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Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at CXBO, a colourful new sweet shop in Brockton Village
Bonbons, caramels and fruit jellies as if designed by Jackson Pollock and Buckminster Fuller.
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Real Estate News
Here’s what developers want to build at the corner of College and Beverley
What it is: A 33-storey, 356-unit condo tower that would replace the existing office building on the southeast corner of College...
City News
The Ontario Municipal Board approves a student residence, “destroys” a neighbourhood
— Ceta Ramkhalawansingh , a member of the Grange Community Association, telling the Star what she thinks about a recent Ontario...
Food & Drink
Here’s College Street’s Empire Espresso, because no one should have to walk five minutes for a decent coffee
In café-riddled Toronto, it has been curiously difficult to find good coffee on the stretch of College Street between Lit...
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Food & Drink
Chef Patrick Kriss leaves Acadia
Food & Drink
Ryoji, Toronto’s newest ramen shop and izakaya, is set to open this month
The mania for non-sushi Japanese food that dominated the restaurant scene last year is continuing into 2013: Ramen and Izakaya...
Style
Monocle opens a shop and a bureau in Little Italy
Monocle, the magazine-turned-retail operation founded in 2007 by writer and editor Tyler Brûlé, opened a shop at 776 College...
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Food & Drink
The Month That Was: the Toronto restaurants and bars that opened and closed in September
Openings Closings Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments.
Real Estate News
Does one tall tower inevitably lead to more? Residents near U of T think so
The University of Toronto created a stir earlier this year when news surfaced about an agreement with Knightstone Capital...
Food & Drink
Hapa the latest Vancouver izakaya to migrate eastward
Yet more evidence that 2012 truly is the year of the Vancouver Japanese import: Hapa Izakaya announced yesterday that it will open...
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Food & Drink
Introducing: The Hogtown Pub and Oysters, a revamp of Little Italy’s Auld Spot Pub
Following an ownership reshuffle, the College Street bar formerly known as The Auld Spot Pub has officially changed its moniker to...
Food & Drink
Introducing: Easy Restaurant, the College Street outpost of the classic Parkdale breakfast joint
With the advent of brinner and the dizzying popularity of all things bacon, it’s not surprising that all-day breakfast joints...
Food & Drink
All Mixed Up: Toronto Temperance Society’s Robin Kaufman makes us a fresh springtime cocktail
The cheekily named Toronto Temperance Society is a members-only affair, although those members are, mercifully, allowed to bring...
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Food & Drink
La Carnita to quit its wandering ways and open a permanent shop on College Street
La Carnita, the wildly popular roving taco stand, has finally found a spot to settle down, according to a post by Corey Mintz on...
Food & Drink
Introducing: Bestellen, the new College West meat den from Top Chef Canada’s Rob Rossi
The most recent in a slew of west-end spots run by young restaurateurs capitalizing on the affordable rent, Bestellen has finally...
Food & Drink
L.A.B., College Street’s molecular kitchen, takes its last breath
Living and breathing no more, L.A.B., the often-experimental College Street restaurant, shuttered last week after two years. The...
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Food & Drink
Best Bars: A brief history of hooch in Toronto, from 1837 to the present day
By Denise Balkissoon, Ariel Brewster, Andrew D'Cruz, Matthew Hague, Malcolm Johnston, Emily Landau, Jason McBride, Alexandra...
Food & Drink
War on fun update: patio applications for Campagnolo, Woodlot and more up for Valentine’s Day rejection
Summer—a.k.a. patio season—is still months away, but that isn’t stopping the Toronto and East York Community Council from...
Food & Drink
Introducing: Playful Grounds, the new kid-friendly coffee shop in Little Italy
Playful Grounds has only been open a few days, but the kid-friendly College Street café is already garnering plenty of attention...
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Food & Drink
Loblaws: worth switching Kensington Market around for?
After years at 297 College St., the monks of the Zen Buddhist Temple are decamping to quieter (and presumably more...
Food & Drink
Introducing: Hey Meatball!, Rodney Bowers’s new Little Italy mix ’n’ match meatball joint
On a wall in Rodney Bowers’s new College Street venture Hey Meatball! , there’s a photo of a bandana-clad Bowers holding up a...
Food & Drink
Introducing: Acadia, Scott Selland and Matt Blondin’s new southern-inspired College Street restaurant
Earlier this summer we previewed Acadia , a new venture by first-time restaurateur Scott Selland ( Splendid o, Colborne...
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Food & Drink
Introducing: The Little Dog, a retro hot dog joint in Little Italy that keeps things simple
In a city obsessed with elevating old-school comforts to ridiculous heights—$20 fried chicken, brie and duck confit grilled...
Shopping
The Thing: Great style is in the details this season, so we’ve dedicated these pages to the all-important art of accessorizing
Purple Reign Not quite a hat and not quite a hair clip, the fascinator is spring’s most regal fashion statement, thanks in large...
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Summer Camp Guide
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Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
Wines of the World
Food & Drink
Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
Toronto Life’s
Best Restaurants
From cabernet and merlot to icewine and chardonnay, these wines are primed to pair and delight
Big Stories
Deep Dives
Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it
When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent
Deep Dives
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026
This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar
Deep Dives
Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team
After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype
Deep Dives
Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with
SNL
rookie Veronika Slowikowska
Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of
Saturday Night Live
in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it
Deep Dives
Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer
The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line
Deep Dives
The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?
We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout
Deep Dives
My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press
My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell
Deep Dives
Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin
Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe
Deep Dives
Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?
Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees
Deep Dives
City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
Deep Dives
This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI
It’s hard out here for a 20-something
Deep Dives
The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market
Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises
Deep Dives
Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI
Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
Deep Dives
293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband
When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him
Deep Dives
The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone
The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks
Deep Dives
Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes
If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”
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As luxury buyers become increasingly focused on wellness, privacy, and long-term livability, a new generation of custom homes is emerging – one defined less by excess and more by thoughtful design
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This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot
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A testament to time presiding over one of Uxbridge's most storied streetscapes, this magnificently preserved circa 1880 residence commands its prominent corner lot with the quiet confidence of a true architectural landmark
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A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living
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