City and Colour croons to the Amphitheatre crowd
St. Catherine's very own Dallas Green - aka City and Colour - graced a Toronto stage once again, mere months after his last back-to-back Massey Hall production. And although City and Colour hasn't...
View ArticleThis Week in Film: Inescapable, Toronto VeloReel, TIFF, Toronto Independent...
This Week in Film rounds up noteworthy new releases in theatres, as well as key DVD / Blu-Ray releases, festivals, and other cinema-related events happening in Toronto. IN THEATRES This is the final...
View ArticleNew Yorkville boutique serves high tea and high fashion
This new Yorkville fashion spot has been open for just two weeks, and boasts a wide range of both local and international brands in women's clothing, jewellery and shoes. Representing a broad selection...
View ArticleNew in Toronto real estate: IT Lofts
IT Lofts takes its incredibly inspired name from the neighbourhood in which it will soon be planted: Little Italy. At the corner of College and Rusholme, this new project will grow seven storeys tall,...
View ArticleToronto Beer Week 2012
Toronto Beer Week, now in its third year, will run from September 14th to the 22nd and will be the perfect cure for the city's collective TIFF hangover. As the international throngs depart, the city's...
View ArticleIs 68 storeys too high for the Toronto waterfront?
Prepare to look out toward Lake Ontario and catch a glimpse of that bright, shiny steel cladding. Nature's miracle, indeed. That might very well be the view for some concerned Harbourfront residents,...
View ArticleThere may be a new taco king in Kensington Market
Toronto is rife with a taco obsession: Grand Electric, La Carnita, and countless others have thrown their hats in the ring. There's an underdog hot on their heels though, and it operates out of a small...
View ArticleParty Style: at the FAB Magazine relaunch
Fab Magazine introduced a brand new look last night at Red Bull 381 Projects. And, as is invariably the case when print publications celebrate a revamp, there were lots of stylish party-goers and free...
View ArticleJason Collett, Young Empires and Down with Webster close down the 2012...
That's a wrap, as they say, on another year of Festival Music House. The Mod Club, for the past three nights, hosted some of Canada's top musical acts to show our chops to TIFF's movie industry. With...
View ArticleFour Toronto startups looking for the big break
Call it a less theatrical, Kevin O'Leary-less take on a Dragon's Den sort of setup. Four startups got their shots at a crowd of investors yesterday, assembled at the Toronto Stock Exchange for...
View ArticleThe photos of the week: September 15-21
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 ArticlePeter Gabriel is generous with the hits at the ACC
Peter Gabriel is one of those popular singers from my youth that I never got to see live. Fast forward 25 years and he's celebrating the quarter-century anniversary of the release of his So album — the...
View ArticleStoried theatre bookstore moves south after 20 years
For decades it held its post across from the Windsor Arms Hotel, but now, Toronto's foremost theatre bookstore has moved south — appropriately, right by the downtown theatre district. While its new...
View ArticleDanforth Music Hall gets more concert-friendly
The Danforth Music Hall is set to be revamped by owner/operator Impresario Inc. They've switched up the seating to make the Hall easily convertible from general admission (holding about 1400 people) to...
View ArticleOntario winery road trip: Featherstone
Featherstone Winery is a laid back place — you know, the type of place where you'll find chickens bouncing around in the yard and where they use the same glass for each of your tastings. Far from a...
View ArticleThis Week in Food: Kingyo Izakaya news, Queen Margherita Pizza expands,...
OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS Vancouver franchise, Kingyo Izakaya will open its first Toronto location by December in Cabbagetown at 51B Winchester Street. Slider Revolution is set to soon take over the 673...
View ArticleManifesto Festival 2012
The 2012 edition of the Manifesto Festival has landed in Toronto. In its 6th year and spanning three days, Manifesto brings together art, dance and music with a focus on youth and hip hop culture. A...
View ArticleComfort food and craft beer land in Bloorcourt
This new Bloorcourt restaurant and bar has been open for just a few weeks, but already has its local regulars. With a menu of trendy comfort food--fish tacos, gourmet burgers, and bison pasta, among...
View ArticleFloating art space draws the ire of boat club members
Sometimes it really does seem like that this city is determined to wage a war on fun. The other day we got an email from Felix Kalmenson, an artist who's been running a floating exhibition and...
View ArticleWeekend events in Toronto: September 21-23, 2012
Weekend events in Toronto is our guide to events happening this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Here's what's happening in Toronto this September 21-23, 2012. FESTIVAL Word on the Street 2012 Toronto's...
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