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Shopping in Toronto

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Bay Street Video, Home of Toronto's Largest DVD Collection



This movie-lovers Mecca is tucked away behind a glasses store and a Tim Horton's near the corner of Bay and Bloor streets. Well-known to the many students and locals who live in the area, it's not typically a place on the Toronto tourists got-to-go list, but should be there if you're on the lookout for any movie that is foreign, rare, or difficult to find. The rental collection ...

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Bloor-Yorkville Ice Fest Runs February 23-25



Ice sculptures abound in this festival in Yorkville which starts today and runs until Sunday. Saturday at noon the 11th annual Sassafraz ice carving competition begins, where world-renowned ice carvers create masterpieces to be judged by both professionals and the crowd. Vote for your favourite and you could win a luxury weekend for two in Yorkville. Most of the major shops in the area will have ...

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

The Pacific Mall: A little piece of China in Toronto



Pacific Mall
If you happen to be out on the border of Toronto and Markham, in the Kennedy and Steeles area, you’re very close to one of Toronto’s Official Canadian Tourist Attractions: the Pacific Mall. Touted as the ‘largest indoor Chinese mall in North America,’ the Pacific mall provides a unique opportunity for both locals and travelers to experience modern-day Asian culture in all of its diversity. ...

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

Propaganda: The Toronto Destination for Hungry Accessory Hounds



Chinese take-out purse

Less than a city block south of the central downtown intersection of Younge and Bloor, Propaganda is a dream for anyone searching for fun, fabulous and one-of-a-kind purses, bags, jewelery, books and gifts. If you’re on the prowl for labels like Princy and Prada, then keep heading north to Yorkville. This is the place to go if you favor a quirky, individualistic style, ...

Monday, February 5th, 2007

The Holey Bagel


10 years ago I left Nova Scotia to visit Toronto. I was 14. I had one of the best days of my life.
WHY?
#1 I saw Yasmine Amanda Bleeth of Bay Watch Fame on the street. She smiled at my enthusiastic wave.
#2 My Dad took my to Gryfe's, a small bakery at the corner of Bathurst and Ranee. That's a few ...

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

Lululemon Warehouse Sale


While some are fine working out in an old tee shirt and shorts, Lululemon Athletica tapped into the "look good while you exercise" market when it opened its first store in Vancouver in 1998. The franchise, whose mission statement is to "provide components for people to live a longer, healthier and more fun life" now has franchises throughout Canada and in the United States. Boasting flattering yoga-inspired apparel ...