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Monday, April 30, 2012

New restaurant looks to give Geary Ave. some nightlife

Fashion & Style

Highlights from Toronto Arts & Fashion Week, 2012

Commerce Court gets a welcome dose of street art

Get to Know a Chef: Russell Nicholls, Aunties and Uncles

We Were Promised Jetpacks blast off at Lee's Palace

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) 2012 preview

UK producers host fog-filled rave on holy ground

This Week in Rep Cinema: Hot Docs 2012 edition

Morning Brew: Council finds $138 million, Rob Ford shifts into campaign gear, bedbugs ready to spread, how to open a food truck, riding the Leviathan, and Jays win

Radar: Freehand Spring 2012 Blowout, Flash Lightnin', The Comedy Cabaret, A Spring in Your Step, Spacing's Creative Mapping Contest

Photo of the Day

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Toronto through the lens of Thomas Bollmann

Red Hot Chili Peppers light a fire at the ACC

5 films to watch at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival 2012

The Neighbourhood Mixtape: Borrowed Time

This Week in Theatre: Bring It On, The Tennessee Project, Gruesome Playground Injuries, Crash, Was Spring

Photo of the Day

Skyline Reflection

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Fashion & Style

Is Corktown Toronto's next design district?

Get to know a Baker: Leah Kalish, Leah's

This Week in Comedy: Laughable at Unlovable, Reverend Bob Levy, Ryan Belleville feat. Barry Taylor, and Jerry Seinfeld

Photo of the Day

Leslie Spit Morning

Friday, April 27, 2012

A lesson in the joys of Toronto's messy urbanism

New bar channels your father's cocktails (and his decor)

Weekend events in Toronto: April 27-29, 2012

New Danforth bike shop caters to commuter cyclists

How will the TTC get a handle on distracted drivers?

6 films to add to your 2012 Hot Docs schedule

This Week in Food: Noka, Tea 'n' Bannock, and The Chickery open their doors, Death Row Meals explores bitters, Viva Espana at Frank, Momofuku on the way

The photos of the week: April 21-27

Morning Brew: Yonge relief line is back (again), our trees are sick, cutting high earner's pay, loonie parking meters, potholes get an app, Ed Mirvish Theatre sign restored

Photo of the Day

Through The Tunnel

Thursday, April 26, 2012

New website seeks to catalogue type around Toronto

What restaurants used to look like in Toronto

CONTACT Photography Festival 2012

New Chinatown dance club has a tropical twist

Hotel Tonight brings last minute hotel deals to Toronto

Get to Know a Chef: Andrew Richmond, La Carnita

Harbord gets its own Middle Eastern bakery

This Week in Film: Hot Docs, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Warriors of the Rainbow (Seediq Bale), The Last Laugh, what's new on DVD and BluRay

Purple Revolution funks up The Mod Club

Morning Brew: Transit tolls and tax council bound, another distracted TTC driver, Doug Ford still wants subways, and lessons from Vancouver's info pillars

Radar: iPhoneography, Inside Out Launch Party, Tin Star Orphans with Vistavision and Dean Marino, Sammy Adams, Connect Beauty

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

2012 Terroir Symposium fetes socially conscious chefs

This is what a curated cultural encounter looks like

The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema gets its new marquee

The AGO gets intimate & interactive with Picasso

After long delay, Ossington is blessed with upscale pub

New bar brings kitsch and karaoke to Little Italy

Lobster coming to a Toronto food truck near you

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: Bye Bye Compendium Daily, Tory Burch has a new home, Nyood Bar & FAT support local fashion, and America's Next Top Model takes on CUBE

Morning Brew: Transit City rises from the grave, walkers need crossing headstart, Sick Kids art thief douchebag, new bike trails, DVP and Gardiner tolls, and Jays lose

Radar: Authors At Harbourfront, Post A Letter Social Activity Club, Cults, Toronto Erotica Writers and Readers Meetup

Photo of the Day

Storm Over Lake Ontario

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

12 local beers for summer patio season in Toronto

Metrolinx set to endorse LRT plan for Toronto

Suburban strip malls: a deli and more on Sheppard Ave

Old school burger shack makes killer onion rings

12 locavore restaurants in Toronto

This Week on DineSafe: Hot Box Cafe, Kim's Cafe, Lobster Trap, May's Deli, Pastis, Philthy McNasty's, Po Chi Tong, The Abbot Pub

This Afghan bakery knows its naan

Hot Ticket: Chiddy Bang, Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., The Phantom Family Halo, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sleigh Bells, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Horse Feathers

Plants and Animals play in harmony at Lee's Palace

Morning Brew: Rob Ford wants to chat, what next for transit tax?, cut the speed limit for bikers and walkers, TTC looking at bendy busses, Jays win and Raptors lose

Radar: Toronto Arts & Fashion Week, Mad Hope Book Launch, Hangman's Graveyard, Taras Grescoe on Public Transit, David Rotenberg at the TPL

Photo of the Day

Red at 6:30 A.M.

