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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Oxford releases new Toronto casino renderings

Breakout Toronto Bands: Some Minor Noise

TTC debuts revised version of its Rocket subway train

New Parkdale eatery does Southern Italian right

New in Toronto real estate: Sixty Colborne Condos

This Week in Film: West of Memphis, L.A. Rebellion, Creating a New Black Cinema, Amici Chamber Ensemble, The Great Digital Film Festival

This Little Pig wants to get Toronto fat on bacon

El Almacen expands to the Junction Triangle

Morning Brew: Rob Ford happy TTC newsstand contact under review, Stintz claims radio silence, former mayors urge against casino, and credit/debit for Metropasses

Radar: Andy Kittmer Bad Blood, Casino in Downtown Toronto WTF, Keita Morimoto, Arrington De Dionyso

Photo of the Day

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Is this midtown pizza parlour better than Libretto?

How to make a cocktail: the Pacifier

8 places to check out in and around St. James Town

Condo of the Week: 65 Sheldrake

King West bar pairs cats, cocktails and critical studies

Toronto photographers you can trust

Where to watch the Super Bowl in Toronto

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: Target reveals brands and designer collections, MIDNIGHT MRKT, Guilty Pleasures brunch, Mint Boutique spring preview

Morning Brew: Kathleen Wynne to discuss transit with Ford, zone-based TTC fares, Norm Kelly is skeptical, The Star gets a new look, and a record-breaking January 30

Radar: High Lonesome Wednesdays with Crazy Strings, Pivot Readings, Pal-Sac Valentine's, Yours Truly Common Ground 02

Photo of the Day

Winter sunrise at Sugar Beach

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Rhino under fire for "racist" Cowboys and Indians event

Winterlicious, now in map format

Does Kensington fishmonger have a rat problem?

National Post nixes its weekend Toronto section

House of the Week: 71 Balmoral Avenue

What are the best & worst LCBO locations in Toronto?

This week on DineSafe: ChaLau Dim Sum, El Greeko, Farm Fresh Supermarket, Hot Wings, Kom Jug Yuen, Tropical Joe's, Tru-Valu Restaurant, W.B. Chinese

This is what a taco throwdown looks like

Human Rights in focus at the Ryerson Image Centre

Mill St. does Robbie Burns proud with food and brews

New Parkdale shop sells cufflinks and comics

Behind the scenes at Candle Recording Studio

Morning Brew: Stintz hits back at Ford over newsstand deal, Ana Bailao pleads guilty, Las Vegas Sands pitches casino, TTC names its new carhouse, and paying cyclists

Radar: Thomas Kivi, Tristan und Isolde, CaffeineTO Week, Tyler Brule

Photo of the Day

Monday, January 28, 2013

Metropolitan Hotel sold, Lai Wah Heen fate uncertain

DIANA & Moon King add some heat to Big Smoke Fest

CAPACITY 2013 exhibit spotlights women in design

5 reasons to see Arrington De Dionyso paint for 24 hrs

Rising star Tom Odell shows off his chops at the Rivoli

Fashion & Style

Party Style: 9 looks from Countdown to World Pride

Oasis Skateboard Factory pops up at the Baitshop

Get to Know a Chef: Sean Riehl, Seven Lives

How the TTC used to deal with overcrowding

It's mini burger or bust at this new Danforth spot

Hot Ticket: The Growlers, Hot Water Music, Black Veil Brides, Hannah Georgas, Purity Ring

Morning Brew: Rob Ford lets loose on sole-sourced TTC deal, Chow, Tory, and Stintz could win in 2014, Wynne seeks common ground, and Bathurst loses bagel staple

Radar: The Foolish Cabaret, How to Start in Stand-Up Comedy, Bingo and Drinking, MoMonday

Photo of the Day

Massey Red & Blue

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Iconic Russian band DDT makes rare Toronto stop

Sunday Supplement: Sole-sourced newsstand contracts, the extreme cold action plan, and yellow fish stencils

New boutique sells hard-to-find fashion, skincare lines

Breakout Toronto Bands: Petra Glynt

This Week in Theatre: Rare, Every Letter Counts, Cowboy Mouth, Two Rooms, The Marvelous Wonderettes, win tickets to A Woman of No Importance

