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Unseen City: R.C. Harris

A huge compound of buff brick, arching windows, and subtle, stylized frescoes, that looks like a factory in the land of Oz.

By Steve Kupferman • Photos by Michael Chrisman

May 25, 2012 at 6:00 pm

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Weekend Planner: May 26–27, 2012

This weekend, Doors Open Toronto invites you to explore the secrets of Toronto's famous buildings; a performance installation takes you, literally, into the world of Hansel and Gretel; Kensington Market kicks off Pedestrian Sundays; and much more.

By Kyle Bachan

Everybody's favourite ginger returns for a one-night performance of Redheaded Stepchild. Photo courtesy of Johnnie Walker.

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1 Comment May 25, 2012 at 5:05 pm

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Opening the Doors on Toronto

Every year, Doors Open Toronto lets Torontonians sneak looks at buildings they don't generally have access to. Here are some we're especially excited about this year.

By Carly Maga, Rachel Lissner, and Jamie Bradburn

Behind-the-scenes corners of the historic Bay building will be available for exploring this weekend. Photo by Metrix X from the Torontoist Flickr Pool.

It’s one of our city’s best annual events: Doors Open Toronto, wherein we all get to explore the nooks, crannies, and usually hidden corners of buildings we generally can’t access. There are more than 135 buildings opening their doors this year, and among them are several dozen new ones that haven’t been on the list before.

Here are some highlights from that list—our picks for the best of the sites that are new to Doors Open, many of which are also therefore uncharted territory for all of us.
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2 Comments May 25, 2012 at 4:45 pm

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Extra, Extra: Silver Snails, Happy Mayors, and Real Jerks

By Steve Kupferman

Every weekday’s end, Extra, Extra collects just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss.

• We found out last month that the storied comic shop Silver Snail is moving to Yonge Street. Today, the store posted a video tour of its new space. It’s embedded above.

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Weekend Planner: May 26–27, 2012

This weekend, Doors Open Toronto invites you to explore the secrets of Toronto's famous buildings; a performance installation takes you, literally, into the world of Hansel and Gretel; Kensington Market kicks off Pedestrian Sundays; and much more.

By Kyle Bachan May 25th, 6:00 pm

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Opening the Doors on Toronto

Every year, Doors Open Toronto lets Torontonians sneak looks at buildings they don't generally have access to. Here are some we're especially excited about this year.

By Carly Maga, Rachel Lissner, and Jamie Bradburn May 25th, 5:05 pm

2 Comments

Extra, Extra: Silver Snails, Happy Mayors, and Real Jerks

Every weekday's end, Extra, Extra collects just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss.

By Steve Kupferman May 25th, 4:45 pm

Scene: Bambi Loose in Toronto

Deer stops traffic on the Lakeshore, but is rescued and will roam free—and hopefully more safely—once more.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photos by Christopher DrostMay. 25th, 3:36 pm

CONTACT 2012: Off With Her Head

Strip away a woman's clothes in a photograph and often you're left with an object for men to ogle. "Glass Ceiling" explores the unfortunate world in which we live.

By Kyle Bachan May. 25th, 2:30 pm

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Vandalist: Love It or Hate It

Are billboard takeovers good, bad, or irrelevant?

By Stephanie Avery May. 25th, 1:45 pm

Declassified: Static Cling, a Fling, and a Few Other Things

A lot of people do a lot of weird stuff on the internet, and ground zero for commercial e-weirdness is Craigslist. In Declassified, Torontoist combs over our city’s listings to find the best (and worst) of the bunch.

By Rachel Lissner • Illustration by Matthew DaleyMay. 25th, 1:00 pm

A Play on Few Words

The National Theatre of the World takes two pages of a script and improvises them into an entire play.

By Kevin Scott May. 25th, 12:00 pm

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No Subway Service Between Union and Bloor Stations This Weekend

By Steve Kupferman May. 25th, 11:00 am

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Evergreen Centre Plans to Cut Drop-In Programming

The centre would be the latest in a string of drop-in closures.

By Desmond Cole May. 25th, 10:00 am

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Spice City Toronto: Tons of Tamil Cuisine

At a strip mall in Markham, customers flock to a shop that serves massive Tamil meals on banana leaves, to go.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto May. 25th, 9:00 am

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Newsstand: May 25, 2012

As a famous snake once said, TGIF! Thank goodness I've fangs! If you're TGing today, let it be for Friday. We've had enough of the whole vampire craze. In the news: No casino plans for the Port Lands (or so they'd have us believe); road hockey will continue to be prohibited; inspection of the perfectly safe Gardiner has seemingly become more urgent; a bar in an unlikely place; more G20-related embarrassment for the Toronto Police; and no subway service from Bloor Station to Union Station this weekend.

By Jess Davidson • Illustration by Brian McLachlanMay. 25th, 8:00 am

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Urban Planner: May 25, 2012

In today's UP: Slutwalk's second edition; Raging Asian Women for Girls Rock Camp Toronto; Critical Mass rides; Four Corners IV; and Bronx Cheer's T.O. debut, with Adult Contemporary.

By Steve Fisher May. 25th, 7:00 am

Photoist: May 25, 2012

Time Passes by @ThetaState

By Hamutal Dotan May. 25th, 6:00 am

Extra, Extra: Legoland Coming, Pugs Closing, and Police Skipping SlutWalk

Every weekday's end, Extra, Extra collects just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss.

By Hamutal Dotan May. 24th, 5:30 pm

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Bellwoods Brewery Brings Fresh, Flavourful Beers to West Queen West

A new brewery on Ossington Avenue raises the bar for local beers.

By Jaime Woo • Photos by Corbin SmithMay. 24th, 4:00 pm

Duly Quoted: Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong

"We’re having additional crews go in there to make sure it is safe. I don’t want to be alarmist and I don’t want to create any level of hysteria that the sky is falling, because it’s not."

By Steve Kupferman May. 24th, 3:15 pm

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Beach Residents Face Off Against Condo Developers

Residents of the genteel east-end nabe are bitterly divided over a proposed six-storey condo development.

By Bronwyn Kienapple May. 24th, 2:00 pm

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Thoughts on the 2012 Royal Visit

What our latest opportunity to host the royal family says about the emerging Canada of Stephen Harper.

By Todd Aalgaard • Photos by Christopher DrostMay. 24th, 12:30 pm

Reel Toronto: The Cutting Edge

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.

By David Fleischer May. 24th, 10:30 am

HOT DOCS 2012

Reviews listed alphabetically:

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Detropia (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Herman’s House (★☆☆☆☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆)

Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆)

TTC Service Alerts

• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Eglinton Stn has now cleared and full service has resumed on the Yonge University Spadina line. #TTC | 7:59 PM Apr 5
• Trains are currently holding southbound at Eglinton Stn due to a Passenger Assistance Alarm activated on a train. #TTC | 7:54 PM Apr 5
• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Spadina and Queen has now cleared and full service on the 510 Spadina Streetcar line has resumed. #TTC | 5:50 PM Apr 5

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