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Sunday, July 31, 2011

What it was like to depute at the marathon executive committee meeting

The photos of the week: July 25 - July 31

Get to know a street: O'Connor Drive

SummerWorks Festival Theatre Preview

The Neighbourhood Mixtape: You're Right, It's True

Where to eat sushi in Kensington Market

Photo of the Day

"This river I step in is not the same river I stand in"

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Call & Response: Bonjay

French brasserie opens in old Le Pain Quotidien home

New concert series comes to West Queen West

Morning Brew: New streetcars might be delayed, Pennachetti assures that citizen insights will play a role in the budgetary process, why doesn't Toronto just breed animals to make some cash?, the smells of the city, and what councillors have spent so far

Radar: Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival, Kid Cudi & Chip Tha Ripper, Poetry Slam Season Opener, Out of The Box Fest, The Thug Brothers, OVO Fest, The Groove Stew, Kensington Market Pedestrian Sunday

Photo of the Day

Friday, July 29, 2011

August meteor showers coming to Toronto and GTA

New beers coming to the LCBO get Hart House preview

Shot of Art: Post-conceptual works from Central and Eastern Europe

5 upcoming beer festivals in Toronto 2011

A trip to the CN Tower Edgewalk, 356 metres in the air

TIFF relives Italian neorealism's glory days

Barber Shop revival continues on Bloor

Morning Brew: Executive committee meeting runs all night, petition to rename Market Street, Atwood for mayor, can you balance the 2012 Toronto budget?, and the Junction Arts Festival is cancelled for 2011

Radar: Friday Night Market, Scarborough Rotary Ribfest, Irie Music Festival, Vivacity, Island Soul Festival

Photo of the Day

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Man charged for threatening to kill Rob Ford

Fashion & Style

Lingerie models bring a bit of Paris to Toronto

Rob Ford on the Core Services Review

Wanna fight? This MMA academy will show you how

Mammoliti on Atwood and the democratic process

Where to get Colombian baked goods in Toronto

Morning Brew: City council has marathon meeting today, MLSE wants its name back, Karen Stintz knows who Margaret Atwood is, EdgeWalk opens and the Jays acquire new superstar

Radar: Hart House Craft Beer Festival, Third Eye Blind Free Concert, Hand Lettering by RCADE, Live It Up! in Liberty Market, Defending the Indefensible featuring Equilibrium and Ghostbusters 2

Photo of the Day

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Photos of the new Total Recall being filmed in Toronto

Fashion & Style

Street Style: a pastry chef, bartender and med student

Phase II of MaRS development finally to get underway

Iconic Cameron House murals to be replaced

New Scarborough bread company creates buzz

Morning Brew: Libraries defer decision to close branches until September, Rob Ford denies flipping the bird, Extreme Fitness Challenge controversy, trainspotters excited to spot new Rocket subways

Radar: Emm Gryner, The Chairs Are Where the People Go book launch, Examined Life, Calypso Stars Showcase, Ukulele Gaga & the Immaculate Collective

Photo of the Day

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Maybe Doug Ford should read more

TIFF announces first films of 2011 festival

Bruce Mau Design tries to solve Toronto's problems

Sia sings goodbye at the Phoenix

Atop the Sky Garden at UofT

Where to find fresh bocconcini, parmesan in Toronto

Hot Ticket: Jesse Malin, Recovery Child, The Biters, The Glitch Mob, Phantogram, Com Truise, Death Cab for Cutie, Frightened Rabbit, Kid Cudi, Chip The Ripper, Beirut and Owen Pallett et Les Mouches

Morning Brew: Toronto's police force might be reduced, Margaret Atwood takes on service cuts via Twitter, Rob Ford accused of giving the finger to mother and child, and a Whole Foods employee pens a legendary letter

Radar: Little Terrors at the Projection Booth, West Side Story, The Happiness Project fundraiser, Amal

Photo of the Day

Monday, July 25, 2011

Photos of the Beaches Jazz Fest 2011

Jack Layton temporarily steps down as federal NDP leader to fight new form of cancer

New Mexican restaurant has killer patio, fish tacos

Fashion & Style

Street Style: at the John St. 10 year anniversary party

Steely Dan shows how a rock band ages gracefully

Used bookstore finds a niche at College and Spadina

The Friendly Butcher wins Danforth burger competition

This Week in Film: The Big Lebowski, Amal, La Dolce Vita, Bicycle Thieves, Attack the Block, Ichi the Killer, West Side Story

Morning Brew: Ford spared election sign fine, Roncesvalles residents finally enjoying peace and quiet, a couple of Jays enter Cooperstown, RIM cuts 2,000 jobs and KPMG to work on efficiency review

