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It's that time of year, friends! The sun is melting out that garbage juice smell, patios are nearly open, that guy who drinks on your curb is back, and that local music festival that's almost as good as that other local music festival you like is finally here. CMW! more ›

If a ride along Harbord Street over the past few days had made you feel like you're stuck in an old episode of the Batman TV series, do not be alarmed. They may be onomatopoeias, but they mean no harm. more ›

David Miller announced today that the City of Toronto has discovered, in its most up-to-date analysis of its finances, that its 2009 budget surplus is $100 million higher than previously calculated. This will enable the City to make adjustments to its operating budget and plans for the next two years, allowing it to lower property taxes, mitigate some previously announced user fees and service cuts, and set up a reserve fund that will be put towards the 2011 operating budget. more ›

"You are what you wear. I wear something different every day." more ›

Good morning! Now stop distracting us! We're all worked up about the surprise press conference Mayor David Miller is holding later this morning. His office has been tight-lipped about the contents of Miller's announcement, but as you can see, it's going to be big news. That, or he's going to royally piss off a lot of journalists. Or both! Is he going to run for a third term after all? Is he going to cut short his current term? Will he just do this for a while? Has he secretly been Hazel McCallion all along? We just don't know, though the first two ideas are especially plausible. Torontoist will be there, and if you're as excited as we are, check these guys to get the whole story the minute it becomes available. more ›

THEATRE: Since 1989, the Alumnae Theatre Company has prided itself on offering playwrights, directors, and actors a venue to showcase new Canadian works with the New Ideas Festival. The festival, which runs through March 27, is divided into three week-long segments and will feature eighteen plays and staged readings. Week one begins tonight with four plays: Join The Club (Suzanne Courtney and Leora Courtney-Wolfman), An Inked Heart, Act I (D.J. Sylvis), A Very Different Place (Carol Libman), and Ashes to Ashes (M.P. Fedunkiw). Alumnae Theatre Company (70 Berkeley Street), 8 p.m., $15 or $35 for a festival pass. more ›

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"When we say something is important, it's not a word we take lightly." more ›

For all the knowing-wink novelty that pours out of each record by Peterborough's The Burning Hell, there exists a sweet and pure core that is stunningly straightforward and, quite simply, refreshing. This Charmed Life, out now digitally through weewerk and Zunior and at live shows as a twelve-inch LP, is a new collection of songs from a stripped-down version of the typically bursting joke-folk crew, and while a trip to quiet West Coast locales may have calmed the arrangements, singer/songwriter Mathias Kom's eyes are as wide as ever. more ›

Recently, the Star's Richard Ouzounian interviewed Daniel MacIvor, Michael Healey, and George F. Walker, three of the country's most acclaimed playwrights, about the fact that this winter has seen premieres by all of them in Toronto. We've already had Healey's Courageous and Walker's And So It Goes open and close, and last week, MacIvor's Communion had its opening at the Tarragon. Of the three, MacIvor's piece is absolutely the most successful, and the most memorable. more ›

After six years online, Toronto-based mockumentary show Pure Pwnage is about to debut as a series on Showcase. It follows Jeremy (Jarrett Cale), a.k.a. “teh_pwnerer,” a twenty-six-year-old obsessive video gamer, and Jeremy's brother Kyle (Geoff Lapaire), who documents Jeremy's life and frustration with "n00bs" (that's "leetspeak"). more ›

Back in December we brought you the story of Mary and how the Man from Manufacturers saved her dreams of skating glory. Alas, not all children were as lucky as Mary... more ›