West End Phoenix
@westendphoenix.bsky.social
A home-delivered, periodical local newspaper with city news + art featuring the finest writers and photographers from Toronto and beyond. Subscribe today!
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For all you eager beavers out there, here is a sneak peak at the crossword for our upcoming issue. Be the first person to send us a pic of it filled out and we’ll buy you a box of donuts!
DELIVERING DEC 6th!
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DELIVERING DEC 6th!
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November 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
For all you eager beavers out there, here is a sneak peak at the crossword for our upcoming issue. Be the first person to send us a pic of it filled out and we’ll buy you a box of donuts!
DELIVERING DEC 6th!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
DELIVERING DEC 6th!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
The deadline to subscribe to WEP and receive our Dec issue is Monday. Start a year of local news arts and culture with this massive issue.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The deadline to subscribe to WEP and receive our Dec issue is Monday. Start a year of local news arts and culture with this massive issue.
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Where in the city can you get the best Syrian shawarma? It just might be in Mimico. Find out where in the pages of our next issue coming next weekend!
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November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Where in the city can you get the best Syrian shawarma? It just might be in Mimico. Find out where in the pages of our next issue coming next weekend!
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www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
If you enjoyed Emily Steinwall's performance at our Charlie Kaufman / Eva H.D. screening at The Paradise, we are hosting Emily again Dec 11th, this time at Sad Songs Cantina along with Amelia Antionette.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If you enjoyed Emily Steinwall's performance at our Charlie Kaufman / Eva H.D. screening at The Paradise, we are hosting Emily again Dec 11th, this time at Sad Songs Cantina along with Amelia Antionette.
www.westendphoenix.com/events/emily...
www.westendphoenix.com/events/emily...
Dispatches from the editor's desk...we are adding the finishing touches to our our December and will be going to press early next week.
The deadline to subscribe and start a year of local news, arts and culture is this Monday!
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The deadline to subscribe and start a year of local news, arts and culture is this Monday!
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November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dispatches from the editor's desk...we are adding the finishing touches to our our December and will be going to press early next week.
The deadline to subscribe and start a year of local news, arts and culture is this Monday!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
The deadline to subscribe and start a year of local news, arts and culture is this Monday!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
If you're stumped for gifts this year, let the staff members of your friendly neighbourhood newspaper give you some ideas! The WEP staff West End Gift Guide, exclusively in pages of the next WEP, coming Dec 6th!
Subscribe now for guaranteed delivery!
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Subscribe now for guaranteed delivery!
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November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If you're stumped for gifts this year, let the staff members of your friendly neighbourhood newspaper give you some ideas! The WEP staff West End Gift Guide, exclusively in pages of the next WEP, coming Dec 6th!
Subscribe now for guaranteed delivery!
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Subscribe now for guaranteed delivery!
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WEP publisher @davebidini.bsky.social is opening the doors to WEP Central this Saturday from 12-3pm if you want to buy a gift subscription or a vinyl copy of the latest Rheostatics album The Great Lakes Suite.
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
WEP publisher @davebidini.bsky.social is opening the doors to WEP Central this Saturday from 12-3pm if you want to buy a gift subscription or a vinyl copy of the latest Rheostatics album The Great Lakes Suite.
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Remember when elusive Toronto weirdo Heino crashed our subscriber telethon in 2018?
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Remember when elusive Toronto weirdo Heino crashed our subscriber telethon in 2018?
Jingle time! A gift subscription to WEP last a whole year, supports artists in your community and helps keep local
print journalism alive!
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print journalism alive!
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November 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Jingle time! A gift subscription to WEP last a whole year, supports artists in your community and helps keep local
print journalism alive!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
print journalism alive!
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A poem for your Sunday...
CRIME POEMS by Chris Doda taken from the very FIRST issue of WEP, October 2017.
Poetry will always age a place in the pages of WEP.
CRIME POEMS by Chris Doda taken from the very FIRST issue of WEP, October 2017.
Poetry will always age a place in the pages of WEP.
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A poem for your Sunday...
CRIME POEMS by Chris Doda taken from the very FIRST issue of WEP, October 2017.
Poetry will always age a place in the pages of WEP.
CRIME POEMS by Chris Doda taken from the very FIRST issue of WEP, October 2017.
Poetry will always age a place in the pages of WEP.
Excited to announce that @dianacmcnally.bsky.social will now be joining us at our Town Hall with @charlieangus104.bsky.social next Thursday at the Paradise Theatre.
Limited tickets remain!
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Limited tickets remain!
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November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Excited to announce that @dianacmcnally.bsky.social will now be joining us at our Town Hall with @charlieangus104.bsky.social next Thursday at the Paradise Theatre.