Photo of the Day

Saturday, January 26, 2013

The great escape of Norman Neal, "The Human Eel"

Where to get an elevated country brunch in Toronto

Arts & Crafts founder talks 10-year anniversary plans

This Week In Comedy: Laughing at the Office, Just for Laughs Showcase, Comedy Uncovered, and Fan Fiction

Photo of the Day

Friday, January 25, 2013

Weekend events in Toronto: January 25-27, 2013

Nelly Furtado gets nostalgic at the Sony Centre

Fashion & Style

5 must-see installations at Come Up to My Room 2013

Twitter reaction to Mayor Rob Ford's court victory

Rob Ford to remain mayor until 2014

Fashion & Style

Party Style: 16 looks from the IDS opening night party

This Week in Food: Porzia, Queen Margherita Baby Point, Blankets & Brews, Hunt Camp, Hoof Cafe brunch

That time when Toronto had Johnny Cash machines

Okinawa-based izakaya chain opens in Little Italy

The photos of the week: January 19-25

Morning Brew: Zero hour for Ford Nation, a Mammoliti conspiracy theory, TTC blasted for newsstand contract, strollers are getting smaller, and Toronto's website rules

Photo of the Day

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Fashion & Style

Party Style: 9 looks from the Buonanotte launch party

Toronto through the eyes of Ron MacLean

New late night snack bar takes over Double Deuce spot

New in Toronto real estate: Ten York Condos

New fishmonger also sells fish and chips, fish tacos

This Week in Film: Krivina, Tatsumi, Japanese Divas, Taste of Cherry, Cinematic Visions from Winnipeg

Album Review: Aidan Baker, Already Drowning

Morning Brew: Rob Ford decision due Friday morning, Matlow nixes mayor's message, Toronto is walkable, deflating a budget myth, and Gretzky says no to Leafs

Radar: Big Smoke Music Festival, Some Great Ideas Book Launch, Come Up To My Room, Zip The Bright, Do Design 2013

Photo of the Day

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Are Loblaws and David's Tea killing Church Street?

Fashion & Style

6 trends to spot at the Toronto Interior Design Show

What winter in Toronto looks like on Instagram

Bellwoods Brewery opens permanent retail space

Is this Club District Irish pub worth the $14 cover?

What's the fastest way to get around Toronto?

Condo of the Week: 68 Broadview

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: Vaughan Mills upgrade, Emily Woudenberg Trunk Show, IDS, Do Design, Come Up to My Room, A Night of Pomp & Pageantry

New in Toronto Music: Cuff the Duke, Dress Rehearsal, Mad Ones, The Micronite Filters, The Bicycles

New shop serves up made-to-order cookies and froyo

Morning Brew: Poll suggests Toronto supports casinos, MGM eyes CNE, Stintz says Ford needs strong agenda, Sun News loses $17 million, and more Real Jerk woes

Radar: Two Fresh, Little Terrors, A Winter's Guide to Melancholia, HAIR, Nexus + 2x10, Toronto Design Offsite Festival Opening Party

Photo of the Day

Next Stop Queens Quay

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Fashion & Style

Street Style: 10 looks from the men & women of Bay St.

Where to buy authentic Irish pies and snacks in Toronto

Nerdgasm variety show isn't just for nerds

How to make a cocktail: the Old Fashioned

House of the Week: 89 Forest Grove Drive

This week on DineSafe: Bun King, Cho Won, FV Foods, Nadi's Family Restaurant, Philthy McNasty's, Rose's Vietnamese Sandwiches, Spring Rolls, Venice Pizza

Massive Montreal art gallery joins the Toronto scene

Morning Brew: TTC to investigate rules for strollers, city approves e-bingo, plastic explosive on a plane, extreme cold alert for city, and Leafs drop puck from outer space

Radar: The Frogs, CRIT #7 at OBC, Dina Gonzalez Mascaro Pop-Up, Amplifying Femme

Photo of the Day

Monday, January 21, 2013

Fashion & Style

10 events to catch at Toronto Design Offsite 2013

New BBQ joint serves up Southern cuisine & hospitality

Yamantaka//Sonic Titan tame a dragon at the Garrison

Robbie Burns Day Toronto 2013

Get to Know a Chef: Graham Pratt, The Gabardine

Art and music collide at typography show on song lyrics

Hot Ticket: The Amazing, Corin Raymond and the Sundowners, Brown Bird, Julie Doiron, Tom Odell

