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Kinton Ramen is heading uptown
According to recent tweets from the restaurant, the fourth Kinton location will soon be opening at 5165 Yonge Street, near the...
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No one wants to buy (or run) Sears Canada
This hasn't been a good week for Sears Canada . First, Eddie Lampert, the CEO of Sears Holding Corporation, tried to sell off his...
Food & Drink
European Quality Meats closing its outlet store
The butcher, which has been in business for over 50 years, closed its Kensington Market location (now Sanagan's) in 2012, forcing...
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Michaels is officially moving into the old Chapters space at Richmond and John
It looks like we can officially stop dreaming about which cool international retailer will take over the enormous old Chapters...
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The Banh Mi Boys spin-off on Spadina is closed
Lucky Red lasted barely two months, which has to be some kind of record in the restaurant-folding department. There seemed to be a...
Food & Drink
So Long, Red Tea Box
Queen West residents will soon have one less window to gawk at. Red Tea Box opened 14 years ago near the corner of Queen and...
Style
Sunrise Records is closing its two Toronto locations
Sunrise Records is closing both of its downtown Toronto locations (the company has two stores on Yonge street, one south of Bloor...
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Food & Drink
Mount Pleasant chipperie closes after 64 years
When Roly and Marion Johnston opened Penrose Fish and Chips near the corner of Mount Pleasant and Manor roads, Louis St. Laurent...
Food & Drink
“Healthy” New York burger chain coming to Toronto
Bareburger is a New York–based restaurant chain that specializes in burgers that are "healthy," insofar as any stack of meat and...
City News
Deadmau5 and Disney are in a legal fight over who gets to wear the mouse ears
Local EDM performer and former Purrari owner Deadmau5 has, somewhat surprisingly, not been sued by Disney over his use of a...
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Food & Drink
Closing time for Red Sauce?
The Italian sandwich shop at College and Clinton—formerly fine-dining restaurant Acadia—appears to have shut its doors after...
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RIP Mr. Greenjeans
The Eaton Centre restaurant's popularity peaked around 1994, when a vocal jam session in the on-site Sing Your Heart Out booth was...
Food & Drink
Sukhothai coming to Dundas West
Toronto has dozens of lackluster Thai restaurants, and just a few good ones—most of which are owned and operated by Nuit and...
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Real Estate News
Bloordale is evidently tired of being a strip-club strip
The Star reports that a subtle but significant change is underway in Bloordale , the steadily gentrifying stretch of Bloor Street...
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Andy Poolhall closes on College
Any Torontonian between the ages of 25 and 40ish has survived at least a few sweaty dance parties at the Warhol-themed corner bar...
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Holt Renfrew is closing outlets in Ottawa and Quebec in favour of Toronto expansion
While Holt Renfrew fans in Toronto have been enjoying the store's flashy new Yorkdale renovation (and anticipating a soon-to-open...
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Food & Drink
The new Bellwoods brewery may not have a bottle shop
Among the things people generally expect from their neighbourhood nanobreweries, some way of buying bottles to bring home is...
City News
Deadmau5’s “Purrari” is no more
Important Deadmau5 news: in a move that may or may not have been related to a certain cease-and-desist letter he reportedly...
City News
The city has been forced to shut down its clever anti-littering ad campaign
Everyone has probably noticed these city-produced ads on transit shelters and buses. The mash-ups of different types of familiar...
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Food & Drink
U.S. fondue franchise eyeing the GTA
American fondue chain The Melting Pot announced earlier this week that it's "actively seeking franchisees to bring its interactive...
Culture
The Nuit Blanche 2014 program is out
For weeks, we've been watching supermarkets slowly sneak Halloween candy onto shelves, and now here comes another nail in summer's...
Style
Polish makeup chain Inglot, creator of Freedom Systems, is coming to Toronto
Inglot Cosmetics, a Polish makeup chain with an extensive colour collection (the range boasts over 1,500 different shades), is...
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The Coffee Mill closing after half a century
The midtown institution began churning out sandwiches and goulash in 1963, back when Yorkville was overrun with banjo-strumming...
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Made-in-Canada Netflix may be the only thing worse than Canadian Netflix
In a move already being hailed by media commentators as " intended to bolster...business ," cable giants Rogers and Shaw have...
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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
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
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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