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How the National Ballet keeps its 30-year-old Nutcracker costumes looking fresh - Toronto Life How the National Ballet of Canada’s legendary outfits have survived 672 performances

The Nutcracker's legendary costumes have survived 672 performances

An Etobicoke bar has been accused of buying and selling stolen alcohol - Toronto Life The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario announced that the bar's liquor sales licence would be revoked

Southside Johnny’s Bar and Grill, on Etobicoke‘s Lake Shore Boulevard West, will lose its liquor licence for allegedly selling booze stolen from the LCBO

“A stainless steel mirror finish captures infinity”: Metalworker Ranbir Sidhu on his new AGO exhibition - Toronto Life One of Drake’s favourite artists will debut a two-tonne sculpture at the gallery this month

This month, the AGO will present the futuristic works of Ranbir Sidhu, a metalworker and artist from Scarborough whose creations have been commissioned by the likes of Drake and Jay-Z

Toronto has once again been named Canada's "rattiest" city - Toronto Life Rats like us, they really like us!

For the fourth year in a row, Toronto has earned ratty accolades

Hundreds of affordable units will soon tower over CityPlace - Toronto Life The site in question is currently an ugly lot at the foot of Fort York

The Toronto Community Housing Corporation is leading the build on a 37-storey project at the foot of Fort York

Pop star Nick Jonas will serenade brunchers at a Toronto restaurant this weekend - Toronto Life Who doesn’t want to eat eggs Benny while listening to the sweet crooning of a Jonas Brother?

Nick Jonas will be gracing the stage of Powder Room, a swanky new bar in Yorkville with a maximum capacity of 200 people

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it? - Toronto Life “It was hard to accept financial aid from my parents, but it actually brought us closer together”

After a mental health crisis forced her to pause her career, this entrepreneur is building up her business. Here, she breaks down her monthly expenses

The Gretzky statues in Brantford got a mysterious MAGA makeover - Toronto Life An offensive defacement? Depends whom you ask

The statues outside of the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre in his hometown of Brantford were defaced with MAGA hats

The best holiday gifts that give back - Toronto Life Including a tote bag for library devotees and a T-shirt for trans rights

You can feel good about giving these gifts that give back

Scottie Barnes and Jamal Shead are ditching sneakers for dancing shoes - Toronto Life Don’t tell Nike

Scottie Barnes and Jamal Shead will make a special appearance in The Nutcracker later this month

Did Canada get the World Cup’s sloppy seconds? - Toronto Life Ticket prices are tanking and footie fans are pissed

BMO Field FIFA ticket holders are crying foul after finding out Canada’s status as World Cup “co-host” has been wildly overstated

The best holiday gifts for self-care gurus - Toronto Life Including a Chappell Roan candle, a luxury staycation and a Scandi spa escape

The best gifts for pampering—including a Chappell Roan candle, a luxury staycation and a Scandi spa escape

Real Weddings: Inside a movie-themed bash at the Revue Cinema - Toronto Life Inside a movie-themed bash at the Revue Cinema

These cinephiles got married at the Revue

“I will always be in kitchens—even when I die:” Chef Didier Leroy on leaving LSL and what happens next - Toronto Life He's not hanging up his apron

Didier Leroy is leaving LSL and quietly developing a small, apprenticeship-style concept inspired by Masaki Saito’s sushi school at MSSM

Frank Gehry has a few things to get off his chest - Toronto Life Interview with a reluctant starchitect

Frank Gehry has died at 96. From the archives, an expansive conversation with the legendary architect about his work, his favourite buildings and his desire to live forever

Trump has pardoned former MLSE CEO Tim Leiweke - Toronto Life Leiweke, no longer facing bid-rigging charges, is thankful for his “new lease on life"

Tim Leiweke, no longer facing bid-rigging charges after a pardon from Trump, is thankful for his "new lease on life"

Ryan Reynolds backs the Blue Jays in his ugly Christmas sweater - Toronto Life This year’s SickKids fundraising commercial settles a score

Ryan Reynolds's latest SickKids ad delivers revenge on behalf of all Blue Jays fans

Beloved bakery Patachou is back (sort of) - Toronto Life Croquembouche is already buttering up the Danforth

Patachou, the beloved family-run pâtisserie in Rosedale that closed its doors in 2014 after 35 years, has been reborn

Dear Urban Diplomat: My protein-crazed brother plans to serve only meat for Christmas dinner - Toronto Life He’s vetoed carbs and replaced traditional sides with ham, ribs and bacon, which sounds like a gastric nightmare. Would it be wrong if I snuck in some potatoes?

"My brother vetoed carbs at Christmas dinner and is serving only meat. Would it be wrong if I snuck in some potatoes?"

Yorkville's new supper club and cocktail bar leans hard into luxury - Toronto Life Everyone’s getting caviaaaaaaar

At Powder Room, house-made chicken nuggets are served with sour cream, chives and a 30-gram tin of caviar

$3.7 million for a Mount Pleasant oddity with a cathedral ceiling of six skylights - Toronto Life What house off Bayview would be complete without automation all over, a staircase that seems to hover and an outdoor living room?

What house off Bayview would be complete without automation all over, a staircase that seems to hover and an outdoor living room?

The Dufferin Mall Toys R Us is closing and it’s bumming parents out - Toronto Life Where will west-end kids get that sweet plastic hit of dopamine now?

Farewell to the Dufferin Mall Toys R Us

Toronto's best oyster deals - Toronto Life Where to get the best shuck for your buck, every day of the week

One-buck shucks, extended happy hours and half-price specials that turn a quick snack into something more like a meal

Wake up, Canada: Wayne Gretzky is MAGA - Toronto Life How many friendly golf games will it take for us to accept the obvious?

The Great One has made no secret of his friendship with Trump

A Very Perry Christmas: Will Katy and Justin spend the holidays in Canada? - Toronto Life Consider it high on our wish list

Could our former PM be trying to sell Katy Perry on the virtues of a cozy Canadian Christmas?

The city has a plan to swerve Doug Ford's bike lane ban - Toronto Life Just don’t call it a “loophole”

The city has come up with a clever workaround to skirt the province's bike lane ban

How Not to Get Away With Murder: The stranger-than-fiction story of the Stoney Creek killing - Toronto Life Lucy Li wanted to be a TikTok star. Oliver Karafa wanted to be rich. When a friend got in the way of their plans, they combined forces and pulled off a...

Lucy Li wanted to be a TikTok star. Oliver Karafa wanted to be rich. When a friend got in the way of their plans, they combined forces and pulled off a murder plot so preposterous that one of their lawyers used stupidity as a defence

Where chef Imrun Texeira eats in Oakville - Toronto Life His favourite spots for Peruvian dishes, pizza and pastries

Imrun Texeira, chef and founder of Wanderlust, shares his favourite spots for Peruvian dishes, pizza and pastries

Feud Watch: James Cameron doesn’t think Frankenstein should qualify for an Oscar - Toronto Life Even though Guillermo del Toro used to live in his guest house

James Cameron doesn't think his old friend Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein should be an Oscar contender

A Michelin-starred chef is taking over the kitchen of a top Toronto restaurant - Toronto Life Rafa Covarrubias is making the move from Hexagon to 20 Victoria

Chef Rafael Covarrubias, who helped earn Hexagon and 7 Enoteca one Michelin star and Bib Gourmand status, respectively, is making a big move