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[Shopping]Fall brings new shopping opportunities Post Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 ( Forest Hill) Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes. Fall’s here and it’s time for new beginnings. But sometimes the new entails a nod to the past, a looking back of...
[Shopping]Vintage findings and foodie fare Post Date: Sunday, September 5, 2010 ( Bloor West) I love it when a street transforms, seemingly overnight, and a hitherto non-retaily area suddenly becomes worthy of our shopping...
[Shopping]Find fashion heaven on Eglinton Post Date: Friday, September 3, 2010 ( Leaside-Rosedale) Reader, it seems unfathomable to me that a woman may not have time to shop, but, as a famous bard once said, there are more things in...
[Shopping]Fall forecast for Yonge retail — Hot Post Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 With the humidity on the wane and summer sales in full swing, it’s time to start planning for fall fashion. I head to hitherto unexplored...
[Shopping]It’s all good in my ’hood: Updates in Pape Village Post Date: Friday, August 27, 2010 ( Riverdale-East York) I never get sick of telling you about my neighbourhood in Pape Village, so this month’s column is dedicated to all the changes going on...
[Shopping]Coming and goings in the Beach Post Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 ( Beach-South Riverdale) Keep in mind I’m a supplanted Ottawa gal who’s been in the Big Smoke for only five years. Still can’t believe it took me this long to...
[Shopping]Books, blooms, and shakes Post Date: Monday, August 16, 2010 ( North York) I haven’t written about Finch and Yonge for a few years, not since unearthing a dress in a subway shop there for $12.99. As special as...
[Shopping]Upper Village businesses evolve Post Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 ( Forest Hill) Lots of news to report in the Upper Village this month. Steven Petroff of Petroff Galleries has added a new service to his fine art and...
[Shopping]Say bye to gloom, hello saloon Post Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010 ( Leaside-Rosedale) Is it too soon to start thinking of fall? Don’t hate me. But the hazy days of August are pretty much upon us, and well, a gal’s gotta...
[Shopping]When one door closes, another ... Post Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010 ( North Toronto) It had been a while since I’d trolled the shopping climes on Yonge just north of Lawrence, and I must say a recent sojourn there was...
[Shopping]Turkish delight at Danforth, Donlands Post Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 ( Riverdale-East York) I mentioned the new Reeves Florist and Nursery last month, a pink-clad bower of luscious plants and flowers plopped in the parking lot of a...
[Shopping]Turkish delight at Danforth, Donlands Post Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 ( Riverdale-East York) I mentioned the new Reeves Florist and Nursery last month, a pink-clad bower of luscious plants and flowers plopped in the parking lot of a...
[Shopping]Cravin’ designer poutine? Post Date: Monday, July 19, 2010 ( Beach-South Riverdale) Sometimes ya gotta have your feet hit the street to get the latest shops and services scoop. One hot and humid July afternoon, I meander...
[Shopping]Feet, frocks and feathers Post Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 ( Forest Hill) Fabulous footsies So you have those tender tootsies looking great for sandal season. But do your twinkle-toes feel relaxed, footloose and...
[Shopping]Shoppin’ the St. Clair strip Post Date: Monday, July 12, 2010 ( Forest Hill) I haven’t shopped the St. Clair strip since last summer when the area was in the throes of construction for the dedicated streetcar. As...