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Little Portugal loses Essen
Toronto’s only purveyor of Jewish ramen , Essen , has closed. Owner and chef Leor Zimerman first opened Quinta , the...
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Le Ti Colibri leaves Kensington Market
With rents rising and condos encroaching, Kensington Market’s patchwork of international shops, bodegas and restaurants is...
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Gilead Café and Wine Bar is closing next month (but if anyone wants to keep it open, it’s for sale)
On Thursday, Jamie Kennedy announced through a tweet that Gilead Café and Wine Bar , his cozy bistro hidden down a Corktown...
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It’s curtains for Hudson Kitchen
It's a wrap for a Dundas West restaurant that made quite the entrance into Toronto's dining scene. The first guests to sample chef...
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Daiter’s Fresh Market, uptown’s go-to Jewish grocer, is closing up shop this spring
After decades in the blintz business, Daiter's Fresh Market , the much-loved deli on Bathurst, will close its doors for good on...
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Centro is shutting its doors for good in one week
Centro , the old-school Italian power restaurant at Yonge and Eglinton, is closing on March 2, and owner Armando Mano is opening...
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The Month that Was: the Toronto restaurants and bars that opened and closed in December
Opening Closing Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments.
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LPK’s Culinary Groove to wind down by the end of the year
Leslieville’s uber-ethical bakery LPK’s Culinary Groove recently announced that it will be closing at the end of the year. In...
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Captain John asks his fans to help bail him out
In the latest episode of the ongoing saga of Captain John’s Seafood Restaurant, owner John Letnik has made the increasingly...
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Queen West men’s store Ruins is closing, but another clothing shop is moving in
Ruins, the kinda-laidback, kinda-edgy lifestyle boutique on Queen West at Shaw, is closing its doors this Sunday after nearly two...
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The Real Jerk to throw a farewell party this Saturday
The day that roti lovers across the city have been dreading is finally nigh: after fighting an eviction notice and then steeply...
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The Month That Was: the Toronto restaurants and bars that opened and closed in March
It can be hard to keep pace with all the new restaurants and bars that open and close in Toronto—which is why every month, we...
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Danforth fixture The Cook’s Place to pack it in after 14 years
After supplying Toronto with coveted Japanese knives, top-of-the-line cookware and innumerable last-minute foodie gifts for 14...
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Roncesvalles staple Granowska’s Bakery to serve its last paczki at the end of the month
On the morning of Thursday, June 13, 1972, after three straight days of baking, Elizabeth Klodas and her mother Maria opened the...
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Midtown’s Lai Toh Heen to close in September
Metropolitan Hotels put out a press release yesterday afternoon announcing that Lai Toh Heen, the cheaper Davisville cousin of...
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Local media go a little crazy over the return of the Green Room, for some reason
When the Green Room closed down last year after a series of health violations , it was an open question as to when, or even...
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Oh Boy Burger Market to become new Paul Boehmer gastropub
Looks like even its famous Guinness ice cream float couldn’t keep Queen West’s Oh Boy Burger Market , er, afloat. The...
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Goodbye Hoof Café, hello Black Hoof and Company
After just over a year of bone marrow doughnut holes and lineups out the door, Toronto's most unabashedly carnivorous brunch...
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Open Window may be closed for good
Even delivery truck drivers were surprised to find that Open Window Bakery, one of Toronto’s most venerable family-run...
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Hipster temple Oddfellows to close in February
Oddfellows— the only Queen West hipster hangout with a roving Winnebago—is closing. Eye Weekly reported the news earlier...
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Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
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Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
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Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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“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
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“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling
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Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
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“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers
And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon
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The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative