As back-to-school fast approaches, excitement builds for one thing: the announcing of prestigious book awards. Congratulations go out to Toronto writer Michael Redhill for having his second book Consolation nominated for the Man Booker Prize. Redhill’s book is being hailed as regaining the oomph Canadian historical fiction has been lacking lately. The work, which was [...]

The Lunch Express rides again. It’s a shuttlebus service that takes office workers in Markham and Richmond Hill to nearby shops and restaurants so they don’t have to drive their own cars. Assuming you count Quizno’s as a “restaurant.” Admittedly, they GOT A PEPPER BAR! And a pepper bar is important. For starters, it makes [...]

Torontoist is fascinated by eviction notices. Torontoist is also fascinated by eerily-glowing things. And so it was that the mysterious yellow beacon inside the former Hot Spot Café at Bloor and Walmer drew us towards the sign posted in its window, which proclaims: Notice to Tenant You are hereby notified, that a Warrant has been [...]

Now that New Years resolutions to lose those extra holiday pounds are firmly in place, the perfect excuse to break them and indulge is just around the corner — Winterlicious. Beginning January 28 and running until February 8, the fourth annual Winterlicious provides the opportunity to have a tantalizing 3-course meal at some of Toronto’s [...]

Jam packed day today! Torontoist Daily Agenda June 6, 2006 8am – Hearty breakfast at Country Style Donuts (666 Millwood) 9am – Pick up flooring samples from Armstrong Floor Service (666 Spadina Avenue) 10am – Appointment with lawyer Chartered Accountant: Spiegel & Associates (666 Wilson Avenue) 12pm – Lunch with Keyes at Korea House (666 [...]

T.J. Dawe all sold out? Too hot to brave the notoriously AC-free Glen Morris? Or maybe you just have a peckish hour to kill between shows? If your Fringing is confined to the central axis of Bloor and Brunswick (the Tranzac, aka Fringe HQ; Poor Alex; Royal St. George’s; and several BYOVs), it’s impossible to [...]