Monday, April 23, 2012

Toronto Farmers' Markets 2012 preview

Yo La Tengo bring the sounds of science to Toronto

New Parkdale bar isn't the Northwest Territories

Get to Know a Chef: Jeff Claudio, Yours Truly

The Game of Love and Chance fun, but overwrought

9 awesome almond milk cappuccinos in Toronto

Toronto wrestling gym turns beginners into champions

This Week in Rep Cinema: Sound it Out, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Ai Weiwei (Never Sorry), War of the Roses

Death Cab for Cutie charm the crowd despite uneven set

Morning Brew: A closer look at the Humber islands, Ford cleans up Amesbury Park, Toronto skyline GIFs, a texting TTC driver video, Jays win and Raptors lose

Radar: Textile Talk, New Music 101 series, Seven Readings for Seven Masters, Son Roberts Band & Amanda Moscar, The Next Food Truck, Hipster Bingo

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Don Mills Platform

Sunday, April 22, 2012

The Wooden Sky make triumphant return to Toronto

The Neighbourhood Mixtape: Blues for Breakfast

Toronto through the lens of Chris Young

Dudes and doom convene at The Drake

This Week in Theatre: You Can't Take It With You, The Real World?, Oil And Water, and As I Lay Dying

How dysfunction at City Hall impedes small business

Photo of the Day

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Toronto through the eyes of Andy Byford

A brief history of Small's Pond, used then abused

Chess in Toronto

Get to know a Toronto startup: Tunezy

This Week In Comedy: John Hastings, Rick Currie, Geoff Mackay, Dante Nero, and John Pinette

Photo of the Day

Friday, April 20, 2012

Stoners gather at Yonge-Dundas Square for 4/20

Have you received a piggyback ride from Baxi?

New Roncesvalles bar has stiff drinks, good jukebox

Weekend events in Toronto: April 20 - 22

Where to get cheese stuffed burgers in Toronto

The photos of the week: April 14-20

This Week in Food: Lil'Baci Taverna, Easy Restaurant open second locations, Borscht throw down at Caplansky's, Chef Mischa bids farewell to Marben

Alabama Shakes get a stew on at Lee's

Morning Brew: Toronto 50/50 on casino, Comicon vs. Comic Con, militia-style green bins, Iron Maiden day, Far Enough Farm KONY video, and Jays lose

Photo of the Day

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Get to Know a Bartender: J.S. of the Cloak and Dagger

Popular Annex boutique expands to West Queen West

Battle over Jarvis bike lanes continues to wage on

Contest: Win a Kid Koala prize pack

86'd keeps Mondays sacred for Toronto food lovers

Fashion & Style

10 ways to swap your 'junk' for treasure in Toronto

Bloor Street church the focus of huge development

Hot Docs 2012 preview

King of baklava eyes second location

This Week in Film: Damsels in Distress, West Wind (The Vision of Tom Thomson), Chimpanzee, Florentina Hubaldo CTE, Thriller, DVD and BluRay

Morning Brew: Reaction to Ford's Pride snub, poll shows support for transit tax, Toronto Zoo loses accreditation, and Kenk's bikes are back

Radar: YouTube School, You Can't Take It With You, Kevin Yates, Goodnight Sunrise, The Year's Best in Feminist Film

Photo of the Day

Nestled In The Sakuras

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Snow Patrol surprisingly good at Massey Hall stop

Will anyone use Toronto's new anti-graffiti app?

