Toronto gets an Indigenous fashion week
IFW will take place at the Harbourfront Centre from May 31 to June 3.
Category: Culture
Consensual Non-Monogamy — it’s more popular than you think
In my line of work, I’m privy to an often unsolicited glimpse into the intimate lives of couples from all walks of life. From chatty Uber drivers to long-lost childhood friends, it’s not uncommon for people to open up as soon as they find out what I do for a living. One of the trends … Continued
Yes, in my backyard
The numbers are in for 2018, and the home renovation market is going through another shift! Every year I eagerly await the Cost vs. Value report put out by Remodeling Magazine (www.remodeling.hw.net), and even though this report is an American study, the national averages are an excellent indicator of what is happening in the Canadian … Continued
Under a Hundred: Seeking sustenance at Yorkville’s swish steak house
Yorkville hasn’t been pegged as a proper party destination since Neil Young and co. ditched the hood for less gentrified pastures. Or so we thought. Apparently, if you hit up STK on a Saturday, you’ll see that there’s a pulse. By midnight, the men in $3,000 suits let go. It gets raucous. People topple off … Continued
Birch Bistro’s French desserts will throw you for a (fruit) loop
At the French restaurant Birch Bistro (623A Mount Pleasant Rd.), pâtissier Calvin Wat draws on his experience working in Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris to create hand-sculpted dessert masterpieces. He’s been at the resto for less than a year, but he’s getting buzz for his creative dessert menu that includes a lemon filled with a lemon syrup … Continued
Paris girl fashion
A) Pièce de résistance “This sporty Longchamp neckerchief is a forever piece.” Andrews, Bayview Village, $125 B) Chapeau chic “It looks like something right out of the past, but has a modern French flare to it.” Aldo, Promenade mall, $22 C) Strap in “These See by Chloe espadrilles are a great shoe to run around in.” … Continued
Local Love: The man behind the BGFG Expo
Buy Good Feel Good Expo founder Rafik Riad on how millennials are leading the way for social and environmental change in retail
11 Davisville Village & Leaside business owners share their secrets to success and love for the neighbourhood.
Post City X Davisville Village & Leaside Davisville village and Leaside are vital lifelines of our community. Their shops are some of Toronto's finest, and their business owners are some of Toronto's most exciting entrepreneurs. Every year we run a special section dedicated to these local shop owners who are as proud of the service … Continued
Food Diaries: Staging a culinary adventure
Actor Alana Bridgewater stars in the upcoming Soulpepper production of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, the ever-relevant, award-winning 1982 play about race and civil rights. She filled us in on what she ate while rehearsing and putting the finishing touches on the show. Catch Alana onstage in her role as Ma Rainey starting May 4. Friday, … Continued
12 ways to spoil Mom (under $300)
If you’re looking to spoil her this Mother’s Day, you’ve come to the right place.
8 Mother's Day gifts that are under $100
We’ve rounded up 8 gift’s that won’t break the bank this Mother’s Day.
Local Love: Montreal designer Partoem makes origami-inspired, vegetable-tanned handbags
Montreal designer, Madeleine Beaulieuis, is already making waves with her Partoem label thanks to its minimalist aesthetic and use of beautiful vegetable tanned leathers.