Toronto Life articles from July 2005

Toronto Life archives from July 2005

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... Aside from the occasional "Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap" Toronto Life is for the rich. In the June issue, you quote a wedding planner who says that "weddings have become simpler," at $60,000. Then there's fashion for dogs, Chanel faux pearls...

Powder to the people.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... Dealers like Adam Maron ["White Nights," May] are cogs in a bigger machine. I'm a Colombian (though I've lived in Canada since I was three), and what gets me is that most middle-class people rarely consider where their drugs come from or who...

Get with the program.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... Thank you to Alec Scott for his generous comments in "The Exhibitionist" [May]. For the record, though, the programming of the Contact festival lies on the shoulders of a dedicated committee, chaired by the festival director, who reports to the...

Feeling green.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... Your feature article about the McGuinty government's new greenbelt ["Leaner Pastures," May] misses the point. The greenbelt, together with a strong, effective Places to Grow Act, will go a long way in curbing the poorly planned development that...

Oops!(Letters)(Correction Notice)
July 1, 2005... In our May Drink column, the phone number for Mammina's restaurant should have read 416-967-7199. In the June issue, the club sandwich credited to People's Foods was photographed at People's Bar, 270 Dupont St., 416-925-3258. Also in...

Our Muskoka is a land of million-dollar cottages.(This Issue)(Editorial)
July 1, 2005... It's a place wealthy Torontonians cleave to on hot summer weekends, where the densely forested granite shield abuts dark green lakes, the air smells of pine needles, Coppertone and charred meat, and the sounds of loons, motorboats and train...

Top cop: Toronto's new police chief, Bill Blair, is both an officer and a gentleman. But can he remain as committed to his fellow men in blue as to the communities they serve?(PROFILE)(Interview)
July 1, 2005... THE MAN WHO'S GOING TO MAKE TORONTO SAFE from gangs and racial profiling has seen trouble in his 28 years on the force. He's had loaded guns pointed at him, faced community unrest and, to snag the job as the city's new police chief, had to win...

Bumming around: until the 1950s, the Don River was a popular urban wilderness, where local kids spent lazy summer afternoons carousing and swimming in the buff.(FOUND)
July 1, 2005... LONG BEFORE Hanlan's Point was officially sanctioned "clothing optional" by city council, free-living Torontonians were bathing au naturel at several popular swimming holes situated along the Don River. On humid summer afternoons during the...

Ballroom glitz: the 39th Brazilian Ball, which raised $2.3 million for the Munk Cardiac Centre, was as fleshy and flagrant as ever.(CAMERA)
July 1, 2005... 01 Elaine Kay and her husband, venture capitalist Jimmy Kay 02 Board volunteer Shanea Rakowski, fundraiser Catherine Nugent and artist Gina Godfrey 03 Ursula Lautenschlaeger and her husband, retired economist Gerry Lautenschlaeger 04 Board...

Booby prize.(TELLING TALES)
July 1, 2005... If you didn't know it from the mix of bubblegum, tanning lotion and beer permeating the air in Lucid, the cavernous John Street nightclub; if you didn't know it from the Cut Hut hairdos; if you didn't know it from the three-storey speakers...

Soft sell: the ice cream van cometh to a neighbourhood near you.(HERE'S THE THING)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Selling ice cream out of your own truck might sound like the ideal summer job, but slinging soft-serve cones is a grind. Drivers typically work 10 hours a day, seven days a week. After shelling out $586 annually for the licence and often more...

Strange brew.(TASTE POLICE)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... SUSPECT: Molson SCENE OF CRIME: Local outdoor billboards CHARGE: Presuming the average beer drinker is an unreconstructed frat boy EVIDENCE: Molson Canadian's "It Starts Here" campaign revels in a sophomoric fantasy of all-access...

Palais royale: a faux chateau with a boundless back 40.(HOT PROPERTY)
July 1, 2005... Where: 45 Bayview Ridge Bedrooms: six, all ensuite Bathrooms: eight, plus two half baths Size: 15,000 square feet Asking Price: $16.8 million The Sellers: Mark and Annie Rider, former owners of the Rider Travel Group ...

