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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Always fun seeing Bloordale Beach pop up at transit and urbanism conferences! Fun to see this unofficial landmark live on. Check out my essay about it in Messy Cities, and I made a whole photobook about it, too.

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If this storm doesn't wash the pigeon shit off the sidewalks...

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I'll be exhibiting this weekend at Zine Dream at Parkdale Hall (Queen & Roncesvalles)! I'll be selling books, zines, and ephemera. Aug 15, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. See you there! (Poster by Rylee Hollis)

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

BlogTO titles are always special, but this one? They make it sound like it’s either super exclusive or super racist.

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I should have known that by posting criticism of the Bloor UP Express station, I would still have people defending the system and mansplaining train stations to me. But also, I can’t believe people are defending such a massive design fail.

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I don’t understand why Toronto is opening new parks without food. Aren’t you hungry?

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Omitting vowels is a trend that needs to stop! But somehow, a U snuck its way in there. Hello from the WST TRNT RLPTH.

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Dr. Naomi Perley @cutelittlebyrdy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I saw this post yesterday and by chance wandered by right as @smkasman.bsky.social was starting up trivia again today and was one of her first contestants! sadly, I lost 🤷🏻‍♀️ but it was great fun nonetheless!

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Another great day of the Bloordale Quiz Show! Back tomorrow at Bloor & Brock at 1 pm.

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

After years of confusion at the Bloor UP Express station, I left myself a trail of stickers to get me to the right train. Then I investigated to figure out what makes the station so confusing. Top problem: they use an airplane symbol to mean "train." open.substack.com/pub/sharikas...

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My Own Personal Wayfinding Solution at the Bloor UP Express Station

I left myself a trail of stickers just so I could catch the train to the airport at what's got to be the most confusing train station on the planet

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

It’s so bad here they’re using Toronto to represent the US

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

There I am hosting a quiz show at BIG on Bloor Festival some other year! I’ll be running my weird hyperlocal trivia again this weekend, Bloor and Brock, Sat and Sunday July 18 and 19, 1 to 6pm both days. Come by!

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Someone’s belongings got stuck inside a Sunnyside pool locker—now the staff labelled which ones actually work. Nice colours! Here’s a small bit of the long wall of lockers. Maintenance is not part of the City of Toronto’s vocabulary. 🏊‍♂️🔒 (cc @toronto.ca)

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I asked for an uncancellation of the July 1 morning lane swim and they uncancelled it! Sometimes things work out!

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Harbourfront is full of artificial grass, right by the main building. I emailed to ask if they could make it real grass. I did not get a reply!

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I first made this installation at Geary and Dufferin in September 2024. It lasted through two winters! I’m taking it apart and putting it back together. My bicycle holds all the supplies, plus trash bag. Stop by and say hello, if you’d like! I’ve been asked to finish this by Saturday. Stay tuned…

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

They closed Strachan and I couldn’t get through with my bike. What a terrible decision to close this entirely—on every game day? Who decided this was a good idea?!!!

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Come see me at Harbourfront for Luminato June 13 & 14 where I'll have decorated fence panels and will be selling creations, incl new TTC route diversion items. sharikasman.substack.com/p/visit-me-t...

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Visit me This Weekend at Harbourfront

I'm making large decorative panels for Luminato at Harboufront and will be selling my creations there, plus a dog in overalls at World Pup

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I can't get enough of going to Westside Market out of the subway on the way home at whatever time. When does Westside Market close? Never. Can I buy ginger 20mins ago? Okay. I know, the population is different. But still. The prepared food! Blahblahblah! #HelloFromNYC #CallTheMoralityPoliceImIntheUS

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Cannabis has never looked so boring

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Bloordale Beach opened 6 years ago today. Happy birthday to Bloordale Beach!

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Got out of the subway and saw this sign and was hoping I would run into the letter A. There was no A! #A

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

This is tonight! I'm in the Bloordale Beach documentary, and it's screening along with the director's film about Toronto Island. boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I asked 3 AI bots what they thought about the answers they each gave to my question: What have I done that you'd never do in a million years? sharikasman.substack.com/p/what-the-b...

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What the Bots Thought About What the Bots Thought

What the bots thought about each others' responses to the question "What's one thing I've done that you'd never do in a million years?"

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The developers of the Bloor-Duff project won an MPAC appeal. Result: Bloordale BIA owed them $200,845 after already spending $157,000. The city denied a repayment plan, forcing cuts to every neighbourhood line item. All for a “vibrant” ‘hood. #TOpoli #Bloordale

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

They're doing a community consultation without letting the community know they're doing a community consultation.

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I’m surprised the CN Tower documentary didn’t mention Tour of the Universe! share.google/f1GUqCXWJxEW...

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Old Toronto Series

258 likes. "CN Tower's "Tour of the Universe" in the 1980s #cntower"

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I asked three chatbots what I've done that they'd never do in a million years. sharikasman.substack.com/p/what-a-cha...

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What a Chatbot Wouldn't Do in a Million Years

I asked three AIs what I’ve done that they would never attempt

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The Museum of Bad Gifts will be doing a Zoom presentation tomorrow evening for VocalEye, an organization for the blind and low vision community, April 15, 9:30 pm EST. Anyone is welcome to attend. Sign up here: www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-...

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Museum of Bad Gifts - VocalEye Descriptive Arts Society

Experience a virtual tour through a museum unlike any other!

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

It took one month and four days for a single greeting card mailed at the post office to get from Toronto to Manhattan—HOW??!?!

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

A desire line in the exact place where we had a north to south path through Bloordale Beach, and prior to that the exact north to south path through the school parking lot. Some things never change! Bloor to Dufferin Mall! The should’ve just paved it!

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Bikeshare van thinks it’s a bikeshare bike, or else why would it be in the bike lane?! #identitycrisis

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

This sideways map shouldn’t be sideways

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

The @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social show was a lot of fun! I'm so glad the beach made it in there. Thanks to CT5555 for the Wikipedia entry on Bloordale Beach. Photo by @bananafitz.bsky.social.

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Since coming back to Toronto, I've only heard completely bonkers stories about how the city is going to shit.

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Don’t you love Toronto’s infinite brown and grey atmosphere.

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Car-shaped bike parking in what would normally be a car’s parking spot

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I knew palomita in Spanish was popcorn, but I’d never thought about how it also means small pigeon or dove and now I find out it also means checkmark!?

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Tomorrow I'll do basketweaving!

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Lots of bikeshare stations are closed around Centro in Mexico City today, which was inconvenient for me this morning. Now I find out the closed stations are because of a Shakira concert!?

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Bloordale Beach is one of the quirkiest CanCon Wikipedia pages, according to @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social. Thanks to my mom for spotting this in Toronto Life, and for sending photos.

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

CDMX got so popular, thought I'd try GDL this time. But had enough of GDL, so I made it to my new temporary home in CDMX today by 2 p.m. (goodbye, GDL!) Within 3 hours I ran into a couple I know from Toronto. I've spent 3 months here across 4 trips over the past 11 yrs—never run into anyone before!

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