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Friday, August 31, 2012

Labour Day Weekend events 2012 in Toronto

Want to help catch a couple of bike thieves?

10 movies getting the biggest advance-buzz at TIFF 2012

Contest: Win a pair of tickets to ONEXONE's intimate evening with Lauryn Hill

Toronto Air Show 2012 at the CNE

Uber launches taxi service in Toronto

Fashion & Style

Street Style: on the Thompson rooftop with Tunezy

This Week in Food: Fidel Gastro food truck, Voodoo Child, Bar Gilead Series, Crackdown! Fundraiser, Dishcrawl Unionville, Luma pre-theatre quick fixe

Labour Day Fireworks in Toronto 2012

The Wrongbar vibe makes its way to Riverside

The photos of the week: August 25-31

Morning Brew: Krista Ford says sorry for tweet, prompts viral open letter, "Pride" could be coming to Ford Fest, closing a thrift store, and the mayor meets his likeness

Labour Day Parade in Toronto

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Bedford and Davenport

Thursday, August 30, 2012

That time when Toronto tourism got "sexy"

Old-school burger joint gets massive makeover

What's open and closed Labour Day Monday in Toronto 2012

Contest: Win a pair of tickets to Labour of Love

Hailocab to launch mobile taxi service in Toronto

Hennessy cocktail competition stirs up the Drake

This Week in Film: Sushi, The Global Catch, In My Mother's Arms, CaribbeanTales Toronto FIlm Showcase, what's new in DVD & BluRay

Queen St. boutique gets re-decorated after fire

What to see at TIFF 2012: Wavelengths

Morning Brew: Ford will stand for mayor again, details from the deposition, TTC boosts service, more cowbells, Krista Ford under fire for tweet, and lemurs on the loose

Radar: Art Spin, Odds and Ends Festival, Yoga In The Park, Insanewich! Food Tour, Kim Churchill and Daniel Champagne, The Possession Sneak Preview

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Toronto at Night (washed out lights)

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

New smokehouse restaurant stacks up for carnivores

Glad Day 2.0 re-invents itself for the LGBTQ community

OCAD U to use mobile app to improve campus security

Fashion & Style

Street Style: at Maison Mercer with Disaronno

What to see at TIFF 2012: Short Cuts Canada

Harbourfront gets its own gelato shop

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: Massimo Dutti opens at the Eaton Centre, Untitled Banner fall collection, Naked & Famous x IDC, Chloé Comme Parris studio sale

Kelly Clarkson and The Fray go big at the Molson Amphitheatre

Morning Brew: Ford and Harper go fishing, the mayor wants to be judged by voters, new Harbourfront parks, police examine remains, and rumblings at Toronto Zoo

Radar: Knuckleball, The Western Light, Luminous Flux II, The Dead Highs and Raised By Weeds, RyanDriver and DougTielli

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

10 great eats from the CNE's Food Truck Frenzy

The farmers' market in Liberty Village

Album Review: Papermaps, Inferior Ghost

Yonge St. boutique boasts over 70 years in the business

This Week on DineSafe: Amaya Express, Ali Baba's, Daybreak, Golden Griddle, Lahore Grill, McSorely's, New Bagel Boss, Pearl Harbourfront

Where to still see films projected on 35mm in Toronto

Fashion & Style

Street Style: at Fake Prom 2012

Yorkville gets its own self-serve froyo shop

Quench wants you to re-fill your water bottle

Morning Brew: Ford readies conflict-of-interest defense, charge in body parts case, new federal ridings, Sheppard subway ten years on, and turning the morning air blue

Radar: Peter Turns Pirate, Mystery Skulls, The Mollies, Playing With Kitties, Urban Exploration Walk 12, Ashkenaz Festival, El Contrato Screening

