Plus, tricked-out basements for next-level lounging
Grape Witches started as an unofficial club for lovers of weird and wonderful wine and now operates two wine bars, event spaces and a booming online business. They also run an importation operation, which includes artisanal American wines—currently locked in LCBO purgatory with all the other boycotted US-made bottles. They’re still selling the American bottles they have in stock, which has ruffled some feathers. Some customers say they’re being anti-Canadian. They say it isn’t as simple as taking sides. |
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| Martin Grzadka and Monika Wilk bought their urban barn–style house in Burlington a decade ago. It had a 2,500-square-foot finished basement, but it was a bland and neglected space. In 2023, after a trip to Marrakech, they transformed it into a sophisticated yet relaxed family hangout modelled on a hotel lobby. |
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| Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. We asked patrons, staff and performers to share their wildest memories of the iconic drag bar. “On my first visit, I was 18 and in love,” says Mattea Roach. “I got in with a fake ID.” |
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What to see, do, hear and read this month |
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| Eighty years ago, the Soviet Union’s Red Army invaded Nazi Germany and arrived at the gates of the Auschwitz concentration camp. They discovered some 7,000 prisoners—and evidence of unprecedented crimes. Auschwitz: Not Long Ago, Not Far Away invites the public to retrace the steps of the soldiers and witness remnants of the 1.1 million murders committed at the camp. Until Sept. 1, ROM |
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