Maybe all these cultural festivals in Toronto aren't your cup of tea, but with the summer season nearing a close the best may very well have been saved for last. The Festival of South Asia held on Gerrard Street East (between Greenwood and Coxwell Avenue) starts this Saturday at 2 p.m. and continues through to Sunday. With a short list of sponsors and a couple of them companies that actually sell Indian products, this......

Toronto has been experiencing some unusual flooding and freaky precipitation today, and residents of 67 Gloucester Street are going to be in for a surprise when they get home from work. This afternoon, a giant maple tree on the north side of the street cracked in half and fell, smashing windows at 67 Gloucester across the street, crushing a Chrysler Neon, and scraping a pedestrian. Witnesses told Torontoist that they heard a gigantic crack,......

Ask Torontonians for an example of Toronto food and you will have an array of different answers. One astute response may be that Toronto specializes in having everything and having it available at your doorstep. With many of our nabes named after the cultural contingent that has congregated along a specific street or in a particular area, the free admission "Taste of" events allow you to explore them among celebrations. Not only do they......

On the eighth extreme heat warning, the city offers these cool* hangouts: Etobicoke - 399 The West Mall (Burnhamthorpe and Hwy 427) East York - 850 Coxwell Avenue (Coxwell and Mortimer) North York - 5100 Yonge Street (Yonge and Sheppard) Metro Hall - 55 John Street (John and King) But if Civic Centres aren't necessarily your scene, and you don't want to be an electricity swine, run through the following low temp checklist and you'll......