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Why Toronto’s biggest art fair is encouraging locals to collect Canadian art
Art Toronto takes place annually at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. This year it featured an advisory desk to help collectors purchase local art
Toronto baker pulls on Caribbean roots to make viral plantain cake
West end bakery Butter and Spice has doubled its team of bakers in order to keep up with demand for a plantain brown butter caramel cake
Why Toronto’s biggest art fair is encouraging locals to collect Canadian art
Art Toronto takes place annually at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. This year it featured an advisory desk to help collectors purchase local art
Toronto drag queen Van Goth spills on being ‘banished’ from ‘The Traitors Canada’
Canada’s Drag Race season six winner Van Goth’s final episode of The Traitors Canada aired on Oct. 26, 2026
GALLERY: Toronto dogs get all dressed up for Halloween costume contest
At Downsview Park event, a French bulldog named Bower won best dressed for his Marty McFly costume inspired by the film ‘Back to the Future’
Chinatown ‘legend’ closing up shop, but there might be a happy ending
Daniel’s Art Supplies is selling all its inventory for cash, while the owner weighs whether to close for good or accept an offer from the building's new landlord to share the space with other artists. Photo @lealahewak
New accessible arts facility opens at Youngplace
Joe’s Place for Creativity is a dedicated space for artists with disabilities to create across various mediums, including visual arts, music and dance
‘Just willing to let me die’: Toronto prof on hook for life-saving cancer drug
Holly Wardlow has spent $500K on a cancer treatment that is shrinking her tumour. Now she is out of money and appealing to the province after two funding denials
Library’s new exhibition a time portal into National Ballet of Canada
‘A Legacy in Motion: The National Ballet of Canada at 75’ at the Toronto Reference Library features behind the scenes artifacts from Toronto’s most famous ballets including ‘Swan Lake’ and ‘The Nutcracker’
Reading event puts Toronto's many languages on centre stage
The bi-monthly ‘World Play’ reading series features spoken word performances in participants’ native languages, coupled with an English translation
Toronto street nurses turn to art to process grief and raise awareness
A new exhibition at She Said Gallery explores the emotional toll of street nursing and the impact of supervised consumption site closures
Popular lox and bagel shop moving locations after a series of unfortunate events
Lox + Schmear on St Clair Avenue West is trying to raise $40,000 to move from its current location after major financial losses caused by back-to-back disasters
'Like a miracle': Chinatown Land Trust on brink of buying its first property
The non-profit community organization is raising $600,000 to complete the purchase of 81 Huron St. in Chinatown for community ownership
‘We’re here for you’: At this Toronto suicide helpline, volunteers make all the difference
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto provides free 24/7 crisis support to those in emotional distress or at risk of suicide with the help of 575 volunteers
Urban farmer seeking community support after crops damaged by September storm
SARN Farms, a Black-owned, organic urban farm in Downsview Park, supplies produce boxes to Toronto households and homeless shelters in Toronto
Rush documentary brings iconic drummers together to honour Neil Peart
'Neil Peart: No One’s Disciple,’ a new documentary honouring Rush’s late drummer, premieres on CBC and CBC Gem tonight
Why a dad and his young daughter are interviewing candidates in their Toronto ward
Steve Thompson and his nine-year-old daughter Iya are using kid-friendly Q&As to help Beaches-East York residents of all ages understand the upcoming municipal election
Toronto Ukrainian Festival celebrates 30th anniversary with world record attempt
The festival invited participants to help decorate 2,026 traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs in 25 hours in an act of solidarity with Ukraine
Toronto artist targets dog owners in Ontario Culture Days art project
The Ontario Culture Days festival brings art projects to regular people all over Ontario. In Toronto, dog owners were the target audience for Micah Lexier ‘meta’ art project
New Toronto bookstore is selling titles for and by the disability community
Sick Stories will open Saturday in the Tangled Art Gallery at 401 Richmond St. W.
Rush bandmates Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson at TIFF for ‘Neil Peart: No One’s Disciple’
The musicians were joined at the premiere by new Rush drummer Anika Nilles and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith
The Bentway’s latest art exhibition challenges Toronto residents to keep their word
With a municipal election just weeks away, ‘Public Trust’ explores civic responsibility through a large-scale display of people’s many promises — some signed in blood
TIFF PREVIEW: Local director casts St. James Town in a ‘magical’ light
Toronto-born director and writer Serville Poblete shows a softer side of the ‘hood’ where he grew up in his coming-of-age film ‘Sunburn,’ premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
TIFF PREVIEW: Toronto actress stars with Christopher Walken in ‘Back in Black’
Ahead of the premiere of dark comedy ‘Back in Black,’ Watson Rose discusses filming in Toronto, working alongside major movie stars and feeling empowered by a local film crew
'Make friends in line': Meet the celebrity spotters forming community at TIFF
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) celebrity spotters say they can spend over 10 hours per day waiting to see their favourite celebrities. Each year, they leave with cherished photos, autographs and new friends
The Globe and Mail
Arts spaces in Canada are scarce. Here are six that have found creative ways to exist
From Halifax to Calgary, arts entities are finding creative ways to secure space
Streets of Toronto
These are the fall fashion trends Toronto will be obsessed with this season
Owner of Shockingly Colourful New Toronto Vintage Shop Curates Pieces Straight From Japan
There's a New Vintage Store Inside This Adorable House In Toronto's West End
There's a Secret Immersive Theatre Experience Beneath A King Street Champagne Bar
Every Piece You Buy From This New Toronto Fashion Brand Has Been Designed By AI
Local designer moves from Yorkville pop-up to dreamy European-inspired fashion house
This chef moved to Toronto with $120. Now his Guac is sold in stores across the city.