New Wizard of Oz production sticks close to the classic

Morning Brew: Toronto needs casinos, casinos, casinos, Doug Ford doesn't want top budget job, "thundersnow," big freeze coming, and an Air Canada jet loses a wheel

Radar: The Darkness, Early Monthly Segments, Andrew J. Borkowski reads, A Gift of Music, Reg Hartt talks LSD

Photo of the Day

Rally against the Toronto Sun

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Slow Hands is anything but at Wrongbar show

Sunday Supplement: A 2013 budget breakdown, a closer look at those yellow TTC barriers, and 80's synth on the subway

Toronto's newest record shop lands on Ossington

This Week in Theatre: Catalpa, The Wizard of Oz, Robin Hood, Eating with Lola, Final Savage Land

Music producer SINS spills on Toronto's seedy side

Photo of the Day

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Are these TTC uniforms better than the current kit?

Toronto cookie shop churns out classic favourites

Spotlight Japan brings Japanese films to Toronto

Someone Else probes mid-life crises at the Berkeley Street Theatre

This Week in Comedy: Let's Get Hot, Laughing at the Office, Kristeen and Laurie TGIF, and Wong Tze Wah

Photo of the Day

Toronto ferry ride

Friday, January 18, 2013

Weekend events in Toronto: January 18-20, 2013

20 restaurants to eat at during Winterlicious 2013

The Walkmen get fiery at the Danforth Music Hall

This Week in Food: Buonanotte, Forno Cultura, Ben and Izzy's Deli, Food Fight Trivia Night

What Toronto streetcars might have looked like

New vegan, wheat-free restaurant wins over Bay St.

New condo proposed on top of University office tower

The photos of the week: January 12-18

Etobicoke (yeah, Etobicoke) gets a new live music venue

York Region Transit now has an iPhone app

Morning Brew: City council seeks new budget chief, Del Grande hints at return, Scarborough subway resurfaces, del Toro wants to stay, and Leafs give away free tickets

Photo of the Day

Red Box, Black Heels

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Best of Toronto

The Best New Restaurants in Toronto, 2012

Toronto cinema pays homage to Keanu Reeves

Lee's Palace and Horseshoe say g'bye to Ticketmaster

Has this Bloor St. shop cornered the market on kitsch?

New in Toronto real estate: The College Condominium

This Week in Film: Mekong Hotel, On the Road, The Waiting Room, Alexei Guerman, Nikkatsu, and Early Monthly Segments - Jonas Mekas & Lorne Marin

New Distillery District boutique focuses on easy wear

Morning Brew: Council passes the 2013 budget, Cllr. Del Grande quits budget post, Mammoliti calls overspend a "disagreement," a non-partisan beer, and HST for transit

Radar: Shorts That Are Not Pants, Songs That Saved Me, The Bicycles, Tusks, The Pinecones, Wax Atlantic, and RegiftTO

Photo of the Day

The colour of night

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Fashion & Style

Street Style: 15 looks from Queen West

Does Toronto finally get how this wine bar thing works?

Condo of the Week: 993 Queen West

The 2012 Photos of the Year: Round Three

Is this the smallest espresso bar in Toronto?

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: Ford Models and Ports 1961 leave Toronto, Silkscreening 101, eLUXE and Headmistress sales

Breakout Toronto Bands: Tre Mission

Morning Brew: Council OKs 2% property tax rise, Ford votes against own budget, TTC fires 8 enforcement staff, going for mid-rise, and taxpayers' group Twitter pulled

Radar: The Walkmen and Father John Misty, Bill Brown's 1-2-3 Slam, Seinfeld Trivia Night, Pivot Reading Series

Photo of the Day

Honest Ed's evening

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Best of Toronto

The Best New Cheap Eats in Toronto, 2012

House of the Week: 16 Donino Avenue

This week on DineSafe: Alimento, E Mart, Farm Fresh Supermarket, Hong Tai Supermarket, Pho House, Thai Express, Thai One On, The Y Cafe

Cavernous (but cool) wine bar opens in Leslieville

Toronto bars brand their own beer, but what is it?

