Neighbourhoods

What's Actually Happening in Your Neighbourhood Right Now

Gentrification battles, new openings, condo threats, and the block-by-block changes reshaping Toronto. The stuff your neighbourhood Facebook group is too polite to say.

Changing

Ossington Strip: Bonito's Out, Bambu In, Bar Bowie Runs Everything Now

Between Queen and Dundas, the churn never stops. Bellwoods Brewery holds court. Everything else is replaceable. Here's what's actually worth going to.

Under Threat

Bathurst & College: Sneaky Dee's vs the 16-Storey Condo

Ironwood Bay wants 203 units where Sneaky Dee's nachos are. The developer promises a 'ground-floor music venue.' The neighbourhood is fighting back. Community consultation May 28.

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Liberty Village

The Neighbourhood Where a BBQ Dispute Allegedly Ended in Murder

Dense. Stacked. Everyone can hear everything. Liberty Village was sold as 'urban lifestyle.' The reality is a murder trial over smoke from a patio grill.

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King West

King West: Where Finance Bros Go to Spend $800 on Bottle Service

EFS, Lavelle, Toybox, Fiction. The strip between Bathurst and Spadina is Toronto's Vegas strip without the fun. But the happy hours are actually good if you go before 7 PM.

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Kensington

Kensington Market Is Losing Its Landlord Battles One Lease at a Time

Uncle Pete's Bread gone. Baldwin St getting quieter. The vintage shops are holding on but the rent pressure is real. How long before this becomes another Ossington?

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The Islands

Doug Ford Might Be Coming for the Toronto Islands - and Not Just the Airport

Bill 110 lets the province seize Island land. Officially it's just for Billy Bishop expansion. But the legal language is broader than that. NDP calls it a 'callous land grab.'

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The Beaches

Leuty's on Queen: A New Restaurant Trying to Make the Beaches Year-Round

Taking over the Mira Mira Diner space. Named after the iconic lifeguard station. The team wants to be a neighbourhood institution. The Beaches needs this.

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