The owner of a Coffee Time franchise at Queen and Sherbourne was arrested this week for allegedly selling marijuana, crack, and illegal cigarettes out of the store. The news won’t surprise those familiar with the neighbourhood, but it will bring new meaning to the question "Will that be one lump or two today, sir?" Illustration by Kevin McBride.......

Mark Renton knew what the ideal bathroom would be like: "Brilliant gold taps, virginal white marble, a seat carved from ebony, a cistern full of Chanel No. 5, and a flunky handing me pieces of raw silk toilet roll." Of course, like the rest of us, under the circumstances he'd settle for anywhere. Now, thanks to MizPee, you won't wind up in "The Worst Toilet in Hogtown" again. Just type in your location and......

It's happened to all of us before - you pass by something and you think "wait, when did that change?" Like, when did all the Kinko's in Toronto become "FedEx Kinko's"? When did that happen? When did that Coffee Time become the Coffee Tip, and then the Coffee Type, and finally the Dream Steak House? It's just natural - we can't notice everything as it happens, not even when we pass by regularly. I......

We know it's hot out there. It's so hot that last night was on record as the hottest night in Toronto ever. According to electricity companies we were just shy of the power record yesterday so keep up the good work everyone, don't do stupid things like blast your air conditioner and open your windows. Heck, try to avoid the A/C all together. A Coffee Time in Scarborough was trashed and robbed by rowdy......

This week, the United Nations World Urban Forum is being held in Vancouver. The conference is a place where NGOs, urban designers and planners, as well as other special interest groups discuss the growing population of major cities, and how to deal with the problems that causes. A focus at Monday's meeting was the homeless. Despite current efforts, and international treaties on adequate housing policy, as a city grows, so do the number of......

Obviously, TOist knows not the power that pixellated princess of the Sun, Sue Ann Levy, wields. Yesterday, she complained about dirty streets revealed by melting snow, a blight on her morning yog. And today comes news that Councillor Jane Pitfield and consorts are going to clean this town up. Sayeth the article: "Crews will start in one part of Toronto and sweep across the city, Ms. Pitfield said. The whole thing should take about three......