German-style fry shop opens on Gerrard St.
This two-week old take-out counter specializing in fries, schnitzel and beef bratwursts joins Das Gasthaus as a recent addition to Toronto's German food scene. With huge sandwiches for five bucks, it's...
View ArticleVote: 10 new Best Of categories
Today we're opening up voting in our latest Best Of poll. Now you can have your say in 10 categories including pizza, nachos, BBQ chicken, French Toast, croissants, muffins and more.Take the best of...
View ArticleBehind the scenes at Lower Queen Station
Long-abandoned and seldom photographed, Lower Queen station, the never-used underground streetcar stop beneath Queen subway station, has long been at the top of my list of places to explore in Toronto....
View ArticleToday in Toronto: Galileo's Falling Bodies, The Passage, Matthew Quick,...
Today in Toronto Red Head Gallery has the opening of Nina Leo and Lee Henderson's collaborative series Galileo's Falling Bodies, and Propeller Gallery hosts the opening of Lila Fatehi's exhibition, The...
View ArticleThis Week in Fashion: Homegrown Boutique moves online, Fitzroy Boutique and A...
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...
View ArticleJust-opened dive bar serves up veggies & board games
Newly opened on Queen at Ossington, this laid-back spot majors in vegetarian pub grub and craft beer. While there's a "no martini" policy, it's almost refreshing to encounter a new spot that isn't...
View ArticleBeans and booze bring new life to Wagstaff Drive
There was a time when Toronto was a wild west of zoning, a free-for-all where industry and residential areas sat side by side, especially where railway lines cut through the city, leaving spurs and...
View ArticleThe top 5 restaurants in Little India
Toronto's Little India neighbourhood, or the Gerrard Indian Bazaar as its officially known, might be getting less Indian by the day (we're not using the G word) but a walk along Gerrard between...
View ArticleQueen St. fashion mainstay packs up and moves west
A well known Queen St. boutique has up and left its long-standing home near Queen and Peter for the friendly confines of West Queen West. A smaller space (in the former home of Klaxon Howl) and a...
View ArticleThe Best Beer Selection in Toronto
The best beer selection in Toronto used to be a fairly easy thing to determine. Formerly, a few mainstay bars easily held the top positions among beer drinkers' lists of go-to venues, but now, as a...
View ArticleToronto might crack down on nudity at Pride
Toronto's 2014 Pride Parade is in danger of being stripped of its right to bare... everything? As City Hall becomes more shambolic and our Mayor claims he has "nothing to hide" (after lying repeatedly...
View ArticleA map of every traffic signal in Toronto
This beautiful image of Toronto might look like an album cover for an 80s synthpop band, but it's actually a visual representation of every traffic light-controlled intersection in the city. A pinpoint...
View ArticleThe 10 most famous clothing stores in Toronto
The most famous clothing stores in Toronto are local institutions and shopping standbys well-known to Toronto fashion fans. It's no secret that there's tons of great shopping to be done in this town,...
View ArticleOPP to oversee investigation into Rob Ford
The OPP is taking over the year-long investigation into Mayor Rob Ford currently known as Project Brazen 2. The request was reportedly made by Chief Blair himself who is looking to separate himself...
View ArticleToday in Toronto: TO's 180th Birthday, If These Walls Could Talk, Feminist...
Today in Toronto the city celebrates its 180th birthday (look at us, strutting how young and fresh-faced we are) over at Steam Whistle Brewery. The Gladstone will open their huge illustration show If...
View ArticleFrench folk dancing is alive and well in Toronto
On an especially freezing Monday night, roughly 20 people braved the elements and made their way to the Hogtown Cure on the corner of Dufferin and Dundas. But it wasn't to sample the little cafe's...
View ArticleWhat can Toronto learn from Melbourne, Australia?
Next time you're squeezed inside a stationary rush-hour streetcar - and I bet you won't have to wait long - remember that Toronto isn't the only city with surface transit challenges. Melbourne,...
View ArticleToronto Restaurant Openings: Yakitori Kintori, The Irv, The Derby, OG Grill,...
Toronto Restaurant Openings highlights the latest restaurant openings and closings in Toronto and also gives a preview of what's coming soon. Find us here every Thursday morning.OPEN NOWYakitori...
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