Show us your metal.(TELLING TALES)(museums)
July 1, 2005... On the hoarding surrounding the ROM construction site is a picture of Daniel Libeskind, architect of the aluminum and glass reno currently taking shape behind the boards. Next to it is this perplexing and oddly defensive quote: "I believe there...

Houses of the holy: where real estate and religion form a sacred alliance.(ROUNDUP)(religious communities and real estate)
July 1, 2005... Loving thy neighbour is so much easier when the family on the other side of the fence worships the same deity. Thus, a number of Toronto faiths have entered the real-estate game, creating live-pray communities that ensure their respective...

The highs and lows of city life.(BEST & WORST)(City of Toronto Act legislation ammendment)(tasting-menu too much)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... BEST POLITICAL DEAL With his recent commitment to modernize the archaic City of Toronto Act (requiring the city to seek Queen's Park's permission on all urban matters), Dalton McGuinty has boldly gone where no Ontario premier before him...

Crimes and misdemeanours.(URBAN DECODER)(crime and extrme climbing in Toronto)
July 1, 2005... Dear Urban Decoder: In Erik Larson's best-seller The Devil in the White City, Dr. H. H. Holmes is apprehended for the murder of two girls at 16 St. Vincent Street in Toronto in 1895. What can you tell me about the crime? J. J. SMITH,...

Stay tuned.(TELLING TALES)(Erin Davis)(Cooper, Mike)(EZ Rock)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The ever-perky Erin Davis, 20-year veteran of the airwaves, has lately been at the centre of an animated game of musical chairs. Despite her undisputed popularity, the radio host has experienced the paradoxical misfortune of being...

Lies my father told me: a broken knee, a mysterious rash, a recurring dream about a girl named Maggie--they were all signs of something that had happened to me, something too chilling to remember. I had to figure out what.(Memoir)(sexual abuse)
July 1, 2005... THE 68-KILOMETRE DRIVE from Toronto to my Hamilton birthplace was once so boringly familiar that I would distract myself with games, like counting hawks perched on bare branches. After my parents died and these trips grew rare, they seemed more...

Shooting match: why offering addicts a safe place to get high is the best solution to the urban drug problem.(Politics)(safe injection sites)
July 1, 2005... ONE MORNING LAST NOVEMBER, David Miller and Kyle Rae were standing in a room with the antiseptic ambience of a medical clinic. Its long, stainless steel counter was divided into stations, each with a chair and a large mirror. But this was no...

Eat cheap *: 60 great places to keep you well fed all summer long.(Restaurants)(Product/Service Evaluation)(Cover Story)
July 1, 2005... We are a city of nations, and nowhere is this more deliciously evident than in our restaurants. From thali trays and tamales to pad Thai and falafels, Toronto does cheap brilliantly. Add to that the growing trend of celebrity high hats opening...

Family food: Nino Ricci on surviving II Fornello.(Italian restaurant)(Restaurant Review)
July 1, 2005... It is five o'clock. My wife says, "Did you put anything out for supper?" and instead of saying, No, I forgot, and apologizing abjectly (the correct response), I say, "Did you?" We fight. Our four-year-old says, "Don't fight!" Our 12-year-old...

Occidental tourist: where to slurp the city's best noodles.(noodle restaurants)(Cafe 668)(Goldstone Noodle)(Izakaya)(Kei)(Sprout)(Restaurant Review)
July 1, 2005... GLAD THAI Cooking from an all-vegetarian menu, chef Ngoc Lam dishes up some of the best Southeast Asian cooking in the city. A chili-charged, peanut-sprinkled pad Thai ($8.99) avoids the usual ketchuppy trap. Cafe 668, 668 Dundas St. W.,...

Burger mentality: best bets for the beef eater.(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... MR. BIG Nine ounces of ground Angus sirloin loaded with rosemary, thyme and garlic ($10.99) will tide you over while the Rolls gets detailed. Pusateri's, 57 Yorkville Ave., 416-785-9100. NOUVELLE RICH Oven-dried tomatoes and runny brie make...

