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A guide to the city slickers of Prince Edward County

A guide to the city slickers of Prince Edward County

Everyone wants a piece of Prince Edward County, and Torontonians have been colonizing by the boatload. Here, a handful of...

What's inside John Tory's surprisingly non-boring office

What’s inside John Tory’s surprisingly non-boring office

For at least the next three and a half years, John Tory’s second home will be the mayor’s office, a light-filled space on the...

Dear Urban Diplomat: should I have to pay for my neighbour's tree maintenance?

Dear Urban Diplomat: should I have to pay for my neighbour’s tree maintenance?

Dear Urban Diplomat, There’s a huge maple tree in the backyard next to mine. Its branches spread over my yard, where they get...

Toronto's biggest video stars: a who's who of the new Internet fame factory

Toronto’s biggest video stars: a who’s who of the new Internet fame factory

Eight years ago, an unsullied Justin Bieber posted his first YouTube video, kick-starting a global pandemic (Bieber Fever) and the...

"It's a necessary evil": Scarborough commuters on the real cost of the subway extension

“It’s a necessary evil”: Scarborough commuters on the real cost of the subway extension

With Rob Ford no longer mayor and the Gardiner debate temporarily settled, there's now officially nothing in Toronto politics more...

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.

Dear Urban Diplomat: do I have to keep paying for my seat at a café?

Dear Urban Diplomat: do I have to keep paying for my seat at a café?

Dear Urban Diplomat, At my local café, earbud-sporting caffeine junkies on laptops (of which I’m one) are as much a part of the...

How Whitney McClintock, Pan Am Games water-skiier, pulls off one of the sport's toughest tricks

How Whitney McClintock, Pan Am Games water-skiier, pulls off one of the sport’s toughest tricks

Somewhat improbably, considering the fact that much of our surface water is frozen for a third of the year, southern Ontario is...

Sex, Drugs and EDM: high times and overdoses in Toronto's dance festival scene

Sex, Drugs and EDM: high times and overdoses in Toronto’s dance festival scene

The electronic dance music genre has spawned a $20-billion economy of giant festivals, thumping bass and designer drugs. The partygoers think they’re invincible. The overdoses tell another story

How the Bloor Viaduct's Luminous Veil finally got itself illuminated

How the Bloor Viaduct’s Luminous Veil finally got itself illuminated

The "Luminous Veil," as the anti-suicide barrier on the Prince Edward Viaduct is known, has never been as shimmery as its name...

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do I stop my neighbours from covering my street with posters?

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do I stop my neighbours from covering my street with posters?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I live in a neighbourhood with an active homeowners’ association that posts notices for every imaginable...

Q&A: Joe Fresh founder Joe Mimran on the worst part of joining Dragons' Den : the clothes

Q&A: Joe Fresh founder Joe Mimran on the worst part of joining Dragons’ Den: the clothes

You left your baby, Joe Fresh, in March, and you’ll become a Dragon this fall. Why the switch? CBC asked me several times over...

Memoir: it seemed crazy to buy a house with my in-laws, but I did it anyway

Memoir: it seemed crazy to buy a house with my in-laws, but I did it anyway

When our daughter, Sharon, was a year old, my husband, Neil, and I faced a major domestic challenge. My maternity leave had just...

Q&A: Andy Byford, the TTC's top executive, staunchest defender and chief apology specialist

Q&A: Andy Byford, the TTC’s top executive, staunchest defender and chief apology specialist

Most Toronto transit riders have experienced at least one moment of hopelessness about the state of the TTC—but Andy Byford...

Could Toronto organize a bid for the 2024 Olympics?

Could Toronto organize a bid for the 2024 Olympics?

THE IDEA Toronto has bid on the Olympics five times since 1960, and failed each time. But Marcel Aubut, the head of the Canadian...

How a brand-new TTC streetcar arrives in Toronto

The TTC's next-generation streetcars, of which there will eventually be 204, are still a head-turning rarity on Toronto's...

Ten things Geddy Lee can’t live without

Rosedale’s resident rock god played two sold-out Toronto shows earlier this month as part of Rush’s 40th anniversary...

Dear Urban Diplomat: do I still have to donate to my ex-fiancée's charity challenge?

Dear Urban Diplomat: do I still have to donate to my ex-fiancée’s charity challenge?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My fiancée’s brother hit me up for his half-marathon charity challenge, and I agreed to donate a couple of...

The Cult of Jian: His life as an outcast, who's standing by him, and why he's sure he'll walk

The Cult of Jian: His life as an outcast, who’s standing by him, and why he’s sure he’ll walk

Jian Ghomeshi and I first met in February of 1999. I was in my early 20s, and I’d just been hired as an arts reporter at the...

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do we keep our neighbours from hogging all the parking spots?

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do we keep our neighbours from hogging all the parking spots?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My wife and I live in the west end, where street parking is limited. There are two spaces in front of our...

Editor's Letter: Toronto trailblazers, then and now

Editor’s Letter: Toronto trailblazers, then and now

Back in high school, I was friends with the daughter of Bridget Lynch, a pioneering figure in the Ontario midwifery...

Reasons to Love Toronto Now: because the Rogers Centre will rock again

Reasons to Love Toronto Now: because the Rogers Centre will rock again

You have to be absurdly starry-eyed to be a loyal Jays fan in Toronto, but soon (and we’re not just saying this) that optimism...

"The price is a bit high, but it's worth it for the peace of mind": why people are paying $27.50 to ride the UP Express

“The price is a bit high, but it’s worth it for the peace of mind”: why people are paying $27.50 to ride the UP Express

The long, anxiety-ridden journey to Pearson Airport is a Toronto tradition—but now, for some people, it's a thing of the...

Reasons to Love Toronto Now: because John Ruffolo brought the tech industry back from the brink

Reasons to Love Toronto Now: because John Ruffolo brought the tech industry back from the brink

In the mid-oughties, as Silicon Valley swirled into a nerd-bacchanal of beanbag chairs and IPOs and coding parties, the Canadian...

Reasons to Love Toronto Now: because there’s a Toronto app for everything

Reasons to Love Toronto Now: because there’s a Toronto app for everything

In the past year, local developers have created dozens of new smartphone apps that help make life in the city just a little bit...

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