Electric Touch wow teen girls at the Opera House

What Sunnyside looked like before the Gardiner arrived

Rob Ford to skip 2012 Pride Parade

Summer school in Toronto (without the textbooks)

Singaporean street food arrives on Ossington

Get to know a DJ: Jeremy Sean (Mandelephant)

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: Greta & Jessica start anew, Toronto is going to get FAT, Fashion Nation parties it up, and the city bids farewell to its greatest Fashion Icon

Morning Brew: MGM looks to the waterfront for casino, Far Enough Farm gets propositioned, Harbourfront Centre's angry neighbours, baby albino raccoon spotted

Radar: Eccodek + Drumhand, Human Rights Watch Book Series, A World of Shorts (Hide and Seek), Sovereign Acts, Snow Patrol

Photo of the Day

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Where to get Japanese bar food at Bay & Dundas

Fashion & Style

Toronto Arts & Fashion Week [FAT] 2012 preview

How to solve the so-called St. Clair disaster

New Dovercourt Village restaurant already a local fave

This Week on DineSafe: Amaya Express, Banh Mi Ba Le, Burger Bar, Hue's Kitchen, Madras Palace, Smoke's Poutinerie, Soban, St. Louis

Disappears get destructive at the Garrison

Where video gamers gather in Toronto

Hot Ticket: The Kaiser Chiefs, Chain and the Gang, Actual Water, These Days, Death Cab For Cutie, The Wooden Sky, The Sun Parlour Players, Evening Hymns

Morning Brew: MGM mulls Toronto casino, learning from L.A.'s transit, lettuce girls at Fords' weigh-in, Far Enough Farm needs help, and Raptors lose

Radar: Mutts & Co. Traveling Market, The Toronto Review of Books Issue Three Launch, Polaris Music Prize Record Salon, Young Women of Influence Evening Series

Photo of the Day

Monday, April 16, 2012

Where to get a tattoo near College & Ossington

Japanther show their love for Whippersnapper Gallery

La Carnita trades in the pop-ups for a permanent home

Will Rob Ford attend Pride this year?

Get to Know a Chef: Geoff Hopgood, Hopgood's Foodliner

Highs and lows of Wizard World Comic Con 2012

This Week in Rep Cinema: Death in Venice, World of Shorts, Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster, The Sounds of Science, Comic Book Confidential

Morning Brew: Kudos for Ford's bargaining, "Smug, self-entitled" downtowners want DRL, Oprah's in town, and Mammoliti wants to help single moms

Radar: Mansfield Press Spring Poetry Launch Party, Kubrick In Nayman's Terms, White Denim, Close Encounters, Foursquare Day Toronto, Cancer Bats

Photo of the Day

High Park Light

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Yukon Blonde somehow manage to get people horny

Fashion & Style

Street Style: At Wizard World Comic Con 2012

Toronto through the lens of Sam Javanrouh

The Neighbourhood Mixtape: On your favourite we can end it

This Week in Theatre: The Game of Love and Chance, Dancing Queen, Armide, The Adaptation Project, Twelfth Night Or Whatever

Tape trips with Not the Wind, Not the Flag

Photo of the Day

Looking at the stars

Saturday, April 14, 2012

High Park cherry blossoms 2012

5 things to see at the Toronto Green Living Show 2012

Toronto through the eyes of James Chatto

That time when the Don River was straightened

Inside Church Street's favourite bathhouse

This Week in Comedy: ALTdot Comedy Lounge, Indie Comedy Hour, Phil Hanley, and Myq Kaplan

Photo of the Day

Friday, April 13, 2012

Toronto gets in on the barrel-aged cocktail trend

Where to eat burritos east of the DVP

This Week in Film: The Deep Blue Sea, Keyhole, Happy People (A Year in the Taiga), Images Festival, TIFF Kids, and what's new in DVD and BluRay

Weekend events in Toronto: April 13-15

What's the grossest thing you've seen on the TTC?

Contest: Win tickets to Fashion Art Toronto [FAT]

This Week in Food: Hawker Bar & Kenzo Ramen open, The Next Food Truck Event, Toronto Wing Festival add some spice, Scot Woods now consulting at Plenty Cafe

The photos of the week: April 7-13

Where to get cold-smoked salmon in Toronto

Prisoner of Tehran is as powerful as they come

Morning Brew: Vacant buildings bylaw, Real Jerk on the move, bike battles, Howard Stern enjoys council April Fools' joke, graffiti vs. the law, Toronto from space

Photo of the Day

Racing Up Yonge

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Toronto gets its own boutique baseball bat company

Historic George Street homes set for heritage status

Get to Know a Bartender: Nico Szid of The Paddock

The top 8 food trends in Toronto for 2012

Inside the Model Railroad Club of Toronto

Parkdale gets another cozy and buzz-worthy restaurant

Shabazz Palaces debut in Toronto at Lee's Palace

Morning Brew: Toronto needs injection sites, Holyday doesn't want anymore "activists, unionists or cyclists," no extra ARL stops coming, setting subway records and the Jays win

Radar: Soulnidus, Here and There, International Home & Garden Show, Images Festival Opening Gala, International Day of Street Children

Photo of the Day

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Silver Snail skips the Annex in favour of Yonge & Dundas

Dev dances in the dark at the Mod Club

What's the holdup on new patios in Toronto?

