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Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #4. Because We're Mad for Ping-Pong

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #4. Because We’re Mad for Ping-Pong

Like the humble ukulele, Ping-Pong was once seen as kitschy and slightly embarrassing to play but has since been embraced by young...

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #24. Because He's Good For One Thing: A Laugh

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #24. Because He’s Good For One Thing: A Laugh

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #18. Because Carol Wilding Had the Guts to Call Ford Out

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #18. Because Carol Wilding Had the Guts to Call Ford Out

For the last few years, Torontonians have been reluctant guests at a raucous Rob Ford house party, standing idly by in the corner...

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #21. Because the TFC Has a Secret Weapon

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #21. Because the TFC Has a Secret Weapon

TFC’s inaugural season in 2007 was the rowdiest ticket in town. Crimson scarf sales skyrocketed, and fan clubs with elaborate...

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #7. Because We're a Beacon for Gay Refugees

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #7. Because We’re a Beacon for Gay Refugees

Toronto’s reputation for gay-friendliness has made the city a destination for LGBT refugees fleeing harassment, jail and even...

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.

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #19. Because Katie Taylor Carries the Bank Vault's Keys

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #19. Because Katie Taylor Carries the Bank Vault’s Keys

In the realm of Canadian corporate boards, there are directorships and there are Directorships. While it’s undeniably gratifying...

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #1. Because Our Economy is Idiot-Proof

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #1. Because Our Economy is Idiot-Proof

The private sector doesn’t ask all that much from municipal government. Its only fundamental request, really, is stability: no...

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #17. Because the Library is a High-Tech Manufacturing Hub

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #17. Because the Library is a High-Tech Manufacturing Hub

A 3-D printer has nothing in common with the typical inkjet. The ones used by the TPL cost around $2,400 each, and are about the...

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #5. Because These Pound Dogs Found New Homes

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #5. Because These Pound Dogs Found New Homes

The folks at Toronto Animal Services have many virtues, but they can be strangely inept when it comes to promoting adoptable...

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #10. Because Masai Ujiri Is a Miracle Worker

Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #10. Because Masai Ujiri Is a Miracle Worker

Twenty-thirteen was a bad year in Toronto sports—and not just the usual bad. The Leafs self-destructed in the playoffs, the...

Avery Edison has finally filed some human-rights complaints

Avery Edison has finally filed some human-rights complaints

Avery Edison , the transgendered British woman who was held in a men's jail after being denied entry to Canada at Pearson airport...

TDSB is spending $700,000 to fix a security breach it created all by itself

TDSB is spending $700,000 to fix a security breach it created all by itself

In the bitterly ironic world of Toronto District School Board politics, even a newspaper investigation into wasteful spending...

This is how much you need to make in order to buy the average Toronto house

—The amount of gross household income needed to service a standard mortgage on a home valued at the current average price for...

Giorgio Mammoliti could be docked 90 days' pay for accepting $80,000 in improper donations

Giorgio Mammoliti could be docked 90 days’ pay for accepting $80,000 in improper donations

The city's integrity commissioner has released a new report on Ward 7 councillor Giorgio Mammoliti , and there are so many...

Memoir: when I woke up from surgery, I looked like an entirely different person

Memoir: when I woke up from surgery, I looked like an entirely different person

Doug Ford: “You can be racist against people that eat little red apples.”

Doug Ford: “You can be racist against people that eat little red apples.”

— Doug Ford , explaining his assertion that East York teacher Joe Killoran (also known as "the shirtless jogger") was being...

Rob Ford goes on a self-flagellation tour

Rob Ford goes on a self-flagellation tour

Earlier today, Rob Ford sat down for rare one-one-one interviews with CP24 and CBC News , giving the two broadcasters the dubious...

The Grid ’s gone

The Grid’s gone

The Grid announced on Twitter this morning that it's closing down for good, an abrupt move that nevertheless hasn't taken Toronto...

For the love of Kensington

For the love of Kensington

The weird, wonderful market at the heart of the city withstood every threat of redevelopment. Then Loblaws and Walmart came...

Rob Ford returns to city hall, says he's "ashamed, embarrassed and humiliated"

Rob Ford returns to city hall, says he’s “ashamed, embarrassed and humiliated”

After two months at GreeneStone , a rehab facility in Muskoka, Rob Ford made his return to city hall earlier this afternoon. At a...

E-Cigarettes Mainstream Enough for Toronto Main-Street (Yonge)

E-Cigarettes Mainstream Enough for Toronto Main-Street (Yonge)

“To mark the grand opening of their flagship store in Toronto, 180 Smoke is giving away an estimated $15,000 worth of...

SLIDESHOW: Yorkville and Church Street dress up for WorldPride

SLIDESHOW: Yorkville and Church Street dress up for WorldPride

The WorldPride parade is on Sunday, and seemingly no business or institution near the marching route wants to be seen as aloof...

Andrew Wiggins: "I wasn't ranked or nothing. I wasn't known."

Andrew Wiggins: “I wasn’t ranked or nothing. I wasn’t known.”

— Andrew Wiggins , the 19-year-old Thornhill native who on Thursday became the number-one pick in this year's NBA draft , on the...

Rob Ford faces yet another integrity complaint

Rob Ford faces yet another integrity complaint

The Globe reports that Democracy Watch , an Ottawa-based pro-transparency group, has filed yet another integrity complaint against...

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