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56 storeys next to Minto Midtown towers?

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Tower Hill Development has submitted an application for a 56-storey, mixed-use development at 2221 Yonge St., the northern neighbour of the 37- and 54-storey Minto Midtown condominiums.

Suzuki: is sitting the smoking of our generation?

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Is your office bad for your health and well-being? Unfortunately, a growing body of scientific evidence says yes. The modern workday pose — fingers on keyboard, slight slouch, glassy eyes fixed on glowing screen, bathed in unnatural light — can drain vitality, happiness and creativity. Designed to maximize efficiency, this sterile set-up actually reduces productivity and job satisfaction.

Drink This: Oddseoul’s Spanish Harlem

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If you swing by Oddseoul late on a Tuesday eve, don’t expect the scene to be low-key. Communal tables are rammed as patrons chow down on eats from mash-up maestros Leemo and Leeto Han (think bulgogi cheesesteak and squash poutine). Music is loud, conversation is lively and drinks are a-flowing.

The Music Issue: Hayden

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Paul Hayden Desser is not dead. Far from it, actually. For two decades, the Thornhill native (better known simply as Hayden) has managed to slip in and out of music’s limelight.

Sewell: is it time for the ’burbs to pay their fair share?

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Just as a stopped clock gets the time right twice a day, someone with whom you fundamentally disagree can forcefully say something revealing. That’s how I felt when I came across these words in the Globe and Mail, straight from the mouth of Mayor Rob Ford at a council meeting in early May. He was replying to a question from city councillor and TTC chair Karen Stintz.

The Music Issue: Lights

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One of five children born to missionary parents, Lights grew up in the Philippines and Jamaica before eventually settling in Toronto. She released her first record in 2008 (a few years after securing her first publishing deal — at 16 — in 2003). The album, a self-titled effort, is dance music driven, as well as pure pop, and the singer was well on her way to becoming a female Bieber.

360 Screenings blends live theatre with cinema

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It’s time to get on board with 360 Screenings lest it ride a wave of excitement and intrigue without you. The immersive, theatrical and mysterious movie experience presents its fifth iteration this weekend, expanding on the four previous events and offering something decidedly different.

Shop Talk: Rinascimento opens two locations in the GTA

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Featuring womenswear made exclusively in Italy, Rinascimento recently opened its doors in two GTA locations — the Promenade and Sherway Gardens — on May 1. The new shop specializes in fast fashion (“rinascimento” is an Italian term that translates to “rebirth”), which means it surveys the current trends in the fashion market, then creates clothes and gets them to the buyer as quickly as possible.

The Music Issue: Maestro Fresh Wes

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Almost a quarter century ago, a youthful Wesley Williams (better known as Maestro Fresh Wes) got the nation moving to the dance floor–friendly beat of “Let Your Backbone Slide.” The single went gold and paved the way for the Toronto-born Williams to become one of Canada’s most successful rappers. His debut album, Symphony in Effect, remains the country’s best-selling hip hop album ever.