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Looking up at Massey Hall

Monday, August 27, 2012

10 upcoming must-see hip hop shows in Toronto

Balkan brunch and booze emporium opens in Leslieville

Toronto zine competition a warm up for Nuit Blanche

Glory Hole Doughnuts opens in Parkdale

Fashion & Style

Street Style: at Fan Expo Canada 2012

Get to Know a Chef: Claudio Aprile, Origin & Colborne Lane

Hot Ticket: Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, The Arkells, The Darcys, Late July, Mystery Skulls, The Cult, The Offspring, Dead Sara

Morning Brew: Rob Ford to testify next month, more on the mayor's schedule, Empress Hotel site wrapped in red tape, building a helicopter, and backyard chickens

Radar: International Festival of Authors at the Ex, Ghett'a Life, screening of Regretters, The Comedy Cabaret, Bingo and Drinking

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Late Summer Ride

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Sunday Supplement: Navigating streetcar tracks, talking fountains, and giving Queens Quay the royal treatment

Where to eat brunch like a member of high society

Get to know a Toronto startup: Flixel

Help fund the debut album from the Annex Quartet

The Melody Bar slows down some kittens

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Herd of sheep on Wellington

Saturday, August 25, 2012

The great murder mystery of University College

Get to know a Baker: Cora DeVries, Miss Cora's Kitchen

Toronto-designed iPad app showcases emerging artists

Where to eat waffles and French toast on Ossington

Covenant show off their survival skills at The Mod Club

This Week in Comedy: Comedee's at Sneaky Dee's, ALTdot Comedy Lounge, Andre Arruda, Paul Morrissey, and John Witherspoon

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Ready, Steady, Go!

Friday, August 24, 2012

Weekend events in Toronto: August 24-26, 2012

New Bloor St. tavern gets food and cocktails right

That time when Citytv was everywhere

Why don't TTC riders give pregnant women their seats?

This Week in Food: Bent, Maras Gyros, C House Lounge Cafe, Brioche Doree, Gourmet Gringos, TUM, Cold Tea/Wvrst sausage fest

Corktown ups its cool factor with new fashion boutique

The photos of the week: August 18-24

Morning Brew: Explosion at the CNE, Marineland has no "major issues," billionaire casino mogul lobbies Ford, renaming Yonge-Dundas Square, and a butter mayor

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

A Scandinavian guide to Toronto

Where to craft your own perfume in Toronto

Riverdale Farmers' Market in Cabbagetown

Toronto marks first anniversary of Jack Layton's death

Fashion & Style

Street Style: at the RW&Co. launch with The Coveteur

New in Toronto real estate: 101 Erskine

This Week in Film: Lawless, Hell and Back Again, All Balls Don't Bounce, Ashkenaz Festival, and what's new in DVD & BluRay

Richmond St. gallery revives the lost art of video

Dave Chappelle does Toronto

Morning Brew: Mihevc wants "body-rub" license review, Ford meets Chappelle, the mayor skipped Pride, stuck Toronto woman gets help, and Hot Box Cafe gets booted

Radar: Scotiabank BuskerFest, Tommy Youngsteen, A Collection, Britt Wilson's Greatest Book on Earth Launch, Dis/semblances and Toronto Walk Project

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Have you downloaded our Patio Guide iPhone app?

New Dundas West vintage shop is all about nostalgia

Aaron Levin, Weird Canada shine light on indie music

The films of Mia Hansen-Love come to the Bell Lightbox

Cosplay in Toronto

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: Line Knitwear collaborates with Roots, The Tutu Project Auction, Chartreuse Style trunk sale and Rescue summer sale

Get to know a Toronto startup: Event Holler

Etobicoke chocolate shop is known for great ice cream

Sebadoh and Sentridoh chill out at the Horseshoe

Morning Brew: Body parts victim identified, no driver for Ford, the mayor wants a fountain, mapping Dieppe Raid dead, remembering Jack, and Disneyland Toronto

Radar: Dear Jack, WWTA, The Rochester's First Cocktail & Cabaret, Don Menza and San Noto, Fresh Wednesdays, Brotherly Love

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Curves and Shadows

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

TIFF 2012 will show first Bertolucci film in 10 years

This Leslieville boxing club is for serious sparrers only

The top gluten free beer and booze in Toronto

Will a new Starbucks on Ossington kill the street's vibe?

