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’s annual Best Restaurants event
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What TL Insiders can look forward to in April
Including an exclusive Mediterranean dining experience, a dance performance inspired by the mythology of Medusa and a yoga class with puppies
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What TL Insiders can look forward to in March
Including a latte art workshop and an evening of Michelin-starred chefs reimagining childhood classics
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What TL Insiders can look forward to this February
Including a gala for the Special Olympics and a pasta workshop at Stelvio
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Toronto Life
presents: This City Live
A special event highlighting bold ideas and vital conversations about Toronto’s future
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What TL Insiders can look forward to this November
Including a TSO Holiday Concert and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
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Discover Knix at Yorkdale: A pop-up for the perfect fit
Knix’s new Yorkdale storefront is 1,800 square feet, with a freshly-stocked bra bar and tons of shape wear
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What TL Insiders can look forward to this October
Including a production of Faust and a Halloween-themed culinary event
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What TL Insiders can look forward to this September
Including a film festival in Prince Edward County and an exclusive whisky tasting
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What went down at the Tricon x
Toronto Life
Music on the Block party
Music on the Block perfectly captured the vibrant spirit of summer in a warm and energetic community celebration
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Join us for the Tricon x
Toronto Life
Music on the Block party
Featuring live music, games, and festive food-and-drink offerings
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What TL Insiders can look forward to this July
Including a series of summer concerts at Budweiser Stage and the annual Ontario Oyster Festival
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What TL Insiders can look forward to in June
Including a carnival-themed pool party and an F1 viewing party
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What TL Insiders can look forward to in May
Including a special Mother’s Day high tea, a murder mystery dinner and the return of
Toronto Life
’s iconic Best Restaurants event
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Meet our TL Insider members: Natalie Madramootoo
“I’m absolutely buzzing for what 2024 has in store!”
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What TL Insiders can look forward to this April
Including the Canadian Business Innovation Awards and a glamorous night at the opera
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What TL Insiders can look forward to in February
Including an
Eve of St. George
performance, a night of sushi and singing, and the launch of the
Maclean’s
Ideas Summit series
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What TL Insiders can look forward to in January and February
Including a history lesson on caviar, all-you-can-eat sushi and an intimate conversation with an award-winning musician
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Meet our TL Insider members: Anne Vranic
The digital creator and architecture connoisseur is looking forward to an exciting 2024
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TL Insiders get a taste of Saint Martin
Including cocktails, a Caribbean-inspired dinner and a chance to win a vacation for two
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Oluyinka Oso on the joys of being a TL Insider
“When you’re a member,
Toronto Life
becomes more than a magazine—it’s a lifestyle”
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What TL Insiders can look forward to in November and December
Including a Diwali tasting menu at Curryish Tavern and a live art party at Cry Baby Gallery
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What went down at TL Insider and St.Kitts’ second annual event at Toronto Beach Club
Including island-inspired outfits, waterfront views and a chance to win a seven-night vacation
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What TL Insiders can look forward to in October
Including seasonal events like a haunted house party and a spooky movie screening
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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?
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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
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“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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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
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“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
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The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
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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