No sound can hide from U.S. Girls
Meg Remy has been releasing music as U.S. Girls since 2008, and fans have watched her noisey, contemporary soul sound grow with each new release. The last three years have each seen powerful albums...
View ArticleThis Week in Fashion: A slew of holiday pop-up shops, Mavrik Mrkt, Jeremy...
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 ArticleNew in Toronto Music: Maylee Todd, The Cameron Brothers, The Skeletones Four,...
Find out what's new and hot with our our bi-weekly local music roundup.THE SKELETONES FOUR/ I'LL HAUNT YOU/ DECEMBER 10TH I love guitar, you love guitar, everybody loves Guitar music. Luckily for all...
View ArticleNew diner takes over for the Bloordale Pantry
The Bloordale Pantry is no more, but in its place is a new diner that does a solid brunch, dinner and late night eats. And while we only dabbled with the drinks menu on this particular visit, the...
View ArticleProvince envisions a gigantic, inter-city cycling network
A draft report from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation says expanding bicycle infrastructure and providing greater incentives for people to climb in the saddle will help curb traffic congestion and...
View ArticleNew Church-themed bar is way better than Bible class
There's plenty of fun to be had in the Village, most notably at this new-ish church-themed bar that moved into the old George's Play space earlier this year. Cocktails have names like the St Francis...
View ArticleRadar: HoHoTO 2012, The Anything Goes Show, Ophelia/Machine, Spacing's...
PARTY | HoHoTO 2012 A party for Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank that started as a Twitter movement, HoHoTO holds its annual fundraiser at the Mod Club tonight. Prizes, DJs and booze will make attendees...
View ArticleMorning Brew: PRESTO gets pricey, Union-Pearson link gets expensive, more...
The cost of implementing PRESTO, the province's contactless fare card system, in the GTA has jumped to $700 million, almost three times the expected amount. Ontario's auditor general says the card...
View ArticleMiguel oozes with sexuality at the Kool Haus
In an R&B field full of boisterous men like the R. Kellys and Ushers atop the charts, Los Angeles singer-songwriter Miguel has seemingly slipped through the cracks of our mainstream attention up...
View ArticleThis Week in Film: Sushi Girl, Searching For Sugar Man, Miracle On 34th Street
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.NEW RELEASESSushi Girl...
View ArticleNew in Toronto real estate: Lumen Condos
Lumen Condos is "a measurement of light and life as inspired an imagined in architectural design." Uh, I think that means the building's light fixtures are important or something; I'm really not too...
View ArticleWhere to get solid Ethiopian food (and listen to jazz)
This restaurant on Bloor near Ossington does traditional Ethiopian cuisine and coffee service just right, and makes for a good destination when you're in the mood to share platters with a group of...
View ArticleFord's lawyer claims errors in conflict of interest case
Rob Ford's lawyer says Justice Charles Hackland, the judge who ordered the mayor removed from office, made "several errors of law" reaching his decision in a factum filed in an Ontario divisional court...
View ArticleThe Best Cheap Breakfast in Toronto
The best cheap breakfast in Toronto is, of course, a greasy spoon specialty. Forget about your fantasies of herb aioli, aged cheddar, or local greens on these breakfast plates; here it's bacon, eggs,...
View ArticleStreet Style: 25 looks from Trinity Bellwoods
It's definitely starting to look like winter, but even grey skiies and colder days doesn't mean those around Trinity Bellwoods pack up their best fashion for the season. Here's a selection of who we...
View ArticleMorning Brew: Vaughan says sell the Gardiner, road wear kept quiet, PRESTO...
For sale: one aged highway, many previous users, some light wear. Councillor Adam Vaughan says it's time Toronto sold off the Gardiner and implemented tolls to cover spiraling repair costs that could,...
View ArticleThe photos of the week: December 8-14
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 ArticleEast Side Boom brings live music series to Little India
After last Saturday's raucous event, I step into Gerrard Art Space (GAS) on Sunday morning and Joanne Filletti, director of GAS, is airing out the space. "It stinks like beer in here. Don't you smell...
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