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As a transitional month, March always tends to produce good photos of our city. From the last remnants of winter to the first cautious signs of spring, Toronto showed off all its colours over the last 31 days, which our local photographers snapped up with vigour.
Take a look at this gallery of some of the best Toronto photos from the past month.
Bottoms up, Toronto! That's because starting on July 1, you'll be able to drink alcohol in public parks without worrying about getting a ticket.
This week's city council meeting might've been dominated by news about the Scarborough subway, bad landlords and rent control. But another exciting little motion got pushed through late yesterday.
To coincide with Canada Day, the City of Toronto will initiate a pilot project that will allow consumption of alcoholic beverages in Toronto parks.
The move will bring our city's stance on public drinking more in line with European countries like Austria and Denmark where alcohol is openly consumed in parks, public squares and other areas.
Some North American cities like New York had previously taken steps to decriminalize drinking in public. Others like New Orleans have a history of allowing drinking in public as long as it's done from plastic cups.
Toronto, however, seems to be taking this a step further.
Along with liberating beer, wine and spirit from brown paper bags and reusable coffee mugs, the city will open up kiosks to serve locally brewed craft beer in five city parks as part of a pilot project that could be expanded to other parks and public spaces next summer.
The first parks scheduled to get the kiosks are Trinity Bellwoods, High Park, Christie Pits, Dufferin Grove and Withrow Park. The kiosks will be open from noon until 7 p.m. on weekends and holiday Mondays although the city says times may be adjusted later in the summer.
"We already know some parks are filled with young people drinking on weekends," says Amanda Rosen, a spokesperson for the city's parks, forestry and recreation department.
"With these new kiosks, the city of Toronto will be able to generate funds to help us maintain and improve our local parks," she continues.
Many may appreciate this "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em attitude," but not everyone seems pleased with this development.
Even during the debate yesterday feelings were mixed. "My kids and I enjoy the parks and I don't want to see them overrun with drunken hooligans," pleaded Councillor Heather McDavid.
It might already be too late.
Someone recently bought a time warp in Toronto. Behind the typical facade of a semi-detached home in in Bloorcourt, lies a portal to the early 1970s when linoleum and wood paneling ruled the design trends of the day.
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Why it sold for what it didThis has the classic under-listing formula all over it. Set a price that'll lure potential buyers looking to get a deal on a property in need of renovations, show it off, and then let the bidding war begin. $331K over asking isn't as outrageous as it might sound.
Was it worth it?Well, let's say that it went for what you'd expect it would. The existing state of the home is less of a factor than you'd think when it's put up for sale. There's plenty of recent examples that underscore this. And now on with the renos!
Street festivals in Toronto this spring give friends and neighbours reasons to gather after a long and cold winter. Food, music, entertainment and local vendors selling their wares are all part of the package.
Events you might want to check out: 
Luke Hayes decided at the age of 11 that he wanted to be a chef. His mother Carrie opened her first restaurant (presciently called "Luke's!"—she named it after her son) in Kingston, Ont. when he was a year old, so he grew up in the industry.
At 15, after training in the restaurant's kitchen for four years and reading copious cookbooks, he took over as its executive chef. Hailed as a cooking prodigy, it got him a lot of press.
"I wanted to shake things up!" he says. So he sold the restaurant, travelled to Australia, staged at a few top spots there for a while, and then moved to Toronto."I've always loved TO, so it just made sense to move up here."
He decided to start a secret, private dining club called L.U.S.T (Luke's Underground Supper Table) in the city because it's the "anti-restaurant"—"every menu is different, it's much more casual, and it's so much more fun, for everyone involved," he explains.
"There weren't many underground supper clubs in TO, and that's what excited me."
Not long after it was up and running, the Food Network named it one of the top 15 underground supper clubs in the world. This month it celebrated its third anniversary.
Past nights have featured dishes from Jerusalem, Chicago and Northern Thailand, while others have been even more broad, like "McDonald's World Tour" or "NYE 1920s," where guests came dressed as flappers and gangsters.
This particular night's theme was Malaysian hawker food mashed with a playlist of big disco beats – both personal favourites of Luke's. "The flavours are perfect for a big celebration," he explains. "Punchy, exotic, nuanced, spicy. It doesn't get sexier."
Guests could watch as Luke cooked and prepared the meal in the open kitchen while they leisurely imbibed and struck up conversations with friends and strangers alike.
There were seven courses to this meal, and the dishes reflected the three main ethnic influences of Malaysia – Malay, Chinese and Indian, from a tasty, spicy sambal chicken topped with crispy skin and scallions to a play on kaya toast.
Flavourful dishes like a super tender slow-cooked pork shoulder in a sweet soy sauce had hints of spice, kaffir lime and Szechuan peppercorns, along with pops of colour from red chilies, fried garlic and slivers of cucumber.
