Stories

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The Volunteer Crews That Keep Toronto’s Beaches Clean in SummerWhen summer arrives in Toronto, the waterfront becomes a shared backyard. Residents spread towels along Woodbine Beach, cycle beside Ashbridges Bay, meet…
A Food Crawl Along Toronto’s Wexford Heights Sri Lankan StripToronto’s Wexford Heights is the kind of neighbourhood best explored with an appetite and a little time. Along Lawrence Avenue East, Sri Lankan restaurants,…
Where Toronto’s Last Phone Booths Still Have A PurposeToronto’s phone booths have almost vanished from the streets, replaced by smartphones, public Wi-Fi and the glowing screens carried by nearly everyone on the…
The Stained-Glass Windows Hidden in Toronto’s Old Bank BuildingsToronto’s financial district is usually read from street level: limestone façades, bronze doors, carved columns and the hard geometry of Bay and King streets.…
What Toronto Market Sellers Do When the Stalls CloseToronto’s farmers’ markets look seasonal from the customer’s side. A Saturday stall fills with pumpkins, greens, apples, bread and flowers, then disappears…
Toronto’s Public Labyrinths And Where To Walk Them MindfullyToronto can feel like a maze in the best possible sense. Streetcars, laneways, ravines, market stalls and glass towers create a cityscape full of turns, pauses…
How Kensington Market’s Solar Neighbourhood Program WorksKensington Market’s Solar Neighbourhood Program reflects a distinctly local approach to clean energy: residents, shopkeepers and community groups work together…
Toronto Jazz Rooms Worth Leaving The Rex ForThe Rex is a natural starting point for live jazz in Toronto, but the city’s sound stretches well beyond its famous Hotel & Jazz Bar. From intimate west-end…
Toronto After Dark: Coffee Shops That Never Really SleepToronto changes character after midnight. Office towers empty, concert crowds spill onto sidewalks, and the streets around Kensington Market, the Annex, Yonge…
The Hidden Courtyards in Yorkville That Host Summer Jazz SetsYorkville is often presented through its polished shopfronts, designer labels and restaurant terraces, yet some of its best summer energy sits behind the…