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The top 10 food challenges in Toronto (human vs. food)
Food challenges in Toronto are rarely one of those things that inspire spectator envy. Indeed, when a competitor is 15-inches into a 2-foot shawarma with the clock winding down (and has yet to touch...
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The Best Ribs in Toronto
The best ribs in Toronto are something of a mixed bag. You've got your Southern-style pork ribs, your Asian-inspired beef ribs, your sauce-coated sticky varieties and your smoke-infused dry offerings —...
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Radar: Beach Fossils, Pipe Trouble launch, ROMCafe, Charles Taylor Prize...
Toronto events on February 27, 2013MUSIC | Beach Fossils at The Garrison Beach Fossils hits town tonight for a show at The Garrison. This project began as a solo venture for band founder, Dustin...
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Morning Brew: Sloppy rain and snow hits Toronto, Ford gets an unusual invite...
It's sloppy out there. The storm forecasters expected to dump a mix of snow and slushy rain on the city is doing exactly as predicted and making travel conditions extremely difficult. There's been a...
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Where to eat stinky tofu in Markham
While many might hit up this First Markham place restaurant for a bowl of its namesake (and affordable) beef noodle in soup and array of classic Taiwanese dishes, it'd be a shame to pass on the stinky...
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This Week in Fashion: The Bay plans men's department renovation, The Loved...
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 morning.NEWSMore...
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Condo of the Week: 90 Sumach Street
A loft penthouse in the former CBC prop warehouse building, this one-bed, one-bathroom condo comes with its own private rooftop terrace — one that just happens to be larger than the average downtown...
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Nicholas Hoare looks back at bookstore's 40 years
On April 1st, Nicholas Hoare's bookstore on Front Street will close its doors, following the shuttering of his two stores in Montreal and Ottawa last year. After 40 years, the nearly 70-year-old...
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10 chains that rule late night dining in Toronto
Chains that rule late night dining in Toronto seem to always interrupt the path from last call to home in bed. These dining chains are attuned to our collective fallibility when it comes to late night...
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How to ride the TTC in first class
If you happened to be riding the TTC last Sunday, you might have got the rare chance to experience in-ride beverage service. That's right — in its latest subway intervention, Improv in Toronto took to...
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Whatever happened to the Osgoode and St. Patrick station refits?
Museum station isn't like all the others. Thanks to a 2006 injection of community and donor cash, the TTC was able to give the stop beneath Queen's Park a major overhaul, replacing the original austere...
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Pretty pictures of the Toronto slush storm
Today's the kind of day that reminds me of David Hasselhoff eating a cheeseburger — it's a mess. While it won't go down as much of a storm (about 11cm of snow was recorded at Pearson as of noon today)...
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What Queen Street East used to look like in Toronto
A look back at Queen Street East has been a long time coming, especially insofar as I've already given the historical treatment to western portion of this most important of Toronto streets. That post...
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Radar: Retro Video Gaming Night, The Cold Show, The Gatekeepers Screening and...
Toronto events on February 28, 2013GAMING | Games Weekend: Mario Kart 64 Tournament & Retro Video Gaming Night Competitive and recreational retro gaming is having a moment at A&C Games tonight,...
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Morning Brew: Rob Ford still writing lobbyists for cash, Prince Philip is...
Rob Ford is still writing to lobbyists asking for donations to his football foundation, according to the Toronto Star. Integrity commissioner Janet Leiper ruled soliciting money in this way violates...
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Science at the Movies is a new film series for geeks
Personally I'm more of a Star Wars guy. Mark it up to a joie-de-vivre, more sociable personality or dumber brain, but I'd rather employ hyper speed than warp drive. And so, frankly, I was glad to watch...
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This Week in Film: Stoker, Japanese Cinema of the Eighties, Made IN 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.NEW RELEASESStoker...
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Pretty Pretty Records celebrates Toronto's dark side
How did Pretty Pretty turn a post-punk, no wave, minimal synth and dark techno dance night into one of Toronto's most intriguing upstart record labels? The story is familiar: Pretty Pretty Records...
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