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NEW IN BUSINESS: Clothing options on Bloor for the fashion conscious (Dec. 2025)

December 16th, 2025 · Comments Off on NEW IN BUSINESS: Clothing options on Bloor for the fashion conscious (Dec. 2025)

Relocation, Common Sort, and Value Village each worth a visit  By Howard Pressburger If you have recognized me outside of work, you know I’m a pretty sartorial guy. As my Instagram says: “I was born in the ’60s, so were most of my clothes.”  The Annex is not quite Carnaby Street, but we do have […]

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NEW IN BUSINESS: Delightfully Turkish (Sept. 2025)

December 15th, 2025 · Comments Off on NEW IN BUSINESS: Delightfully Turkish (Sept. 2025)

Simit-Chi is authentic and sooo delicious By Howard Pressburger I’m not saying that the Book City building at 501 Bloor St. W. is cursed, but since the landmark store was crushed under the heel of online bookstores, it has mostly rested in the dark, save for a vain attempt by Chipotle, when they learned the […]

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ON THE COVER: Reviving Retro: Pinball makes a comeback in the Annex (Mar. 2025)

April 16th, 2025 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Reviving Retro: Pinball makes a comeback in the Annex (Mar. 2025)

The Antisocial Pinball Lounge at 570 Bloor St. W. has recently opened its doors to raving reviews. Boasting the largest collection of publicly accessible pinballs and pairs of flippers in Canada, with 72 playable machines and more on the way, the new arcade is unlike anything you’ll find anywhere else in the city. “The amount […]

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