Speakeasies are all the rage these days. We get the scoop on the next one to hit the city with live music in the back and a gift shop in the front. Plus, Toronto’s unofficial neon sign museum and opening weekend at TIFF.

Ossington sure has changed over the years from a street filled with car mechanics to its current incarnation as a popular nightlife destination and home to high-end fashion stores. We stop by the newest shop and check in with a bakery that’s been there 40 years. Plus, birthday wishes at Pantheon restaurant and a look ahead to this year’s TIFF.

A pygmy hippo getting a bath won the internet this week proving the Toronto Zoo can still win hearts post pandas. We get the details on the famous newborn. Plus, a phone repair store that also sells waffles, the city’s destination for cassette tapes and Toronto’s first Cauldron ice cream.

Remington’s Men of Steel is closing on Yonge but not before one last blowout party. We find out why they’ve decided to call it a night after 25 years. Plus, Toronto's first sex doll brothel and the secret to the city’s vintage clothing scene.

The Annex Hotel opens in Toronto next month but it hasn’t come without its share of controversy. We get the tour to see what’s coming. Plus, one couple finds a way to do a low budget wedding and the scoop behind the Drake version of Monopoly.

Drake postponed a Toronto concert, visited a child in hospital and launched a pop-up on Ossington all in 24 hours. We catch up with some of his fans on Ossington and settle in at one of the city’s classic brunch spots. Plus, New Toronto and the melon pan at Koishi in Kensington Market.

The Ex is back in Toronto and along with it comes this year’s batch of outrageous eats and iconic rides. We rediscover the Zipper on the occasion of its 50th anniversary and talk food with San Francesco, Hungry Husky and the Heartbreak Chef. Plus, Sukoi, the city’s new purveyor of Japanese taiyaki soft serve.

The secret all white dinner party is back in Toronto and one of the organizers tells us what it takes to keep its details under wraps. Also, BTZ is now being used as currency at dozens of local stores and cafes, and we learn what makes a great egg sandwich. Featuring Bunz, Tiny Record Shop, Egg Bae and Diner en Blanc.

Toronto descended into total chaos after a flash flood. The TTC’s Stuart Green explains how a streetcar gets submerged in water while a Jays fan describes her apocalyptic exit from the Rogers Centre.

$1 beer will be legal in Ontario by Labour Day. We check in with Toronto craft brewers People’s Pint, Burdock and Henderson Brewing to find out what this means for them.