General Info

• Toronto.com -- general info on the city, sponsored by The Toronto Star.

• Toronto Life Magazine

Great Food

• Lick's -- really good burgers and the songs are free.

• Pier 4 Restaurant -- The best French Onion Soup I've ever had.

• Hot Dog Vendors -- cheap and good -- a winning combo.

• Monsoon -- fusion cuisine and excellent design.

Great Music

• HMV -- A killer store on Yonge Street..

• NXNE -- an independent music fest in the vein of Austin's famous SXSW.

• Edge 102 -- one of my favorite radio stations. My main music source during the dissertation process. Alt-rock.

• CBC -- great news, and lots of music (esp. on Radio 2) that you might not know.

Great Newspapers

• The Toronto Star -- liberal daily (broadsheet). My must-read when in town.

• The Toronto Sun -- conservative daily (tabloid). Best sports section.

• The Toronto Globe and Mail -- daily broadsheet, strong on business affairs.

• Now -- weekly alternatabloid.

• eye -- another weekly alternatabloid. Great record reviews.

Great Transportation

• The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) -- from streetcars to subways, it lives up to its slogan: "The Better Way."

• Royal Taxi

Great Museums

• Royal Ontario Museum -- from Chinese tombs to dinosaur bones, a first-class museum in the grand tradition. Super traveling exhibits as well.

• Art Gallery of Ontario -- Lots of Canadiana, and always a cool traveling exhibit or two.

Great Hangouts

• The Rivoli -- a restaurant and bar that once was home to the Kids In the Hall, and still hosts alt-comedy nights. Also the home of excellent burgers.

• The Horseshoe Tavern -- a legendary place for live music.

And Places to Sleep

• The Alexandra Apartment Hotel -- low-budget, but comfortable. Makes you feel like a local.

• 99 Harbour Square -- Live like a well-to-do local (if you can find an available condo)