Where to watch free movies in Toronto

Elevated eats coming soon to Pearson Airport

Food Forward plugs away at improving our food system

Vintage Toronto group takes Facebook by storm

10 Toronto restaurants that serve bison burgers

TransitHub wants TTC riders to discover cool stuff near subway and streetcar stops

Where to get a steak north of Steeles Ave.

Morning Brew: Toronto could vote on casino soon, sports field fees waived, robots vs. aliens, the perils of candy distribution, fixing the so-called St. Clair Disaster

Radar: Authors at Harbourfront, Howlin' Rain & Little Foot Long Foot, Laughs For Scott, Swing Night with Combo Royale

Photo of the Day

Prepaid Ferry Tickets

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

10 Toronto restaurant locations with high turnover

That time when Toronto went boom

Indie Toronto wants to be home to indie music on the radio

What is Doug Ford doing for Ward 2?

Get to know a Toronto startup: TwoMangoes

Fashion & Style

The Spot on Queen to bring mini market to Queen West

This Week on DineSafe: Bairrada Churrasqueira, Fin Izakaya, Hanoi 3 Seasons, Mexico Lindo, Mi Pho Nha Trang, New Thai Restaurant, Tokyo Sushi, Shoeless Joe's

New Riverside taco joint comes up short

Was Spring channels Blake in schizophrenic style

Hot Ticket: Ingrid Michaelson, Pearl and the Beard, The Cribs, Of Monsters and Men, Lay Low, Said the Whale, Trampled by Turtles

Morning Brew: High Park Zoo cash boost, don't call it Downtown Relief Line, council to debate casino, Easter Bunny's year off, Leafs apologize, and Jays, Raptors lose

Radar: Prisoner of Tehran, Humber Art Show, Maisonneuve 10th Anniversary Issue, Haunted

Photo of the Day

Monday, April 9, 2012

Deadboy shoots for the stars in new gallery show

Photos of the 2012 Beaches Easter Parade

7 great (but under-the-radar) Asian restaurants in the GTA

Get to Know a Chef: Adam Hynam-Smith, El Gastronomo Vagabundo

Photos of the 2012 Toronto Pillow Fight

Fashion & Style

Street Style: At the Rac Boutique pop-up Bazaar

Reebok now offers intense workouts in Toronto

This Week in Rep Cinema: We Need to Talk About Kevin, Waterlife, Pom Poko, Girl Model, Crispin Hellion Glover

Morning Brew: Airport link needs more stops, is Toronto the Woody Allen of cities?, High Park Zoo funding announcement coming, and the Jays want sober fans

Easter Monday events in Toronto 2012

Photo of the Day

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Lost in the Deep Dark Woods

What's open and closed Easter Monday 2012 Toronto

The Neighbourhood Mixtape: We're Counting on You

This Week in Theatre: Prisoner of Tehran, Heartstrings, Projections, The Tales Of Hoffmann, The Melville Boys

Fashion & Style

After years of promise, is Dundas West finally Toronto's food and fashion hotspot?

Bakery still the hub of Maltese community in Toronto

Photo of the Day

Saturday, April 7, 2012

What's next for West Queen West (besides condos)

Toronto art gallery takes a turn as a financial call centre

A brief history of Castle Frank Brook, the ravine carver

Nike launches neighbourhood running clubs in Toronto

This Week In Comedy: Bob Newhart, Ron White, Brian Regan, Gerry Dee, and Sheng Wang

Photo of the Day

Behind The Pizza Shop

Friday, April 6, 2012

Ontario's Craft Brewers invade Queen's Park

Easter Weekend Events in Toronto 2012

One last look at 197 Yonge Street before it's condo time

Does Toronto have any uniquely annoying traits?