A-list stars who will descend on Toronto for TIFF 2012

Toronto Fan Expo 2012 preview

This week on DineSafe: Brick Street Bakery, Casey's, Castro's Fiestahan, MBCO Cafe, Miller Tavern, New Orleans Fast Food, Not Just Dim Sum, Spotted Dick

New Ossington bike shop and gallery puts vintage frames on display

Owl and Goose invites you to jump on the smoothie train

This Week in Rep Cinema: Goin' Down the Road, The Lady Eve, Midnight in Paris, The Running Man, Full Metal Jacket

Morning Brew: Relief after Kipling crane collapse, fixing up Queens Quay, no cycling on Wychwood Avenue, a shark petition, and feeding Nathan Phillips Square

Radar: Goin' Down The Road, 6th Toronto Turkish Festival, An Evening with JM Frey, Russian Circles

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Monday, August 20, 2012

The International Street Festival remixed the greatest hits

New website gets Rob Ford cycling, sort of

Club King takes over The Docks, brings Buonanotte to Toronto

Fashion & Style

Street Style: at the Diesel celebrity fashion show at Cube

Where to get classic Hungarian sausages in Etobicoke

Contest: Win a pair of tickets to inTO at Harlem Restaurant with Brendan Canning

3rd annual Zombie Car Wash a bloody success

Get to Know a Chef: Cory Vitiello, The Harbord Room

Junction salvage shop opens 7,000 square foot factory

Fashion & Style

One Direction pop-up brings exclusive swag to Toronto

Hot Ticket: Russian Circles, Tigers Jaw, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Topanga, Silverstein

Morning Brew: Annaleise Carr makes it across Lake Ontario, G20 detention centre might become film studio, separated bike lanes under construction on Sherbourne

Radar: Great White, Bruce Bell, MoMonday, the art of Melissa Fisher, Lo Fi Sci-Fi

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Back at the CNE

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Evening Hymns project catharsis at the Theatre Centre

The East Lynn Farmers' Market

Sunday Supplement: Rob Ford's driving options, TTC busker auditions, and learning about sand tiger sharks

Toronto Parks: Village of Yorkville Park

Where to eat brunch in Corktown

This Week in Theatre: Toronto BuskerFest 2012, A Synonym for Love, The Royal Comedians, In a Dark Dark House, Real Life Superhero

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Storied Danforth dive bar serves up $1 draft beer

Fashion & Style

Street Style: at 360 Screenings in the Fermenting Cellar

Yonge Street now more pedestrian (and patio) friendly

This Week In Comedy: Dave Chappelle, Quinn C. Martin, The 2012 Canadian Comedy Awards Festival, and Ryan Belleville

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Friday, August 17, 2012

Weekend events in Toronto: August 17-19, 2012

New St. Clair brunch spot serves up country cooking

The best from SummerWorks 2012

Sustainable seafood lands on College St.

This Week in Food: Dr. Augusta's Samitorium, Kimchi Korean House, Horno BBQ, Rakia Bar, Lobstahpalooza and a new food truck from the Food Dudes

Top-secret 360 Screenings fuse film with theatre

My Morning Jacket soundtrack summer at Echo Beach

The photos of the week: August 11-17

Eriksen serenades the Supermarket

Morning Brew: Rob Ford might get a driver, the mayor takes a working holiday, the best bathroom in Canada, and decoding the CN Tower's light show

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Sculpture at Humber Bridge

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Toronto Underground Cinema to close

Sanagan's Meat Locker moves into its new digs

The food at the CNE is trying to kill you

New in Toronto real estate: FAD Condos

Metro Theatre porn cinema to become indie film hub

Get to know a DJ: The Mailman (Joel Waznicky) of DeadlyVanity

5 Toronto parkettes worth visiting

This Week in Film: Sparkle, Bill W., This Space Available, Goin' Down the Road, SPANE, and what's new in DVD and BluRay

