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Weekend Warrior: Soundgarden, Big Smoke Festival, Girlesque, Winterlicious, Toronto Design Offsite Festival, BeerProv

Soundgarden is making a quick two-day stop at Sound Academy this Friday and Saturday, and while tickets are currently sold out (we checked), we have a feeling that diehard fans will find a way to score some. As an alternative, if you’re the type that supports the local indie scene, the second annual Big Smoke Music Festival is hosting quite the lineup (like Graydon James and the Young Novelists and Kira May) at Tallboys Craft Beer House.

Shop Talk: Nowhereland pops-up in Kensington Market

Shopping in Kensington Market is often a seek-and-ye-shall-find scenario: the harder you look, the more rewarding items you’ll come across. Along that same vein, nestled away in the back space of vintage clothing store Pretty Freedom is Nowhereland’s pop-up shop, which opened earlier this month.

Shop Talk: Mint Boutique opens in the Distillery District

Lisa Anderson has a varied and interesting history. She’s studied archaeology; she’s had various stints in retail and she’s worked at the Gardiner Museum. So it comes as no surprise that her new retail store, Mint Boutique, houses a wide selection of items from a sizeable range of designers and companies. In her words, it’s a boutique that’s “traditional but contemporary.”

Acclaimed Toronto stage performer stars in new musical

Louise Pitre digs the therapeutic value that darker roles offer

Radio sweethearts share a love of tunes and travel

Beloved music critic Alan Cross met news anchor Mary Ellen Beninger in the radio booth

T.O.’s best Peking duck

We rounded up the GTA’s options for a Peking duck feast and asked Bar Isabel chef, Grant van Gameren to tell us which duck is most delicious

Meet a Comedy Troupe: Rulers of the Universe

You would think a comedy troupe with a name like Rulers of the Universe would be pretty full of themselves, but that’s not true. All this silly septet wants to do is make us laugh — whether it’s headlining the popular Fan Fiction comedy series at Black Swan or appearing at the upcoming Toronto Sketch Comedy Fest. We chatted with member Jeremy Woodcock about getting along, serial killers and Jeff Goldblum.

Drink This: Museum Tavern’s Mumbai Special

Museum Tavern’s head bartender, Moses McIntee, has a thing for staying ahead of the curve. After pouring drinks at various boozy locales around town — Lucid, The Ritz-Carton — McIntee is now at this nostalgic space, located across the street from the ROM. The well-stocked bar acts as a backdrop as McIntee crafts his roster of drinks, which will soon include some new ones from an upcoming winter menu.

Shop Talk: Gotstyle opens a new fashion boutique in the Distillery District

After first opening as a menswear boutique at Bathurst and Wellington in 2005, Gotstyle soft-launched a new unisex location in the heart of the Distillery District late last year, with a grand opening planned for spring 2013.

This Week in Sound: Yukon Blonde, Patti Smith, Young Galaxy, Said The Whale, Vampire Weekend

Every week (usually Mondays), we round up the most exciting music news happening in Toronto. In this edition, both Yukon Blonde and Said The Whale are headed to the Danforth Music Hall (albeit separately), Patti Smith plays a doubleheader at AGO, Young Galaxy announces a new LP and more.

Toronto Style Radar: Dina González Mascaró, the Powder Puff Beauty Party, The Wa Magazine, Black Box Boutique

Every Tuesday, we round up the best events from the city’s fashion scene. In this edition: a pop-up at Philip Sparks, the beauty event of the season, a trunk show from local jewellery designer Emily Woudenberg and more.

The Hoof’s brunch is back

Mornings suck. Always have, always will. But now they suck a little bit less, especially if you live near Dundas West and happen to have an affinity for blood sausage. The Hoof has brought back brunch.

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