What chefs want: when top toques trust their palates to someone else, it has to be fast, cheap and delicious.(Illustration)
July 1, 2005... What Chefs Want When top toques trust their palates to someone else, it has to be fast, cheap and delicious Breakfast Lunch David Lee Chinese buns stuffed with Charcoal...

Lady in waiting: David Gilmour on Le Paradis' greatest asset.(Restaurant staff)(Restaurant Review)
July 1, 2005... There are many great waiters at Le Paradis. I use the word sparingly because I know waiters. I spend my nights in restaurants. But at this particular bistro, there is Brigitte. She has the face of a French mime, quite beautiful, and she knows...

Daily bread: Camilla Gibb on life behind Bonjour Brioche.(Restaurant)(Restaurant Review)
July 1, 2005... I don't get to Bonjour Brioche as often as I'd like, or as often as I used to, which was every day, sometimes twice, when I lived in the apartment behind Henri Feasson's restaurant. I shared the first floor of that house at the corner of Queen...

'Za 'za galore: pizzas for every palate, from vegan to deluxe.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... GUILT-FREE From a menu that caters to all diets, the vegan slice ($4.25) is a thick, crisp, organic spelt crust covered with succulent grilled and roasted veggies. Magic Oven, 788 Broadview Ave., 416-466-0111. RICH AND THIN The wafer crust...

The other Muskoka: next door to cottage country's $2-million pleasure palaces is a world of roughneck locals who live In shacks, get liquored up deep in the bush and settle scores with hunting rifles. Just don't call them hillbillies.(logging families of Huntsville)
July 1, 2005... On the morning of March 9, 2001, John Broadbent headed into the Muskoka bush to do a little hunting. John is a round, jovial man in his late 50s, with fleshy jowls that ring his face like a life preserver. He was born and raised in Huntsville,...

Zeidler, Inc.: Eb Zeidler designed the Eaton Centre. His daughter Margie Zeidler transformed an abandoned factory at 401 Richmond into a creative hothouse. Now her sister Christina Zeidler is reinventing the Gladstone, Toronto's oldest hotel--with $350-a-night suites, art exhibit spaces, a performance venue and three bars. How one family can change the face of a city.(Gladstone Hotel, Toronto)(Hotel Review)
July 1, 2005... They don't sell coffee in the bar of the Gladstone Hotel, but if you don't know that and order one, the endearingly short and dapper bartender will tell you that you can buy one at the Country Site Cafe in the somewhat cheesy strip mall across...

Salah Bachir: how the philanthropist, Famous Players Media honcho and Pride Parade grand marshal would spend the perfect day. Toronto on an unlimited budget.(24 HOURS WITH)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... I'd start my day the way I always do--by walking my Tibetan terrier, Ella, along the lake. I'd head over to Roncesvalles, stopping by Alternative Grounds (333 Roncesvalles Ave., 416-534-5543) to pick up a pound of Costa Rican ($12). I'd go home...

Fresh prints.(The City's Best Loot)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A mix of retro funk and pretty pastels, this hand-sewn pillow by Enjoy Home will give your lacklustre couch its mojo back. $60. Pink Poppie, 100 Front St. E., 416-866-7465. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Hip huggers.(The City's Best Loot)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Take your Bermuda shorts from ho-hum to fabulous with a candy-coloured vinyl belt, made by store owner Sheri Decaro in a tiny on-site studio. $22. Iki, 19 Kensington Ave., 416-598-0790. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

The big chill.(The City's Best Loot)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Perfect for poolside cocktails, this acrylic pitcher and four-glass set will put last year's Dixie cups to shame. $39.98. Pepper Mill Kitchen, Hazelton Lanes, 87 Avenue Rd., 416-929-1010. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

First draft.(The City's Best Loot)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Host your own keggers with this party-ready vintage beer fridge. Available in 12 high-voltage colours that'll liven up any pad. $2,100. Barfly, 673 Queen St. W., 416-364-8260. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Grill seekers.(The City's Best Loot)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The 28-piece Executive Tool Set is all business when it comes to barbecuing. Stocked with stainless steel turner, tongs, skewers and corn holders, the kit elevates burger flipping to an art. $99.99. Sobie's Barbecues, 162 Willowdale Ave.,...

