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Reasons to love Toronto 2020

21 reasons to love (and not leave) Toronto
City

21 reasons to love (and not leave) Toronto

To people fleeing the city for more square footage and less density, we say pffft. Pandemic or not, Toronto is thriving. Let us count the ways

No. 1: Because our home chefs are feeding the hungry
Life

No. 1: Because our home chefs are feeding the hungry

The People's Pantry started small and grew fast. Now, nearly 500 volunteers devote their culinary skills, bikes, cars and time to help out

No. 2: Because amazing restaurants with great takeout keep opening
City

No. 2: Because amazing restaurants with great takeout keep opening

Launching a restaurant is risky in the best of times. These fearless folks did it during Covid

No. 3: Because our best and brightest are leading the fight against Covid
City

No. 3: Because our best and brightest are leading the fight against Covid

They're the scientists and specialists working on the development and distribution of a vaccine

No. 4: Because we dance away Covid stress
City

No. 4: Because we dance away Covid stress

Donté Colley's videos are little pearls of joy

No. 5: Because these quaranteens are the future
City

No. 5: Because these quaranteens are the future

They spend their free time printing face shields, making music, and helping Torontonians stay connected

No. 6: Because breathtaking, feel-good art is everywhere
City

No. 6: Because breathtaking, feel-good art is everywhere

Plastering everything from 20-storey buildings to small traffic signal controller cabinets

No. 7: Because we’ll do anything for quality roti
City

No. 7: Because we’ll do anything for quality roti

Here's how Torontonians came together to save Pam’s Roti Shop from closure

No. 8: Because we became a wine city overnight

No. 8: Because we became a wine city overnight

The pandemic turned our best wine bars into streetside patios, bottle bodegas and de facto wine clubs

No. 9: Because our bookstores do more than sell books

No. 9: Because our bookstores do more than sell books

Their success is one of the few happy small-business stories of Covid

No. 10: Because patio season is forever

No. 10: Because patio season is forever

If we can’t have nice weather, at least we can hold on to the summery vibes

No. 11: Because dress sweats are a thing
City

No. 11: Because dress sweats are a thing

And Toronto brands have stepped up to meet the demand

No. 12: Because prefab is fab
City

No. 12: Because prefab is fab

This guy makes really cool all-season backyard office pods for the WFH set—himself included

No. 13: Because true love finds a way
City

No. 13: Because true love finds a way

The pandemic meant postponement for thousands of bethrothed Torontonians. These four couples made other plans

No. 14: Because we take care of each other
City

No. 14: Because we take care of each other

Four examples of random kindness in our midst

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Private School Directory

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022
Private Schools

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022

Big Stories

This family built their off-grid dream house for less than $1,000
Real Estate

This family built their off-grid dream house for less than $1,000

The true story of the $46-million heist that shocked the crypto world
City

The true story of the $46-million heist that shocked the crypto world

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine
City

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2022
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2022

This man would like your attention
City

This man would like your attention

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17
Memoir

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17

Toronto’s first family of cheese
City

Toronto’s first family of cheese

Twenty-five reasons to love Toronto now
City

Twenty-five reasons to love Toronto now

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country
Life

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer
City

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?
City

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland
Culture

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father
Memoir

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father

Inside a $4-billion family feud
City

Inside a $4-billion family feud

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s
City

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war
City

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war

Dispatches from the weirdest university year ever
Life

Dispatches from the weirdest university year ever

<em>Toronto Life&#8217;</em>s top longreads of 2021
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2021

Fired for being female
City

Fired for being female

The winter hater&#8217;s guide to loving winter
City

The winter hater’s guide to loving winter

Great Spaces

Inside Muskoka Beer Spa, a hop lovers’ utopia in cottage country
Style

Inside Muskoka Beer Spa, a hop lovers’ utopia in cottage country

Best Dressed

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac &#038; Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac & Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey &#038; Lucia Remedios

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey & Lucia Remedios

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