The Trinity Bellwoods Farmers' Market

Morning Brew: Toronto police opt for budget freeze, thumbs up for Ontario Place plans, Toronto is fourth for livability, and tough TTC advice for wheelchair users

Radar: Did You Bring Tommy?, Sail In Cinema, Aline Morales and Sandro Perri, Urinetown, Kung Fu Concert

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Cherry Street Lift Bridge

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

CNE Toronto 2012

Get to know a street: Pharmacy Avenue

Fashion & Style

Toronto finally gets its very own Fashion's Night Out

Introducing the Ontario Brewmasters Cup

Fashion & Style

Street Style: at the TOMS Art of Giving Tour

Contest: Win passes to the Screens 2012 Conference

The Annex's Farmers' Market at Bloor and Borden

How Canada's largest graffiti mural came to Parkdale

10 places Toronto writers go to get inspired

Beaches shop bakes up nostalgia with milk and cookies

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: One Direction, Thieves and Nowhereland pop up, Jeff Rustia, The Designers Closet, sales at eLuxe and Chosen Vintage

Morning Brew: Rob Ford caught reading at the wheel, new LRVs to debut at CNE, TTC prepares for busking tryouts, topless events are now OK, and rocking Union

Radar: Noise Cooking, 360 Screenings, Buck 65 with Ame Henderson, The Brooks Dog Agency, My Morning Jacket, Acoustic Night at The Central

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

The Barn in the Village closes its doors

Spike Lee, Kristen Stewart, Nicole Kidman films coming to TIFF 2012

The transformation of Maple Leaf Gardens

Metro Hall Farmers' Market brings the taste of the country to King St.

Fashion & Style

Street Style: at the 2012 Booty Bash

A guide to food vendors at the Junction Flea

This week on DineSafe: Aunties and Uncles, Babyapa Restaurant, B Trust, Noodle on Finch, Pi-Tom's, Taftan Kebab, The Big Slice, Vesta Lunch

Richard Serra's Shift under threat once again

This Week in Rep Cinema: It Should Happen to You, Singing in the Rain, Jesus Camp, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Cabaret

Morning Brew: Ford praises private garbage collection, street festival narrows Yonge, stray fingers, Tyrrell Ave. typos, bike lane blockages, and drunken bananas

Radar: The Foreign Exchange, #CREATE 1.0, Fort York with HININDAR, Artaud Symposium, TEDxToronto Salon Series--Epicurious

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All that Remains

Monday, August 13, 2012

Articulated buses set to return to the TTC

Fashion & Style

Street Style: at the Kastor & Pollux launch party

1400 brave rain for Diner en Blanc in Toronto

Highlights from Skratch Bastid's second annual BBQ

Get to Know a Chef: Zane Caplansky, Caplansky's Deli

Balzac's Coffee opens at the Toronto Reference Library

The best and worst of Taste of the Danforth 2012

New Neapolitan pizzeria offers by-the-slice and delivery

Food Truck Chasing as the next Olympic sport?

Hot Ticket: My Morning Jacket, JJ Grey and Mofro, Monkeyjunk, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Big Sugar, Teenage Bottlerocket, Nothington

Morning Brew: Aquarium seeks sharks, a cardboard Toronto, the Toasted Tangerine is deadpool, meditating on Bay Street, synth heaven, and Jays snap losing streak

Radar: Agent Orange, Susan Sontag's Promised Lands, FHP Launch Party, SummerWorks Festival

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Streetcar Interruptus

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Sunday Supplement: Auctioning the Sutton Place Hotel, fixing the Port Lands, and saying farewell to Poetry on the Way

Where to eat an elevated diner brunch on Queen St.

