Toys, toys, toys …

1. Christmas bells are not going to be the only thing ringing this season. Let your little one add the Anthropologie vintage rotary phone to their fun-filled collection. Read more

No Easy Answers to a potentially Deadly Outcome

The role of the barbarians who find a home in Emperor Bettman’s ring is to forge the fury of balance and clenched fists while pulverizing the face and skull of the enemy. Any time players drop the gloves, they take part in the controversial piece of the dynamic hockey jigsaw puzzle. To witness a live NHL fight, one is subjected to viewing hockey’s highly popular sideshow. Fans revive the Roman Empire, as chants from the Dark Age fill the arena with adrenaline, in the heat of the moment screams of “kill him” and “rip his head off” fly through the air with every jab and hook that lands flush on the opponent’s visage. This physical frenzy does not need to be dramatized, although NHL commissioner Gary Bettman donning the robes of Julius Caesar with a laurel wreath atop his brown comb-over would be magnificent. The difference between your everyday hockey arena and the Colosseum is that bloodthirsty Romans implored their gladiators to kill whatever stood in their way Read more

Night at the Movies

Give someone the gift of an evening catching flicks.

1. Armored
Dec. 4th, 2009 | Director: Nimród Antal
A new guard at an armoured truck company is forced by his co-workers to steal a truck that contains $42 million. He gets a run for his money when the plan leads to a possible deadly outcome. Read more

Must Reads for the Holidays

1. A Tavola! Recipes and Reflections on Traditional Italian Home Cooking by Gianni Scappin and Vincenzo Lauria Throughout history, authentic Italian cuisine has helped families connect in the kitchen. This careful cookbook was designed to unite.

2. Splendor: A Luxe Novel by Anna Godbersen What happens when New York City socialites mingle in the 19th century? Find out in the last installment of New York Times best-selling author Anna Godbersen’s Luxe series. Those who have been following will be stunned by the revelations.

3. Be … a Woman: Expressions of Life by Kim MacGregor & Arline Malakian How do you define a woman’s beauty? This question is uniquely presented and explored in this thoughtful work by Kim MacGregor and Arline Malakian. Read more

SW Supper Club

Imagine yourself immersed in a crowd of prominent people in one of the most stunning environments your senses can conceptualize. Imagine handing your car keys to the doorman, streaming down a rich carpet and entering an intimate atmosphere that boasts a blue waterfall and crystal lights that beam down on your elegant evening attire.

You no longer have to envision a place that plays with your senses and satiates your unique personality. Home to the GTA’s elite 25-plus crowd, SW Supper Club is designed to break conventions to the point where you feel pleasantly perplexed by the capacity and calibre of its grandiosity.

SW Supper Club’s “It’s all about sharing” philosophy fuses top-tier tapas-style dining with the hottest nightlife Read more

Audio One

Clusters of plaques and certificates line the walls of Audio One’s impressive store, evidence of its audio/video expertise and commitment to staying on top of new trends in home entertainment technology. A charming black and white portrait of the D’Ascanio family also hangs from the wall of a meeting room, alluding to the origins of the company. In the photo, the D’Ascanio brothers, Anthony, Carlo and Gino, are surrounding their late father. The passing of their dad in 1985 acted as inspiration for the brothers to unite and found Audio One, one of Canada’s premier specialty retailers. “Audio One has been in business for 23 years, since 1986. We’re still a family-run business. And it really came from a passion for audio/video,” says Gino D’Ascanio. “I think one of the best things about working with family is that there is a high level of trust and confidence in each other. We’ve been at it so long, we’ve each found our own niches within the company.” Read more

Creating a Green Community

The evolution of Rexdale Disposal is a testament to the Rossi family’s devotion and commitment to its work. A Toronto-based waste and recycling enterprise, Rexdale began in a rented space behind a gas station to grow into a three-acre property that houses over 30 crimson-coloured service trucks, a 20,000 sq. ft. building and 35 skilled employees. The Rossi family is a tight-knit group, who execute business matters with integrity, passion and diligence.

“For five days of the week, I would say my day starts at 5 a.m. and ends at 7 p.m. and then Saturdays are half days. That gives me about 75 to 78 hours of work a week,” calculates Mauro Rossi, vice president of Rexdale Disposal. Mauro inherited an impressive Read more

A Communal Quest for Vindication

A Toronto Life magazine feature disheartens the Vaughan community, whose major accomplishments are clouded with claims of corruption and scandal.

Every time I’m asked where I’m from I hesitate. I pause because I want to avoid the know-it-all smirk. I equivocate because I don’t want to hear the toxic and discriminative comments that fall from ignorant lips. That’s not fair to me or any other resident of Vaughan who lives life according to the law.

I’m not naive, but Vaughan is primarily a city full of heart, ­not villains. So why do cantankerous mediums continue to pollute our clean air with what appears to be anti-Italianism and acrimonious sound bites? Read more

Reasons to Love Vaughan

We’ve scoured the city, chatted with prominent people and examined the evidence, all in our attempt to unearth the source of Vaughan’s allure. This is what we found.

Mayor Linda Jackson

Green Initiatives
With numerous green initiatives in place such as the Greening Vaughan program and an impressive 740 hectares of parks and acres of land ensured by the Woodlot Protection Strategy, Vaughan is committed to painting the city green. “The woodlots that you see that are speckled through our subdivisions are going to be there through perpetuity. Vaughan is one of the first municipalities in the province of Ontario to do this,” says Vaughan Mayor Linda Jackson. Read more

Love on the Street

In life we have choices. We can love the world for all the beauty that it holds or we can sit there adding up all the negatives. While love has certainly taken some heat for being blind at times, you don’t have to put on your rose-coloured glasses to see that there’s a lot about Vaughan to venerate.

Instead of simply taking it from us, City Life magazine took to the streets to get some feedback from the people that make this city tick. While stopping to talk to those who live here, work here or simply commute here, it was plain to see that Vaughan is something special.

We came with one simple question, and left with a wealth of unique answers. What do you love about Vaughan? Read more

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