Radar: Lost in the Trees, Tweetgasm One Year Anniversary, From Page to Screen, Australian Artists Rock The Horseshoe

Photo of the Day

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Grimes and Gobble Gobble conquer The Garrison

The photos of the week: July 18 - July 24

This Week in Theatre: Next to Normal, Lysistrata, Spent, Blue Man Group, The Kreutzer Sonata

The Neighbourhood Mixtape: Vultures Like Lovers

Caplansky's food truck

A taste of France west of the Humber River

Photo of the Day

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Toronto through the lens of Grey van der Meer

DD/MM/YYYY tackle Europe with BEAK>

Gluten-free Mecca opens in North Toronto

Call & Response: Evening Hymns

Marat/Sade a wicked piece of theatre

Morning Brew: Rob Ford watch, art theft in Toronto, the pros and cons of the Sheppard subway extension, and weekend road closures

Radar: Pretty Lights, Heavy TO, "Have Not Been The Same" Book Launch, Robby Rackleff, Tirgan Iranian Festival, Parkdale Then & Now Festival, Osunlade, Open Screening Under the Stars, Beaches Jazz Fest

Photo of the Day

Leslie Street Spit Sunset

Friday, July 22, 2011

Everything's for sale at China House, including its iconic neon sign

Amazing street eats at downtown Toronto night market

New website collects open letters to Mayor Ford

Toronto's newest area code set to be 437

Shot of Art: The aftermath of the Japanese tsunami

New iPhone app is all about chocolate

Maritime inspired restaurant opens in Little Italy

Major Picasso exhibit coming to the AGO in 2012

Is Mayor Ford looking to oust TTC GM Gary Webster?

Bloorcourt bake shop knows how to beat the heat

The Winter's Tale a summer treat in High Park

Morning Brew: Yesterday's heat didn't break the all-time record, protesters rally against KPMG cuts, Ford says it's up to us, winning Lottomax ticket still unclaimed, and Jays sweep Mariners

Radar: Poetry to Save A City, Poems for Rob Ford, Moments Intercepted, Steely Dan, Movies Under the Stars, Welcome to My Parlour

Photo of the Day

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Public swimming pools open late during the heatwave

Last KPMG Core Services report cuts the deepest

Tweets about the heat

The Toronto Rocket officially launches

New Toronto vegan restaurant more hit than miss

Photos of the Jarvis bike lanes protest ride

Fashion & Style

Street Style: At the Thompson Hotel rooftop patio

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: The Sales of the Season edition and other retail news

Real Estate bridge the indie-jam divide at the Garrison

Where to break a sweat at Yonge and Bloor

Morning Brew: Today could be Toronto's hottest day ever, compliance audit committee decides not to audit City Councillors, fire services recruiting classes slashed, U of T to create new toilet, and a commuter pepper sprays a TTC driver

Radar: Queen Street Revisited, T&T Waterfront Night Market, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Activist Within Toronto Premiere, Carnival Culture

Photo of the Day

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Tim Hortons vs. Toronto Public Libraries mashup

TIFF delivers eye-popping Packaged Goods

Fashion & Style

The Peacock Parade gives Canadian online shopping a welcome upgrade

Summer fun in Toronto, 1980s style

Get the new 2011 Toronto neighbourhood maps

Where to buy bacon salt, lego candy at 4am in Toronto

TTC cuts may be on the horizon

Annex FroYo battle heats up

Morning Brew: The mayor might have to cancel Christmas, cyclists protest removal of Jarvis bike lanes, Alomar's number to be retired, and it just gets hotter

Radar: Elizabeth Shepherd, Lecture with Christopher Eamon, Sheep Man, Touma, Czars, The End of Suburbia, Toronto 24 Hour Zine Challenge

Photo of the Day

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Google Street View trike hits Toronto streets

TTC Rocket subway set to enter service July 21st

Parkdale gets a gelato shop

Fashion & Style

Street Style: near Holt Renfrew on Bloor

This Week in Film: The Trip, Funny Girl, Fright Night, The Story of Paul Watson, Wild Zero, Annie Hall

Fran's opens rooftop patio and lounge on College St.