This Week in Food: Gourmet Bitches food truck, The Saint, La Carnita art party, TUM, Johnny Jackson, the Street Food Block Party, and other food news & events

The photos of the week: March 31 - April 6

Morning Brew: Ford drops expenses appeal, City defers sports fees, a Toronto murder map, new lifeguard stands, the Leafs and Jays win

Photo of the Day

My Ship Has Finally Come

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Fashion & Style

Street Style: At the G-Star Raw store opening

This Week in Film: Bully, Fightville, The Vanishing Spring Light, The Pettifogger, and what's new on DVD & BluRay

New exhibit tracks the rich history of cinema in Toronto

Toronto now has an outlet store for cupcakes (sort of)

Get to know a Chef: Shant Mardirosian, Burger's Priest

Bar by former Big Bop owner feels like prison

What's going on at the Toronto Awesome Foundation?

Bliss peels back the thin veneer of celebrity culture

Morning Brew: Toronto polled on casino, St. Lawrence market world's best, dealing with info pillars, TDSB, CBC and NFB job cuts, Toronto FC lose and Raptors win

Radar: The Bazaar Pop Up Shop, Tartan Day Celebration, Freudoscope, Pouissieres de villee, Carleton Wilson Celebrates National Poetry Month

Photo of the Day

George Street Diner

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Thomas Dolby brings his time capsule to The Mod Club

Metronomy adds some UK flavour to The Hoxton

Fashion & Style

Street Style: students, teacher and a Black Panther

Inside Queen B Pastry

What's open and closed Easter weekend 2012 Toronto

More elevated comfort food comes to Little Portugal

Liberty Market laneway shops struggle (and succeed)

Fashion & Style

Queen St. spa looks to offer booze with its Brazilians

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: The Bazaar sets up shop, Jones New York has a warehouse sale, Lids.ca sells discounted hats & other sales events

Morning Brew: Eglinton LRT could create new islands, city labour negotiations over, sports field fees jump, Jarvis lane debate heats up, Raptors win, Leafs lose

Radar: First Aid Kit, Sonic Boom in-store, My Year of the Racehorse, There Once Was an Island, EASTERWEEN

Photo of the Day

A City In The Clouds

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Images Festival highlights for 2012

Foodies on Foot is the latest Toronto company to offer social dining experiences

Do these Vietnamese subs live up to the hype?

Hot Ticket: Nada Surf, Margot & The Nuclear So and So's, The Deep Dark Woods, Milagres, Perfume Genius

Easter brunch in Toronto

Historic Silver Snail building up for development

This week on DineSafe: Danforth Village, Daniel et Daniel, Gamberoni Seafood, Ghareeb Nawaz, Indian Biryani House, L'Atelier, Not Just Noodles, Pancho's

Crowd descends on Leslieville for espresso throwdown

Tomboyfriend close Williamson's residency at the AGO

Morning Brew: Ford makes labour peace, condos need hydro hike, Toronto billboard tax upheld, West Toronto Railpath on ice, and University fountains to return

Radar: Great Lake Swimmers, Cultures of Resistance, No Reading After The Internet, "The White Collar Book" Anthology Launch

Photo of the Day

Streetcar Blues

Monday, April 2, 2012

Bellwoods Brewery unveils their beer

The 501 Queen streetcar hosts a tweet and eat

Get to know a Chef: Matthew DeMille, Enoteca Sociale (for now)

The Toronto Easter Parade (it's in the Beaches)

9 Toronto restaurants that serve (great) game meat

This Week in Rep Cinema: Only Yesterday, Breaking the Frame, Poussieres de Ville, Vampire's Kiss, Hard Core Logo

2012 running events in Toronto

Yorkville hair salon serves dinner with your haircut

How Giorgio Mammoliti has failed Emery Village

Morning Brew: Occupy protester alleges brutality, don't say "St. Clair disaster", Jarvis bike lane battle, Ford voters one year on & an April fools round-up

Radar: The Stop for Food Chef Challenge, Echoes of a Working Eden, Rowers Pub Reading Series, Feed Me + Kill The Noise @ The Phoenix

Photo of the Day

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Toronto through the eyes of SPUD

Where to get the boutique hotel experience in Toronto

The Neighbourhood Mixtape: With the Salt up to your Ankles

This Week in Theatre: Was Spring, Clybourne Park, SIA, Ajax & Little Iliad, The Carnegie Hall Show

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Earth Hour 2012

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