Av and Dav: Yorkville's northern edge used to have little going for it besides flower stores, expensive dry cleaning and celeb spotting at Joso's. But with trendy retailers settling in, well-exfoliated shoppers are coming to spend. Portrait of a posh nabe's changing face.(On the Block)
July 1, 2005... 1. Stubbe Owner Daniel Stubbe is a sixth-generation chocolatier whose ancestors founded the company in northern Germany in 1845. Among Stubbe's delectable creations are chocolate cakes, tortes and 26 mouth-watering kinds of truffles (the...

Scoop du Jour: the rise of gourmet ice cream.(Food)
July 1, 2005... NO OTHER FOOD IS AS EMBLEMATIC of childhood. My favourite flavour was mint-chocolate chip from the Maple Leaf Dairy in Jackson's Point, one of the few spots in that Lake Simcoe town where cottagers mixed easily with locals. And it remains my...

Chick magnet.(new)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Eating organic used to be an ethical choice; now it's as much about good taste as it is about being good. A new Queen West butcher shop satisfies on all fronts. Certified organic chickens perch next to grass-fed steaks. Breakfast sausages,...

Bread winner.(Food)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The Annex's loss is Kensington's gain: Brian Kirk has moved into the market along with his famous slow-rise multi-grain. More exotic loaves, like Persian mahleb, seem perfect for tea; so are Kirk's shortbread cookies (cinnamon-almond,...

Pit stop.(Food)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... You couldn't resist that big bag of cherries at the St. Lawrence Farmer's Market. Now what? True, you could pit them by hand for Aunt Bertha's pie or jury-rig a cork and a paper clip, but the easiest solution is to cross the street. This cook...

Stratus quo: it takes guts and talent to launch top-dollar bottles. Niagara's Stratus has both.(Drink)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... CANADIANS ARE A HUMBLE BUNCH, and so are their winemakers. Most Niagara winery portfolios start with a modest $10 to $15 bottle, but a bold newcomer, Stratus Vineyards, is reaching straight for the top, launching flagship wines in the mid-$30s....

Henry of Pelham 2003 Chardonnay Barrel Fermented.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Henry of Pelham 2003 Chardonnay Barrel Fermented **** $19.95 | Niagara Peninsula Tied for gold in its class in the 2005 Ontario Wine Awards, this vintage's great acid tension slakes summer thirst, even as the glass warms in the early...

Piper-Heidsieck Cuvee Brut.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Piper-Heidsieck Cuvee Brut **** $44.95 | Champagne, France Put some sizzle in a summer soiree and pour this vibrant, complex sparkler with the flashy red label. Its creamy lemon custard and cashew aromas, firm acid grip and vibrancy never...

Cusumano 2003 Angimbe Insolia Chardonnay.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Cusumano 2003 Angimbe Insolia Chardonnay **** $16.95 | Sicily, Italy A golden delight blending Sicily's tropical-fruited insolia with chardonnay. Huge aromas of sponge toffee, banana-nut bread and cantaloupe are conversation starters....

Stratus White 2002.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Stratus White 2002 **** $36 | Niagara Peninsula Judicious blend includes sauvignon, semillon, barrel-fermented chardonnay, gewurztraminer and viognier. The nose is a fragrant melange of tangerine, pine and licorice, with hints of exotic...

Strewn 2003 Riesling Semi-Dry.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Strewn 2003 Riesling Semi-Dry *** 1/2 $10.95 | Niagara Peninsula A casual crowd-pleaser with a fine sense of balance and delicacy. No great depth or complexity, but McIntosh apple, greengage plum and mineral aromas are appealing, and the...

Moselland 2003 Riesling Bernkasteler Kurfurstlay.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Moselland 2003 Riesling Bernkasteler Kurfurstlay *** $8.30 | Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany This veteran gets a boost from the hot, ripe 2003 vintage. Swirl vigorously to aerate youthful matchstick sulphur, revealing ripe peach and grapefruit...

