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Anthony Milton

Anthony Milton is a freelance journalist based in Toronto specializing in long-form magazine writing. He previously worked as an assistant editor at Toronto Life, where he launched the Front Row newsletter. He regularly contributes all sorts of stories to the magazine, including deep dives on sports, business and housing as well as short-form commentary on our ever-changing city, from its obsession with cherry blossoms to its maddening NIMBYism. His work has also appeared in Maclean’s, Ricochet, TVO, the Trillium and more.

Latest from Anthony Milton

Who's to blame for Masai Ujiri's ousting?

Who’s to blame for Masai Ujiri’s ousting?

Spicy theories swirling around the Raptors president’s sudden departure

The Best of the Fests: What to see, do and hear in Toronto this festival season

The Best of the Fests: What to see, do and hear in Toronto this festival season

This July, the streets are brimming with music, art, theatre and other forms of summer revelry. Here, a roundup of the best bets of the month

Josh Matlow dreams of a Toronto without piles of hot garbage. Can it be done?

Josh Matlow dreams of a Toronto without piles of hot garbage. Can it be done?

The city councillor sounds off on overflowing trash bins and why the current privatized maintenance contract is rubbish

Inside goth icon Beetlejuice ’s journey from screen to stage

Inside goth icon Beetlejuice’s journey from screen to stage

A new Mirvish production is reanimating the 1988 cult film

What to see, do, read and hear in Toronto this June

What to see, do, read and hear in Toronto this June

A retrospective of playful Canadian art, a raucous music festival for Pride, a memoir of a year without sex, and more

"The sad truth is that Kensington Market isn't healthy anymore": Why this neighbourhood fishmonger is closing up shop

“The sad truth is that Kensington Market isn’t healthy anymore”: Why this neighbourhood fishmonger is closing up shop

Kristin Donovan, co-owner of Hooked, on leaving a neighbourhood she loves

For a cool $1,700, let your inner F1 driver loose at Porsche's new racetrack in Pickering

For a cool $1,700, let your inner F1 driver loose at Porsche’s new racetrack in Pickering

Yes, you can rip doughnuts

A bridge, a tunnel, a gondola—all the ways the city may connect the Toronto Islands to the mainland

A bridge, a tunnel, a gondola—all the ways the city may connect the Toronto Islands to the mainland

Expensive ideas to help more people let loose at the beach

“I never had a nuanced explanation of sexual assault growing up”: Hannah Moscovitch on her new play, Red Like Fruit

“I never had a nuanced explanation of sexual assault growing up”: Hannah Moscovitch on her new play, Red Like Fruit

The playwright talks straddling the Canada–US border, working with Hugh Jackman and coming to terms with childhood trauma

Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal

Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal

As the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, Porter was playing for another team. The story of a cheater, his bookmakers and the wager that brought them all down

A behind-the-scenes look at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s most iconic paintings

A behind-the-scenes look at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s most iconic paintings

The AGO turns 125 this year. To celebrate, we asked for the stories behind some of our favourite artworks from the gallery’s permanent collection

“We were safe in our town—but we didn’t know if that would change”: Why this children’s book author and her COO husband left Massachusetts for Toronto

“We were safe in our town—but we didn’t know if that would change”: Why this children’s book author and her COO husband left Massachusetts for Toronto

Shari Becker and John Gauch were happy in their progressive Boston enclave. But, when support for Trump’s rhetoric took root across the US, they knew they had to get out

Affordable multiplexes in Etobicoke? Not if the neighbours have a say

Real Estate News

Affordable multiplexes in Etobicoke? Not if the neighbours have a say

Nothing kills the dream of budget-friendly housing faster than NIMBYism

"Toronto is my obsession": André Alexis on his new short story collection, Other Worlds

“Toronto is my obsession”: André Alexis on his new short story collection, Other Worlds

The author talks about honouring his parents through writing, the beauty of his adopted home and what it means to behave “Canadian”

Self-driving cars are taking over Toronto's streets. Are you ready?

Self-driving cars are taking over Toronto’s streets. Are you ready?

