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Blind Tasting

Dining in the dark has been around since 1999, when Jorge Spielmann first opened Blindekuh in Zurich. The concept of eating without seeing arrived in Canada seven years later, when Moe Alameddine opened O.Noir in Montreal. Today he opens his second O.Noir, right here in Toronto, at Church and Charles streets.

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Tour the Treasure Cave

Koma Designs Collective is having a massive sale. Head to 1239 Queen Street West for vintage items with serious verve. 

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Northern Exposure

The Twenty + Change exhibit, showcasing young Canadian design and architecture talent from across the country, opens to the public Thursday, June 11 from 6pm- 9pm at the Gladstone Hotel

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RedBall in the city

Kurt Perschke's RedBall Project, part of Luminato, has Torontonians rethinking urban space and appreciating the city's architecture.   

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Down-sizing Sale

Urban Mode first opened in 1977 and was one of the first modern design retailers in town. Not long ago, proprietor Myrlene Sundberg opened a second storefront at 620 Queen St W. But next week she's packing it up in favour of operating solely out of her larger Tecumseth Street space. She'd rather sell it all than move it, so every price has been slashed dramatically. 

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