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Shari Kasman

@smkasman.bsky.social
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Torontonian, artist, writer, co-creator of Bloordale Beach, maker of all kinds of stuff, incl a book about everyone's favourite mall, the Galleria.

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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
They should have put trees on the ballots for adults, too. I would have preferred to vote for a tree.
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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 · 02/09/2026
Brownout x2 #dlws
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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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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
No
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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I don't know who had what sign at Bike Party but I do know Geoff has a pile of these stickers!
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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Was it Geoff?
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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 · 19/07/2026
Thanks for playing!
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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Thank you! It was a bit up and down today, but it rained, and it doesn’t smell like it did before.
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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 · 18/07/2026
Yeah! Unbelievable.
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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
They chose to use the UP logo along with a train symbol and an airplane.
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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 · 03/07/2026
I made a post about this very bright corner! sharikasman.substack.com/p/geary-and-...
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Geary & Dufferin Gets a Refresh
Can I take down an old installation and rebuild it by Saturday at 1 PM?
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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
If Bryant Park in NYC can do it, Harbourfront should be able to have grass also.
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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 · 28/06/2026
The yellow arrived and I finished the colourful corner at Dufferin and Geary! It’s impossible to miss it!
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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Not really! There’s always some place it’s better just to get off and walk on the sidewalk, because Keele/St Clair.
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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I ran out of yellow so I’ll finish it early next week when the shipment of yellow arrives. It’s getting there! The design goes all the way around the corner up Dufferin.
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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 · 24/06/2026
It was impossible! Apparently cycling/pedestrian dept at the city tried to get them to stay in one lane but the city said no, just close the street entirely. 🙄
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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Absolutely. So annoying.
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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Here's what went down on the weekend! open.substack.com/pub/sharikas...
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Colourful Stuff at Astroturf Central
Adding site-wide colour and cohesion to Luminato at Harbourfront
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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Sports, WTF
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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
This was before 1pm
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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 · 02/06/2026
This is for FIFA
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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 · 26/05/2026
The latest stuff sharikasman.substack.com/p/bloordale-...
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Bloordale Beach Lives On
Hot fun in the summertime: beach season is upon us, and the beach book is on sale
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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
FIFA SCHMIFA
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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 · 08/05/2026
Fourteen years after coming across this bike, I met the owner! open.substack.com/pub/sharikas...
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I Finally Met the Owner of the Steven Spielberg Bicycle
I met the owner of the Spielberg bike, and you can watch me give tours of a landlocked beach on a big screen, plus so many fancy mushrooms!
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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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