The Sorauren Farmers' Market

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Double Rainbow City

This Week in Theatre: SummerWorks Festival, The Crucible, Memory In The Mud, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Complete Works Of William Shakespeare

Irish pub about to open in old Real Jerk space

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Dufferin Grove Farmers' Market

Get to know a Baker: Allyson Bobbitt and Sarah Bell, Bobbette & Belle

Where to eat Peruvian Chinese food (Chifa) in Toronto

Projection Booth screens films and now rents them too

Remembering Gibraltar Point's grisly past

This Week In Comedy: ALTdot Comedy Lounge, Fraser Young w/Tim Dimond, Muslim and Funny, and Superstars of Comedy

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Endangered Species

Friday, August 10, 2012

Weekend events in Toronto: August 10-12, 2012

A weekend getaway guide to Blue Mountain

Linuxcaffe looks distinctly deadpool

10 Toronto graffiti writers worth knowing about

This Week in Food: Redfish, Moo Milk Bar, Emma's Country Kitchen, Rashers, Baconfest, Jerkfest, Craft Beer and Food Trucks, AwesTRUCK, Taste of the Danforth

Consumers Distributing and the catalogue of dreams

Where to eat like a Cuban in Toronto

The photos of the week: August 4-10

Morning Brew: Rob Ford out of hospital, an Ontario Place conspiracy theory, councillor mulls joint Olympic bid, "Her Majesty" nests in Queen's Park, and lost streets

Photo of the Day

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Brendan Canning on life after Broken Social Scene

Bellwoods Brewery now has limited-supply stubbies

Fashion & Style

Toronto Fashion Week sold, Robin Kay steps down

Get to know a DJ: Marko Orlic

Skirts and shot glasses together at last

Equinox Fitness Clubs set to open Toronto location

Cold Specks sends chills through the Great Hall

New in Toronto real estate: Lofthouses

Bisogno Espresso gets a facelift and a new name

Cronenberg, Polley headline CanCon films at TIFF 2012

This Week in Film: Killer Joe, Compliance, Pleasure Dome's Open Screening Under the Stars, Promised Lands, Jonathan Schwartz, DVD & BluRay

Morning Brew: Ford still hospitalized with "irritation," clearing out the Sutton Place Hotel, Danzig investigation charges, new Port Lands renderings, and a giant mural

Radar: Funk Getting Ready to Roll, AJAX (por nobody), Place Unheard, Action Bronson, Shots of Heroine

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Real life Spiderman

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Waterfront Toronto unveils revised Port Lands plan

How to hire (or become) a topless waiter in Toronto

Where to get cask-conditioned ale in Toronto

Sail-In Cinema returns for a second year at Sugar Beach

Bicycle-themed bar opens in Kensington Market

Toronto Parks: High Park

Camel burgers now available in Toronto

Where to get Neapolitan pizza on Mount Pleasant Rd.

5 bands to catch at the 2012 SummerWorks Festival

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: Soop Soop, eBay features Rebekah Price, Kastor & Pollux capsule collection launch party, TNT and Denise summer clearance sales

Morning Brew: Rob Ford in hospital, homeless man attacked on video, slow start for new garbage collection, fighting for electric trains, and OLG eases on casino

Radar: Candyrat Guitar Night, Waning Worlds, Fresh Wednesdays, HumbleMania 48

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Parkdale finally gets a decent sushi joint

Fashion & Style

Street Style: at the Free People Toronto launch party

Toronto beaches: Rouge Beach

The Black Keys roar back to Toronto with 'El Camino'

This week on DineSafe: Green Room, La Tortilleria, Kokame Japanese, Noodle Bowl, Pita King, Sinchon Food, Steve's Restaurant, Top Taste

10 must-see shows at the 2012 SummerWorks Festival

Downsview Park gets electro-fied for VELD Festival

This Week in Rep Cinema: The Chocolate Farmer, Vivre Sa Vie, Phantom of the Paradise, Iron Sky, Written on the Wind

Morning Brew: Private garbage collection begins, talking transit funding, brooding over King West condo, Honest Ed's signs, subway poetry, and an ASCII Toronto

Radar: Secret Screening Room, Family Pizza and Music Night, Three Years of Style, Barley's Angels Awesome Belgian Beer Tasting