Hot Ticket: Young the Giant, Wildlife, Nights and Weekends, Rob Lamothe, Graydon James and the Young Novelists, Pat Jordache, Grimes, Gobble Gobble, EMA, Helado Negro and The Weeknd

Morning Brew: Public works committee sends service cuts to executive committee, a new GTA area code on the way, a closer look at the 2012 budget, and 200 Wellesley fire lawsuit gets go ahead

Radar: Thomas Dybdahl at The Drake, Paris, Je T'aime, Zaa Zaa Pizza Party 2011, Beaches Jazz Festival Concert Photography Workshop, Marat/Sade

Photo of the Day

Balcony Rainbow

Monday, July 18, 2011

Shot of Art: All about sweat

Photos of the 39th annual Festival of India

Weird Al is hit and miss at Massey Hall

Christie St. creative space powered by outer visions

The new Maple Leaf Gardens takes shape

Fashion & Style

Finally a car wash worth the bang for your buck

Where to get lumber from the old Queen's Wharf

Carrie Fisher on Hollywood and the perils of celebrity

Morning Brew: KPMG says get rid of pet licensing and business permits, Doug Ford accused of bullying, the Toronto fire department doesn't get many calls about fires, Ontario has new divorce rules, and get ready for a hot and humid week

Radar: RX Bandits with Maps & Atlases, Elvis Monday, Sleepin' Tom with Runar, Short & Sweet, Naked World and If You Will Then I Will, From Page to Screen Series

Photo of the Day

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Get to know a street: the Village of Islington

The photos of the week: July 11 - July 17

This Week in Theatre: Carrie Fisher Wishful Drinking, Dusk Dances, One Man Show, Marat/Sade, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Where to go for gluten free brunch in Toronto

Photo of the Day

Late Night at the Patisserie

The Neighbourhood Mixtape: Trick Pony

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Toronto through the lens of Erik M.

Bellwoods Brewery keeps up the local beer trend

New train-inspired Junction cafe goes beyond coffee

Call & Response: Rattail

Photos from Night It Up 2011

Morning Brew: Ford speaks about layoffs and cuts, 20,000 Torontonians paid the vehicle registration tax, stolen Daily Bread Food Bank truck found, and Toronto mosquitoes found with West Nile

Radar: The High Dials, 39th Annual Festival of India, Night It Up!, John Butler Trio with Mama Kin, Spontaneous Combustion Anniversary Party, Fetish Masquerade, Mac Miller, Gomez and Zeus, Yoga Meltdown, Beaches Jazz Festival, Humble the Poet

Photo of the Day

Summer Bike Ride

Friday, July 15, 2011

Fleet Foxes bring their soaring sound to Massey Hall

A new addition to the West Queen West gallery scene

King and Bathurst construction causes commuter chaos

Shot of Art: 45 years of Caribana at the ROM

Powerless petition seeks to impeach Rob Ford

North side of Sherbourne Common Park opens

A new option for Pho opens its doors in North York

Morning Brew: Council approves deal to build pedestrian tunnel to the airport, pop-ups are the new trend in urban planning, McGuinty begins a slew of lay-offs, parkette to be named after slain officer, and this summer could be Toronto's driest yet

Radar: Blank City at The Royal, Sweat (An Art Show), Adam Carolla, Colombian Colours Il Diaspora Festival, Higher Learning

Photo of the Day

Plastic Romance

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Toronto After Dark Film Festival leaves Bloor Cinema

TIFF Lightbox hosts indie cinema's founding faces

Toronto Environmental Alliance hits back at Core Services Review

Is facade preservation better than nothing?

New Junction boutique is many stores in one

Fashion & Style

Street Style: at Yonge-Dundas Square

New all-girl pillow fight league holds tryouts

Jarvis bike lanes offered for free on Craigslist

Favourite Sorauren cafe is back

Morning Brew: More bleak reports on city's core services, Mammoliti threatens tax increase, Toronto will host Microsoft conference in 2012, Sun Media pulls out of OPC, and the 10 most dangerous CFL players

Radar: White Label Sessions, Through the Decades 1970s, Paintings by Sophie Prive, There Will Be Blood

Photo of the Day

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: Joe Fresh store openings, Urban Contemporary Africana, Caitlin Power comes to Toronto, hot dogs and heels at Chasse Gardee

Jarvis bike lanes to be eliminated

Where to score $4 lamb ribs + other Happy Hour deals

The growing cult of Classic Simpsons Trivia in Toronto

New outdoor furniture boutique offers UV-proof pieces

Toronto ranked Canada's most expensive city

My Morning Jacket pour on the sweat at the Kool Haus

Morning Brew: City layoffs likely if buyouts don't pay off, fate of Jarvis bike lanes to be decided today, Mammoliti's task forces, province blames Toronto for gridlock, and airport ideas for Pickering

Radar: Newfoundland Kitchen Party at the Dakota, Justin Rutledge with Jadea Kelly, Billy the Kid Unmasked, Harry Benson, Leon Russell, Miroir Noir

