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“We lived in a shelter downtown, and Honest Ed’s was the only store I knew”: Shania Twain on her years dreaming big in Toronto
Before she became a global phenomenon, Shania Twain was flipping burgers, hawking jeans and fronting cover bands in Toronto. Today, the queen of country pop is touring the world with a new album, but she’s still nostalgic about the city that made her
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Style
Street Style: Honest Ed’s farewell weekend
A bunch of unique looks that would make Mr. Mirvish proud
Culture
A look inside the wacky art maze that’s taking over Honest Ed’s this weekend
A plush Toronto skyline, a kilometre-long pathway and what else you'll find inside
An Honest Farewell
Culture
A farewell fest at Honest Ed’s, a massive art fair and seven other things to do this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of February 21
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Life
Part of the Honest Ed’s sign may be saved after all
David Mirvish says he'll salvage a little piece (actually, a huge piece) of Ed's legacy
City News
This Toronto band wrote a song out of corny Honest Ed’s jokes
Don't just stand there, listen to something!
Life
“It always felt like a crazy maze”: Honest Ed’s shoppers say farewell
A final visit to the Bloor and Bathurst bargain emporium
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Style
Bad Boy is setting up shop in Honest Ed’s this fall
Bathurst and Bloor is about to become even more of a hub for local bargain hunters—at least for the next couple of years. The...
Shopping
Honest Ed’s vintage signs are going for hundreds on eBay
For those who missed out on bagging 50-cent signage during Honest Ed's sale on Monday (or those who waited in vain in the enormous...
Style
PHOTO: hundreds of sentimental Torontonians lining up to buy a little piece of Honest Ed’s
Anyone planning to swing by the Honest Ed’s sign sale on their lunch break might want to reconsider. According to sources on the...
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Shopping
Honest Ed’s is selling off its hand-painted signs (for as low as 50 cents)
The soon-to-close Honest Ed's, which is something of a retail graveyard at the moment, is most famous for its cheesy, in-your-face...
Real Estate News
Real Estate Cheat Sheet: luxurious skybridges, doomed Toronto icons and ever-soaring house prices
The top stories in Toronto real estate this week: Honest Ed’ s is on the market; condo sales plummet; and Concord shows how the...
Real Estate News
Gaudy and much-loved discount store Honest Ed’s is up for sale
More than six decades after the late Ed Mirvish opened his iconic emporium at Bloor and Bathurst, his family is looking to sell...
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Food & Drink
Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for July 9 to 15
Monday, July 9 Tuesday, July 10 Wednesday, July 11 Thursday, July 12 Friday, July 13 Saturday, July 14 Sunday, July 15 Farmers’...
Food & Drink
Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for June 18 to 24
( To Make a Farm plays Thursday at the Royal Cinema) Monday, June 18 Tuesday, June 19 Wednesday, June 20 Thursday, June 21...
Food & Drink
Our top six picks for Ontario Craft Beer Week
The third annual Ontario Craft Beer Week kicks off on Father’s Day (i.e., this Sunday) with 29 breweries participating in 29...
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Food & Drink
The Stop Night Market fundraiser to take over Honest Ed’s Alley
Even if scores of buzzing foodies crowding into the narrow alleyway at Honest Ed’s is not your idea of a fun night out, you...
City News
Dear Urban Diplomat: What can we do about our semi-detached neighbours poor taste in exterior paint?
Dear Urban Diplomat, An eccentric couple just moved in to the other half of our semi. All was fine until they started to paint...
City News
The weirdest mayoralty ever—the inside story of Rob Ford’s city hall
On Newstalk 1010, the sly strains of the Hollies hit “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” offered the first clue. Then...
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Food & Drink
Introducing: Tosho Knife Arts, the new Mirvish village mecca for fans of Japanese blades
Sitting down with knife enthusiasts Olivia Go and Ivan Fonseca , we couldn’t help but flash back to Kill Bill: Vol. 1 , when Uma...
Style
Sonic Boom moves out of the Annex (technically), but really, it’s only a block away
News appeared on Twitter this afternoon that music retailer to the hipster crowd, Sonic Boom , is being evicted from its shop on...
Style
Mysterious midnight fire at Honest Ed’s
Earlier this week, we reported on a (not-so-surprising) fire at Korean Grill House, and just after midnight this...
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The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
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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
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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
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
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
Food & Drink
“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
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