What's open and closed Labour Day 2013 in Toronto
What's open and closed Labour Day Monday in Toronto 2013:CLOSEDGovernment offices, banks, and librariesNo mail deliveryAll LCBO stores & Beer StoresMost retail and grocery storesOPENIt's the last...
View Article50 awesome eats from Toronto food trucks
The food truck scene in Toronto is proof that street food need not be boring. While we wait for the luddites at City Hall to get with the 21st century and roll out more than a limited pilot program our...
View ArticleMorning Brew: Toronto heading for surplus and budget cuts, the Scarborough RT...
Toronto is on course for a a $167.4-million surplus this year but budget chief Frank Di Giorgio is hoping the final total will be higher. The money came from higher-than-expected revenues from the...
View ArticleThe photos of the week: August 24-30
The photos of the week collect each of the editor-selected photos of the day into one post for a contest to be decided by our readers. Sponsored by Posterjack, the photographer whose image receives the...
View ArticleYonge & Bloor cafe an ornate haven for commuters
This underground cafe near the subway entrance at Bloor Station might derive much of its business from commuters grabbing a caffeine fix on the go, but with its ornate interior and reasonably...
View ArticleThat time when Toronto television did the movies right
Long before time-shifting VCRs, DVDs, Pay-TV and Netflix allowed movie lovers us to mainline with all the ease of turning on a tap to get water, TVOntario treated Toronto denizens to double helpings of...
View ArticleToronto Food Events: Hot & Spicy Food Fest, Junction Farmers Night Market,...
Toronto Food Events rounds up the most delicious events, festivals, pop-ups, winemaker dinners, supper clubs and other food related happenings in Toronto this week and next. You can find us here every...
View ArticleSam the Record Man sign probably gone for good
The iconic neon Sam the Record Man sign will likely never cast its rays on Yonge Street again. Ryerson University, which bought and demolished the famous Yonge Street record store to make way for its...
View ArticleToronto concerts, September 2013
Toronto concerts worth knowing about in September, 2013.Summer is over, so, to quote this VELD Festival missed connection: "I sat next to you by the Bacardi tent when I lost my friends. You were nice....
View ArticleJapanese crepes now available in Kensington Market
This new Baldwin Street outpost serves up Japanese style crepes, which tend to be a bit sweeter and crispier than their French counterpart. While the focus is more on sweet offerings right now (try the...
View ArticleThe top 10 patios to chill on in Toronto
The top patios in Toronto to chill on aren't all about seeing and being seen. Many clubs in Toronto are built upon the hypothesis that Torontonians need DJ beats, Jagerbombs and MDMA cut with Windex to...
View ArticleThe Best Nightclubs in Toronto
The best nightclubs in Toronto are fun, fabulous and full of frenetic energy. After a hard week's work, there's nothing better than hitting the dance floor with your best friends and busting out the...
View ArticleLabour Day Weekend Events in Toronto 2013
Labour Day events in Toronto is our guide to events happening this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Here's what's happening in Toronto this August 30-September 1, 2013CNE&Canadian International Air...
View ArticleThis Week in Comedy: Classy Drunk, Ian Bagg, and Keesha Brownie
In this edition, we take a moment to highlight some of the up-and-coming stand-ups in Toronto that have decided to blaze their own trail. Follow me as I walk you through This Week In Comedy...TUES SEPT...
View ArticleSt. Lawrence coffee shop has been kicking it for 34 years
This coffee shop has been located in the basement of the St. Lawrence Market since 1979, when much of the basement area was used for storage. It entered the roasting scene back in 1996, and since then...
View ArticleA brief history of the Toronto Transit Commission
The TTC and its neverending tour of the city will turn 92 this weekend. Loved, loathed, lauded, and pilloried for close to a century (sometimes at the same time,) the TTC is a defining feature of the...
View ArticleAnti-fun Leslieville residents protest bar patio licence
The Beaches and Leslieville seem to be having a bit of a problem having fun these days. Throughout the summer, Tori's bakeshop, which has plans to morph into a wine bar by night, has been thwarted by...
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