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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 14h

Vladdy is doing a Pizza Pizza promo—and his go-to topping is just plain weird

This Toronto Blue Jay's favourite pizza topping will floor you - Toronto Life

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is doing a Pizza Pizza promo—and his go-to topping is just plain weird

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 14h

At game six, the biggest Jays fans wore merch signed by their favourite players, vintage memorabilia and 'fits they designed themselves

The best outfits worn by Blue Jays fans at game six, ranked - Toronto Life

Bandwagoners could never

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 14h

Rockin’ Rick, a beloved figure in Jays fandom, will be packing it in at the end of this season

A Toronto legend is retiring—and this could be his last day - Toronto Life

Rockin’ Rick has been drumming outside Jays games since 1989

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 3d

In a rare twist, Gardiner Expressway construction is projected to finish early

This stretch of Gardiner construction is about to finish early - Toronto Life

We can’t believe it either!

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 3d

The Toronto Reference Library’s Retail Retrospective exhibition showcases a range of vintage shopping bags, with much of the collection dating back to the 1960s

The Toronto Reference Library's new shopping bag exhibition is gloriously nostalgic - Toronto Life

Today’s mundane minimalism could never

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 3d

This Baby Point home comes with a leafy sunroom, an olive kitchen and a brand-new gym in the garage

House of the Week: $2.4 million for a Baby Point detached inspired by Pinterest - Toronto Life

The 2,000-square-foot property comes with a leafy sunroom, an olive kitchen and a brand-new gym in the garage

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 3d

The proposed 32-acre Cloverdale Mall redevelopment in Etobicoke has been cancelled after only 10 per cent of pre-construction units sold

A mini city planned for Cloverdale Mall has been cancelled - Toronto Life

Ten per cent pre-sales spelled doom for the Etobicoke condo complex

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 3d

Despite long-standing traffic issues in Liberty Village, the Ford government is overriding city zoning rules on one of the neighbourhood’s proposed residential complexes

The Ford government ordered the city to double housing density in Liberty Village - Toronto Life

Already struggling with congestion, the west-end neighbourhood is holding on to new transit hope

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 3d

Reverend Maggie Helwig called the churchyard encampment clearing a “very sad moment”

A churchyard homeless encampment was cleared less than 24 hours after the priest received the Toronto Book Award for writing about it - Toronto Life

Reverend Maggie Helwig called the eviction a “very sad moment”

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 3d

These restaurants are reinvigorating the city’s steakhouse scene

Five of Toronto’s best steakhouses for fresh takes on an old-school indulgence - Toronto Life

Toronto’s steakhouse scene is sizzling with fresh new takes on an old-school indulgence

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 3d

This website maps approximately 37 million parking tickets given to drivers around Toronto

This data scientist mapped every parking ticket issued in Toronto over the past 16 years - Toronto Life

It’s fun to see how many millions your street has racked up

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 3d

They say patience is a virtue, and 2,042 Torontonians are actively embracing that on the wait list for a single audiobook

Thousands of people are in a Toronto Public Library queue waiting to borrow one audiobook - Toronto Life

It’s giving Ticketmaster

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 5d

Major news for Hobbit-heads: this summer, Toronto will be hosting a Lord of the Rings cast reunion

A Lord of the Rings cast reunion is coming to Toronto - Toronto Life

We look forward to welcoming a torrent of cosplaying Ringers to our fair city

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 5d

Co-op housing is making a comeback. For all the potential friction of sharing a mortgage with your neighbours, it can be a beautiful thing. Here, one family shares their story

“We met, fell in love and merged our families in a housing co-op. Now, we’re starting a co-op of our own” - Toronto Life

Co-op housing is making a comeback. For all the potential friction of sharing a mortgage with your neighbours, it can be a beautiful thing. Jan Champagne and...

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 5d

Who is the Jays fan wearing a cheese hat? A hero? A villain? A plant from the Dairy Farmers of Canada?

Who is Cheese Hat Man? In search of the Blue Jays’ cheesiest super fan - Toronto Life

A hero? A villain? A plant from the Dairy Farmers of Canada?

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 5d

Whether they’re in the market or not, Torontonians are obsessed with real estate. So we devoted an entire issue to it: the next hot neighbourhoods, what to do about the affordability crisis, alternative housing options, and more

Editor’s Letter: The city’s insatiable appetite for real estate stories - Toronto Life

Torontonians are obsessed, whether they’re in the market or not, so we devoted an entire issue to real estate: the next hot neighbourhoods, what to do about...

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 6d

Were Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry hot and then cold, and are they now hot again?

Justin Trudeau is definitely a KatyCat - Toronto Life

Newly published photos show the former prime minister hugging the pop superstar on a boat

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 6d

Toronto rapper SRE and Canadian musician Randy Bachman have collaborated on a Jays tribute

A rapper and a rock star teamed up for a new Blue Jays song - Toronto Life

Let's hope it brings good luck

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 10d

Cassette is a “retro-inspired restaurant and performance venue” promising a martini menu, diner-inspired food and a monthly residency with Canada’s Drag Race alumna Tynomi Banks