Stories

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Repair Cafés Bring Toronto's Annex Neighbourhood Back to BasicsThe gentle hum of soldering irons drifts from a community hall on Brunswick Avenue. Saturday afternoons feel less like a fix-it session and more like a swap…
Catching the First Light Along Toronto's Eastern BeachesToronto's eastern shoreline holds a quieter kind of magic than the downtown core suggests. While visitors flock to the CN Tower and the Harbourfront for sunset…
Toronto’s Best Libraries for Architecture Lovers and Quiet Study NooksToronto’s libraries offer a useful mix of civic landmarks, university spaces and neighbourhood branches. Some are dramatic concrete institutions, while others…
Knock three times: inside Toronto's password-only speakeasiesDown a narrow laneway off Spadina, behind a green door marked only with a brass knocker, a leather-clad bouncer leans in to ask a single question. Toronto's…
How Toronto's Roller Skating Communities Keep Rink Heritage RollingToronto's relationship with roller skating stretches back more than a century, woven through dance halls, neighbourhood rinks and weekend meetups that turned…
Toronto's Winter Farmers' Markets and the Warmth of Hot CiderWhen the temperature drops below freezing along Lake Ontario, Toronto's farmers' markets don't pack up and disappear. Instead, they transform. Snow dusts the…
Parkdale's community gardens and what growers share in each seasonParkdale is a west-end Toronto neighbourhood known for its diversity, Victorian housing stock, and Lake Ontario shoreline. The area's community gardens have…
Hunting for Authentic Portuguese Custard Tarts in Kensington MarketKensington Market hums with the kind of layered chaos Sydneysiders might compare to a Saturday morning at Carriageworks, or Melburnians to a wander down Acland…
Toronto's independent cinemas and the magic of cult classic nightsToronto's independent movie theaters have quietly built reputations as sanctuaries for film lovers hungry for something beyond multiplex blockbusters. Across…
Toronto’s Laneway Tables Turn Dinner Into an Urban AdventureAfter sunset, Toronto’s service lanes can feel like a second city. Between brick walls, garage doors and the rear entrances of restaurants, a folding table may…