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TIFF 2010 Survival Guide: Feeding Your Face at the Fest

The Toronto International Film Festival is pretty much a huge deal, whether or not you bother going to the movies. In the days running up to the fest, we’ll try to help you survive it. Illustration by Brian McLachlan/Torontoist. Whether you’re TIFF-ing hard this year, using up vacation days to cram in as many screenings [...]

More To Love Than Timbits And Ketchup Chips

If you happen upon a group of tourists decked out in Chicago Bears regalia (with or without helmets) on your daily commute to work in the next few days, we think we may know the reason why. The Chicago Tribune recently informed its readers that a visit to Toronto would be well worth their while. [...]

Sassafraz Is On Fire!

Photo by David Topping Torontoist (in the form of staffers David Topping and Marc Lostracco) was on the scene earlier this afternoon as a fire consumed the ultra-famous Sassafraz Cafe in Yorkville. The area was filled with smoke, and Bloor from Queen’s Park to Bay was completely shut off to traffic as some 29 firetrucks [...]