Photo of the Day

All the cars go whizzing by

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Shot of Art: Local frame painter creates pinball bike

Rob Ford votes against community grant programs

City targets another commissioned "graffiti" mural

Inside the College of Sports Media

Toronto man wants to be friends with Jennifer Hudson

Latte art now available at Yonge & Eglinton

This Week in Film: Labyrinth, Broken Flowers, Breakfast at Tiffany's, How to Train Your Dragon, Tetsuo (Iron Man), and I Confess

City of Toronto offers buyouts to almost 50,000 workers

Hot Ticket: Kurt Vile, Woods, Cold Cave, Cult of Youth, HotKid, Dilly Dally, The Cheap Speakers, Alex Pulec, John Fogerty, The Levon Helm Band, Marissa Nadler, Faces on Film

Morning Brew: Pride funding looks to be safe, Group of Seven paintings stolen, Facebook group urges cyclists to give Ford a call, TTC union leader denies urination charge, and say good bye to Harry Potter tonight

Radar: Caribbean Carnival Festival Launch, Annie Hall, The Kreutzer Sonata, Surfaces Exhibit Opening, Christina Foster, Lisa Marie Kruchak, Little Tiny Hearts with Deb Primeau

Photo of the Day

Red-necked Grebes

Monday, July 11, 2011

TIFF Lightbox fetes Fellini's spectacular obsessions

Photos of Salsa on St. Clair 2011

First round of cuts suggested in core service review

Today I Caught The Plague get epic at the Bovine

Next vehicle arrival system now in place for TTC buses

Honda Indy 2011 and the spectacle of speed

Edgefest 2011: The Arkells, Tokyo Police Club, Hollerado, Weakerthans

Bloordale apartment doubles as live music venue

Morning Brew: Power plant proposed for city's waterfront, TTC worker takes bathroom break outside Runnymede Station, OPP to crackdown on distracted drivers, and Mayor Ford might announce buyout for senior city managers

Radar: U2 and Interpol hit the Rogers Centre, My Morning Jacket, Toronto Film Society presents From Page to Screen, River City, and King Creosote

Photo of the Day

Sunset From Ward's Island

Sunday, July 10, 2011

The Black Keys tease the Molson Amphitheatre crowd

This Week in Theatre: Fringe Festival, The Winter's Tale, Hugh Jackman in Concert, The Glass Menagerie, 9 to 5

Photos of the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition

The Neighbourhood Mixtape: Cross Bones Style

Get to know a street: Rogers Road

The photos of the week: July 4 - July 10

Burroughes Building pop-up might stay for a while

Photo of the Day

Just a quiet day at the Harbourfront

Saturday, July 9, 2011

The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble takes off at the Great Hall

Toronto through the lens of Frank Lemire

Call & Response: Army Girls

Plenty of street eats at the Taste of Lawrence

Where Lindsay Lohan would eat gelato in Toronto

Morning Brew: Freelance journalist files complaint against Mayor Ford's expenses, police chief Bill Blair cuts top brass, TDSB says Muslim prayers to continue in school, more Toronto couples saying "I do" with unique rings, and the Jays beat the Indians

Radar: Jennifer Hudson Project, Scream Literary Festival, Court Yard Hounds, Broken English, Scott Seewhale, Lucy 'Lo, Parkdale Soul Revue, The Wooden Birds, Brewery Market, Rael Da Rima

Photo of the Day

Friday, July 8, 2011

Gerrard Cinema reborn as the Projection Booth

Echo Beach to host free concert series

Should cyclists be required to get a licence?

Where to take MMA training in Toronto

Fashion & Style

PULP Magazine unveils first issue (in print)

Shot of Art: Play nation meets book culture at the DX

Alan Cross leaves 102.1 The Edge and Corus Radio

New Toronto salon only does hair extensions

Morning Brew: TTC fare hike likely for next year, Councillor David Shiner wants to licence cyclists, TTC supervisor won't be charged in latest scuffle, and BIXI celebrates its 100,000th ride

Radar: 50th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto International Body Image Film & Arts Festival, Corazon de Mexico, Honda Indy, Ambiguous at Fringe 2011

Photo of the Day

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Would you buy groceries on a TTC platform?