Malivoire 2004 Ladybug Rose.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Malivoire 2004 Ladybug Rose **** $15 | Niagara Peninsula Just as fine, stylish and delicious as Sperling & Sperling 2004 Pinotage Rose from South Africa, made by the same Ann Sperling of Niagara. Layers of soft cherry, currant and...

Beringer 2004 White Zinfandel.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Beringer 2004 White Zinfandel *** $10.95 | California After a trade tasting of hefty California reds, legendary Beringer winemaker Ed Sbragia rejuvenated palates with America's top-selling white zin. It nicely balances moderate sweetness...

Barone Ricasoli 2002 Brolio Chianti Classico.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Barone Ricasoli 2002 Brolio Chianti Classico *** 1/2 $23.90 | Tuscany, Italy From an otherwise weak Tuscan vintage comes this surprisingly deeply coloured, intense and aggressive sangiovese with meaty, smoky flavours of coffee and...

MadFish 2003 Shiraz.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... MadFish 2003 Shiraz *** 1/2 $16.95 | Western Australia Best match for a cheeseburger and barbecue sauce, with enough character to add zest and complexity to the experience. Notes of eucalyptus-mint and cassis cut the meatiness of the ground...

R. H. Phillips 2002 Shiraz.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... R. H. Phillips 2002 Shiraz *** 1/2 $13.95 | Dunnigan Hills, California New bottle design and a screw cap. Inside, a tasty, if fairly simple, shiraz with well-proportioned black cherry fruit, tar and clove. Even handed, it avoids too much...

Agua Negra 2002 Shiraz.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Agua Negra 2002 Shiraz *** $9.60 | San Juan, Argentina New listing. More gentle and balanced than many at this price, although meaty salami impedes cherry fruit, clove, cedar spice. Mid-weight, balanced and easy drinking, with good length....

High steaks: 65 Degrees beefs up the College Street scene.(OPENING)(Restaurant)(Restaurant Review)
July 1, 2005... Carlton has always been rib-eye central. But College? Steven Salari, proprietor of Coco Lezzone, has turned the old Brasserie Aix space into 65 Degrees, gambling that a hip, retro take on the steak house will please Little Italy's lithe 20- and...

Restaurants.(Directory)
July 1, 2005... A LA MODE BISTRO GRANDE ** Kosher goes upmarket. From a hit-or-miss menu of pizza, pasta and fish, lively Provencal flourishes elevate moist oven-baked sea bream. Closed Friday night and Saturday. $145. 1000 Eglinton Ave. W. (at...

Pie in the sky: how a diner classic became a signature.(THE DISH)(Scaramouche restaurant turns 25)(Brief Article)(Directory)
July 1, 2005... It began in 1985, as a joke by Joanne Yolles, who was then the pastry chef at Scaramouche: the most unexpectedly blue-collar dessert she could think of for such a high-end restaurant. The diner delight, coconut cream pie, is still on the menu....

Let us eat cakes: the N'Awlins standard goes Bollywood.(EAST-WEST)(crab cakes)(Brief Article)(Directory)
July 1, 2005... In Orwellian '84, when Bob Sniderman gave us the gift of the Senator Diner (249 Victoria St., 416-364-7517) and introduced Toronto to authentic N'Awlins crab cakes, we were all agog, gobbling up the mahogany-hued pucks as fast as they could fry...

Rack attack: the city's most succulent ribs.(QUEST)(barbecue ribs)(Brief Article)(Directory)
July 1, 2005... XACUTT $14 503 College St., 416-323-3957 Brad Long's appetizer is the antithesis of southern barbecue: small portioned, exotically seasoned and prettily presented. A sweet cinnamoned reduction of guava juice, star anise and chili...

Touch of the Irish: the Local pours the perfect Guinness.(IT SPOT)(Roncesvalle's bar)(Bar Review)
July 1, 2005... In the six months since The Local opened, it's become just that: a place where Roncesvalles' artsy cognoscenti mix with friendly neighbourhood faces to toast the end of the workday. Filling the sizable shoes of her Cafe May predecessors (who...

