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Down home treat Post Date: Monday, May 13, 2013 ( Forest Hill) After a successful career as a lawyer and financial executive, Jean Blacklock set her career goals on something a little sweeter. “I...
Five years of fresh and local food Post Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 ( Leaside-Rosedale) To ring in five years of business at Culinarium, Kathleen Mackintosh held five consecutive celebrations in the form of a progressive dinner...
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What’s new, closed and on the move Post Date: Friday, May 17, 2013 Dolly Jewellers, a family run business since 1946, has moved into the neighbourhood inside the former home of The Smokin’ Cigar on...
Jewellers provide sustainable brand Post Date: Monday, May 13, 2013 ( Forest Hill) While taking a jewellery-making course, Laura Hart and Alison Nasmith ignored their instructor’s design advice, which proved to be a key...
Wanna workout? Head to the barre Post Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 ( North Toronto) While in New York and Los Angeles, Paul Bonder and his wife partook in fitness classes based around a ballet barre. “These classes were...
Ensuring clients understand Post Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 ( North Toronto) With a background in medicine in Yugoslavia, Tatjana Ristic-Avramov moved to Canada and became a certified nutritional consultant. In...
Chef becomes baker Post Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 ( Bayview Mills) The day Hootan Mahajeri was set to open Bread-Stuff Bakery, his mixer broke. “We couldn’t open because we couldn’t make the bread for...
There's no business like show business Post Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 ( Beach-South Riverdale) Whether she’s on a whirlwind tour of Japan with MuchMusic and musicians Broken Social Scene and Metric or working behind the scenes at the...
Family favourites inspire shop Post Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 ( Beach-South Riverdale) To satisfy her sweet tooth, Andrea Mut reaches for a butter tart or chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven. As the owner of Andrea’s...
Workout isn’t easy Post Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013 ( Forest Hill) For publicity photos at Forest Hill Village’s new Studio Lagree, fitness models were put through a condensed workout during the shoot....
Shop on Yonge a dream come true Post Date: Friday, April 5, 2013 ( Forest Hill) At the age of 13, Howard Forberg made his first sale in the furniture business: a desk. “That is 30 years ago and I’ll never forget...
Shop moves on up Post Date: Friday, April 5, 2013 ( Leaside-Rosedale) When Stella Yoon and Jina Rachel Han receive designer pieces new to their consignment shop, they attempt to resist the urge to keep the...
Bagels are booming Post Date: Friday, April 5, 2013 ( North Toronto) When he was 14 years old, Ben Rafael started working at Kiva’s Bagels with dreams of being able to afford a car — a goal he realized less...
Many buildings, one showroom Post Date: Friday, April 5, 2013 While working in international real estate in Costa Rica, Adam Sax was part of a company that sold multiple developments from one office....
Leslieville salon founder cuts, colours and gives back Post Date: Thursday, March 14, 2013 ( Beach-South Riverdale) Sarma Malins started her career as an apprentice at a well-known salon when she was forced to choose between cutting and colouring. “It...