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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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Winter Kit

Toronto’s best new bottle shops
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best new bottle shops

A breakdown of Toronto-based grocery delivery services
Food & Drink

A breakdown of Toronto-based grocery delivery services

Ten adjustable and easy-to-use fitness essentials that will up your at-home workout game
Shopping

Ten adjustable and easy-to-use fitness essentials that will up your at-home workout game

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in January
Culture

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in January

Toronto’s best takeout
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best takeout

Toronto’s best online fitness classes
Style

Toronto’s best online fitness classes

How to turn your house green
Style

How to turn your house green

Big Stories

“I lost three patients in 36 hours”: a memoir from the Covid ward at TGH
Memoir

“I lost three patients in 36 hours”: a memoir from the Covid ward at TGH

“My parents sent me to boarding school near Toronto. It turned out to be a perverse fundamentalist cult”
Life

“My parents sent me to boarding school near Toronto. It turned out to be a perverse fundamentalist cult”

<em>Toronto Life&#8217;</em>s top 10 longreads of 2020
Deep Dives

Toronto Life’s top 10 longreads of 2020

They survived Covid, but they&#8217;re not okay
Life

They survived Covid, but they’re not okay

The Bay Street ex-con who fooled his investors—twice
City

The Bay Street ex-con who fooled his investors—twice

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