Morning Brew: Ikea monkey owner denies abuse, Ford gets media friendly, Gardiner ridership by the numbers, Marineland to be investigated, and Burke gets a medal

Radar: Luminescence, MaRS Startup Book Club, A Yellow Field, Scoop Trumbull & The Wrong Notes, Blue Bonnets, Citizen Gangster screening with Nate Hendley

Photo of the Day

Waiting on a rocket

Monday, January 14, 2013

Best of Toronto

The Best New Specialty Food Stores in Toronto, 2012

How to make a cocktail: the Clover Club

Fashion & Style

Street Style: 20 looks from Kensington Market

Are $3 drinks enough to redeem this Club District spot?

Hot Ticket: Willy Mason, Niki and The Dove, Freelance Whales, Hundred Waters, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Catl, The Royal Crowns

Morning Brew: Mammoliti finance audit finds $12,000 overspend, Ikea monkey may have been abused, Toronto sweats in record temperatures, and a skull near the 407

Radar: Collections Town Hall and Art Jam, Woody Allen Past and Present, Blaine Harden, Ceramic Processes in Contemporary Art

Photo of the Day

The bold and the beautiful

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Sunday Supplement: How Toronto renames its streets, weighing adverts on city ferries, and Osgoode Hall facts

This Week in Theatre: Wait Until Dark, Help Yourself, The Amorous Adventures Of Anatol, Cafe Daughter, Body 13

Photo of the Day

Saturday, January 12, 2013

The nautical adventures of the Trillium ferry in Toronto

Where to learn to sew like a pro in Toronto

Stefan Sagmeister's Happy Show will make you smile

This Week In Comedy: ALTdot Comedy Lounge, John Tole, Ian Stuart, Jackie Kashian, Tequila Comedyworm

Photo of the Day

Friday, January 11, 2013

Weekend events in Toronto: January 11-13, 2013

Best of Toronto

The Best New Brunch Restaurants in Toronto, 2012

Co-founder of Wrongbar opens loveable Parkdale dive

Lee's Palace artist hosts outsider art show at brewery

This Week in Food: Dyne, Yuzu, Academy of Spherical Arts, Monster Sham Eating contest, Taco Throwdown

The photos of the week: January 5-11

Morning Brew: Budget committee approves $9.4 billion spending plan, teacher's strike is unlawful, Gardiner by numbers, Jack Layton Way, and an Ikea monkey game

Photo of the Day

GO twilight on the Railway Lands

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Best of Toronto

The Best New Bars in Toronto, 2012

Kensington Market is now even more kick-ass

Twitter roars over Rogers Internet outage in Toronto

This Is War shines critical light on the Canadian military

New in Toronto real estate: Union Lofts

This Week in Film: Amour, Zero Dark Thirty, The Ambassador, and Jean-Louis Trintignant & Emmanuelle Riva

Morning Brew: Ontario teacher walkout looms, casino meeting favors "no," sending messages to space, ferries could get ad wraps, and Leafs want better with Nonis

Radar: YLMC and NASH75 present Sheezer and The RAA, Like A Generation, Odd Future's Syd Tha Kid, New Development, Clint Neufeld

Photo of the Day

Ben Gold at the Veld Music Festival

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Best of Toronto

The Best New Design Stores in Toronto, 2012

Late night Korean eatery is the latest buzz on Ossington

New in Toronto Music: Born Ruffians, Easyboy, Bob WiseMan, girlsNames, Sexy Merlin

Meet the biggest hip hop fan in Toronto

Get to know a Chef: Monica Miller, Saving Grace

Fashion & Style

This Week in Fashion: TFI New Labels semi-finalists announced, Nowhereland settles down, Powder Puff Party, extended Boxing Week sales

Morning Brew: Halted Gardiner study gets resurrected, Holyday seeks appointment, Stintz won't support Ford, OLG chief makes gaffe, and a new TTC tunneling video

Radar: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hanna Barberic, Toronto WordStage, Quicksand, Superimposition

Photo of the Day

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Best of Toronto

The Best New Art Galleries in Toronto, 2012

Star Wars fan fiction is perfectly bad (which is good!)

