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Taste of the Danforth
Food & Drink
This summer’s can’t-miss food and drink festivals
Brunch Fest, Sweetery, Waterfront Night Market, and a bunch more festivals where you can stuff your faces
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Life
Some photos from an emotional Taste of the Danforth
Weeks after a tragic mass shooting incident, the Danforth came together for its annual celebration
Culture
A Shawn Mendes show, the Color Run and six other things to see, do, hear and read this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of August 8
Culture
Taste of the Danforth, the ultra-hip Time Festival and eight other things to do this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of August 2
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City News
A primer on Rob Ford’s latest troubles, from nocturnal wanderings to a jailhouse visit
Just when we thought Rob Ford’ s public relations problems were petering out, there’s a spate of new allegations, each...
Five things to do in Toronto on the weekend of August 9–11
In this edition of The Weekender, the annual Taste of the Danforth festival, a rare breed dog show and three more things to do in...
The Weekender: Taste of the Danforth, SummerWorks and six other items on our to-do list
1. TASTE OF THE DANFORTH This huge neighbourhood fest is a Toronto tradition, and with good reason. It has all the necessary...
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Food & Drink
Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for August 6 to 12
Monday, August 6 Tuesday, August 7 Wednesday, August 8 Thursday, August 9 Friday, August 10 Saturday, August 11 Sunday, August 12...
Food & Drink
The Weekender: Taste of the Danforth, Rogers Cup and six other items on our to-do list
1. ONTARIO VINIFERA SHOWDOWN Forget everything we‘ve said about other showdowns (smoked meat, the kickass women of roller...
City News
Get off the Road: Toronto street festivals take the whole city hostage. Jan Wong says that it’s time we learn to say no
One of Toronto’s biggest, most aggravating problems is traffic. In a recent poll about the upcoming mayoral...
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Today in Toronto: Taste of the Danforth, orangutan awareness at the zoo
Taste of the Danforth: Come summer, the city is a hotbed of food fests, but none match the popularity of Greektown’s...
Food & Drink
The Weekender: Paul McCartney’s concert, the Rogers Cup and six other items on our to-do list
1. PAUL MCCARTNEY Paul McCartney's in town this weekend with his Up and Coming Tour. Far be it for us to question a rock and roll...
Food & Drink
The Danforth Guide: our 21 favourite spots along the east end’s main avenue
The east end’s main thoroughfare has long been known for two things: Greek food and the Taste of the Danforth. Over the past...
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Food & Drink
Pilfering pizzas, beets for Barack, fretting over frogs’ legs
• Globe recipe writer Lucy Waverman has given Barack Obama what might be the weirdest birthday present he’ll receive this...
Food & Drink
Taste of the Danforth: The east-end street braces for a 72-hour “gift to Toronto”
At last night’s launch party for the annual August feeding frenzy, Taste of the Danforth , we ate: stuffed phyllo...
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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
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
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“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war
It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business
Food & Drink
Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand