While the chilly fall temperatures are making it feel like the right time to buy a new furry coat, by the time you reach Kensington Market, empty racks may greet you. “We sold out of fur in August,” we overhead a vintage shopkeeper tell a customer just two weeks ago.
Ontarians may be in for their first minority government in over 26 years. In an open letter to Conservative candidate Tim Hudak, Premier Dalton McGuinty says no to a coalition government.
[CBC]
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Every week, we gather our favourite tweets from in and around Toronto’s fashion scene. This week we’ve got YSL rumour updates from Business of Fashion, sneak peeks of the Dior show, tips for your Nuit Blanche schedule and a vintage sale at Bridge + Bardot.
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is steadily growing in size as it is in status, and swiftly coming upon the heels of its elder transatlantic cousin, Festival de Cannes, in France. And, as the festival’s program widens, so does the frequency of its celebratory soirees and the number of pop-up restaurants/lounges.
Choosing sides is never easy. Crisp, golden fries or crunchy onion rings? Sometimes it’s best to let the numbers decide. We sent the two classic sides to the lab to get to the bottom of the age-old quandary.
The renowned chef is alive and well, cooking up a storm and fighting to save local farmland
You either love Gewurz or you hate it. If you love it, this is the wine for you. Deep golden colour with a greenish tint, it has a spicy nose of lychee and rose petals. It’s rich on the palate, fleshy and perfumed, finishing dry with good length. Food match: smoked salmon, Muenster cheese.
In a strangely diplomatic move, Rob Ford is abstaining from any party endorsements in the Ontario election.
[Globe and Mail]
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Dundas West is on an absolute tear these days, and if the latest word on the street is true, things are only going to get better. A lot better. According to sources in the industry, Susur Lee has secured a building at Dundas and Markham: the site of the erstwhile Le Corner at 777 Dundas West.
The Bridle Path–Hogg’s Hollow area’s average household debt has climbed to more than $350,000
A local psychiatrist accused of running a clinic out of her residence without appropriate zoning has been denied a permit to continue practising from her home.
The Eglinton-Lawrence riding will be closely watched on election night as the Liberal and Conservative candidates face off
