Stories

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Adult Pottery Classes in Toronto's East EndThe rhythm of a spinning wheel and the cool slip of clay between your fingers draws a particular maker to Toronto's East End. The eastern neighbourhoods have…
Pedal the Don Valley Ravines: Toronto's Hidden Urban Trail SystemA 20-minute ride from the downtown core drops you into one of the largest urban park systems in North America, where the Don River has carved deep ravines…
What Toronto's Tiny Free Porch Pantries Hold and Why They MatterTucked between potted plants and welcome mats across Toronto, a growing number of front porches now host miniature wooden boxes stocked with pasta, soap and…
How Street Performers Get Licenses For Toronto’s Busiest CornersToronto’s busiest corners have their own rhythm. Musicians work beside subway entrances, jugglers draw crowds near shopping streets, and living statues hold a…
Dragon Boat Crews Along Toronto’s HarbourfrontOn a calm morning beside Lake Ontario, the Harbourfront can feel like a working waterfront rather than a postcard view. Paddles rise and fall in unison, drums…
Toronto fabric and notion stores for quilters and costume makersToronto rewards makers who enjoy browsing. A single afternoon can take you from tightly stacked quilting cottons to theatrical brocades, Japanese trims,…
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.…