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The Gorilla Store keeps the spirit of Active Surplus alive in Toronto
Active Surplus is gone, but its legacy lives on at the Gorilla Store. From 1962 to 2015, Active Surplus was one of Toronto's strangest and... -
Toronto Pillars: Silver Snail is back where it belongs
Silver Snail is back where it should be – on Queen Street. The storied comic book shop has a 46-year history in Toronto, but unless... -
Toronto Pillars: The Rex Hotel has a long legacy in the Toronto jazz scene
The Rex Hotel is once again one of the busiest music venues in Toronto. While many spots have come back to life in fits and... -
Toronto Pillars: How the Bovine Sex Club survived 30 years on Queen West
Nick Lachance CHIXDIGGIT! at Bovine Sex Club (542 Queen West). November 4-6. Doors 9 pm. $20. showclix.com Until the pandemic, the Bovine Sex Club had... -
Toronto Pillars: Malabar marks final Halloween at historic McCaul costume shop
Samuel Engelking If you’re ready to dress up again, Toronto’s oldest and most storied costume shop is waiting for you where you left it –... -
Toronto Pillars: A Different Booklist prepares for a new chapter
The owners of A Different Booklist didn’t decide for it to become a cultural centre – their community did. “When people came to the bookstore,... -
How Toronto music venue Cameron House launched a barber shop
The doors are open at the Cameron House – just not the ones you’re used to walking into. Though the long-running Queen West bar and... -
Toronto Pillars: Play De Record is your favourite DJ’s favourite record store
Toronto Pillars is NOW’s series highlighting longstanding legacy businesses that make the city what it is. This week, coinciding with Record Store Day on July 17,... -
Toronto Pillars: C’est What is “the granddaddy of craft beer bars”
C’est What bills itself as “the granddaddy of craft beer bars.” But when the St. Lawrence Market mainstay opened in 1988, the term “craft beer”... -
Inside one of Toronto’s last video stores
Toronto Pillars is NOW’s new series profiling longstanding legacy businesses that make the city what it is. Have a suggestion? Email me (select Life from the drop-down).... -
Toronto Pillars: Come as You Are is the city’s most inclusive sex shop
Toronto Pillars is NOW’s new series profiling longstanding legacy businesses that make the city what it is. Have a suggestion? Email me (select Life from the drop-down).... -
Toronto Pillars: Tom’s Dairy Freeze makes the city’s most nostalgic ice cream
Toronto Pillars is NOW’s new series profiling longstanding legacy businesses that make the city what it is. Have a suggestion? Email me (select Life from...