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Monday, August 6, 2012

Get to know a Chef: Matt Basile, Fidel Gastro's

Group fitness gyms in Toronto

Hot Ticket: The Temper Trap, Steel Panther, The Internet, Sonny and The Sunsets, Dukes of September

Morning Brew: Exposed oil pipeline threatens disaster, examining the candidates for mayor, weird dining, Toronto and NYC make friends, and helping tourists

Civic Holiday Monday events in Toronto 2012

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Over the shoulder

Sunday, August 5, 2012

What's open and closed Civic Holiday Monday in Toronto 2012

5 places to eat a lobster dinner in Toronto

Sunday Supplement: Remembering the Alpine Way, the lowdown on ranked ballots, and conquering Lake Ontario

TIFF unveils (and renames) its 2012 documentary lineup

Etobicoke Civic Centre Farmers' Market

New East Chinatown bakery sells 'streetcar sandwiches'

7 places to get great vegan muffins in Toronto

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Pink Skies Above

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Snoop Lion plays Snoop Dogg's hits at the Hoxton

Inside the Maypole Dairy ice cream factory

The Farmers' Market at St. Lawrence Market North

A brief history of the Battle of Montgomery's Tavern

Get to know a Baker: Stephen Nason, La Bamboche

This Week In Comedy: Brian Stollery with Ward Anderson, I Just Love That I'm So Into You, Todd Glass, and One Hour Fun Hour

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T-Rex at Gate C

Friday, August 3, 2012

August long weekend events in Toronto 2012

Where to get a scoop of Greg's ice cream in the west end

That time The Avengers came to Toronto

The Tune-Yards tune up the Phoenix

Get the new 2012/13 Toronto neighbourhood maps

This Week in Food: Jimmy's Coffee goes to Kensington, Pulp Kitchen re-locates, Lobster Love dies, Piola hosts gnocchi eating competition and TUM tickets go on sale

Where to eat brunch like a Brit in Toronto

Contest: Win passes to see Picasso at the AGO

The photos of the week: July 28 - August 3

Sigur Ros mesmerize the crowd at Echo Beach

Morning Brew: Underpass Park is open, Spadina line extension delayed, charges over Little Nicky's crash, Toronto Zoo names cubs, and Hippo Tours vamoose

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Kebabs and Cola

Thursday, August 2, 2012

What's open, closed August long weekend in Toronto 2012

10 awesome affogatos in Toronto

Toronto's first colour-only hair salon lands in Rosedale

Where to find abandoned TTC buses and subway trains

New in Toronto real estate: 88 Scott

Toronto chef brings peameal bacon sandwiches to the London Olympics

The Big Carrot now has competition on the Danforth

This Week in Film: The Queen of Versailles, Total Recall, The Invisible War, Kumare, and what's new in DVD & BluRay

Morning Brew: Group seeks $1.4m over G20 arrest, new Port Lands plan has a riverside park, is Ford a planning problem?, very deep water, and forging bike security

Radar: Open Roof Festival, Scion Sessions Free Show, Being Scene, GAIA, Fundamental Requirements of a Documentary Work, Bootleg Glory

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Toronto concerts, August 2012

Michel Gondry headlines TIFF 2012 Vanguard line-up

New Annette St. grocer is more than a cheese store

Twin Shadow brings '80s new wave to Lee's Palace

Contest: Win two passes to 360 Screenings

Toronto Beaches: Marie Curtis Park Beach

Where to decorate and eat a cupcake on Dundas West

Just for Laughs Toronto 2012 Festival preview

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: Fitzroy Boutique launches online shop, Fashion Cares 25, Free People boutique opening, Dalston Grey and Outclass summer sales

Morning Brew: New chief planner focuses on transit, more charges for Empress Hotel accused, a sewer crisis, a toilet victory, a weird t-shirt, and music on the GO

Radar: Down the Rabbit Hole, Refocus, Sean Chercover's The Trinity Game, The Growlers

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Tower Lightning

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