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Reasons to love Toronto 2020
City News
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
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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
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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
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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
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No. 4: Because we dance away Covid stress
Donté Colley's videos are little pearls of joy
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No. 5: Because these quaranteens are the future
They spend their free time printing face shields, making music, and helping Torontonians stay connected
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No. 6: Because breathtaking, feel-good art is everywhere
Plastering everything from 20-storey buildings to small traffic signal controller cabinets
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No. 7: Because we’ll do anything for quality roti
Here's how Torontonians came together to save Pam’s Roti Shop from closure
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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
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No. 9: Because our bookstores do more than sell books
Their success is one of the few happy small-business stories of Covid
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No. 10: Because patio season is forever
If we can’t have nice weather, at least we can hold on to the summery vibes
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No. 11: Because dress sweats are a thing
And Toronto brands have stepped up to meet the demand
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No. 12: Because prefab is fab
This guy makes really cool all-season backyard office pods for the WFH set—himself included
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No. 13: Because true love finds a way
The pandemic meant postponement for thousands of bethrothed Torontonians. These four couples made other plans
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No. 14: Because we take care of each other
Four examples of random kindness in our midst
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No. 15: Because the war on cars is finally over (bikes won)
By the end of this year, Toronto will have 40 kilometres of new bike lanes—the largest single-year expansion in our history
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No. 16: Because Hollywood North won’t quit
Even a global pandemic couldn't slow film and TV production for long
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No. 17: Because our musicians are topping the charts—and local landmarks
Here's just a sampling of the heavy dose of CanCon on the Billboard charts
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No. 18: Because we’re a beacon for tech geniuses
Here are just a handful of the hyper-talented founders, CEOs, CTOs and managers who’ve brought their skills to the city
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No. 19: Because wood is good
Toronto is about to get the tallest mass timber structure in North America
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No. 20: Because the Raptors are so much more than a basketball team
They're a beacon of hope, a catalyst for progress and—oh yeah—a really good team
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No. 21: Because e-biking is the new biking
And Bike Share added 300 of them to its fleet
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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
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
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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
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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