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ComiCon, a Heart concert and eight other things to do this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of March 14
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City News
Get out your wellies and your cameras, Toronto: there could be flooding this afternoon
Remember July, when a sudden rainy pummelling turned basements into swimming pools and Ferraris into rafts ? Today's predicted...
Food & Drink
Review: Strada 241, the Rubino brothers’ new take on rustic Italian
The Rubino brothers are an unpredictable pair. As stars of Made to Order , their own reality series, Guy and Michael catered to...
Food & Drink
Introducing: Strada 241, a new rustic Italian restaurant and café from the Rubino brothers
For Michael and Guy Rubino, Strada 241, their brand-new restaurant and espresso bar on Spadina, is a way for them to go back to...
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City News
Hotpocalypse: Toronto media forget that whole “eight months of winter” thing and go nutty in the hot, hot heat
Okay, this is going to be one of the hottest days in a long time. We get it. Thirty-eight degrees is pretty damn spicy, and the...
Food & Drink
With Acadia, Scott Selland and Matt Blondin aim to shake up conservative Toronto palates
Despite the ethnic diversity of cuisine in Toronto, the city’s dining scene sometimes comes under fire for its lack of...
City News
Sign of the Apocalypse #1: the sun shines on Toronto
Apparently, the earth is coming to an end pretty damn soon— on Saturday , to be exact. In honour of this auspicious...
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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...
Culture
Roger Mooking—of Kultura, Nyood and Bass is Base fame—to take on Michael Symon on Iron Chef America
It seems MC Mystic is back. No, Toronto chef Roger Mooking isn’t reprising his role as rapper and percussionist in...
Food & Drink
Ame: the Rubinos’ latest bacchanal
Ten years ago, the fraternal foodies (that’s Michael , the business brain, and Guy , the chef) introduced pan-Asian glamour to...
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Demi Moore requests non-alcoholic beer and Ashton Kutcher plays a paparazzi prank at Ame
When the Rubino brothers—owners of new sushi it-spot Ame (formerly Rain)—hosted a dinner party for the film premiere of The...
Food & Drink
Here comes the Rain again: a peek inside Guy and Michael Rubino’s Ame
After over six months of renovations and about two months of delay, Guy and Michael Rubino' s Rain has been reborn as Ame...
Food & Drink
Topless coffee shop goes bust, poisoned chickens, speakeasies on the rise
• A Ryerson University professor is developing a time-release salt that delivers an initial burst of flavour followed by smaller...
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Food & Drink
David Adjey cooks up a series that will save new dining spots from disaster
David Adjey, the beaming and bronzed saviour-chef of Restaurant Makeover, goes back to basics on his new Food Network series...
Food & Drink
Rain is now “unrecognizable” as it becomes the all-new Japanese-inspired Ame
When Rain closed its doors in early January, it was supposed to be for modest renovations. The co-owning Rubino brothers (Guy and...
Food & Drink
Let it Rain: The made-over hot spot is set to reopen next month
In June, the redesigned Rain will be unveiled, with a new name (Ame, Japanese for "rain"), a tip-to-tail renovation and some fresh...
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Private School Guide
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
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
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