Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.... [continue]

We first encountered this sassy hearse on Brunswick in early July. Tom62 spotted it parked in front of the ROM around the same time. More recently, a Spanish tourist found it in front of him in traffic on King Street. And then this past Tuesday we again saw it, parked on Kensington Avenue. The funeral home of Gateman, Goodbury, and Graves was Herman Munster's employer, and although there is a new Munsters DVD set coming... [continue]

Every weekday morning, bright and early, we feature a photo (or two) from a photographer in the Torontoist Flickr Pool. It's our way of giving the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention they deserve. Making of CBC "The Border" BY INSIGHT IMAGING... [continue]

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.... [continue]

Photo by Jen Cooper. Once a year, on the last Sunday of September, Queen's Park is transformed into a haven for lovers of the written word. Not only is Word On The Street a great chance to find both book and magazine publishers offering deep discounts and freebies, but readers also get a chance to meet their favourite scribes in person. With more than 250 exhibits, about 250 of Canada's top authors, poets, storytellers,... [continue]

This is Jörg Cieslok. He runs Titan Outdoor Canada. He is six and a half feet tall and has a thick German accent. He has a low opinion of "grassroots groups" like residents associations. He regularly calls up Rami to yell at him. He is more responsible for illegal billboards in Toronto than almost any other individual. He claims, under oath, to have lost $1 million due to sign bylaw enforcement. He threatened to... [continue]

As of Friday, the epic, two-year-long dispute between Trevor Brown and Crystal Castles over the band's unauthorized use of Brown's image of Madonna has quickly and decisively come to an end. Brown announced on his blog that the band's new worldwide managers, James Sandom and Paul Everett of the London-based SuperVision Management Group, sent him a letter apologizing on behalf of the band, then quickly made him a new offer, and, when the terms were... [continue]

Toronto's extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability to look like anywhere from New York City to Moscow, the disguise doesn't always hold up to scrutiny. Reel Toronto revels in digging up and displaying the films that attempt to mask, hide, or—in rare cases—proudly display our city. Remember My Big Fat Greek Wedding? Remember how huge it was? No doubt you remember seeing how prominently the Danforth was... [continue]

ART: In anticipation of Thursday’s launch party for his new book, 2nd: The Face of Defeat, photographer Sandy Nicholson will be showing photos for the next four days at the Gladstone Hotel. The book, a series of shots taken of second-place finishers immediately after losing a competition, is for those who are sick of coming in second place, and also for those who take pleasure in seeing the facial expressions of miserable bodybuilders. Until... [continue]

Every weekday morning, bright and early, we feature a photo (or two) from a photographer in the Torontoist Flickr Pool. It's our way of giving the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention they deserve. Ciara, Nick, Sandy & Dale BY SYLVAIN DUMAIS... [continue]

Torontoist is looking for a part-time ad sales executive to sell advertising and develop and expand our list of advertising clients. The position can be worked on from home, and requires 10–20 hours of work a week—for the most part at times that suit your availability. The successful candidate will have at least one year of ad sales or other relevant experience in Toronto; excellent communication, analytical, organizational, and presentation skills; and the ability... [continue]

Every Wednesday, Torontoist receives transmissions from the travel log of Gleebax, the alien Urbanaut, as he explores the foreign land of Toronto.... [continue]

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.... [continue]

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.... [continue]

Every Wednesday, Torontoist receives transmissions from the travel log of Gleebax, the alien Urbanaut, as he explores the foreign land of Toronto.... [continue]

Every Wednesday, Torontoist receives transmissions from the travel log of Gleebax, the alien Urbanaut, as he explores the foreign land of Toronto.... [continue]

While metal lord Lemmy Kilmister publicly embraces Canada, he also rubbed a few bangers the wrong way when he mentioned in 1999, that he didn't like Toronto because it was "full of ugly women." Whoops. Unlike some other people though, he had the good graces not to let this slag slip at the show. Lemmy's had a few notable incidents in Toronto, but perhaps the most momentous was in 1975, when he got himself... [continue]

Photo by jeff caires from the Torontoist Flickr Pool High-end pizza joint Terroni needs to get over itself. With three locations in Toronto and one in Los Angeles, the owners mean to bring a taste of the southern Italian old country to the West, but one element that is hardly Calabrese-like is the excruciatingly tedious attitude. As reported in the September issue of Toronto Life, simply asking for some cheese on a fish pasta... [continue]

Whether we like it or not, some of us will be in Toronto all summer, with nary a trip or vacation elsewhere in sight. As a remedy, we've created Tourist. Every weekend morning, bright and early, of the summer we're featuring a photo (or two) from a globe-trotting photographer in the Torontoist Flickr Pool. Typical 'DamAMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSBY SEVENNINE... [continue]

We've been watching the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal forming around the ROM since construction began in May of 2003, and now Torontoist is pleased to be the first media outlet to bring you photos of the nearly-finished interior. Read-on to see if all the fuss was worth it and to learn more about this extraordinary building.... [continue]