Lisa Colalillo’s Real Estate Guide: Kleinburg and Maple

As host of new web series In the City, Lisa Colalillo is a real estate aficionado with an affinity for laughter, great quotes and travel. She shares her fave city findings.

Kleinburg
Secretly known as the “Forest Hill” of Vaughan, Kleinburg houses the affluent executive types.

Kleinburg locals hold much pride in the area’s reputation, which is home to the famed McMichael Canadian Art Collection and Kortright Centre for Conservation.Take a stroll through the historic village to discover its treasured shops. Read more

L&J Bridal: Where Dreams Come True

In the midst of a happily ever after is a blissful bride. For 35 years, the wedding experts at L & J Bridal have continued to help brides-to-be transform into Cinderella for their enchanted day. Exclusive designer gowns and a team of professional consultants come together to find that dream dress that will leave wedding guests in awe. With unique designs by Jim Hjelm, Lazaro, Alvina Valenta and Francesca Guzzo, every bride will find a gown that flawlessly fits her personality, style, figure and price range.

Personal service in an elegant atmosphere creates a special experience that will be remembered for years to come. “They feel like they’ve walked into a castle,” says Joanne, owner of L & J Bridal. Run by appointment only, each bride is given undivided attention and care during her one-on-one consultation. “Helping her right through from beginning to end and then seeing the final Read more

Canadian Business Icons

It’s a tough world out there, but with instinct and passion, an idea can grow into a vast empire. Look to some Canadian titans of industry that had a dream and are now living it. Canadian Business Icons: Christine Magee, Harry Rosen, Gerry Schwartz, Michael Lee-Chin, and Michael Budman Read more

Health Watch: Slashed Pharmacists’ Allowances

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Drug System Reforms are not the cheerful, one-dimensional guarantees his government claims they are, according to worried, independent pharmacists; but McGuinty’s government is steadfast and assures not only have the right steps been taken to ensure pharmacies’ survival, the reforms will also benefit the health care system overall.

Generic drug prices will soon drop from 50 per cent – set in 2006 reforms – to 25 per cent of their brand name counterparts, possibly saving the government more than $500 million a year. But looking past this money-saving exterior, pharmacists wonder, at what true cost to them?

In order to cut generic drug prices in half, the government must eliminate what pharmacists consider their lifeline, Read more

The Happiness Project

In  our increasingly self-involved, individualist culture, it’s easy to get down on ourselves and believe that our problems are insurmountable. North Americans tend to have a victim mentality that focuses on the individual before all else and fails to look at the big picture. Our counterparts to the East, on the other hand, have a more optimistic mindset, placing the collective whole before the self. Although this approach can have its downfalls, we can definitely learn a thing or two from its fundamentals, because for these individuals, happiness is a way of life.

As a former Yale-trained lawyer, Gretchen Rubin, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Happiness Project, was aware of the complexities of the way we live. All the long hours, pressing deadlines, cellphone and e-mail addictions were depleting her time and her happiness. Read more

Let’s do Lunch — Local Restaurants

1. Blowfish
www.blowfishrestaurant.com | 416.860.0606
Try something new at Blowfish by stirring up the wasabi with exotic fresh sashimi and blowfish makimonos that you won’t find anywhere else in the city. Visit this gorgeous restaurant and sake bar and treat your taste buds to a mouth-watering experience.

2. Lemongrass
www.lemongrass.ca | 905.270.8424
Thrilling fresh flavours never tasted so great. Blending zesty herbs with tangy sauces influenced by Vietnamese and Thai cuisine, Lemongrass has a distinctive culinary style. Enjoy a casual dining experience and try 35 gluten-free or vegetarian selections. Read more

The Media and Professional Sports

The media has successfully intertwined itself into the DNA of professional sports, an arena where previous athletes that stood tall above their sport were not as aggressively marketed as they are today. Find out how the business side of sports has broken the loyalty of the game, while influencing individuals to follow the legacy of its given leaders.

Tiger Woods
Golf is an experience that has been highlighted by many great players over the years. This refined game is the kind of experience that can take six hours out of your busy schedule without regrets. Tiger Woods has motivated new groups across the world to tap into this skilled pastime, and tune into televised golf like never before. Woods wasn’t simply good for golf, for a while he was golf. Without him, the sport will never be the same. Read more

Pedestrian Deaths in the GTA

Thousands of thoughts scatter through our minds as we scurry from one place to the next – from the bank to the bus stop, from the parking meter to a meeting, from the curb to the cab across the street. We carelessly cascade from work to play with a ticking clock beating in the back of our heads, perhaps forgetting to remember that one tiny slip in a driver’s judgement or a pedestrian’s alertness can lead to a catastrophe. We jeer at the concept of a nine-to-five life, wishing that minimalist expression actually rang some slight tone of truth. Wondering where the time went, the pedestrian puts an extra hop in her step as the driver gently steps on the gas. What’s an extra 10 kilometres, anyway? With every motion that we make, we guide our own fate. It takes just one second for lives to be turned upside down. Does the thought of safely crossing the street even cross your mind? What role does right-of-way really play? Read more

Night at the Movies

1. Get Him to the Greek | June 4th, 2010, Director: Nicholas Stoller
The director of the hilarious Forgetting Sarah Marshall joins forces again with Russell Brand and Jonah Hill for another highly anticipated comedic sensation. When an established record company executive (Sean Combs) gives 24-year-old newbie Aaron Green (Hill) 72 hours to escort unruly British rock icon Aldous Snow (Brand) to Hollywood for a career contingent comeback concert, he embarks on a wild ride. The success or failure of Snow and Green now rests in each other’s hands. Green’s duty to get the rampant rocker to the historic Greek Theatre in time becomes a taxing task. Watch their thrilling three-day journey unfold in theatres this spring. Read more

Dancing with the Stars

If you’re like many of us, Monday night means slipping into pajamas, switching the smartphone to silent mode and watching the latest episode of Dancing with the Stars – while indulging in a bowl of freshly popped kernels, of course.

A long way from the friendly “dance-offs” of the ’50s, this wildly popular reality series upped the ante – and the competition – by revamping the concept and inviting some of Tinsel Town’s hottest stars to try their hand at dance’s most beautiful and complicated styles.

The innovative concept has drawn a plethora of viewers, both male and female, to cheer on their favourite celebrity. Returning for its 10th season this March, the show has evolved considerably since General Hospital star Kelly Monaco took home the title in the Read more

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