Famous Kensington Market Gift Shop Just Got Replaced By A Massive New Thrift Store
Photo courtesy Holly Graham
The top trends from the runway at Toronto’s spring fashion week
Photo courtesy of @steffitung_/Instagram
Streets of 20+ outfit ideas to steal from Toronto fashion week’s best street style
A Couple of Vintage Freaks Just Opened a Funky New Shop In Little Italy
Massive New Toronto Record Fair Plans To Unite Gen Z And Boomers Through Music
Meet The Torontonians Working To Create a Fashion Week To Rival Paris And New York
Dine Like a Rich TV Villain at Toronto's New White-Lotus Inspired Thai Restaurant
Everyone In Toronto Is Wearing Cowboy Boots So Here Are 32 Ways To Style Them
Photos my own.
Two vintage vets joined forces to launch Toronto’s coolest new Queen West shop
Photos my own.
They met in a kitchen now they own one of a Leslieville’s coolest new bars
10+ book clubs in Toronto for every kind of reader that you can join today
There's a new spin class in Toronto for people who love music and hate exercise
Photo of Jafar Sandouk and Spin Class Organizer Alex Hajjar performing as Howlin’ Circus. By Kian Gannon, @kiangannonn/Instagram
Why Toronto’s supper clubs are the hottest (and most secret) dining trend right now
How Toronto’s hidden supper clubs are connecting strangers one bite at a time
Toronto Now Has a Vintage Department Store That Feels Like It's From Another Century
Yorkville's Newest Vintage Store Will Make You Feel Like You're Shopping in Paris
One of Toronto’s favourite restaurants turns 10 and releases an album to celebrate
Toronto Life
TIFF style icons: Celebrating personal style with Melanie Lyne
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“I quit my job to make basketball plant pots. Now I work with the NBA to empower young women in sports”
Olivia Ho was a health care worker bored at home over the pandemic when she tried out a trending craft. Five years later, she’s customized her designs for the Raptors, collaborated with brands like Nike and designed merch for Toronto’s first WNBA team
“I quit my job to host trivia full time. Then I got on Jeopardy! ”
Aaron Brown spent over a decade applying to be on the game show. This year, he finally succeeded.
“I started skateboarding when I was eight years old. Now, at 14, I’m heading to the Olympics”
When Fay DeFazio Ebert first stepped on a skateboard, she was one of few young girl skaters in Toronto. Next week, she’ll be representing Canada in Paris. Photo by Thomas Skrlj.
“I left Toronto to renovate a 16th-century Tuscan villa. Now, I host retreats here”
Interior decorator and TV host Debbie Travis spent more than five years and seven figures restoring a ruin in the Italian countryside. Here’s how she did it. Photo by Stacey Van Burke.
He wanted his mom to live nearby, so he spent $450,000 to build her a garden suite
Featuring an outdoor kitchen, Japanese and Scandinavian design, and smart-home features. Photo by Lucy Lu.
“We bought a $1.4 million manor home in Welland and turned it into a bed and breakfast”
Kristen and Kathryn Groom spent two months and $60,000 making the property guest-ready.
“I left a career in politics to open a music venue in Kensington Market”
Shaunt Raffi co-owns Tapestry with his brother, Raz Tchakmak. They’re about to host their biggest performance yet. Photo by Kian Gannon.
“As a kid, singing onstage with Shania Twain inspired me to be a musician. I never imagined I’d get to do it a second time”
Daniela Agostino was pulled onstage by Shania Twain at eight years old, and it propelled her into a career as an opera singer. Last weekend, at the Toronto stop of Twain’s Queen of Me Tour, Agostino was chosen again—and got to show off her new vocal chops in front of her idol.
“I almost died in a fire. It inspired me to pursue my dream of making pizza for a living”
Adam Ward and his fiancée narrowly survived the fire that destroyed their apartment. Ward was despairing until he remembered the one thing that always brought him joy: pizza. Photo by Joshua Best.
Range Magazine
Carlyn Bezic’s Second Life
After a near-fatal crash and a reckoning with illness, the Toronto artist rediscovers her power through Jane Inc.’s most urgent album yet. Photo by Kirk Lisaj
Jam Space Confidential With Georgia Harmer
Photos by Stella Gigliotti
Saya Gray Shines at Spellbinding Toronto Homecoming Show
Photos by Stella Gigliotti
Inside Sebastian Buzzalino’s Queer Reimagining of Hockey Culture
The Calgary photographer’s new photo series turns locker rooms and jockstraps into a tender takedown of toxic masculinity.
