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Toronto’s Culinary Scene: Interview with Chris Watton (The Sidekick)

Toronto’s Culinary Scene: Interview with Chris Watton (The Sidekick)

Leslieville has really come into its own as a community thanks to super hero small businesses like The Sidekick – a coffee and comics café bringing freshly brewed high-quality coffee, great reads, and a welcoming atmosphere to it’s east end stomping and coffee grounds.

It’s warm and inviting to comic super fans, and those who …

Most Unusual Coffee Shops in Toronto

Most Unusual Coffee Shops in Toronto

We've put together 5 of Toronto's most unique coffeehouses that will give you a little something extra with that morning caffeine kick, whether it's board games or bikes or comic books.
Should You Renovate? Most Outdated Condo Design Tips

Should You Renovate? Most Outdated Condo Design Tips

Whether you’re looking to update your current space for personal enjoyment, or are thinking about diving into a renovation or redesign to prepare your home for sale it can be difficult to know where start and how to the get the best value for your investment. That’s why we’ve created a list of some of …

How to Make the Most out of Your Toronto Condo Balcony

How to Make the Most out of Your Toronto Condo Balcony

Having outdoor space in the City of Toronto may seem as rare as the elusive unicorn, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Whether you have a postage stamp square of greenery or a balcony sky high, there are many ingenious ways to make this a workable and completely functional part of your living …

Condo Kitchen Trends for 2018 and Beyond

Condo Kitchen Trends for 2018 and Beyond

Once upon a time condos were known for their uniform layouts and standard issue kitchens and bathrooms. Today people are demanding more of their condo kitchens, particularly since they have become the entertaining hub in many people’s homes. Kitchens are where we gather, whether it’s to create meals to nourish us, or where we celebrate …

Toronto’s 5 Most Unusual Restaurants

Toronto’s 5 Most Unusual Restaurants

The Internet loves lists: the top 10 action movies, the worst 10 football fumbles, the 10 most watched Oscar moments, and six easy weight-loss secrets of the rich and famous. The list goes on.

Well, here is yet another list, but with a caveat; when you're dealing with a place as large and diverse as …

How to Make your Condo Smarter

How to Make your Condo Smarter

As kids, most of us had a TV or movie led idea of what the future was going to look like. Thanks to shows like The Jetsons or Star Trek, many of us were under the impression that we’d be flying a spaceship, time travelling, enjoying a capsule wardrobe of gold or red jumpsuits, or …