City council is more than a little concerned

What to see, do, read and hear in Toronto this May

What to see, do, read and hear in Toronto this May

Including an intimate one-woman show about scoliosis, a Latin pop star’s record-smashing tour and an illustrious ballet dancer’s fond farewell

"Success is random—all you can do is keep improving": Max Kerman of Arkells on his new memoir, Try Hard

“Success is random—all you can do is keep improving”: Max Kerman of Arkells on his new memoir, Try Hard

The indie rock frontman talks growing up downtown, the changing nature of the music business and the inspiration behind his first book

What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this April

What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this April

Including an all-Canadian coast-to-coast comedy show and a play about the dark side of foodie culture

"I knew working in fashion could be unglamorous, but I was surprised by how much": Vogue writer Christian Allaire on his new memoir

“I knew working in fashion could be unglamorous, but I was surprised by how much”: Vogue writer Christian Allaire on his new memoir

In From the Rez to the Runway, Allaire recounts his tumultuous journey from Nipissing First Nation to the world of high fashion

"I'd be ashamed to drive a Tesla": Auto expert Flavio Volpe breaks down why tariffs will bring car manufacturing to a screeching halt

“I’d be ashamed to drive a Tesla”: Auto expert Flavio Volpe breaks down why tariffs will bring car manufacturing to a screeching halt

The president of Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturing Association talks ditching politeness to take on Donald Trump, why he supports Olivia Chow sticking it to Elon Musk and how to buy Canadian when it comes to cars

What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this March

What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this March

A groundbreaking electronic group’s retrospective, a musical tour behind the lyrics of “American Pie,” lessons in political rage from a talking crow, and more

"It's like hiring an army of sloths": Councillor Josh Matlow on the city's excruciatingly slow snow removal

“It’s like hiring an army of sloths”: Councillor Josh Matlow on the city’s excruciatingly slow snow removal

The councillor for Toronto–St. Paul’s discusses his ire over Toronto’s $1.5-billion privatized snow plows, what we could learn from Montreal and his personal shovelling saga

“There’s a good chance this will wreck my career”: Omar El Akkad on his new book about Palestine, Israel and Western hypocrisy

“There’s a good chance this will wreck my career”: Omar El Akkad on his new book about Palestine, Israel and Western hypocrisy

In One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, the author and journalist presents a scathing account of news media and governments cheering on the genocide in Gaza

“Toronto can be one of the world’s great cities”: New chief planner Jason Thorne on his grand designs

After a decade in Hamilton, Thorne has been selected as our planner in chief. With traffic in gridlock, transit ever-delayed and housing far from affordable, he’s got his work cut out for him

Summer Camp Guide

Summer Camp Directory 2026

Summer Camp Directory 2026

Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages

Best New Restaurants

Toronto Life ’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8

Toronto Life’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8

General admission tickets are now on sale for Toronto’s biggest culinary night, featuring top chefs, restaurants and drinks

Big Stories

Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it

Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it

When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026

This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar

Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team

Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team

After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype

Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with SNL rookie Veronika Slowikowska

Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with SNL rookie Veronika Slowikowska

Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of Saturday Night Live in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it

Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer

Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer

The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line

The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?

The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?

We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout

My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press

My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press

My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell

Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin

Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin

Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe

Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?

Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?

Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees

City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?

City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?

Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution

This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI

This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI

It’s hard out here for a 20-something

The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market

The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market

Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises

Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI

Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI

Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him

Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world

Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world

Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better

293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband

293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband

When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him

The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone

The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone

The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks

Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes

Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes

If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”

Just Listed

For Sale: 171 Durant Ave

For Sale: 171 Durant Ave

This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot

For Sale: 50 First Avenue

For Sale: 50 First Avenue

A testament to time presiding over one of Uxbridge's most storied streetscapes, this magnificently preserved circa 1880 residence commands its prominent corner lot with the quiet confidence of a true architectural landmark

For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive

For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive

A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living

For Sale: 75 Queen Street

For Sale: 75 Queen Street

Guelph is having a moment

For Sale: 112 Mildenhall Rd

For Sale: 112 Mildenhall Rd

A rare opportunity to own a custom-built masterpiece in the heart of Lawrence Park beautifully designed by Gray Smith and Arca Design for the most discerning buyer