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Dear Urban Diplomat: My straight friend is having her bachelorette party in the Village

Dear Urban Diplomat: My straight friend is having her bachelorette party in the Village

It promises to be a painfully heterosexual event, and I hate that queer spaces are becoming venues for straight people to gawk while they party. Should I refuse to attend?

What Toronto Life readers loved and loathed in our May issue

What Toronto Life readers loved and loathed in our May issue

Including our package on the American brain drain and our Q&A with former Torontonian John Roberts of Fox News

John Tory may run for mayor again. The question on everyone's minds: Why?

John Tory may run for mayor again. The question on everyone’s minds: Why?

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss

A forest of 50 trees in shopping carts is roving around Toronto’s waterfront

A forest of 50 trees in shopping carts is roving around Toronto’s waterfront

The Bentway’s new exhibition wants to help Torontonians beat the heat while reflecting on the climate crisis

"I don't need a megaphone courtside. I'm that loud": How Lilly Singh became the Toronto Tempo's chief hype officer

“I don’t need a megaphone courtside. I’m that loud”: How Lilly Singh became the Toronto Tempo’s chief hype officer

Singh has gone all in with Toronto's new WNBA team: part owner, unofficial head cheerleader and bringer of 14 million potential fans

Inside the Latest Issue

The June issue of Toronto Life features our annual ranking of the best new restaurants. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Billionaire Peter Gilgan says his prefab lab will build a record 3,000 units a year

Billionaire Peter Gilgan says his prefab lab will build a record 3,000 units a year

Can a mega-developer’s new factory super-charge Toronto’s housing supply?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friend signed up for a trendy fitness club, and it’s bleeding him dry

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friend signed up for a trendy fitness club, and it’s bleeding him dry

I’m afraid he’s going to go broke buying expensive classes so he can ogle their gorgeous instructors. Should I intervene?

Mayor Olivia Chow says video games are cool, actually

Mayor Olivia Chow says video games are cool, actually

Gamers get a silo-size screen as Toronto Games Week kicks off

An actually affordable housing project is rising in a former Kensington Market parking lot

An actually affordable housing project is rising in a former Kensington Market parking lot

The 78-unit mass timber building follows eight years of work between advocates and the city

A brand-new 98-acre island in the Port Lands is ready for its close-up

Toronto’s latest treasure, Ookwemin Minising, will be loaded with parks, public art, housing, zip lines and a place to park for your canoe

Dear Urban Diplomat: My US-based sister is using Elbows Up as an excuse to avoid visiting

Dear Urban Diplomat: My US-based sister is using Elbows Up as an excuse to avoid visiting

She says she’s worried about getting hassled for her New York licence plates and won’t even cross the border for my wedding. How delusional is she?

The city just hired 50 goats to combat invasive plants. We have questions

The city just hired 50 goats to combat invasive plants. We have questions

Question one: Are we fresh out of weed whackers?

This painter and restaurant host makes $56,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This painter and restaurant host makes $56,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“I’m saving up for a visit to Kenya to connect with my roots”

"I'd love for Hamilton to have a PWHL team": Former MLSE boss Tim Leiweke on turning the Hammer into a mini Toronto

“I’d love for Hamilton to have a PWHL team”: Former MLSE boss Tim Leiweke on turning the Hammer into a mini Toronto

Leiweke has returned to the GTHA, dangling promises of shiny arenas, good jobs and billions in private investment

Canada's first "Rainbow Registered" rental for queer people is coming to Yonge and Eglinton

Canada’s first “Rainbow Registered” rental for queer people is coming to Yonge and Eglinton

Future residents, employees and partners will be trained to ensure everyone—regardless of identity—feels welcome

The Canadian Shield soccer tournament is a FIFA preview. Can Toronto handle it?

The Canadian Shield soccer tournament is a FIFA preview. Can Toronto handle it?

Four national teams will descend on Exhibition Place this month—along with crowds, traffic, and overpriced snacks. Good practice for all involved

Cue the outrage—Mayor Olivia Chow wants Toronto to support Pride by boycotting Home Depot

Cue the outrage—Mayor Olivia Chow wants Toronto to support Pride by boycotting Home Depot

More fallout from the festival's loss of corporate sponsors

"I never thought I'd leave Toronto—playing pro hockey on home ice was a dream"

“I never thought I’d leave Toronto—playing pro hockey on home ice was a dream”

Before Sarah Nurse swaps her Sceptres jersey for PWHL Vancouver, the homegrown superstar has some things to say—to her team, her fans and the city that shaped her

Inside the last day of Hudson’s Bay’s Toronto flagship

Inside the last day of Hudson’s Bay’s Toronto flagship

The beloved neo-Romanesque marvel at Yonge and Queen now sits dusty and gutted, waiting for what’s next

"The whole store erupted in cheers": This couple got engaged on the last day of the Bay's liquidation sale

“The whole store erupted in cheers”: This couple got engaged on the last day of the Bay’s liquidation sale

The end of an era for the Bay is the start of a new one for Rebecca and Rudin

Fast-hitting questions with newly minted Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer José Bautista

Fast-hitting questions with newly minted Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer José Bautista

The Blue Jays legend reveals the secret location of the bat-flip bat and his favourite Toronto player to watch

Sceptres superstar Sarah Nurse is leaving Toronto for PWHL Vancouver

Sceptres superstar Sarah Nurse is leaving Toronto for PWHL Vancouver

Let the weeping begin

Pickering’s scandal-plagued city councillor just lost her court case to recoup wages. Now, she owes an additional $30,000

Pickering’s scandal-plagued city councillor just lost her court case to recoup wages. Now, she owes an additional $30,000

Remember Lisa Robinson, the white woman who called herself a “modern-day slave”?

Desperate Toronto condo landlords are luring tenants with $500 gift cards

Desperate Toronto condo landlords are luring tenants with $500 gift cards

Other inducements include free rent, Wi-Fi and parking

Cost of Living

This painter and restaurant host makes $56,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This painter and restaurant host makes $56,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“I’m saving up for a visit to Kenya to connect with my roots”

This piano teacher and wedding musician makes $170,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This piano teacher and wedding musician makes $170,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“Loblaws is ridiculously expensive. I avoid it completely”

Urban Diplomat

Dear Urban Diplomat: I think my neighbours might be exhibitionists

Dear Urban Diplomat: I think my neighbours might be exhibitionists

I'm forever trying to keep my son away from the windows. How can I impose some privacy?

Dear Urban Diplomat: The co-worker I share a hot desk with is a total slob

Dear Urban Diplomat: The co-worker I share a hot desk with is a total slob

I've tried to bring it up with him politely, but nothing has changed. Is it time to go over his head?

Dear Urban Diplomat: I lied to my partner about my fear of heights—then he bought us EdgeWalk tickets

Dear Urban Diplomat: I lied to my partner about my fear of heights—then he bought us EdgeWalk tickets

I just wanted to seem adventurous. Now, I'm scared the truth will break us up

Dear Urban Diplomat: I was excluded from my best friend's wedding shower for having Covid

Dear Urban Diplomat: I was excluded from my best friend’s wedding shower for having Covid

I had to stay home alone while all my friends partied in an undisclosed location