How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland

She packed her debut feature, Turning Red, with retro streetcars, Timbits, bustling Chinatown streets and other salutes to her childhood

Culture

The best new TV and movies to stream this weekend

Including the latest installment of Formula 1: Drive to Survive, an Andy Warhol docuseries and Spencer

Food & Drink

Toronto’s 10 best sandwiches right now, according to a guy who calls himself Sammo Boi

Including ones from Maker Pizza, Gus Tacos and Sanremo Bakery

City

Carol MacDonald is revolutionizing home health care

She’s the co-founder and president of Gotcare, a home health care agency

City

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friend recently started dating someone who attended the Convoy protests. Now I don’t really want to associate with them

Is it wrong to unfriend someone because they won’t break up with their “freedom”-loving beau?

City

On the importance of children in philanthropy: Q&A with UIC’s Nancy Hotson, Shraddha Walker

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UHN Foundation, UHN

“People don’t give kids enough credit for their capacity for empathy and understanding”

Food & Drink

Ten of the best locally made bottles of vodka you can buy right now

Give them a whirl in your next martini, caesar or cosmo

Real Estate

Four reasons why Celeste should be your new home

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Celeste Condominiums

The most-coveted Toronto lifestyle is at your fingertips

City

We know little about the Black people once enslaved in Upper Canada. Natasha Henry, president of the Ontario Black History Society, is trying to change that

She does research on the topic through her doctoral research at York

Real Estate

How your home equity can help you get out of debt

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Alpine Credits

High housing prices provide more equity for debt consolidation in Toronto

Life

Real Weddings: Inside a French-themed celebration at a King West cocktail bar

After postponing their ceremony twice, this couple was able to invite nearly all of their original 120-person guest list

Shopping

How to choose the right appliances for your kitchen renovation

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Tasco Appliances

Bring style and function to your kitchen renovation with appliances that work for you and your family

Real Estate

A Toronto couple had a home-buying budget of $1 million. Where did they end up finding a place?

Ever heard of Seeley’s Bay?

Food & Drink

8 food trends you need to try this year

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Farm Boy

Plant-based snacks, artisanal burgers and TikTok-worthy soup: Farm Boy serves up the top food trends of 2022

TL Insider

Jump back into IRL events With TL Insider this March

Make the most of your membership with this exciting lineup

City

How to find peace of mind when it comes to your finances

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Scotiabank

Stop losing sleep over your finances with Sleep Advisor by Scotia Advice+

Food & Drink

“I think we need to embrace the awkwardness”: How a Toronto brewery is helping people relearn the art of small talk

It’s like platonic Tinder for tech-averse beer lovers

Real Estate

The Saw Whet, an exclusive connected oasis

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Caivan

Mid-rise living in south Oakville

Food & Drink

What’s on the menu at Vilda’s, Taverne Bernhardt’s new sandwich shop across the street

It’s housed in an old convenience store

Food & Drink

The premium prosecco from the historic Valdobbiadene region that you need to try

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Val d'Oca

Celebrate spring with Italy’s best bottle of bubbly

City

Ontario froze $20 million in Freedom Convoy assets—now what? We asked Monique Jilesen, the Toronto-based lawyer who filed the injunction

Jilesen wants the courts to take the assets and redistribute them to Ottawans impacted by the protests

Real Estate

A new way to unlock the housing market–without saving your whole down payment

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Ourboro

Shared home ownership makes buying your first home attainable

City

This digital marketing manager makes $110,000 a year. How does he spend it?

He recently spent $1,200 on a Tiffany necklace for his partner

Private Schools

How to support your kids academically through the pandemic

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Hudson College

These days, learning is an all-hands-on-deck situation. Here’s how parents can continue to help their kids through transitions and changes in schooling.

Food & Drink

“I’m looking out for our customers”: Why this restaurant owner isn’t ready to do away with vaccine passports just yet

“I respect the freedom of people who don’t want to come here, just like they should respect my freedom to make this choice”

Real Estate

Convenience and culture collide at Groove Condos

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Block Developments

Block Developments’ latest project is a breath of fresh air and where you need to be

Culture

The best TV and movies to stream this weekend

Including West Side Story, a star-studded whodunnit and a true-crime miniseries about Theranos scammer Elizabeth Holmes

City

In conversation with Candice Jay, UHN Impact Collective’s trailblazing volunteer and events lead

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UHN Foundation, UHN

“Being a part of [this] feels so rewarding because you have so many young professionals who share the same gratitude for our health care industry”

Memoir

A young opera singer lost his biggest champions to Covid. This performance helped him heal

“Performing Mozart’s Requiem turned into a way for me to console the pain that I hadn’t fully come to terms with”

City

The beginner’s guide to Ontario’s Greenbelt

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The Greenbelt Foundation

Eager to get outside this Family Day Weekend? Check out Ontario’s Greenbelt right at your doorstep

Culture

What notable Torontonians are watching, reading and listening to this March

Pop culture recommendations from Eden Grinshpan, Tennyson King, Gina Sorell, Patrice Goodman and Gurdeep Ahluwalia

City

Tap, bottled or filtered water: Which should you drink?

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PurCan

What’s the best way to get your eight glasses in?

Food & Drink

“I didn’t know this part of my life was missing”: Chef Albert Ponzo on how a move to P.E.C. and an unexpected hiatus from the kitchen reordered his priorities

What he’s been up to since leaving Le Sélect—and Toronto—five years ago

Cannabis

Treat yourself: Elevate your self-love routine with cannabis this Valentine’s Day

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Fire and Flower

Six ways to indulge in cannabis-infused self-care

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