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Good to Go
We ate our way across the GTA, and the choices were dizzying. Here, our unabashedly opinionated guide to great takeout, featuring dozens of discoveries that will bust your gut, not your wallet
Under Cover
Political or spiritual, oppressive or liberating, modest or intimidating—few subjects provoke such dissonant reactions as the veil. Five women talk about why they wear it—sometimes against their families' wishes—and how it's received on the streets of Toronto Photography by Mackenzie Stroh; Interviews by Denise Balkissoon
Home Sweet Hellhole
Her plan was to move into a carefree condo in the Annex. How was she to know her neighbours were crazy, the building was crumbling and she would find herself overseeing a $1.8-million renovating disaster? By Ellen Vanstone
Columns
The Moscoesaurus
Dumped from his job as TTC cair, Howard Moscoe seemed headed for political extinction. But the mischevious councillor's new gig as licensing czar will shove him right back into the spotlight—where he belongs By Philip Preville
Strong Arm Tactics
Imagine a prosthetic hand with fingers that move independently, that can pick up a penny, turn a key, catch a ball. Sounds like science fiction, but Tom Chau, a biomedical engineer on a mission, is turning it into reality By Mark Witten
This City
Brad Lamb, self-proclaimed Condo King, gets his own reality show • Flirting with a $1.4-million diamond ring • The ACC Vs. Rogers Centre: who gives more extravagant bang for your box-seat buck?
City Survivor
24 hours with Barenaked Lady Steven Page By Amy Verner
Super Shopper The city’s best loot By Madeleine Wong
On the Block St. Clair West's chic reinvention By Olivia Stren
Dining Sous city By James Chatto
Drink South Africans stick it to the French By David Lawrason
Restaurants
Marc Thuet's cross-border shenanigans • A new take on sukiyaki • Quest for the best, most artery-jamming poutine • Plus, our star-rated reviews
This Month
A CanCon super-group faceoff at the Air Canada Centre • Walter Redinger's spectral work Ghost Ship sails into town • Obisidian Theatre's Alison Sealy-Smith returns to her roots in The Polished Hoe
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