This pizza joint is no gold medal winner

NVAS for TTC buses finally to go live on Monday

Shot of Art: Neon "good bikes" begin to propagate

Detour wins Regional Barista Competition

Where to eat Indian food in Koreatown

In The Window: Elvis Presley, Britney Spears, ESG

Morning Brew: Cyclist charged with careless driving after striking pedestrian, Maclean House may be saved from demolition, the Argos pull a controversial ad, the average Toronto home sells for more than $500K, and a pickpocket is impersonating a cop

Radar: Trigger at the Open Roof Film Festival, FUSE Summer Issue Launch Party, Brother Andre's Heart, Sharing The Burden, The Cherry Orchard

Photo of the Day

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

TTC station naming rights are officially up for grabs

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: Made2Measure Preview at the Gladstone, Shop the Field & Market Pop-Up, Uncle Otis celebrates its 20th birthday, Pulp Magazine issue launch

2011 Polaris Prize shortlist announced

New study calls for reduced traffic lanes on Yonge St.

China House closes its dining room after 53 years

Hugh Jackman's one-man show doesn't disappoint

Fashion & Style

Street Style: King and Portland

Where to learn to make Spanish food in Toronto

Local startup Vizualize.me reinvents the resume

Daniel Lanois rocks the Opera House with Black Dub

Morning Brew: Hoarding and a cigarette caused the 200 Wellesley fire, Dundas could be the first subway station to get a name change, mysterious white powder shows up at Liberal office on Parliament, and lots of road closures for Sunday's Honda Indy

Radar: Baghdad Twist, Black Dub, Five Alarm Funk, Comedy at the Ossington, Air Marshal Landing, The Vice Racket, and Sad Guru

Photo of the Day

Seanmo frontboard

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Toronto Cyclists Union makes video on Jarvis bike lanes

Lights out for the Social

Print edition of the Onion coming to Toronto this fall

Overnight parking permits now available in Toronto

Hot Docs takes over the Bloor Cinema

Former TTC Chief calls tunnel for Eglinton LRT "insane"

Where to find horse and lobster cupcakes in Toronto

The Pacific Mall Food Court

Hot Ticket: Makeout Videotape, Tops, Tonkapuma, Henri Faberge, Black Keys, Cage the Elephant, The Box Tiger, Casino, Parks and Rec, Girl Talk, Young Empires, U2 and Interpol

Morning Brew: SIU rules police didn't use excessive force in G20 case, Bathurst station named most romantic in the city, Audit Committee to review our huge debt, nudist goes on trial today, and the Jays beat the Red Sox

Radar: Ben Harper at The Sound Academy, free screening of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, "Various Positions" Book Launch, Strip Comedy

Photo of the Day

Monday, July 4, 2011

Toronto's first Food Truck Festival brings out a crowd

Toronto Fringe Festival 2011 Preview

The Great Toronto Ice Cream Sundae Challenge: The final roundup

This Week in Film: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, A Mighty Wind, Trigger, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Ghostbusters, and Mean Girls

Fashion & Style

Street Style: Pride edition

Mammoliti wants to pull Pride funding (again)

New TIFF ticket packages go on sale today

Junction cantina serves live music along with great guac

Tony Bennett loses a battle with the weather

Photos of the 2011 Toronto Pride Parade

Morning Brew: The Toronto Zoo faces budget cuts, Bautista is baseball's top all-star, popular radio shop and museum closing, the resurgence of disc golf, and the Gardiner faces rotating nightly closures for July

Radar: The Last Social Night Ever, The English Beat, Playwrights Canada 2011 Spring Launch, Toronto International Body Image Film & Arts Festival

Photo of the Day

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Photos of Ribfest Toronto 2011

Where to eat just west of Church St.

The Great Toronto Ice Cream Sundae Challenge: A pricey proposition

The photos of the week: June 27 - July 3

The Neighbourhood Mixtape: Sun Hits

Photo of the Day

Ghostly.gathering

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Photos of 2011 Canada Day fireworks in Toronto

Get to know a street: Lake Shore Boulevard

Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 given the musical treatment

Weekend road closures in Toronto: July 2nd and 3rd

New cafe and ice cream shop opens on Dundas West

Call & Response: The Box Tiger

Morning Brew: Queen's Park welcomes 30 new Canadians, councillor John Parker tweets about another hot chick, Rocco Rossi introduces defibrillators to subway stations, and the Argos beat the Stampeders

Radar: Food Truck Eats, Corso Italia Festival, Soundgarden, Creep with Josh Reichmann, Pride Parade, Ruby Jean & The Thoughtful Bees, The Carry On, Econoline Crush

Photo of the Day

Friday, July 1, 2011

Past meets present at Dear Photograph

Scenes from Toronto streets: June edition

Where doctors drink coffee in Kensington Market

Summer camp for cinephiles

The Great Toronto Ice Cream Sundae Challenge: Sweet sophistication

July 1st Events in Toronto 2011

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