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Weekend events in Toronto: January 3-5
Weekend events in Toronto is our guide to events happening this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Here's what's happening in Toronto this Jan 3-5, 2014.Canada's Top Ten Film Festival TIFF has released its...
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That time the TTC mascot was a giant beaver
In 1968, the Toronto Transit Commission unleashed Barney Beaver, its children's safety mascot, on an unsuspecting population. The giant dark brown castor with its two massive pearl incisors was meant...
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How Toronto coped with the (nasty, awful) cold spell
It's a whole lot warmer in Toronto this morning that has been over the past few days, but one suspects that there will still be thousands of people tearing back multiple blankets as they get out of...
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Captain John makes last-ditch effort to save his ship
John Letnik won't set sail without a fight, as the embattled owner of the eponymous Captain John's has launched a $1.2 million counter lawsuit against the Toronto Port Authority in an effort to prevent...
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Snakes & Lattes opening board game bar on College
Since 2010, Toronto's board game lovers have flocked to Snakes & Lattes to caffeinate over some Catan. The folks behind the Annex coffee shop are expanding their empire with a new pub, the equally...
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Toronto Motorcycle Supershow a drool-worthy affair
The North American International Motorcycle Supershow is a fantasyland for motorcycle enthusiasts in Toronto. There's a variety of motorbikes to drool over, from cruisers to sport bikes to cafe racers...
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The top 15 photos from the blogTO Flickr pool in 2013
Each day we post a photo of Toronto from the blogTO Flickr pool, which until recently have been part of a regular contest to determine the best shot of the week. While the photos of the week posts are...
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House of the Week: 23 Birchmount Road
23 Birchmount Rd is an oversized, countrified Cliffside home that looks good in the winter and is bound to have even more curb appeal once the snow melts. Located on a quiet street close to the...
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The top 10 Neapolitan Pizza in Toronto
Neapolitan pizza in Toronto is about as close as you're likely to get to Naples without jumping on a plane. The pinnacle of authentic Italian pizza, it's a highly regulated niche overseen by the...
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Leslieville gets another coffee shop
Just when you thought Leslieville has too many coffee shops along comes something new across from the local beer store. Want to know how it stacks up against the competition?Find out in my review of...
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10 photos of the deep freeze in Toronto
This is about as cold as it gets in Toronto, with morning temperatures so brutal that Pearson International had to put arrival restrictions on planes due to the deep freeze. Those were lifted just...
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New Gerrard St. cafe does hearty lunches
This new cafe at Gerrard and Greenwood pulls a solid espresso shot, but it's their hefty sandwiches and other lunch fare that makes them stand out from the pack. The food here the opposite of the...
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Today in Toronto: Next Stage Festival, Brockton Writer's Series, Reveal Me,...
The Next Stage Festival - the Toronto Fringe's younger sibling - opens tonight with a choice of five different performances you can check this evening, then the fest runs until the 19th. Get ready here...
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This Week in Fashion: Town Barber sets up shop at Lost + Found, Dalston Grey...
This Week in Fashion rounds up the week's style news, store openings and closings, pop-up shops, sales and upcoming fashion and design events in Toronto. Find it here every Wednesday morning.NEWSOver...
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Watermark takes home 100K Toronto Film Critics award
Toronto-based photographer Edward Burtynsky and co-director Jennifer Baichwal won $100,000 for their documentary Watermark last night from the Toronto Film Critics Association. The Rogers Best Canadian...
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10 must-see art shows in Toronto this winter
Art shows in Toronto this winter offer layer after layer of benefit like a Vermeer that just won't quit. Art exhibits? Pretty much always indoors - and apparently it's cold outside (no galleries have...
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Rob Ford gets a whole lot more popular after ice storm
Rob Ford's approval rating is soaring high in the wake of the Toronto ice storm, at least if you trust the polling methods of Forum Research. According to the firm and the Toronto Sun, the Mayor's...
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