Massive open streets festival planned for Toronto
A large stretch of Bloor Street, Yonge Street, and Danforth Avenue could be transformed into a massive 11 km car-free plaza for a series of community events this summer, organizers of a Toronto "Open...
View ArticleIs Marxist Nudist Taxidermy Club Toronto's weirdest?
Lovers of the absurd often find themselves stranded amid a teaming mass of real, serious events and news items - not to mention awards shows. Now Toronto's Marxist Nudist Taxidermy Club, the campiest...
View ArticleNew snack bar brings a bit of Palermo to King West
After much anticipation and a few delays, this sister space to King West's Buca has now opened around the corner on Portland. Featuring a menu of sharable plates meant to complement the extensive...
View ArticleThis Week in Film: Oscar Shorts, 360 Screenings, Our RoboCop Remake, Toronto...
This Week in Film rounds up noteworthy new releases in theatres, rep cinema and avant-garde screenings, festivals, and other special cinema-related events happening in Toronto.SPECIAL EVENTSLate Night...
View ArticleYour photos of the early February snowstorm in Toronto
Toronto got a healthy dumping of snow yesterday, which unsurprisingly made the commute to and from work a cold and wet mess. The SRT was shutdown throughout the day for snow and ice removal while major...
View ArticleBreakout Toronto Bands: Birds of Bellwoods
Breakout Toronto Bands features local artists that we think you should give a listen to.Toronto four-piece folk ensemble Birds of Bellwoods seem to be incapable of doing wrong. With a mere four songs...
View ArticleSouthern-style barbecue joint opens in Greektown
This newly opened BBQ destination on the Danforth opened just in time for last week's Super Bowl and is already seducing a steady stream of locals with the wafting scent of slow-smoked baby back ribs,...
View ArticleToronto Food Events: Latino 'licious, Pho Fo Brunch, Boeuf Bourguignon Supper...
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 ArticleHuge music hub for indie artists set to launch in Toronto
Weird Canada talked extensively with us last July about their plans to use a $50,000 grant to build a distribution centre for Canadian music. Founders Marie Claire Flanagan and Aaron Levin explained...
View ArticleNew map plots where people run in Toronto
Those who share my predisposition for unique maps of Toronto will likely take interest in the latest series from Nathan Yau at Flowing Data. In it, he uses publicly available GPS data from RunKeeper,...
View ArticleThe Best Donuts in Toronto
The best donuts in Toronto buck every health impulse in favour of deep fried, sugary deliciousness. Gluten-laden and calorie packed, the donut (or, doughnut) has it all, but do we heed the warnings?...
View ArticleNow hiring: Associate Editor / Web Producer
Now that we mostly have our Valentine's Day plans taken care of it's time for us to focus on finding someone to help us out with some things around here. And what better person than you? Yup, we're...
View ArticleVinyl art (not toys!) storms the Design Exchange
This Is Not A Toy is a vinyl art exhibit curated by John Wee Tom of the Templar Hotel and Sara Nickleson of the Design Exchange with a little (ok, a lot) of help from rapper/super producer Pharrell...
View ArticleBy the numbers: Snow in Toronto
The great white winter of 2013/2014 has so far provided plenty of wild weather to keep city's transportation division busy - and there's likely plenty more work on the way. For comparison, the typical...
View ArticleRob Ford demands Pride flag be removed from City Hall
Rob Ford has asked the city manager to take down a Pride flag that was raised this morning at City Hall in solidarity with gay athletes at the Sochi Olympics."This is about the Olympics, this is about...
View ArticleWeekend events in Toronto: February 7-9 2014
Weekend events in Toronto is our guide to events happening this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Here's what's happening in Toronto this Feb 7-9, 2014.People Put Out Productions Launch Toronto badly needs...
View ArticleThat time a Toronto team won Olympic hockey gold
The 2014 men's Olympic hockey squad is a super team of NHL stars from across the country. As the most talented and highly paid individuals in their field, they are the Traveling Wilburys of hockey, if...
View ArticleAnnex bakery calls end of days for mediocre pies
A pie revolution is afoot, at least if you believe the branding rhetoric of this new Mirvish Village bakery, a tiny little underground spot run someone as sweet on vegan politics as she is on vegan...
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