Mega-developer Adrian Rocca has a plan to inject thousands of new two- and three-bedroom rentals into the housing market. Sounds great. What’s the catch? “I want to address the stigma around renting,” says the Fitzrovia CEO. “Today, more people are renting, and Toronto is in the middle of a housing shortage. Our business model plays into all of that.” Read the Q&A here. For all of our city coverage, visit torontolife.com or subscribe to our print edition. |
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| Yashy Murphy, a 44-year-old travel writer, attended an Exhibition Place seance—or a well-produced spooky spectacle—to commune with spirits from the beyond. “The evening lasted roughly two hours, but the effects lingered,” she says. See more from our ultimate 2025 bucket list here. |
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| “My parents are downsizing. Recently, my mom’s friend introduced her to Swedish death cleaning—purging stuff so your kids won’t have to after you’re gone—and now she’s decluttering herself into oblivion. When I visited, I saw a pile of family photos earmarked for the dump. How do I stop her?” Here’s what our Urban Diplomat says. |
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What to see, do, watch and read this month |
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| By colourizing, enhancing and combining photographs snapped by remote-controlled spacecraft, aerospace artist Michael Benson renders his planetary subjects in glorious detail. He creates true-colour scenes of moons passing by Saturn’s rings, ice-water geysers erupting in space and eerie Martian sunsets. Jan. 22 to April 5, The Image Centre |
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| JANUARY 2025: BRAVE NEW YEAR |
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