Those raccoon lovers are at it again—with kids book
The classic book series Where’s Waldo? now has competition — Toronto-style — as a fun-filled raccoon book hits the shelves.
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Business
City’s 10th Kids & Company centre opens in Rosedale
It’s about 2 p.m. at the Rosedale Kids & Company Centre, which opened the day before, and — for a daycare — it is eerily quiet.
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Would you like some law with your latte?
When you think of a law firm, the picture that usually comes to mind is a stuffy, corporate atmosphere, but that is not the case at Lawyers & Lattes.
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Love at first sight at pet adoption
Looking into the eyes of a tiny, timid kitten at a pet adption event is sometimes all it takes to know this is the pet you want to make family.
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Second Big Carrot opens to warm community welcome
The long wait for Toronto’s second Big Carrot to open obviously did not discourage potential patrons as crowds showed up for the store’s launch in the Upper Beaches on June 21.
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New Yonge-Eglinton bar Holly’s channels Montreal soul
Holly’s head chef Denis Guiol wants to inject some Montreal soul into Toronto’s lifeline. The 36-year-old gourmand is aiming for a mid-May soft opening.
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Anti-bullying causes fermented by midtown wine-making family
As a child, Andrew von Teichman was bullied for wearing an eye-patch to treat his astigmatism. That experience helped determine how he and his wife, Natalie, would later raise their own four sons.
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Expansion shows Yonge-Lawrence store more than a comic shop
Peter Dixon wants midtowners to know Paradise Comics is more of a bookstore with a comic book theme, rather than just a comic book store.
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Big store for small men closing after death of owner
Due to the recent death of owner Lou Brown, the store bearing his family name, will close its doors for good at the end of March.
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More than a business at A Kind Heart
When Kyla Prosser opened A Kind Heart — a gender-neutral gift boutique catering to adults and children — on Keewatin Avenue, just off Yonge Street, a year and a half ago, her main goal was giving back.
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Ten years of physio celebrated on Eglinton
Ten years ago the Town Crier carried a story about a new Physiomed clinic opening on Eglinton Avenue East in the Leaside area.
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Creeds Coffee wants to urn community hub status in Leaside
Much like a freshly pressed dress shirt, Creeds Coffee Bar is looking to get off to a clean start in Leaside. The family-run business that went caffeinated in 2015 was once a clan of furriers.
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Second Nature rides growing acceptance of used clothing
With the changeover of businesses on the Mount Pleasant strip, it’s nice to have a familiar face to visit, like consignment shop Second Nature Boutique.
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Raccoons focus of business swiping Toronto hearts
Toronto Raccoons have broken into the market with an annual calendar, which was recently endorsed by Mayor John Tory and Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam.
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University friends plug midtown into virtual reality gaming
A quartet of entrepreneurs is discovering the importance of a fraternal bond when it comes to virtual reality.
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