced a new road safety plan in June.

Are you surprised by these numbers? Let us know in the comments.

Photo by Grégory Thiell via the blogTO Flickr pool.

If you looked up in the sky this weekend, you may have noticed the famed Goodyear Blimp. This is the first time since 2007 that the blimp has soared over the city. Torontonians went wild - similar to when they saw Mr. Peanut - when they caught a rare glimpse of the massive aircraft and took to social media to express their excitement.

Here are some rare sightings of Goodyear Blimp flying over Toronto.

Have you spotted the Goodyear Blimp? Let us know in the comments.

Photo by BruceK in the blogTO Flickr pool.

Today in Toronto demonstrates that Netflix season is upon us. Early week events slow down a bit, but there are a handful of key gatherings worth checking out on this autumn Monday, including more JFL performances, karaoke at the Central, and a couple buzz worthy shows at some legendary venues.

Here are my picks for events this Monday in Toronto.

For more events, click on over to our events section.

• JFL (Various locations)
• Restaurants for change (Propeller Coffee)
• Russian Circles (Lee's Palace)
• Diet Cig (Drake Hotel)
• Electric Six (Horseshoe Tavern)
• Boss Lady Monday's (The Painted Lady)
• Central Karaoke (The Central)

Have an event you'd like to plug? Submit your own listing to the blogTO Toronto events section.

Photo from Propeller Coffee by Jesse Milns.

Today we're opening up voting in our latest Best Of poll. For this poll, we're recognizing the best of Live Green Toronto. Now you can have your say in 10 categories including farmers' markets, organic grocers, consignment stores, green retailers, green roofs and more.

Take the best of poll here

Voting in the poll ends at 11:55 p.m. on Friday September 30, 2016.

This much-loved neighbourhood coffee spot in the Junction is hoping to recreate its magic a second time with a new location in a former bicycle shop.

Read my profile of the second coming of The Good Neighbour in the cafes section.

Looking to break out of a beef patty rut? Never fear, Zimbabwean meat pies are here! A combination of Zimbabwean barbecue techniques and British savoury pies, the meat in these is hormone-free and cut into chunks with veg instead of ground up. At five bucks, what are you waiting for? Go this new food stall and try one.

Read my profile of Mnandi Pies in the restaurants section.

The TTC slowly started rolling out PRESTO and by the end of last year, all streetcars came equipped with these new fare-collecting machines. But, as the Toronto Star reports today, there have been some ongoing problems with them, namely that at least five to six per cent of them are down at any given time.

Last week, the TTC conducted an audit on the streetcar PRESTO machines because the automatic system that's supposed to detect when they go down hasn't been working properly.

Metrolinx's Executive Vice President for PRESTO Robert Hollis told the Star he's not happy with these results. Meanwhile, the TTC worries that the percentage of malfunctioning machines could be even higher than the five to six number.

This, of course, isn't the first hiccup for PRESTO on the TTC. The TTC previously planned to eliminate tokens and Metropasses by mid-2017 but has since pushed that date back due to software problems, something which appears to be the culprit again in a different form.

The rollout continues and more and more subway stations are slowly getting PRESTO gates. So far, as the Star notes, out of the 38 million trips taken on the TTC last, 5.4 per cent of them were paid for by using PRESTO.

Photo by Mr. Dan Mofo in the blogTO Flickr pool.

This week on DineSafe there are no closures to report, although Zyng, which was shuttered earlier this month, is now back on the list with a significant infraction for inadequate pest control.

See which other restaurants landed on the DineSafe hit list this week.

Burger Shoppe (688 Queen St. E.)
Inspected on: September 19, 2016
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 3 (Minor: 2, Significant: 1)
Crucial infractions include: N/A

Thai Green Chili (1059 Bloor St. W.)
Inspected on: September 19, 2016
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 5 (Minor: 3, Significant: 2)
Crucial infractions include: N/A

Merchants of Green Coffee (2 Matilda St.)
Inspected on: September 19, 2016
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 4 (Minor: 1, Significant: 3)
Crucial infractions include: N/A

Pho Phuong (1603 Dundas St. W.)
Inspected on: September 21, 2016
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 7 (Minor: 3, Significant: 2, Crucial: 2)
Crucial infractions include: Operator fail to wash hands when required. Operator fail to maintain hazardous food(s) at 4C (40F) or colder.

Time Capsule Cafe (2183 Danforth Ave.)
Inspected on: September 21, 2016
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 5 (Minor: 3, Significant: 2)
Crucial infractions include: N/A

Niche (626 Queen St. W.)
Inspected on: September 22, 2016
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 6 (Minor: 2, Significant: 4)
Crucial infractions include: N/A

The Common (Annex) (408 Bloor St. W.)
Inspected on: September 23, 2016
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 3 (Minor: 1, Significant: 2)
Crucial infractions include: N/A

Zyng (730 Yonge St.)
Inspected on: September 23, 2016
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 1 (Significant: 1)
Crucial infractions include: N/A

Note: The above businesses each received infractions from DineSafe as originally reported on the DineSafe site. This does not imply that any of these businesses have not subsequently corrected the issue and received a passing grade by DineSafe inspectors. For the latest status for each of the mentioned businesses, including details on any subsequent inspections, please be sure to check the DineSafe site.

No one likes to be particularly friendly on the subway. In fact, most of us go out of our way to avoid eye contact with strangers while taking the TTC. But in this new YouTube video, Torontonians are not just engaging with one another, but they're actually working together to paint a picture of the Toronto skyline.

Arash Randjbar, who goes by Guzzbar GetEm on YouTube, started this project to encourage people of all ages to be creative.

"My whole life, I've been surround by family, friends, and coworkers who have immeasurable potential. Sadly this creative and artistic potential remains untapped because of excessive fear, doubt, and limiting beliefs," he tells us via email.

"Creativity requires courage and unfortunately too many of us feel like we are not good enough to explore the gifts we have been given. I wanted this video to remind people that it's never too late to embrace their talents."

Check out the feel-good video below. Perhaps the subway isn't as cold and unfeeling as we make it out be.

What do you think of this project? Let us know in the comments.