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THE CONVERSATION
The Real Cost of the Rental Wars • In 2018, I moderated a roundtable on the state of the real estate market. One of the participants, a prominent agent, was candid about where he saw things heading. Toronto, he said, was becoming like Manhattan: a place for renters, not owners. As a city approaches greatness, density increases—all those people drawn to all that greatness—competition ramps up and the dream of home ownership fades. Torontonians just hadn’t realized it yet.
THE TL50 MOST INFLUENTIAL 2022
Funny Business • The Second City just opened its sparkly new home in South Core
Dad Jokes • Andrew Phung was born funny. First, he crushed it as the lovable sidekick Kimchi in Kim’s Convenience. Now, he’s the dad everyone wishes they had in Run the Burbs
Ego Meter • WHAT’S MAKING AND SHAKING THE CITY’S SELF-IMAGE
Cost of Living • What Torontonians make and how they spend it
The Audit • AN APPRAISAL OF THE MONTH IN MONEY
The Questionnaire
Urban Diplomat
Wedding Registry Dos and Don’ts • Bride-to-be and Toronto-based content creator Anja Kandic of @voyageblog rounds up her most valuable registry tips and favourite items on her list
GIVE ME SHELTER
TORONTO IS A CITY OF RENTERS.
The Busy Agent • Realtor Paula Reznik co-founded her own brokerage, Brewing Brokers, in February 2022. These days, she spends half of her working hours helping clients find rentals
The Rental Crusader • Abigail Bond is the executive director of Toronto’s Housing Secretariat. She’s on a mission to reinstate rent control and make renovictions a thing of the past
Horror Stories • Five recent listings that seriously challenge the idea of a good deal
Is That Even Legal? • Not every landlord follows the rules, and not every tenant knows them. Readers ask, we answer
THE EDUCATION OF ELON MUSK • BEFORE HE WAS THE EGOMANIACAL, INFLUENTIAL AND JUST PLAIN WEIRD OWNER OF SPACEX, TESLA AND TWITTER, HE WAS AN AWKWARD KID WHO BUILT COMPUTERS AND CHASED GIRLS AT QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY.
ELON TIMELINE
WHITE LIES
Shape Shifters • The TikTok and Instagram influencers changing the way Toronto stays fit
Westward Bound • After striking out in the east end, this family shifted their search to Bloor West Village
THE PERKS OF BEING AN INSIDER • Toronto Life’s membership program hosts a series of exclusive events
DUNK CONTEST • Six of the city’s tangiest, creamiest, cheesiest fondues
Five more fondues worth dipping into
Hot in Here • At this Mississauga banya, Russian owners and a Ukrainian chef work together to provide the perfect cold-weather comforts
Culture • Our picks for the best things to see, do, read and hear this month in Toronto
What Torontonians are watching and listening to right now
The Race of My Life • After losing my son, I found strength competing in an Ironman Triathlon. But first I had to face my overwhelming fear of swimming