And the treat goes on…freelance writer and editor Michele Sponagle recently took up the challenge to write a Three Things list about her hometown: Toronto, Ontario.

(And about time, too, given that Calgary, Ottawa and Newfoundland have already weighed in! Who’s next then,  hmmm?)

Three names I go by:
1. Hogtown
2. T-dot
3. The Big Smoke

Three places I have worked:
1. Ontario Legislature
2. Canadian National Exhibition
3. Toronto Transit Commission

Three places I have lived:
1. Casa Loma
2. Campbell House
3. Laurier House
Three TV shows I watch:
1. Hockey Night in Canada
2. reruns of Street Legal
3. Flashpoint
Three places I have been:
1. To the top of the CN Tower for cocktails.
2. Hanlan’s Point for nude sunbathing.
3. Chinatown for hot and sour soup.

Three people who e-mail me:
1. Neil Young
2. Mike Myers
3. Frank Gehry

Three of my favourite foods:
1. Souvlaki from any place that smells like garlic on the Danforth.
2. Hot sausage on a bun from the Carousel Bakery in the St. Lawrence Market
3. Dim sum at the Metropolitan Hotel

Three things I would like to do:
1. Stop listening to other cities whine about how they are bigger and better.
2. Clear up the traffic snarls that effect the city’s streets and highways continuously
3. Win the Stanley Cup

Three things I am looking forward to:
1. Hosting the Olympics one day
2. Being home to many, new luxury hotels
3. An improved and expanded public transit system

C’mon: someone’s gotta do Montreal now…