Here comes the neighbourhood

With the opening of condo One Cole, a new breed of resident is moving into Regent Park. But how committed to the community are they?

In other news

Dr. Ho Ping Kong is co-founder of the Toronto General and Western Hospital’s Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice. He was honoured for his service earlier this month.

Medicine

As brilliant as House. But nicer

Cryptic clues and offbeat remarks? Check. Toronto pays tribute to a diagnostic magician with a global legacy

Canopic Stopper (from king Tuts tomb)

At the AGO

Tutankhamun: gambling on the bling king's golden touch

Thirty years on, James Adams looks at the risks and rewards of staging blockbuster shows

Satire

Eyeing the meat at the market and other tasty tales

This week marked the launch of the book Edible City: Toronto's Food from Farm to Fork. In this Globe exclusive, we present you excerpts from three essays that didn't make the cut

Marcus Gee

Women too soft to run for mayor? Them's fightin' words

Let's elect more women to civic office; but let's do it regardless of their sex, not because of it

Latest In Toronto

Rara avis: A local Darwin collector in his natural habitat

Toronto hosts an international conference celebrating the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of Species

Second child hit by car in Toronto

A 13-year-old girl suffered serious leg injuries, less than 24 hours after a boy was hit by a minivan on Thursday

ROM's Crystal makes list of world's ugliest buildings

Michael Lee-Chin Crystal at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum ranks as No. 8 on second annual list of 10 worst

Canada lags in solving youth homelessness: report

Media mogul Richard Branson backs release of report in Toronto; study calls for permanent housing, education support rather than emphasis on short-term shelter

Buy a condo. Bring the kids

Toronto's politicians are pushing for more affordable 'family-friendly' condos in the downtown core

Officials probe cause of Toronto subway shutdown

TTC reopens Yonge line after commuter chaos but further repairs need to be done

Deal puts more officers on street at critical times

Work-shift agreement comes after years of negotiations that moved at a glacial pace

Accused in double murder was obsessed with failed marriage, Crown argues

In closing arguments, prosecution suggests salesman was intent on reviving failed marriage and became enraged when he learned she was dating another man

Fewer offences with police in Toronto schools, report says

Early data show a 21.3-per-cent decrease in offences, 15.4-per-cent decline in victimizations, but student perceptions remain largely unchanged

Toronto's cost-cutting standoff heats up

Agencies bringing proposals for increased funding to a budget committee that urged them to save money or else

Did you get stuck in the TTC shutdown?

Share your stories about Wednesday's commuter chaos on the Yonge subway line

Harper government plans to move G20 summit to Toronto

Ottawa seeks new host site for expanded economic council, while Huntsville, Ont., remains site of smaller G8 gathering

Murder-suicide took lives of women in Markham, defence says

Closing arguments heard in the first-degree murder trial of Christopher Little

Home invasion behind Etobicoke man's death

Three masked men entered home and killed Alexander Rundle, 28, police say in appeal for witnesses

Curtain falls on Carlton Cinemas

Art house theatre couldn't compete with flashy multiplexes in the downtown core; last screenings set for Dec. 6

Arts

Bruce Cockburn and Michael Ondaatje blow their horns

Musician, author planning onstage chat to benefit PEN Canada

They Rockette our world

The Radio City Christmas spectacular kicks off the seasonal entertainment blitz

James Kudelka's Living Dances

A quirky take on the misery of others

Real Estate

Rosedale home is a refuge, 10 minutes from Holt Renfrew

A stylish reno makes this home a luxurious retreat – with luxe retail within easy reach

A streetside shutterbug captures a tale of everyday Toronto

Patrick Cummins has amassed a collection of 50,000 images, observing a city’s changing face

Want eco-friendly towers? Start by digging deep

Four new luxury towers going up in downtown Toronto have missed the opportunity to tap into geothermal energy – and reduce their energy footprints accordingly

Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant review: Local

Local Kitchen & Wine Bar serves up pasta dishes to reinvigorate a love affair with noodles

Restaurant review: La Brehandaise Creperie

Queen Street West's latest crepe joint ladles on the French culture, but skimps out on flavour

Restaurant review: School Bakery & Café

The place has a cool classroom-themed look, but the food gets a failing grade

Restaurant review: Milagro

Go norte, Mexican food lovers

Sports

Gaston gets one more year

MLB club confirms popular 65-year-old manager will return for one more season before taking on role as consultant

Komisarek returns to Montreal

Maple Leafs defenceman expects the boo-birds to be out when he steps on the ice against former team Saturday night

Eskimos keep hopes alive

A 58-yard interception return by T.J. Hill boosted Edmonton's playoff aspirations while leading them past Toronto 36-10

From Globe T.O.

A tamer, gentler George Smitherman

Friends say he has mellowed with marriage. Pundits notice a softer side emerging. It might be love, or maybe the mayoral candidate is planning to make nice at City Hall

St. Clair's new happy meal

Chris Chen's healthy, $4.50 student lunches have turned his sushi restaurant into an unlikely teen hot spot

Toronto's Middle East proxy war

When Jerusalem's top PR man set out to re-brand his country abroad, he chose Toronto as his test market.

Love in the time of bloggeria

Toronto's First Couple of online confession break up, go silent and then go ballistic

More from Marcus Gee

Ice those sexism charges

Where is the evidence that the girls of the Leaside Hockey Association were discriminated against because of their sex?

Vigilante shopkeeper's arrest is not a case of Canadian wimpiness

Our citizen's arrest laws are no softer than the international norm

Time to chuck our views on recycling into the bin

Carefully sorting through garbage is a waste of time and money, and accrues very little – if any – benefit to the planet

Cash crunch puts Toronto in a Dickens of a situation

This year's Micawberish budget, passed in the midst of a punishing recession, grew by more than $500-million to $8.7-billion. … Who is going to pay for it all?

Property Report
Facelift for an aging beauty

Exhibition Place's crumbling Automotive Building gets an update to make it 'Canada's greenest convention centre'

It took 19 months to give a green makeover to the Automotive Building, built in 1929, which has been renamed the Allstream Centre.
Parties
Canada-India Business Council's Diwali dinner

Politicians and business leaders flocked to a bash celebrating the Indian Festival of Lights

Diwali Dinner
Baycrest gala: Dancing with Toronto's Stars

The fundraiser featured stellar dance performances from guests, including developer Sam Reisman and Argos co-owner David Cynamon

Wendy 'Ginger' Myles at the Baycrest Gala, Dancing with our Stars.
Theatre
Setting lessens ghost story's fright factor

2.5 Stars

Moving the action from floor to floor and room to room makes things less spooky, not more

Christine Horne, with Clinton Walker, is enthralling in The Turn of the Screw at Toronto’s Campbell House Museum.
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Happening now on the roads

Southbound DVP reopened at Eglinton. Live cameras and updates

Globe investigation
Toronto's new murder capital

Gang battle has left six dead in the past six months

A bullet hole is seen in the wall inside the entrance way at 2468 Eglinton Avenue West were a male youth was shot in the leg during a drive-by.
Toronto moves to slow Ossington expansion

Restaurants could face tough new rules as council tries to crack down on noise caused by new and growing establishments

Pizza Libretto on Ossington Avenue.