If a recent video posted to Reddit Toronto is any indication, Gerrard Square Mall might want to make a New Year's resolution to do some pest control. Filmed at the Crepe It Up location in the mall, this short clip shows a mouse taking a cruise around the counter as mall-goers pass by in the background. That a mall would have mice isn't exactly surprising, but the fact that this little guy is out and about on the counter during the middle of what looks to be a busy shopping day is problematic.
Crepe It Up doesn't exactly have a sterling record with the health inspector. Although the Gerrard Square location currently sports a green pass with DineSafe, past inspections have revealed sanitary problems worthy of a yellow card, including failure to properly wash surfaces. One mouse does not an infestation make, but buyer beware.
Hair salons in Toronto are plentiful - and populated by many, many talented folks who know their way around a pair of scissors. Naturally, there's no need to cross town to get your hair done (unless, of course, you've already got a fave, and will loyally follow them to whatever chair they call home). Here's where to find Toronto's top-regarded stylists in your own neighbourhood.
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What's open and closed New Years Day in Toronto 2015:
Winter is the best season to do a little bit of extracurricular learning in Toronto. While there's a host of entertainment and events to occupy oneself with over the cold months, given the reduced outdoor activities on offer, it just makes sense to outfit one's self with new knowledge and skills. From DJ classes to taxidermy workshops, the options are as widespread as they are fun. Don't hibernate when you can get edified. 
The top Toronto bands and artists to watch in 2015 have been making noise and keeping sweaty bodies in motion in the city's basement venues, playing experimental cello at SXSW, rapping at Kensington Market house shows, and touring the world in already-successful projects. Some are established figures in the Toronto music scene as musicians, promoters and label heads, while others are fresh faces, but all impressed us in 2014 and are set to become names-to-know in their respective genres in the year ahead.
The best consignment stores in Toronto are the solution to your wardrobe woes - whether your problem is having too much or too little. If you're hunting for a spectacular deal (and, really, who isn't), you can take your pick from a selection of secondhand wares that's both well-chosen and well-priced; if you've got some of yesteryear's fashion finds to get rid off, they just might take them off your hands. Whatever side you're on that day, there are plenty of places that blur the line between one man's junk and another man's treasure.
It's not even officially January 2015, and the stress of summer music festival overload is already creeping in thanks to an announcement by 
This record store has witnessed two decades of change and kept right on spinning. The shop's cult appeal includes a healthy and ever-changing selection of LPs (one that's grown even stronger in recent years, thanks to the recent vinyl boom), seldom-seen rarities, and tickets for the city's most-anticipated shows.
What a year 2014 has been. Rob Ford started the year in a downward spiral of alcohol and drugs and finished it as a cancer patient. John Tory took over as mayor, Jian Ghomeshi was charged with sexual assault, and wind, rain, and snow pummelled the city. Toronto got new streetcars and saw one of its most famous music venues saved from closure.
Unbeknownst to his legions of listeners, CBC radio personality Jian Ghomeshi was apparently leading a violent double life. For years, his accusers allege, the host of Q would punch, slap, and hit women in the bedroom suddenly and without consent. There were also reports of explicit conduct at work. When the CBC 
Just when it looked like one of Toronto's most famous nightspots was set to close for good, Canadian finance "rock star" Michael Wekerle 
2014 began with Toronto chipping its way out from 
The Broadview Hotel at Queen and Broadview had been ripe for a Gladstone-style makeover for years. With the surrounding Riverdale neighbourhood undergoing rapid gentrification the last decade or so, news that developer Streetcar planned to turn the building into an upscale hotel and restaurant was perhaps not entirely surprising. Detailed plans for the hotel haven't been released, but 
It has been more than 30 years since Toronto unveiled a new design of streetcar, but finally this August two of the long-awaited new low-floor Bombardier vehicles 
We still don't know much about Ivanhoé Cambridge's 
When David Mirvish and Frank Gehry unveiled redevelopment plans for the north side of King, east of John, the theatre magnate and renowned architect envisioned three sky-high residential towers. The project was scaled back to include just two buildings 
New Year's Eve parties in Toronto let the city's most talented DJs, musicians, and bartenders cash in while the rest of us suckers bleed money and a year's worth of emotional residue all over our friends and the lost the out-of-towners who can't figure out where 
Happy New Year! Today in Toronto (congratulations for getting out of bed, if you managed it) take a dip with the Polar Bear swim, a mad dash into frigid Lake Ontario at Sunnyside. Show up between 11am-2pm and for heaven's sake don't forget to bring a towel. All proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity. After that, Handlebar is inviting you to wear your PJs (but please not last night's filthy clothes) to play video games and geek out in Kensinton Market, plus they'll screen The Wizard (1989) at 8pm. There will be coffee.
In the lobby of the Windsor Arms Hotel, a former hotel bar has been transformed into a tiny trove of plush, glittering vintage items hand-picked in London by the store's nomadic owner. You may not find thrift-store prices here, but every piece - from Disney villainess-like coats to gorgeous beaded dresses - has character to spare.
Things may have started winding down for the year in December, but for Toronto's every evolving restaurant scene, it was business as usual. December saw the openings of a few new brunch destinations, Italian (both authentic and irreverent), a vegan public house and more cheap eats.
The holidays might have drained your bank account, and maybe you made a New Year's resolution to cut down on some of your bad habits, but there are still plenty of excuses to go out dancing in January. For one thing, it's a great way to burn off some of the accumulated calories from all those festive meals, not to mention how effective a long night on the dance floor can be at combating the winter blahs.
Whether you think New Year's Day in Toronto is best spent recovering from the night of partying, or clinking mimosas as you keep the festivities going, tons of brunch-friendly spots will be happy to oblige you. It might be a stat holiday, but there are still plenty of dining possibilities, from greasy, hangover-crushing breakfasts to celebratory bottle-popping buffets.
