A rendering of the proposed redevelopment, designed by Kirkor Architects. The Shops on Steeles and 404, situated right at the corner of Don Mills and Steeles, is something of a suburban outlier. In addition to having a sort of unwieldy name, it was never designed with a movie theatre or huge anchor stores (the former [...]

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. Behold, [...]

The Toronto of 2020 will be a different, but recognizable place. Between now and 2020, immigration will have made the world’s most multicultural city even more diverse, new building projects will have altered the city’s landscape, and Transit City will have broken down many of the city’s spatial barriers.

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. Hopefully [...]

Once a week, Vandalist features the best street art and graffiti from around Toronto. You should contribute. By Teeth AT DUNDAS AND MARKHAMPHOTO BY TEETH

Sarah Lazarovic––curator of the garage-based Montrose Portrait Gallery of Canada––is painting a portrait of a Torontonian (be they grannies or gardeners or Gord Perks) every day for one hundred days. Each Monday, we’ll feature one of those portraits here. This is Mr. Golden Star, proprietor of a Thornhill burger joint that some consider the best [...]