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Current Obsession: Lori Nix’s spellbinding post-apocalyptic miniatures

Current Obsession: Lori Nix’s spellbinding post-apocalyptic miniatures

To be a regular at the bar pictured here, you’d have to be no more than an inch tall. The whole scene is only about two feet...

RIM gives away money and booze to get people to try the PlayBook

RIM gives away money and booze to get people to try the PlayBook

Research in Motion is throwing a two-week-long “BlackBerry PlayBook Experience” in New York City’s Chelsea Market to help...

Five things we learned about the workings of Rob Ford’s inner circle from the Globe and Mail

Five things we learned about the workings of Rob Ford’s inner circle from the Globe and Mail

Based on Rob Ford’ s habitual muteness and flights into gaffe territory, sometimes we wonder if his camp has any communications...

Q&A: Levi Bent-Lee, the man behind Bent and the son of super-chef Susur Lee

Q&A: Levi Bent-Lee, the man behind Bent and the son of super-chef Susur Lee

Levi Bent-Lee is opening his first restaurant, Bent, at Dundas and Bathurst. His dad will run the kitchen. Things could get...

Richard Florida thinks Ottawa (along with five other Canadian cities) is more creative than Toronto

Richard Florida thinks Ottawa (along with five other Canadian cities) is more creative than Toronto

In honour of its tenth anniversary, urbanist and adopted Torontonian Richard Florida is releasing a new edition of The Rise of the...

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.

Adam Vaughan votes against further study of his own bullet ban proposal

Adam Vaughan votes against further study of his own bullet ban proposal

Adam Vaughan’ s bullet ban received a lukewarm response from his colleagues at this week’s meeting, the last before the summer...

Stephen Marche: the case for a downtown gambling palace at Ontario Place

Stephen Marche: the case for a downtown gambling palace at Ontario Place

A Toronto casino is inevitable. Will it be an ugly box built where nobody can see it, or a glorious five-star island of fun?...

QUOTED: Doug Holyday would never, ever raise kids downtown—not that there’s anything wrong with that

—Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, on the type of tragic scenario that results when families dare to raise children in the city’s...

Hudson’s Bay Company entertains the idea of an IPO

Hudson’s Bay Company entertains the idea of an IPO

Rumours are swirling about an initial public offering for Canadian icon Hudson’s Bay Company. Women’s Wear Daily is reporting...

The TTC embraces transparency—and (hopefully) punctuality with new scorecards

The TTC embraces transparency—and (hopefully) punctuality with new scorecards

The TTC has introduced a daily online report card (the next phase in an information blitz that also includes this charmingly...

Canadian Business buries RIM before it’s even dead

Canadian Business buries RIM before it’s even dead

Canadian Business seems pretty convinced that Research in Motion is in a dire state—and it’s certainly not the only...

Watch Toronto Life editor Sarah Fulford discuss our annual “Best of the City” issue—on newsstands now!

Toronto Life’ s “Best of the City” issue hit newsstands today, and editor Sarah Fulford appeared on The Morning Show earlier...

QUOTED: Toronto retailer slams businesses (like Metro and Shoppers) that still charge for plastic bags

—Christy McMullen, manager of Summerhill Market in Rosedale, on why her store stopped charging for plastic bags when the...

OneCity plan made waves, faltered, shrank and died, all in two weeks

OneCity plan made waves, faltered, shrank and died, all in two weeks

OneCity, Karen Stintz’ s surprise (and surprisingly ambitious) transit plan for the masses, died a humiliating death on council...

POLL: Who will Rob Ford pick as his next chief of staff?

POLL: Who will Rob Ford pick as his next chief of staff?

Now that Rob Ford’ s chief of staff Amir Remtulla has quit to take a gig with the Pan Am Games, sources say there are two main...

Toronto’s traffic is allegedly improving—it’s not even the worst in Canada anymore

We guess we ought to pipe down about how closing Queen and Spadina is causing a carmageddon—Toronto’s rush hour gridlock is...

Watch a naked Jose Bautista swing his baseball bat (almost NSFW)

Don’t worry about Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista getting ribbed in the clubhouse for his second-place finish at the home run...

Conrad Black (armed with lawyers, of course) fights to keep his Order of Canada

Conrad Black (armed with lawyers, of course) fights to keep his Order of Canada

Post-incarceration, Conrad Black has turned his love of litigious matters into a hobby. The most recent fight for the...

The Toronto Sun forgets which Ford brother is actually mayor

The Toronto Sun forgets which Ford brother is actually mayor

Doug Ford is the mayor of Toronto (and looks a lot like his brother Rob ) according to this Toronto Sun caption posted...

Steve Nash’s snub means Toronto is floundering, according to the Star’s Christopher Hume

Steve Nash’s snub means Toronto is floundering, according to the Star’s Christopher Hume

We have a fondness for the musings and grumblings of Toronto Star architecture critic Christopher Hume, but his latest column...

Reason to Love Toronto: because our most priceless art is free

Reason to Love Toronto: because our most priceless art is free

Toronto’s new luxury hotels have elicited a lot of praise—they’ve given the city new restaurants, bars and ballrooms, and at...

VIDEO: see how much hard work—and how much food—it takes to be an Olympian

We were already pleased at how well represented Toronto will be at the London Olympics next month, and now we have another...

Karen Stintz’s ambitious transit plan is now one subway and one LRT

Karen Stintz’s ambitious transit plan is now one subway and one LRT

When announced, the far-reaching OneCity plan seemed full of moxie and momentum, but political realities have forced Karen Stintz...

Rob Ford wants to freeze property taxes but even his allies aren’t enthusiastic

In a letter to the city manager late last week, Rob Ford called for a property tax freeze to begin in...

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