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[Shopping]Cakes, coffee and Guinness Post Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 ( Beach-South Riverdale) January. Month of perpetual grey skies ever-plummeting temperatures, and supposed renewed verve to lose weight and get in shape. All I...
[Shopping]New Forest Hill spa for a new year Post Date: Friday, January 7, 2011 ( Forest Hill) With the New Year upon us, now could be the time to start thinking of improving ourselves and perhaps even the quality of life for our...
[Shopping]A toast to Leaside for new businesses Post Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011 ( Leaside-Rosedale, Forest Hill) New Year, new beginnings. Easy as one, two, three – right? What I love about small business writing is hearing the personal stories...
[Shopping]A kid's paradise on the Danforth Post Date: Monday, December 20, 2010 ( Riverdale-East York) I’m happy to report that there’s a cluster of new shops on the Dani, your favourite Toronto main street. FROM ONLINE TO...
[Shopping]Leaside charm for the little ones Post Date: Friday, December 10, 2010 ( Leaside-Rosedale) Christmas, as they say, is all about the kids. So this month I’m dedicating the column to holiday-ish shopping news in the Leaside ’hood...
[Shopping]A York Mills holiday wish Post Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010 ( North York, Bayview Mills) Sequins are back with a vengeance – make that anything sparkly and glittery and shiny – and they’re on everything from toques to boots...
[Shopping]Charm your taste buds in Forest Hill Post Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010 ( Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale) ’Tis the season to, well, eat. And there’s lots of foodie retail happening in various parts of our Forest Hill coverage area....
[Shopping]Art mixes with retail in Junction Post Date: Monday, November 29, 2010 ( Bloor West) There may be a Starbucks opening soon in the Junction, but that doesn’t mean the place has lost its artsy feel – art galleries,...
[Shopping]Spirit of France thrives in midtown Post Date: Thursday, November 25, 2010 ( Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto) Voulez vous shoppé avec moi pour le holidays? Mais oui, there are more French shops worthy of our gift-seeking attention on Yonge St....
[Shopping]'Tis that time again on The Danforth Post Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010 ( Riverdale-East York) ‘Tis the season to start roaming your independent shopping strip for holiday ideas and specialized products you won’t find at the...
[Shopping]Holiday shopping begins in Leslieville Post Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 ( Beach-South Riverdale) In honour of Leslieville's annual Holiday Wanderlust evening shop hop event Nov. 18, a pal and I take a stroll along Queen East to...
[Shopping]Shop like a man in Don Mills Post Date: Monday, November 8, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto) When I shop, well, it’s kinda all about me. Like any retail columnist, I report on the items that rock my world, and that I can imagine...
[Shopping]Six degrees on St. Clair Post Date: Thursday, November 4, 2010 ( Forest Hill) This is a column about six degrees of shopping separation, about how one shopping exploit can lead to another when peeps pull together and...
[Shopping]Woodbine, Danforth retail renaissance Post Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010 ( Riverdale-East York) I love it when retail shopping strips change and adapt to the needs of the community, and get better as a result. The area around Danforth...
[Shopping]Super niche in Beach Post Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010 ( Beach-South Riverdale) To honour small business week in mid-October, I’m saluting those newish storefront businesses in the Beach and Leslieville that have...