Today in Toronto: Crazy Town, Funny Ha Ha, Dawn Patrol, Amsterdam Bicycle...
Tonight, the Seventh Art Live Directors Series brings you a screening of director Andrew Bujalski's Funny Ha Ha at Innis Town Hall, and The Comedy Bar hosts Dawn Patrol, featuring an all-star cast of...
View ArticleThis Week in Music: CMW lineup, St. Vincent's new video, Drake sings in...
This Week in Music rounds up the latest news, releases and concerts coming to Toronto.CMW announces initial lineup This year, Canadian Music Week has moved from it's usual March slot over to the much...
View ArticleThat time Philip Seymour Hoffman was a Toronto crook
Academy award winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman played several real-life characters on the big screen: Truman Capote, Lester Bangs, Oakland Athletics coach Art Howe, and even a wayward CIBC clerk...
View ArticleBaldwin Village gets a new Chinese noodle bar
This recently opened restaurant in Baldwin Village eschews the current trend toward ramen in Toronto with a Chinese take on the noodle bar. Don't let the interior full of low-density fibreboard scare...
View ArticlePUP make mosh pit mayhem at The Garrison
Last Friday night, The Garrison played host the sold-out show for Toronto's punk rock upstarts PUP. As the band is set to embark on their first international tour, the enthusiastic crowd bid them a...
View ArticleThe 5 strangest machines designed in Toronto
What is 34 metres long, 7 metres tall, and buried under Lake Shore Blvd.? The answer is Knapp's Roller Boat, a cigar-shaped vessel that promised to make sea sickness a thing of the past, or so its...
View ArticleGet to know a Toronto startup: The September
We Canadians have developed plenty of sneaky tricks that help us get what comes easily (and inexpensively) to the mailboxes of American shoppers. There's the cousin living in the States who flies your...
View ArticleHip hop meets pop up at Naturally Born Strangers show
On Friday night the Mod Club was jammed to the brim with hip hop heads ready to soak in the launch of Naturally Born Strangers, a full length record by local icons Rich Kidd, Tona and Adam Bomb. This...
View Article25 looks from the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards
The inaugural Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards took place Saturday, February 1st at the Royal York Hotel. It was a swank affair, and attendees opted for dark shimmering suits and dresses in honour of...
View ArticlePhil's Original BBQ smokes its last brisket
Phil's Original BBQ joined the deadpool last Friday. College Street locals and barbecue fans will remember the restaurant as once being amongst the best spots to head for ribs or brisket, but it...
View ArticleThe month in photos: January 2014 in Toronto
The month of January was a cold one but this isn't the kind of city that hibernates. Torontonians proved to be a resilient bunch even despite the polar vortex and this month was spent staving off cabin...
View ArticleThe Best Cappuccino in Toronto
The best cappuccino in Toronto can be found at cafes where baristas are well trained and always on their game. Delicious and deceptively simple, the cappuccino is considered by some to be the most...
View ArticleToday in Toronto: Sigalit Landau, My Prairie Home, Mutual Appreciation, Tell...
Tonight, Israeli video artist and sculptor, Sigalit Landau gives a talk as part of Ryerson U's Converge series which is free to attend (RSVP required). Director Chelsea McMullan's My Prairie Home...
View ArticleIs this the TTC fare gate of the future?
The company behind the Presto card readers due to be fitted to Toronto streetcars, buses, and at subway entrances is making a case for new automatic fare gates that would replace the current...
View ArticleThis week on DineSafe: Acme Burger, Templeton's, Pho Orchid, Gelato Pizza,...
January came to a close with zero red cards on record in Toronto, though a number of kitchens seem to be battling to keep pests out. Also noteworthy is the conditional pass awarded to North York...
View ArticleNew general store marries vintage clothing and tea
A mishmash of goods is on offer at this new shop in Bloordale Village, including - but not limited to - vintage clothing, antique trinkets, loose-leaf (and takeout) teas, organic soaps, local artwork,...
View ArticleCan this condo jumpstart laneway housing in Toronto?
Unlike Vancouver, Toronto has remained relatively untouched by the proliferation of laneway houses. But the idea makes sense: this city has roughly 250 kilometres of laneways, many of them in...
View ArticleIs there any sense in renaming Union Station?
Next stop, Sir John A. MacDonald Station. What? Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong moved a motion at this morning's executive committee meeting asking whether Toronto's main transit hub could be renamed for...
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