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Getting to the bottom of the bag issue
Is Toronto making the right move by banning plastic bags completely?
Pomp & Pageantry opens in Yorkville, offering clothing with a cuppa tea
“When women enter my shop,” says Shellie Willms, “I want them to feel like royalty!” Three-week-old Pomp and Pageantry in Yorkville is something Willms has been dreaming of for quite some time. Matching a clutch of well-sourced brands with attentive service, Willms hopes to
return to the original meaning of ‘boutique’—and will offer you a cuppa tea while she’s at it.
What I Wore: a farewell to summer outfit featuring NorBlack NorWhite
When the girls behind Mumbai-based label NorBlack NorWhite headed back to their hometown for a week-long pop-up shop at Miracle Thieves in Toronto, I knew a piece from their collection would be a must-have addition to my wardrobe. How could you not support young people with such a passion for extraordinary textiles?
Table Talk: Joanne Kates reviews Stack
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Uptown’s answer to Roncy’s Barque Smokehouse … isn’t. Funny (to me) how popular Stack became the second it opened in the spring. So don’t show up without a reservation at prime time unless you want to wait. But for what? The quality of the food is pathetically uneven, and the service is … well, let’s … Continued
Drink This: Weslodge Saloon’s Streetcar
Weslodge, a recent addition to the King West restaurant strip, is the work of club kings Charles Khabouth and Hanif Harji. Known individually for their fervid approach to décor — La Société’s hand-tiled floor comes to mind — the pair paid no less heed to this latest project. Done up to the nines in taxidermy and tufted banquettes, this is the sort of place where one can spy on suits shrugging off the workday and clutches of single ladies sipping on classic libations.
Morning Throwback: here’s a creepy bookstore lady from the ’20s
We get it, kids: sometimes having to read for school sucks. But at least you didn’t have to put up with the creepy old lady who ran this bookstore back in the day. She was reason enough to stay illiterate.
The Danforth is about to undergo a slider revolution
It looks like Greektown is getting a new addition. Three’s Company Catering and Cafe at 673 Danforth has closed, and it’s making way for Slider Revolution.
Trending in Theatre This Week: The Primo Show, No Great Mischief, Hurlyburly, Between the Sheets and Julie Sits Waiting
If you’re looking for a laugh this weekend, The Primo Show should be your primo stop. With popular improviser Colin Mochrie, Canadian Comedy Award winner Nikki Payne and the hilarious Pat Thornton, laughs are pretty much guaranteed-a-mundo.
Wye Oak churns out melancholic dream pop at the Horseshoe Tavern
There must be something in Baltimore’s water. For a city that has turned out surreal fantasy bands such as Lower Dens and Beach House, it comes as no surprise that Wye Oak’s melancholic droning sounds like something you would only hear in your dreams.
Toronto Style Radar: Shoppalu, DJ Birthright, Manifesto Festival, Dundas West, Ora Design
Every week, we round up the best events from the city’s fashion scene. In this edition: first time pop-ups for Shoppalu and Ora Design, a Dundas West sidewalk sale, the sixth annual Manifesto Festival and more.
Morning Throwback: old fashioned rain sucked too
A barrage of umbrellas? Irritable crowds? Long annoying lines? Yep, rainy days have always sucked in Toronto.