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Morning Brew: Ford backs tax hike for new subway, east end fire causes...
In something of a reversal from his previous positions, Rob Ford now says he's open to a small tax hike in order to pay for an extension of the Bloor-Danforth line to Scarborough centre. The mayor says...
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This Week in Music: Marc De Pape's "The Chime," Bjork at Echo Beach, Justin...
This Week in Music rounds up the latest news, releases and concerts coming to Toronto.IN THE NEWSMarc De Pape unveils "The Chime"I Can't Tell If You're Coming Or Going by The ChimeThis is one of the...
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New midtown spot a destination for Peruvian eats
New on Yonge Street, north of Lawrence, this restaurant offers a modern take on authentic Peruvian dishes and aspires to become Toronto's top purveyor of premium pisco (Peru's national liquor). I paid...
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What does it take to be a Raptors cheerleader?
The third floor concourse of the Air Canada Centre is packed with about 200 long-haired, superfit women doing the splits. They're clad in sneakers, black booty shorts, and sports bras in many different...
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Loblaw and Shoppers Drug Mart set to merge
In a blockbuster deal, Loblaw Companies is set to acquire Shoppers Drug Mart to the tune of $12.4 billion. Although Shoppers will retain its name and much of its brand identity, one can expect the food...
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12 hot and sweaty moments from Salsa on St. Clair
A Saturday afternoon stabbing didn't damper spirits at the 9th annual Salsa on St. Clair street festival. Taking place a week after the much tamer Corso Italia Street Festival, Salsa on St. Clair is...
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What about a "surface subway" in Toronto?
The Scarborough transit debate just won't die — is it going to be subways or LRT? It sure looked like that latter for a while, but when city council gathers this week to discuss the future of transit...
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28 things you ate at the Asian night market in Markham
Markham's annual Asian night market is now a wrap for another year. On Saturday we posted some of our highlights from the festival but today it's time to look at photos that you took at the 3 day food...
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The Best Delis in Toronto
The best delis in Toronto (Jewish style delis that is) are temples to time-tested traditions of meat and mustard stacked on rye bread. They are casual places devoted to towering heaps of briney, smoked...
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We're hiring! Join our team as a Community Manager
With multiple mobile apps, a growing web site and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media we've decided now is the time to bring on board a dedicated Community Manager. As the Community...
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Radar: Audiopollination #8, Collectively Speaking, Toronto Summer Music...
Toronto events on July 16th, 2013MUSIC | Audiopollination #8 Audiopollination is a monthly musical presentation by TO's most active, and genuinely underground experimental music organization, Somewhere...
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Morning Brew: Council ready for subway debate, heat alert turns extreme,...
The stars appear to be aligned for city council to approve an eastward extension of the Bloor-Danforth line later today (or possibly tomorrow.) The provincial and federal governments appear ready to...
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This Week in Home Video: 42, Evil Dead, Stallone and Lord of the Flies
This Week in Home Video previews all the latest Blu-ray, DVD and on-demand titles hitting the street this week, plus lost gems, crazed Cancon, outrageous cult titles and the best places to rent or buy...
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New west end shop sells drool-worthy fountain pens
An ex-school teacher has given up her old career in order to open a store dedicated to fountain pens and stationery with her partner. The new Dundas West shop sells an extraordinary variety of pens, as...
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This week on DineSafe: Church Bistro, Coffee Time, Lahore Tikka House, The...
We've got ourselves a closure in Toronto this week. A popular spot in Little India has 13 infractions, with the most worrisome being its failure to "prevent gross unsanitary conditions." Sounds gross,...
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Get to know a street: Northtown Way
Northtown Way is the street that nobody knows about. Occupying a space not quite 300 feet across between Yonge Street and Doris Avenue in North York, this road is so small that its name doesn't even...
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House of the Week: 899 Dundas Street West
Situated near the northwest corner of Trinity Bellwoods Park, this three-storey building was designed by Kohn Shnier architects (also co-designer of the flagship Umbra store near Queen West) and has...
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Honest Ed's on the market for $100 million
Honest Ed's, the luminous Toronto discount store famous for its wheeler dealer attitude and bargain basement prices, is being quietly shopped to property buyers with some of its surrounding land for a...
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25 reasons to check out Toronto's Festival of Beer
Toronto's Festival of Beer might just be the city's biggest annual tribute to everyone's favourite adult beverage. But just how big is it? To get some sense of its scope, and to make sure you've got...
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