7 Women-Owned Record Labels You Should Know
Tara Zep's Vile Visions
The tattooed terror is leading Canadian Pro Wrestling into a new era of hardcore, death match brutality. Photo by Megan Magdalena
Celebrating the 2025 Juno Awards Nominees
Tate McRae, Shawn Mendes, and The Weeknd lead with most nominations, while Sum 41 earn Group of the Year nomination and Hall of Fame induction.
Talking Vinyl with the Record Detective
Kevin Crump walks us through the Microforum Vinyl pressing plant ahead of Record Store Day.
RANGE Magazine’s Guide to Sudbury, ON
We had a weird and wonderful time at Up Here Festival. Photo my own.
2024 Polaris Music Prize Long List Revealed
The coveted Canadian music prize recognized first-time nominees including the Beaches, Bambii, Haley Blais, and more. Photo my own.
Kings of Leon: 25 Years of Family Fun
The Followills discover the freedom of new beginnings with a rock and roll album that brings the party back to life.
Vintage Shopping With Nicolette Hoang In Kensington Market
Getting to know the band leader behind Nicolette & the Nobodies through her love of classic western apparel. Photo my own, edit by Erik Grice.
Cage The Elephant: A New Day Under The Influence
Bandmates and brothers Matt and Brad Shultz find new light in the music left behind by their late father. Photo by Neil Krug.
Meet Good Kid: The New Golden Boys Of Indie Rock
The Toronto upstarts lean into each other on their quick rise to the top. Photo by Evie Maynes
Introducing A New Massey Hall When Toronto Needs it Most
Apple Music celebrates the opening of the Deane Cameron Recording Studio with an all-star cast of talent. Photo by Jag Gundu.
Comedian Che Durena Is Horny For Vancouver
The self proclaimed slutty comedian talks sex, absurdism and performing at home, ahead of his headlining set at JFL Vancouver.
Talking Trash with the Siblings of Hot Garbage
The vocalists behind the Toronto psych quartet discuss the ways they surprise each other, shared influences, and the one chapter they’re absolutely ready to close. Photo by Laura-Lynn Petrick.
BlogTO
La Palette manager running for mayor but he's not in it to win it
Photo by Fareen Karim.
Toronto studio creates a magical space for neurodivergents
Photo by Fareen Karim.
How working together helped these queer artists find a place in Toronto's fashion community
Photo my own.
TMU grad creates app to solve an exhausting fashion industry problem
Photo my own.
Toronto hospitality worker quits his job to fulfill his trivia dreams
Photo by Aaron Brown.
Toronto's oldest Sunday market spot is getting a fashionable new addition
Photo by Annetta Rudyka.
For a limited time you can shop celebrity approved vintage fashion in Toronto
Photo by Fareen Karim.
Self-taught artist creates glamorous nail art in her Toronto studio
Photo my own.
Roller derby is back in Toronto for the first time in years
Photo by Darren Stehr.
Man behind fake City of Toronto signs gone viral reveals himself
Photo by Jamie Lightfoot.
Toronto just got a new nail salon that's an oasis from the busy city
Photo by Fareen Karim.
Couple transform vintage furniture Instagram business into Toronto storefront
Photo by Fareen Karim.
Here's everything you need to know about Toronto Pride Month for 2023.
Photo by Hector Vasquez.
TikTok influencer Sara Campz shares her favourite Toronto clothing stores
Photo by Sara Camposarcone.
Toronto's biggest hype man is a photographer on roller skates
Photo by Dmitrii Bondarenko.
Toronto film grad is providing vintage cars for movies and music video shoots
Photo by Sasha Fatsevych.
New movie featuring Toronto's Comedy Bar is getting its Canadian premiere
Photo by IMDB.
A bartender and his brass band has become a staple at Toronto street festivals
Photo my own.
This Local DJ collective wants to make Toronto a rave city
Photo courtesy of Sandwich District.
This dumpster diving designer spins trash into gorgeous dresses.
Photo courtesy of Padina Bondar.
Toronto nurse turns her side hustle into her full-time dream job
Photo by Angie Jayasinghe.
These local fashion designers are crushing fashion norms in Toronto
Photo by Fareen Karim.
Iconic supermodel makes surprise appearance at Fashion Art Toronto
Photo by Chris Psutka.
Toronto Star
This Toronto theatre has lain dormant for years. Here’s why a young musician spent everything he had to revive it
Photos by Andrew Francis Wallace
A baby displaced the music studio in the spare bedroom of their apartment so this musician couple bought a house and started recording in their garage
CBC
In this provocative art installation, drug users write their own obituaries
Installation in Toronto reminds viewers that overdose victims are "really loved and... really missed"
The best Canadian musicians, from 2000 to the present
From Nelly Furtado to the Weeknd, these artists have soundtracked the last 25 years
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