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What Shall We Do With The Gardiner?
Take it down? Fix it? Try to enhance the space around it? A look at the various alternatives Toronto is considering for the future of the Gardiner Expressway. After a three-year hiatus, city council has ordered staff to resume work on...Show More Summary
Scene: Ai Weiwei’s Animal Heads at City Hall
Some sculptures by China's most famous artist and activist have found their way to City Hall. WHERE: Nathan Phillips Square WHEN: Earlier today WHAT: These 12 bronze animal-head sculptures, each representing a different sign of the Chinese...Show More Summary
Extra, Extra: Cycling Tips, Mayor Rob Ford’s Wife, and Dufferin Street
Every weekday’s end, we collect just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss. The New York Times has created some crowdsourced maps of cycling tips, using input from riders in different cities. You can go take a look at what Toronto cyclists are saying about our streets, and maybe add some [...]
A Guide to the 2013 Toronto Jazz Festival
The 2013 Toronto Jazz Festival features international legends and local favourites. Plus, the first night is free. The 2013 Toronto Jazz Festival descends on the city this Friday with a huge “free for all” event. That means all of Friday’s programming at every Jazz Festival venue is, yes, completely free of charge. Show More Summary
Scadding Court’s Swimming Pool is Now a Fishing Hole
Each year, Scadding Court Community Centre fills its swimming pool with fish, so urban families can have a taste of the wild. Folks who are planning on having a swim in the pool at Scadding Court Community Centre over the next few days may find themselves a little disappointed. Show More Summary
A Guide to Toronto’s 2013 Summer Beers, at the LCBO and Beyond
Warning: beer will not rehydrate you on those hot summer days. Here's a rundown of brews you'll want to drink anyway. With bustling patios, warm and sunny evenings, and plenty of long weekends, summer is the season most conducive toShow More Summary
Heritage Toronto Leads a Historical Bike Tour of the Huron-Wendat Trail
History buffs mounted their bikes and explored one of Toronto's most significant archaeological sites. Riding a bicycle along the Finch Corridor path near Jane Street and Finch Avenue takes you past plenty of grassy fields and hydro towers. Show More Summary
Newsstand: June 18, 2013
Where'd the sun go, guys? In the news: police release more info on Project Traveller, the mayor is still making up his mind about security, university students are bummed out, the measles have hit Burlington, and the Jays rack up another win. Show More Summary
Urban Planner: June 18, 2013
In today's Urban Planner: watch Intouchables at the library, an artist talk with Fred Caron, and the Luminato Festival continues. Film: Not interested in any of the summer blockbusters occupying theatre screens right now? Why not check...Show More Summary
Photoist: June 18, 2013
Concrete and Grafitti
Extra, Extra: Fordcourt Supreme, Gawker‘s Philanthropy, and Lots of Booze
Every weekday’s end, we collect just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss. On Thursday, we find out whether the conflict of interest case that almost resulted in Mayor Rob Ford being booted from office will go all the way to the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, those selfish jerks in Montreal have [...]
The 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards Delivered Less Glamour, More Goofiness
Drake, Classified, and Avril Lavigne were among the winners at the 2013 MMVAs. On June 16th, the MuchMusic Video Awards once again took over the downtown core, transforming the MuchMusic parking lot into a series of sharply geometric, glowing stages and several blocks of Queen Street into a roiling mass of screaming teens. Show More Summary
Hundreds Gather To Demand Equal Health Care for Refugees
Protestors marked the one year anniversary of cuts to the Interim Federal Health program for refugees. Approximately 300 protestors gathered near the Canadian Citizenship and Immigration office at St. Clair and Yonge Monday afternoon,...Show More Summary
NXNE 2013 in Review: Five Days That Will Live in Infamy
We take a look back at this year's edition of Toronto's best music festival. NXNE has come to a close for another year. Here’s the best and weirdest of what we saw. (Now please excuse us as we attempt to readjust to a regular sleep schedule...Show More Summary
The Masonic Temple Apparently Won’t Be Turned Into Condos, After All
After months on the market, Toronto's historic Masonic Temple has a new owner. Earlier this year, after Bell Media quietly put Toronto’s Masonic Temple up for sale, the big question was what might become of the historic, 95-year-old building. Show More Summary
Rep Cinema This Week: Before Midnight, The Great Gatsby, I Am Breathing
The best repertory and art-house screenings, special presentations, lectures, and limited engagements in Toronto. At rep cinemas this week: Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy stroll through the southern Peloponnese, Leonardo DiCaprio makes a decent Gatsby, and a man documents his last months with ALS. Before Midnight Directed by Richard Linklater TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King [...]
Televisualist: Maybe Bob Benson Is Just, Like, This Guy, You Know?
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist. Monday World’s Weirdest Restaurants returns for a second season of novelty restaurants you’d never want to eat at. Tonight’s featured restaurant: a German eatery where guests must [...]
A Guide to Toronto’s 2013 Summer Beer Events
There's a world out there beyond the LCBO. Get in touch with Toronto's craft beer scene at these 2013 summer beer events. A cool, relaxing beverage by one’s self or in the company of a few friends can be just fine, but with the sheer number of beer events this summer, anyone looking for a crowd to drink with won’t have to look too far. Show More Summary
The Rob Ford Radio Recap: Father’s Day
Every Sunday, Mayor Rob Ford and his brother, Doug, host The City, a two-hour talk show on Newstalk 1010. We listen so you don't have to. It’s another installment of our favourite radio show, folks! Will Rob and Doug discuss last week’s...Show More Summary
