Bloor Street is blessed with two diverse options   By Howard Pressburger Do you remember when you learned to read? Was it Fun With Dick and Jane? Dr. Seuss, or P.D. Eastman? Maybe a coffee-table book about Liberace? No matter what, you probably learned to read from a book: a real, honest-to-goodness, printed-on-paper, held-in-your- hand, […]

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A contrast in two Annex cafés By Howard Pressburger The absolute worst news I ever got from my family doctor was to cut coffee out of my diet.  Okay, maybe I am exaggerating. He actually told me to cut down to two coffees a day; still, this was devastating.  Like anyone else faced with life-altering […]

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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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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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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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