Jack Landau

Toronto

Reporter and Photographer at blogTO

Photography, sports, all things urban, and my dumb cat. Managing Editor, @blogTO Regular photo uploads here: https://t.co/0pljkkUJ9z

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Record-breaking Canada's Wonderland coaster crosses biggest milestone yet

2 days ago | blogto.com | Jack Landau

Canada's Wonderland is preparing to enter the record books with its long-awaited AlpenFury launch coaster, soon to become the longest, tallest and fastest launch coaster in the country with more inversions than any other roller coaster on the continent.
Massive temporary stadium opens in Toronto this month

4 days ago | dailyhive.com | Jack Landau

EventsNewsDevelopmentConcertsUrbanizedJun 3 2025, 2:31 pmThe massive Rogers Stadium under construction at Toronto’s YZD (formerly the Downsview Airport Lands) is now just a few weeks away from its first scheduled show on June 29, and the temporary behemoth set to become the city’s largest purpose-built music venue is inching closer to the finish line.
Toronto's enormous temporary stadium opens this month and here's how it looks

4 days ago | blogto.com | Jack Landau

The massive Rogers Stadium under construction at Toronto's YZD (formerly the Downsview Airport Lands) is now just a few weeks away from its first scheduled show on June 29, and the temporary behemoth set to become the city's largest purpose-built music venue is inching closer to the finish line.
Lilo & Stitch stars share how they'd spend their perfect day in Toronto

1 week ago | blogto.com | Jack Landau

Disney's live-action reboot of the 2002 smash-hit Lilo & Stitch hit theatres in May, and with the movie's press tour in full swing, blogTO got the chance to catch up with the film's cast to test their knowledge of local hangouts. Lilo & Stitch stars Tia Carrere and Courtney B. Vance recently sat down with blogTO to talk about how the famous actors would spend their perfect day in Toronto. Tia Carrere, who plays social worker Mrs. Kekoa in the movie, and Courtney B.
Huge Toronto tower made of wood technically started construction over a decade ago

1 week ago | blogto.com | Jack Landau

An impressive tower built largely out of wood is rising in Toronto, but this project technically started construction years earlier, before a tower was even proposed for this site near St. George subway station. The University of Toronto's new Academic Wood Tower is rising at an impressive pace, though it had a bit of a head start.
Toronto's new Ontario Line subway just took a massive leap forward

1 week ago | blogto.com | Jack Landau

A key station on the 15.6-kilometre Ontario Line subway has advanced through an important milestone, bringing the nightmare of traffic and road closures at one of Toronto's busiest intersections a step closer to clearing. The provincial government announced the start of excavation work for the Ontario Line's Queen Station on Wednesday.
Over a block of Toronto businesses now being demolished

1 week ago | blogto.com | Jack Landau

Crews have begun to tear down a block and a half of businesses in Toronto's Pape Village area, and while the demolitions are gutting the neighbourhood of beloved shops and restaurants, the short-term pain may very well be worth the long-term gain. Metrolinx is razing the group of 20 properties along the west side of Pape Avenue spanning both north and south of Cosburn Avenue following a controversial move to expropriate the buildings last year.
These Toronto buildings were just named among the best in the world for 2025

1 week ago | blogto.com | Jack Landau

A handful of notable new Toronto buildings were just bestowed with awards recognizing their importance in several categories. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the winners of its 2025 Award of Excellence competition last week, with plenty of local landmarks making the cut this year.
Toronto office building would be torn down for enormous 70-storey tower

1 week ago | blogto.com | Jack Landau

A gargantuan residential tower has been proposed to replace a commercial office building in Toronto's increasingly cramped Yonge and Eglinton neighbourhood. A Modernist office building dating back to the mid-20th century is the latest target for this development-packed area, with the owner proposing a full teardown to make way for a 70-storey residential tower that would stand as one of the tallest in not just the neighbourhood, but the entire city.
You can visit hundreds of off-limits buildings across Ontario for free this year

1 week ago | blogto.com | Jack Landau

Other events like Doors Open Toronto will take place across Ontario this year, with municipalities in the province set to offer free access to hundreds of off-limits buildings in the weeks and months to come. Doors Open Ontario includes 20 municipalities and regions in 2025, and with the busiest of the pack — Doors Open Toronto — now in the rear-view mirror, there will be many more opportunities to check out the province-wide celebration of heritage, buildings, and other rarely-accessible spaces.