Stores That Need to Come to Yorkville!

With all the construction in Yorkville, I’m amazed people are still coming.  But I think the nasty construction in the area is deterring some stores from opening here sooner.  That, and, of course, the lack of space (which is an issue in other parts of downtown Toronto as well).  But now that Nine West is […]

Ordering Lunch in Downtown Toronto with Ritual (Sponsored Post)

A new app is available on iOS and Android (though it is currently invite only).  If you are looking for lunch (or even breakfast or dinner) and are near the King Street area (pretty much Jarvis to the east, Liberty Village to the west and down to the lake in the south), you can use […]

Saks at Yonge and Queen? Really?

UPDATE: It seems that the Yonge/Bloor spot has been abandoned (for now, anyway) and the Queen Street store will be 150,000 square feet – half the size of the originally planned Yonge/Bloor store.  It is going to be very interesting! According to the Globe and Mail, Saks is coming to the Eaton Centre, on Yonge […]

Gothic Black with a Splash of Colour at Greta Constantine

The Greta Constantine Fall/Winter 2012-2013 collection opened with a splash of colour – models in dresses in bright greens, blues, oranges and more strutted down the long L-shaped runway at the Arcadian Loft  s before things went a little more goth with a high concentration of blacks (and a little bit of white).     […]

Yonge Street Makeover: What I’d Like to See

Yonge Street, between Gerard and Dundas, is getting a makeover, according to a Toronto Star article.   The area is to get widened sidewalks and encourages new businesses such as cafes, retailers and so forth.  Sounds like a good idea, but I think it needs to be expanded.  The area south of Bloor to Gerard needs […]

Bloggers at the Bay

Several bloggers particpiated in a documentary shot at the White Space at The Bay Queen Street on Wednesday afternoon. Particpiating blogs included For Those About to Shop, A la Mode: Fusion of Effects as well as With Love Gabrielle. Some pictures:  Isabel from Hipster Musings (right) being interviewed Laura (left) from For Those About to Shop […]

Laughing with 85 Broads

The inaugural event of the Toronto Chapter of 85 Broads, an international networking organization for women founded in New York in the late 1990s was held at the Duke of Westminister pub in the business district monday evening.  85 Broads was named after the address where Goldman Sachs (where the founders of the organization worked) was […]