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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.

A clean, airy look to Bellwoods Brewery nicely complements its namesake park.
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Extra, Extra: Tumblrs, Tornados, and Trials

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

The majestic mammoth of 77 Yarmouth Road.

A Celebration of Sketchiness

Local comedians celebrated their own, hunted werewolves, and gave birth to the antichrist at Saturday's Sketchiest Sketch Show.

Photo by Corbin Smith
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Toronto’s Most Remarkable, Unremarkable Day

Rob Ford, defying all expectations, attended today's PFLAG flag-raising. And immediately the question became: do we applaud him for showing up or lament that our bar has been lowered so far?

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Placemaking: Three Dark Figures

How one of North America's largest steel sculptures hides in plain sight on Dufferin.

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Scene: A New Entrance for Queen’s Park Station

TTC riders will soon have a new way to duck underground at Queen's Park.

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Exploring the Science of the Greatest Show on Earth

Opening at the Science Centre: an exhibition devoted to the science of the circus.

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Street Food Block Party Attracts Hungry Hordes

Saturday's sold-out street-food party drew a crowd of thousands, providing more evidence of the scene's emergence into the mainstream.

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Marijuana Marchers Fight for Their Right to Party

This year's edition of the Global Marijuana March saw dedicated activists and regular old stoners get together to fight marijuana prohibition.

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Unsung Toronto: The Annex Record Wicket

Vinyl scholar Matt Hodgman wants you to be a vinyl scholar, too.

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Oh Look, It’s Picasso

The AGO welcomes the biggest exhibition of one of the 20th century's most influential artists in nearly 50 years.

Detail of "Wounded Bird and Cat" (1939).

What We Saw At Record Store Day 2012

This past weekend, Record Store Day shoppers were treated to live performances from bands like Born Ruffians, Plants and Animals, and The Elwins.

The Elwins encouraged audience participation during their song "Fox Tale."

Yo La Tengo’s Underwater Adventure

Hoboken band closes out the Images Festival with a little help from Mantler, and science.

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“Derelict” Underpass to Be Transformed Into Bright, Shiny Park

Underpass Park is step one in a wider revitalization of the less-than-beautiful West Don Lands area.

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Wu-Tang Members, Bad Religion to Join Flaming Lips at NXNE

Food-fixated rapper Action Bronson and local alt-country favourites The Sadies also added to the fest's schedule.

Fans in Yonge-Dundas Square during last year's NXNE.
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Scene: George Brown’s Waterfront Addition Nears Completion

A long-awaited addition to Toronto's waterfront is finally taking shape.

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Taco Madness at the Brick Works a Precursor to Something More Permanent

Thousands crowded the Evergreen Brick Works for La Carnita's most ambitious event to date, but the pop-up taco stand will soon be doing steadier business.

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Blood, Sweat, and Beer

The annual Copper Kettle Cup pits local breweries against one another in a sud-soaked hockey tournament.

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History, Culture, and Bike Lanes at Jarvis Town Hall

Cyclists were all fired up and all in agreement as bike lanes dominated a public discussion last night.

Town hall meeting held last night at Jarvis Collegiate Institute.

CMW 2012: A Retrospective

A last look at the melodic mayhem that was CMW 2012.

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