Which side is winning The GTA’s war on cars?
If there is or has been a war on cars, the cars are winning
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Road-tripping troubador
Bruce Cockburn’s latest is an ode to travel both good and bad
British decor all the rage thanks to royal wedding
William and Kate’s impending nuptials have inspired the GTA’s shops and designers to pay tribute to the Union Jack
Putting the big ‘O’ in the 905
Rebecca Eckler heads north where men are men, and that’s OK by her
Toronto's Best Shawarma
Tawfik Shehata, executive chef at the club district’s newest hot spot, the Ballroom, developed a taste for chicken shawarma while studying at Le Cordon Bleu.
Red hot and blue!
Style icon Jeanne Beker weighs in on this season’s must-have item, the denim shirt
Q&A: Swami Shree Yogi Satyam, coming to Toronto’s Body, Soul and Spirit Expo this Friday
Toronto is about to get a taste of enlightenment this Friday with The Body, Soul and Spirit Expo at Exhibition Place. Among the list of special guests is Swami Shree Yogi Satyam, an advocate of spirituality and a practice called Kriyayoga. What is Kriyayoga? It’s generally passed down from Guru to disciple, so anyone who’s curious may want to hit up the Expo. We asked the Swami about meditation, living spiritually in a smart phone-obsessed world and what he thinks of yoga’s popularity in North America.
Plan to develop Midtown church sparks speculation
A community meeting will be held this month to discuss a development proposal for the now-empty St. Margaret’s Anglican Church near Avenue Road and Eglinton Avenue. Some locals are concerned that the lack of details could mean the current plan for 20 three-storey townhouse units on the site is just the tip of the iceberg.
Olive my love: how to find outstanding olives
Mehmet Uzel is as close as it comes to an olive evangelist. From a town in northern Turkey that prides itself on growing the world’s best, he moved to Toronto to expand his family’s olive empire, believing the city’s diverse population would help him tap into an olive-loving culture.
Plans for neighbourhood church hotly contested
Residents debate whether proposal for a seniors’ home is too big
We’d like to start with the reclaimed wood
Design-hungry patrons want to take home their favourite restaurants’ cutting-edge decor
Wonder lust: Robert J. Sawyer launches his latest novel
Robert J. Sawyer, one of Canada’s most successful authors and winner of just about every science fiction award out there, will be launching Wonder, his 20th novel, next week. It’s the conclusion of his trilogy about the increasingly complex World Wide Web becoming, in the very near future, conscious and self-aware. We spoke to him by phone at his Mississauga home.