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Introducing Toronto’s flagship hotel-style rental community • Coveted move-in perks, a commercial-grade gym, two rooftop infinity pools and more await future residents of Elm and Ledbury

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THE CONVERSATION

Liar Liar • In 1930, a nine-toed, whiskey-pickled, adulterous Scot named Archibald Belaney hopped in a canoe and started calling himself Grey Owl. As a writer, conservationist and public speaker, he soon gained international acclaim and received visits from awestruck dignitaries. Belaney may not have been the first pretendian—a pejorative for someone falsely claiming Indigeneity—but he remains the best-known. Since his day, a long list of imposters has carried on his shameful legacy.

Prime Location • Amazon just won a huge victory in the battle for studio space

Man With the Plan • OMERS CEO Blake Hutcheson is betting that his fund’s investment in MLSE will be a win for his members—even if the teams lose

Ego Meter • WHAT’S MAKING AND SHAKING THE CITY’S SELF-IMAGE

Cost of Living • What Torontonians earn and how they spend it

The Audit • AN APPRAISAL OF THE MONTH IN MONEY

The Questionnaire • LAGER HEADS Beer is coming to Toronto’s convenience stores—and these indie brewers have thoughts

Urban Diplomat

THE GREAT PRETENDERS • Karima Manji wanted it all for her twin daughters, Amira and Nadya. And she found a way to help them get it: financial aid earmarked for Indigenous kids. The fact that they weren’t remotely Indigenous wasn’t going to stop her

Where to Eat Cheap • It’s been almost seven years—and one global pandemic—since our last feature on Toronto’s best, most affordable bites. A lot of things have changed in the interim, chief among them how hard it has become to find a meal (or anything, really) for $10—but it’s not impossible. We scoured the city’s new takeout spots and discovered 20 delicious ways to fill up for less. We also rounded up our all-time favourite budget-friendly bites and asked Toronto’s top chefs where they eat well on the cheap.

TACOS • Our all-time favourites

PIZZA • Our five favourite slices

NOODLES • The best of the bowls

BANH MI • Our top five stacks

BURGERS • Five primo patties

ONE HOLY MESS • Over almost two decades, a garden behind a monastery on Weston Road was, according to a cluster of Catholics, the site of multiple miracles. Last August, a developer bought the property to build condos. He says he’s addressing the housing crisis. The worshippers say he’s the devil in disguise

Upstairs, Downstairs • What living above the shop is like for four enterprising Torontonians

Eden Grinshpan • What the fashionable food show host is coveting in home decor

THE PERKS OF BEING AN INSIDER • Toronto Life’s membership program hosts a series of exclusive events

Kitchen Diaries • Inside the fridges, freezers and pantries of three top chefs

Michael Hunter • Co-owner and executive chef, Antler

Lonie Murdock • Co-owner and head chef of Miss Likklemore’s

David Schwartz • Co-owner and executive chef, Sunnys Chinese and Mimi Chinese

Culture • THE BEST THINGS TO SEE, DO, READ AND HEAR THIS MONTH IN TORONTO

The Departed • When skyrocketing rent killed my cocktail bar in Christie Pits, I moved to Mexico and opened a tavern in Tulum