Toronto
The Essential Guide to the Best of the City
9781550227451
264 pages
Ecw Press
Overview
?If anyone knows Toronto, it’s NOW Magazine. Having covered the weekly cultural scene for the last 25 years, it is the authority on Canada’s biggest city. This comprehensive insider guide features surveys, listings, and overviews of:
landmarks and tourist attractions
Toronto’s best restaurants and bars
theatre, music, club scenes, and stage venues
family-oriented activities
the city’s best shopping, emphasizing local artists, designers, and indie stores
unique hotspots in, and full-colour maps of, Toronto’s diverse neighbourhoods
permanent collections in major galleries and museums like the Art Gallery of Ontario and Royal Ontario Museum, and the independent gallery scene
Toronto’s large and well-organized queer community’s events, services, and happenings
major festivals like the Toronto International Film Festival, Caribana, International Festival of Authors, and Gay Pride
the city’s parks and paths, including Toronto Island
pools, rinks, tennis courts, and other sports facilities
green shopping and organic food stops in this leading eco-conscious city
sex shops, birth control centres, safe-sex counselling, and other services
In a handy, easy-to-carry format, this is one guide that both tourists and residents can capitalize on.
Author Bio
NOW Magazine has been Toronto’s leading alternative newspaper since 1981. Published weekly, it is a trusted source for profiles of artists and events, entertainment and food reviews, and political commentary.