Shell game: American oysters are the latest casualty in the trade war.(TABLE TALK)(taxed imports)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Oyster lovers who have watched the price of Washington Kumamotos and Olympias creep higher this summer can blame Ottawa. Still miffed at U.S. taxes on Canadian softwood lumber, the feds have imposed a retaliatory 15 per cent surtax on a...

Theatre.(This Month)(Shakespearean productions, Off Broadway, Fringe Festival)(Calendar)
July 1, 2005... OPENING THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. While the west end can boast of the annual CanStage Dream in High Park (see Much Ado About Nothing, below right), increasingly the east end can pride itself on the offerings from Shakespeare in the Rough....

Cultural movement: the streets of Toronto are suddenly sprouting performance venues. You'd almost think we were an artistic hotbed.(ONSTAGE)
July 1, 2005... Awash in jackhammers, cranes and scaffolding, cultural (and architectural) Toronto is on the brink of a renaissance. The construction of an unprecedented number of artsy facilities is already well under way, allowing several big-name arts...

The song also rises: Feist returns to her roots for Canada Day.(IN CONCERT)(Feist's new album)(Sound Recording Review)
July 1, 2005... (free) Let It Die is not as sombre as its title suggests. On her new album, the Calgary-born, Paris-based singer Feist slinks from jazz to pop to soul to disco with a voice as glimmering and evanescent as pixie dust. Bearing a moniker that...

Classical.(This Month)(music)(Calendar)
July 1, 2005... CHAMBER AND SOLO (free) TORONTO MUSIC GARDEN The oasis returns for its sixth season of free outdoor performances, along with scheduled and self-guided garden tours. 475 Queens Quay W., 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com. FACES OF...

Critical revision: NYC artist Glenn Ligon colours outside the lines.(IN THE GALLERIES)(New York City artist)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Exquisitely attuned to the politics of being black (and gay) in America, Glenn Ligon first emerged as a player in the North American art world in the mid-'90s. For Black Male, a controversial 1994 exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art,...

Pop.(This Month)
July 1, 2005... AVRIL LAVIGNE hits the concert circuit to take advantage of her young fans' summer holidays. Parents will be relieved to learn she's a compelling live performer, though Lavigne delivers the pop-punk petulance of such bouncy hits as "Sk8er Boi"...

Jazz and standards.(This Month)(Calendar)
July 1, 2005... FESTIVALS (free) BEACHES INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL. This is definitely the most party oriented of Toronto's many jazz rests, featuring music as eclectic as the neighbourhood itself. Queen Street is closed nightly between Coxwell and...

Art.(This Month)(Exhibitions' calendar)(Calendar)
July 1, 2005... (free) ANDRE KERYESZ. French photographic eminence Henri Cartier-Bresson cited this Hungarian-born photographer as his sole influence. High praise for the diffident Kertesz, who throughout his life (he died in New York in 1985) styled himself...

Dance.(This Month)(Calendar)
July 1, 2005... DUSK DANCES is one of the most popular summer dance events in Toronto, with parents, children and dog's making up most of the audience. A broad spectrum of choreographers create original, site-specific pieces configured to the landscape; a...

Kids.(This Month)(festivals, summer camps, art and museum exhibitions, sports)
July 1, 2005... BLACK CREEK PIONEER VILLAGE has always been your one-stop destination for battle re-enactments, simulated skirmishes and the three Cs: cannon, cavalry and costume demonstrations. A weekend-long Civil War re-enactment commemorates the 50,000...

Diversions.(This Month)(festivals, music, literary events, lectures, sports)(Calendar)
July 1, 2005... CARIBANA. Originally inspired by Carnival in Trinidad, this summer showstopper is now 38 and something of a Toronto original, attracting busloads of American tourists and incorporating the music of cultures from Brazil to the Bahamas. Thousands...

75 per cent say they've gambled in the past year.(The Toronto Poll)
July 1, 2005... F. SCOTT FITZGERALD ONCE SAID, "Only a first-rate intelligence can hold two opposing ideas and still be able to function." If so, according to the most recent Toronto Life-Leger poll, which we conducted in the wake of yet another (failed)...