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The New Margaritaville

Toronto bars are giving the summer favourite savoury and seasonal twists

Here Comes the Sun

Driving to Florida doesn't have to be a slog. Here's how to turn the 2,400-kilometre journey into an epic four-day road trip

A behind-the-scenes look at high fashion

IN 2010, Christian Allaire moved from his home in Nipissing First Nation to Toronto to study journalism at TMU.

Death Sentence

I'm addicted to opioids, and the Ford government is about to shut down my safe injection site. I don't believe I'll survive without it

Taste Maker

This month, Top Chef takes over Toronto for the first time. Gail Simmons-gourmand, author and long-time judgehas a few things to say about her homecoming

Urban Diplomat

For years, my friends and I have been talking about doing a blowout road trip across Canada. It's finally happening, and our group chat has been buzzing with mentions of national parks and landmarks to visit. But now they're insisting on renting a Cybertruck for the whole three weeks, and their obsession has tanked my enthusiasm. They say it \"looks badass.\" I think it's embarrassing. How do I broach the subject without starting a fight? -Electric Circus, Corktown

MURDER IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS

James and Ashley Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life-two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they'd fallen in love. Then Ashley's charred remains turned up at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband

Jasmeet Raina's Bloordale

The comedian takes us on a tour of his favourite spots

Lady Parts

Baroness von Sketch Show alumnae Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill have elevated joking about women's issues to an art. Their new show, Small Achievable Goals, takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?

EDWARD THE CONQUEROR

HE WAS DISMISSED AS A MEDDLING NEPO BABYUNTIL HE MUSCLED OUT HIS SIBLINGS, ACQUIRED HIS COMPETITORS, CORNERED THE TELECOM MARKET AND BECAME THE DOMINANT FORCE IN CANADIAN SPORTS

Guillaume Côté's Leslieville

The National Ballet of Canada principal dancer takes us on a tour of his favourite spots

DARK HORSE

For years, Eric Lamaze was the world's top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans-the kind of life a person might do anything to protect. Inside the scandal tearing the equestrian world apart

Tick-Tock Trends

Three Toronto watch collectors share the objects of their obsession

All in the FAMILY

When a community hospital treats patients like family, magic happens.

Culture

THE BEST THINGS TO SEE, DO, READ AND HEAR THIS MONTH IN TORONTO

DIVIDING LINE

The Bloor Street bike lane has become Toronto's most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety, and the future of downtown.

Urban Diplomat

I own a house with a basement unit that I rent out.

Q&A State of the Union

Police Association boss is one of the most contentious jobs in the city. New president Clayton Campbell is ready for a fight. Step one: arguing for a $46-million budget hike

An influential rocker's return to his roots

IT'S BEEN 14 YEARS since Jack White ceased to be one half of the White Stripes, the Detroit rock band he fronted with Meg White.

THE CHOSEN ONE

AT JUST 23, SCOTTIE BARNES IS SHOULDERING THE WEIGHT OF AN IMPATIENT, BASKETBALLMAD CITY, A HIT-ANDMISS TEAM, AND HIS OWN COLOSSAL AMBITIONS.

The Chase Full House

This couple raced to find a starter home in the west end before the birth of their first child

Booksmart

I dropped out of high school because of a learning disability and depression. Public libraries saved my life

Top Shelf

Four drool-worthy home libraries

The Giver

Media mogul Gary Slaight donates a lot of money$15 million to this, $30 million to that-and he's not above shaming his wealthy friends into doing the same

TRAIN WRECK

Toronto residents in the path of Ontario Line construction are living in a bone-rattling, foundation-cracking, rat-infested hellscape. True tales from the epicentre

TURF WAR

For 148 years, the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club was an ivy-covered bastion of civility with a roster of like-minded, blue-blooded members. Then an old-money-versus-new-money clash erupted

The Cult of Wellness

A growing cohort of Torontonians are swapping the coke-fuelled, booze-soaked club scene for cold plunges, sobriety and superfood smoothies

CLOSE TO HOME

A new inpatient mental health unit for children and youth will provide community-level support at Oak Valley Health's Markham Stouffville Hospital.

Scatter Brain - Maybe it sounds glib to suggest that a complex neurodevelopmental disorder is having a moment, but if you haven't noticed that ADHD is everywhere these days, you haven't been, well, paying attention

Five years ago, hardly anyone was talking about adult ADHD. Now it's all over social media, and self-diagnosis is rampant. How a complex neurological condition became the new superpower

Marital Arts

Three Toronto couples who celebrated their nuptials in spectacular fashion