Yesterday Pat Kiernan gave you five ways to celebrate Canada Day (that's today!) right here in New York, including a nod to the midtown's Windfall Bar, which heartily embraces Canadian ex-pats. We'll be headed over there one night this month with Pat, and we're inviting some of you to come along. Pat will be giving away two spots via his Twitter ("tune in" at 11:30 a.m. for a chance to win), and we're giving away two spots right now. more ›

For the past couple of years we've been celebrating Canada Day with NY1 anchor Pat Kiernan (who you also know from PatsPapers.com), and this year is no different. With Canada Day happening tomorrow, Pat gave us some fresh tips (below) on how to celebrate his native land right here in New York City. You'll even have a chance to celebrate with Pat himself! more ›

Happy Canada Day! Hopefully you're washing down a St-Viateur bagel with a Tim Hortons coffee right about now in celebration. Now, let's get down to business... earlier this week when Pat Kiernan gave us tips on how to properly pay homage to his homeland, we mentioned we'd be running a little contest. Consider this your heads up! more ›

Last year NY1 anchor Pat Kiernan (who also posts his favorite stories each day at PatsPapers.com) gave us tips on how to celebrate Canada Day—following that, he took some of our readers out to indulge in the beloved French-Canadian dish poutine. And here we go again! more ›

When NY1's (and Pat's Papers') Pat Kiernan agreed to help us out with some tips for New Yorkers on how to celebrate Canada Day a few weeks back, we had no idea just how deep his national pride ran in the desire to give our readers an authentic Canadian experience. The first three readers who responded to his Canadian pop star-themed trivia question were treated to a round of poutine, courtesy of the beloved local anchor. more ›

Hey New York, you may be clearing out the fridge for beer and hot dogs in preparation for our nation's birthday, but let's not forget about America's hat, eh? Today is Canada Day, and we asked everyone's favorite anchor, Pat's Papers and NY1's Pat Kiernan, for some tips on how we could all celebrate his native country.

Pat Kiernan’s 5 Tips for New Yorkers to celebrate Canada Day more ›

What with Paris Hilton's release earlier this week and the upcoming celebration of American Independence (sorry, Londonist!), we've been thinking a lot about freedom. Freedom to vote, freedom to choose, and most importantly, freedom to blog. Here are a few things we're happy we've been free to blog about this week. more ›

Last night's cold front didn't bring as much rain as expected but it did cool us down and clear out much of the mugginess, making today feel a whole lot more comfortable than the rest of the week. The dew point temperature has dropped from a miserable 76 Wednesday afternoon to a reasonable 59 this morning. Our bodies cool by evaporating perspiration away from our skin. The closer the dew point is to our skin temperature, the less cooling can occur, hence the expression "yes, but it's a dry heat". more ›