Limited tickets remain!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
Limited tickets remain!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
This is where we live, in houses like this one, on streets like yours. Thanks to everyone who is helping us build community in the West End, from subscribing to our newspaper, to having a sign on your lawn, to attending our events.
All parts of building a strong, informed community that cares.
All parts of building a strong, informed community that cares.
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This is where we live, in houses like this one, on streets like yours. Thanks to everyone who is helping us build community in the West End, from subscribing to our newspaper, to having a sign on your lawn, to attending our events.
All parts of building a strong, informed community that cares.
All parts of building a strong, informed community that cares.
Stumped for holiday gifts? Let the wonderful staff of WEP guide you with their season gift picks, coming exclusively in the pages of our upcoming issue, delivering Dec 6th!
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November 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Stumped for holiday gifts? Let the wonderful staff of WEP guide you with their season gift picks, coming exclusively in the pages of our upcoming issue, delivering Dec 6th!
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NEW ISSUE COMING DEC 6th! Featuring the women of Horses Atelier, Dufferin Mall's Christmas Tree King, Syrian shawarma in Etobicoke, behind the scenes at Channel Zero, a new comic memoir from Charlotte Cornfield, the WEP staff's holiday gift picks and more!
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November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
NEW ISSUE COMING DEC 6th! Featuring the women of Horses Atelier, Dufferin Mall's Christmas Tree King, Syrian shawarma in Etobicoke, behind the scenes at Channel Zero, a new comic memoir from Charlotte Cornfield, the WEP staff's holiday gift picks and more!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This holiday season, give the gift of good news. A gift subscription to WEP lasts a whole year and helps support artists in your community.
Gift subscriptions also comes with a free t-shirt to put under the tree!
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Gift subscriptions also comes with a free t-shirt to put under the tree!
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November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This holiday season, give the gift of good news. A gift subscription to WEP lasts a whole year and helps support artists in your community.
Gift subscriptions also comes with a free t-shirt to put under the tree!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
Gift subscriptions also comes with a free t-shirt to put under the tree!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
WEP Photo Director Jalani Morgan behind the lens for the WEP 2026 calendar, which is being entirely shot using a Polaroid camera, a process that Jalani has been exploring in depth this year.
Our calendar is a subscriber exclusive, so sign up today!
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Our calendar is a subscriber exclusive, so sign up today!
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November 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
WEP Photo Director Jalani Morgan behind the lens for the WEP 2026 calendar, which is being entirely shot using a Polaroid camera, a process that Jalani has been exploring in depth this year.
Our calendar is a subscriber exclusive, so sign up today!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
Our calendar is a subscriber exclusive, so sign up today!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
If you're planning to say goodbye to the Imperial Pub today, we suggest going early, these were the scenes last night.
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
If you're planning to say goodbye to the Imperial Pub today, we suggest going early, these were the scenes last night.
Who remembers East End Phoenix? Should we bring it back?
November 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Who remembers East End Phoenix? Should we bring it back?
If you'd like at snag a vinyl copy of Rheostatics latest record The Great Lakes Suite before it's official release next week, @davebidini.bsky.social will be at WEP Central (3 Bartlett Ave) today from 12-3. $50, cash only.
November 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
If you'd like at snag a vinyl copy of Rheostatics latest record The Great Lakes Suite before it's official release next week, @davebidini.bsky.social will be at WEP Central (3 Bartlett Ave) today from 12-3. $50, cash only.
Why do mangoes from smaller stores taste better?
Find out in our series focused on independent grocers and how they're working to level the playing field between themselves and the Loblaws of the land.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/chai...
Find out in our series focused on independent grocers and how they're working to level the playing field between themselves and the Loblaws of the land.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/chai...
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Why do mangoes from smaller stores taste better?
Find out in our series focused on independent grocers and how they're working to level the playing field between themselves and the Loblaws of the land.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/chai...
Find out in our series focused on independent grocers and how they're working to level the playing field between themselves and the Loblaws of the land.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/chai...
The outpouring of support we received for our Variety Store calendar is proof that neighbourhood retail is a vital part of a community.
Get to know your local shopkeeper, they 100% know you!
Get to know your local shopkeeper, they 100% know you!
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The outpouring of support we received for our Variety Store calendar is proof that neighbourhood retail is a vital part of a community.
Get to know your local shopkeeper, they 100% know you!
Get to know your local shopkeeper, they 100% know you!
What's the best Syrian shawarma in the city? Find out in the next WEP out Dec 6th!
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November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
What's the best Syrian shawarma in the city? Find out in the next WEP out Dec 6th!
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Belonging on Brock
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Belonging on Brock