Featured Stories

A street for the people: Cultivating community on Yonge Street

Kelli Korducki Wednesday, May 20, 2015

City Building, Small Businesses, Tourism

Entertainment District

Live Art Festival, by Mural Routes and StART at Underpass Park.

The Pan Am Path to a connected city

Kelli Korducki Wednesday, May 06, 2015

A new 84-kilometre trail sets out to link Toronto's communities and cultures.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Tourism

What Toronto would look like without the Pan Am Games

Paul Gallant Wednesday, April 22, 2015

After more than a half-decade of preparation, the Pan Am Games are nearly here. And, if all goes according to plan, their built and cultural legacy will continue for decades to come.

Arts and Culture, City Building, Infrastructure, Tourism

Central Waterfront

Stylist Box brings Canadian designers to the red carpet at TIFF

Jaime Woo Wednesday, September 10, 2014

The Stylist Box is a first for Toronto, a showroom of designers including emerging and established Canadian labels alike, and a one-stop shop for busy actresses getting ready for TIFF. Jaime Woo takes a look behind the scenes of this celebrity showroom.

Arts and Culture, Design, Small Businesses, Tourism

Kensington Market - Little Italy - Little Portugal

VQA wine at the Sorauren Farmer's Market.

VQA winemakers taste success at Toronto farmers' markets

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, July 16, 2014

A two-year pilot program introduces local winemakers to Toronto markets, one sip at a time. Yonge Street talks to several wineries to learn more about how the city's various farmers' markets are supporting VQA wines.

Local Food, Small Businesses, Tourism

Queen/King West, Kensington Market - Little Italy - Little Portugal, Parkdale, Bloor West Village, Riverdale-Danforth

North By Northeast art project aims to transform Toronto one alley at a time

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Thirty-one new murals will be painted across Toronto over the next week in an effort to beautify alleyways, improve walkability, and enhance the safety of Toronto's laneways. It's part of a larger strategy to imagine what the future of this city's story could be, a narrative as told by artists.

Arts and Culture, City Building, Design, Tourism

Queen/King West, Church & Wellesley - Yorkville - Annex

World Pride timed to open the floodgates for gay tourism in Toronto

Bert Archer Wednesday, June 18, 2014

LGBT tourism is poised to crack $200 billion for the first time this year. With Toronto hosting the fourth annual World Pride celebrations, we look at how our city has the potential to set the global stage for Pride celebrations and welcome a new wave of tourists.

Arts and Culture, City Building, Diversity, Tourism

Church & Wellesley - Yorkville - Annex

10 must-see buildings at this year's Doors Open Toronto

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Our roundup of some of the architecturally, historically, and culturally coolest places to see at this year's Doors Open TO celebrating "Secrets & Spirits."

Arts and Culture, City Building, Design, Infrastructure, Tourism

Central Waterfront, Downtown Eastside - Old Town - Corktown, Yonge & St. Clair, Queen/King West

Street art preserves Islington Village's history with remarkable attention to detail

Igor Bonifacic Wednesday, April 16, 2014

A series of 25 murals celebrate Islington Village's past, while looking to its future. Igor Bonifacic reflects on how the street art represents his own experiences growing up in the area as a new Canadian, and what it means to the neighbourhood now.

Arts and Culture, City Building, Conservation, Design, Diversity, New Canadians, Small Businesses, Tourism

The Kingsway - Islington, Long Branch - New Toronto - Mimico

What legacy will the PanAm/ParaPan games leave on Toronto's infrastructure?

Bert Archer Wednesday, April 09, 2014

Toronto has already ensured the PanAm/ParaPan Games will leave the city with a healthy legacy, more than a year before they kick off. We look at some of the changes coming to the city's infrastructure and what it means for housing, communities, and transit.

Arts and Culture, City Building, Design, Infrastructure, Tourism, Transportation

The Kingsway - Islington, Markham, Central Waterfront, Downtown Eastside - Old Town - Corktown

Yonge Interviews: Rob Sysak, Executive Director at West Queen West BIA

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, March 05, 2014

West Queen West is a neighbourhood in deep transition. We talk to Rob Sysak, executive director at the WQW BIA, about how the neighbourhood has changed and what's in store for the stretch of Queen Street that runs from Bathurst to Gladstone.

City Building, Digital, Employment, Infrastructure, Small Businesses, Tourism

Queen/King West

Vital Signs report paints a new portrait of Toronto's growing population

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, October 02, 2013

The 2013 Vital Signs report indicates a city in rapid transition, bringing with it a new realm of opportunities and challenges. We summarize some of the findings in the first of many features dedicated to breaking down the issues outlined in the Vital Signs report.