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_People

Arlene Chan: Chinese-history buff

Her new book, The Chinese in Toronto from 1878, presents...

Toronto Reference Library

_Places

What could the Toronto Reference Library have looked like?

The Toronto Reference Library—the one that opened...

Property tax bill

_Politics

Want to see services really disappear? Make tax optional

“If people want to pay more in property taxes, why...

PHOTOGRAPH: COLIN MCCONNELL/TORONTO STAR

_Local News

Scarborough surprise

On the Tuesday before last, scores of Scarborians...

PHOTOGRAPH: CARLOS OSORIO/TORONTO STAR

_Politics

The Rob Ford Agenda: Jan. 10-13

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 655 Dixon Rd. Delivers...

Photograph: SEAN DECORY

_Local News

Summer fun in the winter city

The lake at the Toronto International Boat Show (running...

Queen Elizabeth Building

_Local News

Going to America

The lure of the States just isn’t what it used to...

Uranus

_Local News

Star spotting

Bad news for anyone hoping last year’s Occupy movement...

PHOTOGRAPH: DAVID COOPER/TORONTO STAR

_Opinion

We the Tweeple: Tipped off

On Monday, the Toronto Star published a story about...

photographs by reena newman

_Food and Drink

Greens party

“I figured everyone would be gunning for the healthy...

Coins money

_Finance

Your savings account is hosing you

A while back, I sat down with a business-journalist...

CB2

_Fashion

The Drop: Jan. 19-25

■ Home decor shop CB2 will open Saturday, Jan. 21...

Photographs by Igor Yu

_Food and Drink

The makings of a hot spot

Imagine the smiles on the faces of first-time restaurateurs...

Broken heart

_Advice

Being single doesn’t mean being alone

I’m in a terrible place. I recently had an acrimonious...

ponce

_Food and Drink

The Wine Ponce: Vintages releases for Jan. 21

Château Salmonière Muscadet Sèvre & Maine 2010...

photograph by Anya Chibis

_Food and Drink

Playing the float

Don’t ever accuse Taylor Corrigan of lacking chutzpah...

amaya

_Food and Drink

Amaya Express coming to Ossington

■ This week, popular American Tex-Mex chain Chipotle...

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_Design

Design of the times

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Studio North...

2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI

_Parenting

My kids, my muscle car, and me

Sometimes it takes a good, swift kick to prompt you...

Toronto: greatest music city in the world?

_Music

Is Toronto the greatest music city in the world?

Towards the end of last year, a buoyant theme emerged...

Photograph by Matthew Tammaro

_Theatre

The evolution of Kim’s Convenience

The history of convenience stores in popular culture...

Photographs by Reynard Li

_Music

Blues in plaid

Everyone loves a good breakup record. The massive...

AP Photo/Film District, Ken Regan

_Film

Why so serious?

There are some things that a movie executive never...

Adrianne Pieczonka

_Arts

What do you say, Adrianne Pieczonka?

1. Before Lisbeth Salander, there was Floria Tosca...

Richard Lautens/Toronto Star

_Music

There’s a marketing goldmine in emotional breakdowns

One of the reasons Twitter has really taken off in...

Red snow

_Arts

Red Snow

Starring Zoé Doyle, Vienna Hehir, Derek Kwan, Janet...

Pen

_Arts

The Penelopiad

Starring Megan Follows. Written by Margaret Atwood...

Haywire

_Film

Haywire

Starring Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor. Written by Lem...

First Aid Kit

_Music

First Aid Kit: The Lion’s Roar

Hailing from the suburbs of Stockholm, sisters Johanna...

Howler

_Music

Howler: America Give Up

Dance music is having a moment right now, which invariably...

The Big Pink

_Music

The Big Pink: Future This

At the risk of sounding like a hipster music critic...

A separation

_Film

A Separation

Starring Peyman Moadi, Sareh Bayat. Written and directed...

Land of blood

_Film

In the Land of Blood and Honey

Starring Zana Marjanovic, Goran Kostic. Written and...

Coriolanus

_Film

Coriolanus

Starring Ralph Fiennes, Vanessa Redgrave. Written...

The Divide

_Film

The Divide

Starring Lauren German, Milo Ventimiglia. Written...

To the stars

_Film

Attack the Bloc: Cold War Science Fiction From Behind the Iron Curtain

Though the race to the moon might’ve been won by...