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Homes: Take back your backyard

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With urban neighbourhoods getting denser, backyard privacy is becoming more important and harder to achieve for homeowners. The good news is there are easy solutions to enhance backyard privacy. Plants: Regardless of whether you’re working with a large urban backyard or a smaller downtown plot, adding some low-maintenance greenery can optimize privacy, while adding some … Continued

Shop Talk: The city’s hautest fashion influencers

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NAME: HAWLEY DUNBAR BLOG: SIDEWALK HUSTLE INSTAGRAM: 156 K followers One half of powerhouse brand Sidewalk Hustle, Dunbar is known for her edgy-chic street style and eye for footwear.  What shoe are you really feeling this season? I’m all about flatforms and sneakers. Flatforms are so easy to rock with nearly anything, almost as much … Continued

How They Met: 9/11 shaped the love story of the couple behind ‘Come From Away’

By Andrew Mannsbach

Come From Away, the musical about the town of Gander, N.L., that temporarily doubled its population in the wake of 9/11 when planes were redirected there, is the broadway hit of the year, snapping up seven Tony Award nominations. We chatted with the play’s creators, Torontonians David Hein and Irene Sankoff, ahead of the Tony Awards on June 11, about how the events of 9/11 shaped their love story.

From Piano Piano to the Cancan

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Victor Barry has transformed Harbord into one of T.O.’s yummiest gastronomic destinations, including his latest restaurant Piano Piano.

Real Estate: Forest Hill schools bring out the buyers

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List price: $5.4 million Selling price: $5,388,888 Days on market: 9 History: Sold for $1.28 million in 1994 This beautiful Forest Hill home at 412 Russell Hill Rd. has old-world charm and a gorgeous lot with mature gardens. With the massive run-up in Forest Hill Village real estate, Post City spoke with real estate agent Jimmy Molloy … Continued

Fashion: Spring’s wild fling

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A) Dancing toes Capezio, Bayview Village, $280  “Get me to the disco! These make such an elegant statement with the ankle tie and these fantastic paillettes.”  B) Queen tuft Gravitypope, 1010 Queen St. W., $575  “I just love a good slide, and these have almost a wedge heel. Great little pompoms — we’ll call them tufts. I really love … Continued

Real Estate Roundtable: Swanky semis

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The most expensive semi-detached home that sold in Toronto in the last year was a 4,700-square-foot Yorkville property on Hazelton Avenue. It sold for $5.75 million. The Victorian-era home features an elevator that serves all four levels and has two terraces. In the Annex, a 4,000-square-foot semi on Elgin Avenue sold for $4.6 million. It … Continued