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Honest Ed's
City News
A sentimental Reddit thread is remembering a Toronto that no longer exists
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. (Okay, we’re crying anyway)
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City News
A Toronto musician documented her life with a photo a day for 15 years
Maddy Wilde’s photos are a DIY archive of Toronto’s arts scene
City News
The Toronto Reference Library’s new shopping bag exhibition is gloriously nostalgic
Today’s mundane minimalism could never
Deep Dives
“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...
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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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For Sale: 92 Arjay Crescent
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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For Sale: 171 Durant Ave
This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot
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For Sale: 50 First Avenue
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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For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive
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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For Sale: 75 Queen Street
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