A vino to complement the bird
Guests are coming over for Thanksgiving dinner, but what kind of wine can you serve with staples like turkey, ham, scalloped potatoes and pie? Brendan McKenna, a product consultant at the Summerhill LCBO, says wine…
Author Archives: Ann Ruppenstein
From smartphone to the wall
Instagram has quickly become one of my favourite apps. With a range of filters and photo editing tools that transform even mundane images into cool shots, it’s been my go-to form of sharing pictures with…
Stay-at-home dad ‘kickstarts’ business idea
As a stay at home dad for the past 12 years, Tonis Tollasepp began finding unconventional ways to approach household chores.
So many ways to add warmth to your home
Reflecting on her childhood growing up in Edinburgh, Gillian Gillies says becoming a designer may have come as a surprise to her family. “As a kid I did not have the tidiest of bedrooms so…
Welcome to my home
Since purchasing a home near Eglinton Avenue East and Laird Drive in 2007, Jennifer Flores has been chronicling her families’ adventures in room-by-room renovations on her blog, Rambling Renovators.
It’s time to take out the personal
Certified home stager and redesign expert Joanne Motta tells clients to create the look and feel of a hotel to help ensure their home will sell once it’s listed.
Housing bubble not going to burst yet, realtors say
Low interest rates, immigration and millennials migrating from suburbs to central Toronto will keep the Toronto housing market strong, according to realtors.
Pack a lunch that’s easy and nutritious
It’s that time of the year again: back to school and making lunches. While families have become more health conscious in recent years finding the time to devote to making nutritious meals for school can…
A ‘gym club for nerds’
David Johns is taking a year hiatus from teaching at the University of Toronto to focus on a business venture with his family. The electronics professor and his sons, Tim and Chris Johns, will be…
Fish and chips shop closing after 64 years
The pending retirement of owners Dave and Rosemary Johnston spells the end of the line for Penrose Fish and Chips on Mt. Pleasant Road, which is closing in October after 64 years. “I’m going to…