Get to know a Bartender: Brogan McNab, The Brunny

Massive nightclub opens in the Club District

5 winter music festivals in Toronto for 2013

That time when Toronto TV was fit for aerobics

Morning Brew: Council charts a way ahead minus Ford, bike lanes for Adelaide and Richmond, street planning post-Gardiner, and Leafs haters reach outer space

Radar: The Happy Show, Home Sweet Home Tuesdays, The Big Chill, Doctors of the Dark Side

Photo of the Day

Monday, January 7, 2013

Rob Ford's future as mayor now in judges' hands

Best of Toronto

The Best New Cafes in Toronto, 2012

Synth pop and garlic mingle at Feast in the East 21

Rape protests continue at Indian Consulate in Toronto

Where to eat brunch on Mount Pleasant

Fashion & Style

Street Style: 12 looks from Yorkdale Shopping Centre

Hot Ticket: Quicksand, Hopsin, Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, DJ Hoppa Datsik, Joanna Chapman-Smith

Contest: Win tickets to screening of Zero Dark Thirty

Morning Brew: Ford set for final conflict hearing, group wants casinos for subways, fire crews urged to act faster, the man with a train in his basement, and Leafs in space

Radar: Trampoline Hall, Samsara, Elvis Monday, Rowers Reading Series, Yuka

Photo of the Day

Waiting in colour

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Massive development proposed for 1 Yonge Street

This Week in Theatre: This is War, Someone Else, The Penelopiad, Next Stage Festival, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Sunday Supplement: A Jose Canseco primer, Toronto's aging electrical grid, and mapping falling road concrete

Photo of the Day

Saturday, January 5, 2013

That time Toronto went supersonic with the Avro Arrow

7 urban trends Toronto must resist in 2013

This Week In Comedy: ALTdot Comedy Lounge, The Joke Club, Darcy Michael, and Monkey Toast

Photo of the Day

Industrial Lakeshore

Friday, January 4, 2013

Weekend events in Toronto: January 4-6, 2012

Best of Toronto

The Best New Bakeries in Toronto, 2012

How hard is it to operate a food truck in Toronto?

College Street's izakaya stands up to the competition

This Week in Food: Zakkushi, Kupfert & Kim, Jungle Juice, Brew Year's Day, Sips & Nibbles, Good vs. Evil

Fashion & Style

5 upcoming wedding and bridal shows in Toronto

The photos of the week: January 4-10

Morning Brew: Province imposes contracts on teachers, Canseco for mayor, casino site goes live, Hydro Toronto fears blackout, and the Lucky Moose owner gets a medal

Photo of the Day

Eaton Centre eye

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Best of Toronto

The Best New Fashion Stores in Toronto, 2012

Yonge and St. Clair is lining up for new bakery and cafe

New in Toronto real estate: Axiom Condos

Club District party bar brings back memories of camp

The 2012 Photos of the Year: Round Two

This Week in Film: The World Before Her, Promised Land, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Labyrinth, Scott Puccio & Ekrem Serdar, and Canada's Top 10

Morning Brew: Toronto prepares shark fin appeal, new transit works for 2013, residents frown on revised LRT map, horses head Stateside, and finding the Avro Arrow

Radar: Awake, 1st Thursdays, Issue 1, A Comic Themed Art Show, Songwriters Circle of Jerks 4, Salt Baby

Photo of the Day

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Spoken word events in Toronto, January 2013

New in Toronto Music: Taylor Knox, Black Walls, Smash Brovaz, Digits, Non-Stop Girls

Photos of the Toronto Polar Bear Dip 2013

Next Stage Theatre Festival preview 2013

Morning Brew: Ford meets and greets his smiling public, LCBO plans express kiosks, new year's babies, GTA from space, the new heritage preservation, and hiding roads

Radar: WordSpell Spoken Word Showcase, John Hastings, Reveal Me, Memorial

Photo of the Day

Ghosts that sell memories

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Toronto Concerts, January 2013

The top 20 most viewed posts of 2012

New Year's Day 2013 events in Toronto

Photo of the Day

See You In Narnia

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