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City News
Inside Jane Goodall’s 83rd birthday party in Rosedale
Guests included Galen and Alexandra Weston, with a menu from chefs like Cory Vitiello and Craig Harding
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Shopping
Pop-up Pick: Holt Renfrew celebrates India with a colourful new shop-within-a-shop
Toronto’s retail pop-up scene is gaining momentum, with new shopping opportunities emerging (and then disappearing) all the...
Culture
TIFF Party: James Franco proves he’s just as well-rounded as he seems at a fête for The Director
Basement parties were the height of luxury last night as Gucci fêted the James Franco- produced documentary The Director in the...
City News
Q&A: doc filmmaker Rob Stewart, of
Sharkwater
fame, on his plan to save the world
In Revolution , the globe-trotting, shirt-doffing filmmaker behind the save-the-fish documentary Sharkwater, turns his attention...
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Style
THE SCENE: the hijinks (and outfits) of the front row VIPs at Toronto Fashion Week
Perusing the designs on the runway is Toronto Fashion Week’s raison d’être—but ogling the socialites and celebs in the...
Style
Toronto Fashion Week: Joe Fresh delivers a crisp spring/summer 2013 collection to his adoring fans
Toronto Fashion Week runs from October 22 to 26, in a large—and stylishly appointed—tent at David Pecaut Square. We’re...
Style
Pink Tartan shows a more expensive Joe Fresh at Toronto Fashion Week
Pink Tartan, Kimberley Newport-Mimran’ s label, showed separately from her husband Joe Mimran’ s for the first time ever last...
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Style
Joe Fresh knocks it out of the park for ladies with his fall/winter 2012 collection, but what about the fellas?
It was a strange scene at last night’s Joe Fresh show. Not only was there no gargantuan lineup to get into the runway room, but...
Style
The Scene: Adrian Wu tries too hard, and Joe Mimran and Kimberley Newport-Mimran coordinate outfits
It’s been a while, but The Scene is back, and today we’re looking at people who schlepped to the tents on the first two days...
Style
Holt Renfrew makes a splash with all-Canadian lineup on opening night of Toronto Fashion Week
Holt Renfrew’ s opening night show is one of the more anticipated events of the season, because many Canadian designers are...
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Food & Drink
Introducing: Loblaws at Maple Leaf Gardens, downtown’s enormous new food emporium
When a heritage building like Maple Leaf Gardens is renovated, there’s always a concern that whatever goes inside will gut the...
Style
Joe Freezy (also known as Joe Fresh, also known as Joe Mimran) creates exciting menswear for spring/summer 2012
We, just like everyone we know, have balked at Joe Fresh for being a grocery store brand at a fashion week—why are people...
Style
Todd Lynn packs the house at the Ritz-Carlton for the last runway of “the ShOws” series
Todd Lynn closed out “the ShOws” at the Ritz-Carlton on Friday with the busiest crowd we’d seen that week. Rumours swirled...
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Style
Greta Constantine draws a big crowd at Century Room (yes, that Century Room) for the kick-off to Rogue Fashion Week
Rogue Fashion Week is upon us, and Greta Constantine kicked it off last night with a show and after-party at King West’s Century...
Style
The Scene: our 14 fashion finds from the opening night of LG Fashion Week
For both the designers and the spectators, fashion week’s opening night is all about making a statement—and we found 14...
City News
Secrets of a society photographer: George Pimentel shares his favourite shots
Galen Weston Jr. ’s Bieber haircut, a commando mission to shoot Conrad Black, and the never-ending battle for fashion...
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City News
Oh boy, George: Toronto society types head to the Four Seasons to toast George Pimentel
The city might not be in the full throes of TIFF just yet (official celebrations begin tomorrow), but that didn't stop the society...
Style
Toronto society turns out for the Joe Fresh show and celeb model Crystal Renn
Joe Fresh Style, as we all know, is the show to see and be seen at each season. And, since it conveniently follows the Pink Tartan...
Food & Drink
Decoding the real and imagined T.O. restaurants in Shinan Govani’s new novel
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Style
Toronto’s Best Dressed: Innovators’ Ball, April 30, 10:07 p.m.
Alexandra Weston and Suzanne Cohon, principals of ASC PR and professional socialites SC: Not planned. I was deciding between this...
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Private School Guide
The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
Big Stories
Deep Dives
Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
Deep Dives
The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
Deep Dives
The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
Deep Dives
Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
Deep Dives
Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
Deep Dives
Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
Deep Dives
Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
Deep Dives
Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
Deep Dives
The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
Deep Dives
Almost
Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
Deep Dives
“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
Deep Dives
Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025
For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead
Deep Dives
The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own
After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports
Deep Dives
The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
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Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
Food & Drink
These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you
Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions
Food & Drink
“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war
It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business
Food & Drink
Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand