About Torontoist
Torontoist‘s scope encompasses absolutely everything interesting related to Toronto, including news, arts, events, culture, transit, politics, photography, public spaces, food, and a whole lot more. Our goal is to capture the tenor and texture of life in Toronto, to evoke the daily experience of the city in words and images. We try always to be faithful in our rendering of Toronto, and to be fearless in advocating for what we think might make it better.
Established in October 2004 as part of the thirteen-city Gothamist network, Torontoist is now published by St. Joseph Media, and has become the largest, most influential, and most widely-read website of its kind in Canada. (You can see our full site statistics here.) That, and we’re also partners with the Globe and Mail.
FAQ
Is it Torontoist, or The Torontoist?
Just plain old Torontoist works for us. We’re low maintenance that way.
What are those things in your logo?
There are a whole bunch! We have about 20 different icons that we use in our logo, so each time you visit the site you might see a different one. They highlight Toronto landmarks (such as the ferry boats or the Humber Bay Bridge) and sometimes they mark special occasions (like TIFF or Pride).
Are you, technically, a blog?
Sort of? It’s probably the closest name that fits our format, though our content is somewhere between that of a blog, a newspaper, and a magazine (sometimes more in one category than the others). We defy categorization!
Are you on Facebook? And Twitter?
Why yes, yes we are. Add yourself as a fan of ours on Facebook today, or keep up with our latest articles on Twitter.
Where do you get all your photos?
Those that we don’t take ourselves are most often from our extremely terrific Flickr pool that features tons of photos submitted by our readers.
What about sponsored articles or advertorials?
Torontoist does not, has not, and will not feature sponsored articles (or “advertorials”) without full, explicit disclosure of that fact.
They Like Us! They Really Like Us!
Torontoist has loyal fans, and some in high places. In addition to the awards and accolades we’ve won or have been nominated for below, we’ve also been profiled, written about, interviewed, quoted, (and/)or hyperbolically praised in media outlets far and wide, including—nationally—The Toronto Star, The Globe & Mail, The National Post, Toronto Life, Toronto Sun, Eye Weekly, CBC Radio, U of T Magazine, Metro, 24 Hours, NOW, City News, The Vancouver Sun, The Calgary Herald, The Montreal Gazette, The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Ryerson Review of Journalism, The Varsity, The Ryersonian, CFRB 1010, The Strand, and The Underground, and—internationally—The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Guardian, New York Magazine, and Entertainment Weekly. We swear we didn’t just make that all up.
2010
- At the 2010 National Magazine Awards, Silver Award winners for Best Cross-Platform Package, and nominees for Best Website.
- Winners in two categories (Best News, and Best Article), and finalists in three others (Best Overall Website, Best Blog, and Best Community Feature) at the 2010 Canadian Online Publishing Awards.
- Runners-Up in NOW Magazine‘s Best Blog readers’ poll.
- Runners-Up in the Media category of the 2010 Heritage Toronto Awards, for Historicist.
2009
- Finalists for Best Blog and Best News Coverage in the 2009 Canadian Online Publishing Awards.
- Named Toronto’s best blog by NOW Magazine’s readers.
- Finalists for “Best Canadian Weblog” 2009 Bloggies.
- Runners-Up in the Media category of the 2009 Heritage Toronto Awards, for Historicist.
2008
- Named Toronto’s best website by NOW Magazine and best blog by its readers.
2007
- Finalists for “Best Canadian Weblog” in the 2007 Bloggies.
2006
- Finalists for “Best Canadian Weblog” in the 2006 Bloggies.
- Forbes’ Choice for The Best of the Web in the Best City Blog category, with the Gothamist network.
2005
- Named Toronto’s best blog by NOW Magazine.
