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Bright Idea • Solar panels in disguise are turning towers into power plants

Long Player • Blue Rodeo frontman Jim Cuddy is a winner of multiple Junos and an Officer of the Order of Canada. None of it compares to his latest accolade: Hall of Famer

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

Urban Diplomat

THE ULTIMATE RENTAL EXPERIENCE • Alluring rental suites and best-in-class amenities await at Parker

DYING FOR A DOCTOR • HALF A MILLION TORONTONIANS ARE WITHOUT A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN. THE SEARCH IS MADDENING, EXHAUSTING AND OFTEN FUTILE. DOCTORS AND PATIENTS ALIKE ARE FED UP WITH THE BROKEN SYSTEM

THE MENSCH • What’s a nice Jewish boy like David Schwartz doing running a Chinese food mini-empire, and why risk everything to open a deli-inspired steak-house? It’s all about honouring his mom, of course

Meeting Mr. Right • Anti-Trudeau sentiment has officially breached the GTA. But what does the alternative look like? Twelve prognosticators on what a Poilievre government could mean for the city

A Poilievre government means a step back for Toronto–Ottawa relations

Toronto will need to fight to protect 2SLGBTQ+ rights

Poilievre would expedite housing—or else

A Poilievre government could leave the TTC in the slow zone

Expect disruption—whether that change is practical or dogmatic remains unclear

Poilievre will be extremely unfriendly to cities

Expect a focus on policies and results over empathy and feelings

PM–mayor collaboration won’t be a two-way street—at least not yet

Poilievre will need Toronto’s economic success

Toronto will have to fend for itself, forcing creative solutions to a lack of funding

Poilievre will look to Harris and Harper for inspiration

Unclear climate policy could make Toronto more vulnerable

New School • Three converted schoolhouses that blend history and style

A family retreat • Tracey DaSilva, a marketing director; Conor Barrett, a firefighter and civil engineer; and their three-year-old son, Fionn

A wood-filled oasis • Annie Tobias, president and CEO of Proximity Institute

A moody-chic abode • Bret Williams, a product and lighting designer, and Julian Lo, finance director at a lighting company

Flying Solo • A newbie renter leaves the nest to find a home in Corktown

Beyond Food • Maple Leafs Captain Auston Matthews uncovers Toronto’s best local spots that deliver

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

Superior Courts • Goodbye, sad desk lunch. Hello, fancy food halls

Waterworks Food Hall • NUMBER OF VENDORS: 20 499 RICHMOND ST. W., WATERWORKSFOODHALL.COM

Wellington Market Food Hall • NUMBER OF VENDORS: 36 AND COUNTING 486 FRONT ST. W., THEWELLTORONTO.COM/EAT

Queen’s Cross • NUMBER OF VENDORS: 17 EATON CENTRE QUEENSCROSSFOODHALL.COM

Tea Party • Put your pinkies up for boozy takes on tea

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

Origin Story • I spent decades trying to find my biological parents. The truth came to me in unexpected ways