Blogs of Note

Street Festival: Yonge & Eglinton [11:45AM] I'm writing this now, sitting on a street bench on Yonge, just a block north of Eglinton. I'm enjoying a Tim Hortons coffee, people watching and relaxing into the cool breeze that's blowing. It's going to be a hot day, but in the shade right now, with the wind, it's nice. The setting up for the Street Festival is happening all around me. I'm here alone to check things out (everyone else are off doing their own things this morning), and from all indications, this is pretty big. I saw the preliminary set up on Friday, when I drove into work - I didn't expect it to take up so much of Yonge Street. This is BIG. Surprise! The main stage is already in use by a band, tuning up. The street acts are almost completely set up, and the number of people walking the street is growing steadily. There are lots of happy, smiling faces, and this guy who just walked by me with too much clothes on, pants with the crotch down to his knees, and short heading to his ankles - he wears a frown on this his face. That must be cool. I'm thinking that I should encourage my wife to join me down here this afternoon and maybe check out the other venues tomorrow. This looks to be fun.