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Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I get my brother to stop eating Chick-fil-A?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I get my brother to stop eating Chick-fil-A?

He won’t stop raving about it

“At this rate, I might need to get a second job”: How a community arts worker divvies up her $40K

“At this rate, I might need to get a second job”: How a community arts worker divvies up her $40K

She’s paying down debt and trying to build her savings

The pot shop lottery shemozzle continues

The pot shop lottery shemozzle continues

Doug Ford had a second chance to get it right. Didn’t happen

Opening a cannabis store was my ticket to riches—how hard could it be?

Opening a cannabis store was my ticket to riches—how hard could it be?

As soon as I won the weed lottery, the big cannabis companies started circling like sharks

Torontonians who are shaking up the tech sector

Torontonians who are shaking up the tech sector

Mark Bachman founded FlipGive, an app that helps parents raise cash for their kids’ sports teams

Inside the Latest Issue

The July issue of Toronto Life features the monster cottages of Muskoka versus the resistance. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

I accidentally moved into a seniors’ residence

I accidentally moved into a seniors’ residence

It’s actually quite pleasant

“I sell plant hangers, pottery and terrariums on the side”: How a tequila bar manager makes it work on $46K

“I sell plant hangers, pottery and terrariums on the side”: How a tequila bar manager makes it work on $46K

Hint: she shares a three-bedroom condo with four roommates

Dear Urban Diplomat: Help! My cleaning lady ate my pot edible and freaked out

Dear Urban Diplomat: Help! My cleaning lady ate my pot edible and freaked out

“My husband thinks we should fire her”

Who killed Sharmini Anandavel?

Who killed Sharmini Anandavel?

Her neighbour was the prime suspect, but he was never charged

Q&A: Jeff Ballingall, founder of Ontario Proud, on his right-wing meme machine

Q&A: Jeff Ballingall, founder of Ontario Proud, on his right-wing meme machine

He helped take down Kathleen Wynne, and now he’s targeting Justin Trudeau

Foodora, Uber Eats and DoorDash are great…for consumers

Foodora, Uber Eats and DoorDash are great…for consumers

A few thoughts on the fight to unionize food couriers

Inside the city’s vertical neighbourhoods

Inside the city’s vertical neighbourhoods

For most of its history, Toronto grew outward. Now it’s growing up. As the city’s population swells and downtown space grows...

Four couples who found love in their buildings

Four couples who found love in their buildings

In condoland, elevators are the new dating apps

The inside-out condo

The inside-out condo

The sunny atrium at this west-end condo is like an indoor park for residents

The tennis-crazed condo

The tennis-crazed condo

They play every weekend, host celebrity guests and share a limo to the Rogers Cup

The dogs of condoland

The dogs of condoland

These pooches—and their owners—have formed a tight-knit condo community for dog walks and pet-sitting

I was a reluctant condo convert

I was a reluctant condo convert

I never expected my building would become the centre of my social life

Five mini stories from condo concierges

Five mini stories from condo concierges

Because no one knows more about what goes on inside a condo than the person behind the front desk

These condos have some very cool outdoor amenities

These condos have some very cool outdoor amenities

Including outdoor movie nights, a skating rink and a putting green

These clever condo-dwellers started small businesses to serve their neighbours

These clever condo-dwellers started small businesses to serve their neighbours

You can’t beat the commute

The condo kids

The condo kids

They frolic on the rooftop while their parents socialize

I've been running my condo tuck shop for 41 years

I’ve been running my condo tuck shop for 41 years

I’ve supplied condo residents with snacks and chit-chat four decades. Why stop now?

These condo-dwellers have their own softball team

These condo-dwellers have their own softball team

They’re called the Horns, and they play 16 games a season

The trivia-crazed condo

The trivia-crazed condo

These residents have made a tradition out of outsmarting their neighbours

Cost of Living

These North York points enthusiasts earn $370,000 a year. How do they spend it?

These North York points enthusiasts earn $370,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“We try to maximize our rewards by using various credit cards plus PC Optimum”

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

“I love a good bargain, so I shop at No Frills”

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“Groceries are our biggest monthly expense after rent”

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

Manpreet Badyal moved from Delhi to Vancouver to Toronto in search of success

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

Business analyst and budding TikTok investment guru Chaeeun Lee hopes to visit 50 countries before she turns 30

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“Investing in mental health is important. I have an unlimited membership at Othership in Yorkville”

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

“It was hard to accept financial aid from my parents, but it actually brought us closer together”

Urban Diplomat

Dear Urban Diplomat: My family takes Mother’s Day more seriously than Father’s Day

Dear Urban Diplomat: My family takes Mother’s Day more seriously than Father’s Day

She gets flowers, gifts and breakfast in bed; I get a lousy grill brush. Am I wrong to feel slighted?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat , What’s the etiquette for EV charging? A few weeks ago, I finally found a spot in my neighbourhood to juice...

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I'm a hoarder, but I'm a collector

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I’m a hoarder, but I’m a collector

He’s started quoting Marie Kondo and insisting that I get rid of my “emotional support tchotchkes.” How can I get him to back off?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

They’ve asked us not to shower after 11 p.m. because of “pipe whistling.” Is this normal?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband bought us a pass to skip the line at the ski hill. Why do I feel guilty for using it?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband bought us a pass to skip the line at the ski hill. Why do I feel guilty for using it?

I can’t help being embarrassed every time I sheepishly walk past the eye rollers in the regular queue

Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January

Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January

He’s preaching the virtues of sobriety on TikTok but still crushing six-packs every weekend, and the hypocrisy is getting on my nerves. Should I call him out?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

I actually don’t mind the return-to-office mandate, but it seems like so much working from home has caused my fellow employees’ self-awareness to atrophy