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What the foot of Yonge St. might look like in five years

Posted by Chris Bateman / May 10, 2013

toronto 1 yonge streetDetails of the huge, six-tower cluster proposed for 1 Yonge Street are starting become a little clearer. If things progress as planned, the 26,996 square metre area south of Gardiner on Yonge, currently home to the Toronto Star Building and a surface parking lot, could sprout six towers between 40 and 88 floors.

New renderings of the planned development by Hariri Pontarini Architects show in greater detail the massive redevelopment project that could engulf (but retain) the International Style Toronto Star headquarters with two hotels, new office space, a theatre, and a significant amount of new residential property.

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The Best Cheap Sushi in Toronto

Posted by Darren "DKLo" Susilo / May 10, 2013

cheap sushi torontoThe best cheap sushi in Toronto needn't necessarily be an all you can eat place. While there are admittedly many AYCE joints that provide good bang for your buck (think of how low the price per piece is if you just order ONE MORE California Roll set!), there are quite a number of reliable sushi restaurants that offer a la carte dining at prices that won't break your budget.

Here are the best cheap sushi restaurants in Toronto.

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A guide to the food vendors at Market 707 this season

Posted by Amy Michelle Smith / May 10, 2013

Market TorontoWith the arrival of spring (dare I say summer?) weather in Toronto, the vendors at Scadding Court are back in business. There's plenty of new faces and cheap eats to try, so here's a rundown of what's on offer this season at everyone's favourite modular market.

Read our guide to the food vendors at Market 707 in the restaurants section.
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That time when the SkyDome landed in Toronto

Posted by Ed Conroy / May 10, 2013

Domer SkydomeSome might say that the Rogers Centre SkyDome was born under a bad sign: After the 1982 Grey Cup relayed broadcast to an audience of over 7 million Canadian viewers (at the time, a whopping record) embarrassing images of sullen Argos fans at Exhibition Stadium soaked to the bone, frozen masses huddled under concession stands, overflowing toilets and torrential disaster movie style rain, it became apparent that if Toronto desired to be a world class city, it urgently required an enclosed sport`s Stadium. The Argos might have lost that night, but Toronto`s image was the real loser.

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Eat & Drink

Toronto Food Events: TIFF's Food on Film, Spirit of Toronto, Beer + BBQ Bash, CraveTO

Posted by Liora Ipsum / May 10, 2013

Toronto Food EventsToronto Food Events rounds up the most delicious events: festivals, pop-ups, winemaker dinners, supper clubs and other food related happenings in Toronto this week and next. You can find us here every Friday morning.

THIS WEEK

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The photos of the week: May 4-10

Posted by Derek Flack / May 10, 2013

night drive torontoThe photos of the week collect each of the editor-selected photos of the day into one post for a contest to be decided by our readers. Sponsored by Posterjack, the photographer whose image receives the most votes will be awarded with a voucher code for a 24"x36" poster print of their work.

All the rules and fine-print can be found in the original announcement post on the blogTO Flickr page. One thing to add, however, is that the voting period ends at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, after which the winner will be contacted with the good news.

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