The 14th Annual Butterfly Ball®, a benefit for the Boost for Kids Foundation, was held on May 26, 2011 at The Four Seasons Ballroom in Toronto and drew a who’s who crowd and raised over $165,000 just that evening. Boost is committed to “eliminating abuse and violence in the lives of children, youth, and their […]
The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton was, by far, the wedding of a generation. While everyone else in the world was anxiously awaiting the reveal of the dress, I was waiting to see the royal menu. Beetroot Blini with Salmon Rose While the details of the event were shrouded in secrecy, there were […]
Yoga Tree, founded by Jason Lu and Debbie Fung held a launch event at their Spadina and Richmond location on April 21 to celebrate the opening of their third location. This is their first downtown studio (their other two are in Richmond Hill and Markham). The studio offers a variety of different classes including hot […]
Lesley M.M. Blume, a columnist at the Huffington Post was in Toronto on April 7 to participate in a panel discussion for her book, Let’s Bring Back. The event was hosted by The Society Toronto and held in the White Space at The Bay Queen Street. The after work cocktail event featured nostalgic, Mad Men era drinks […]
Step right up to Yorkville’s 6th Annual Icefest, Saturday, February 26 and Sunday, February 27 only! This year’s theme, which focuses on the circus, features sculptures such as clowns, lions performing tricks as well as other circus-related icy works of art. There’ll also be circus-related nibblies such as cotton candy and popcorn. A digital photographer […]
Yesterday, Lux Spa in Toronto’s Yorkville district hosted a wonderful post-work event, featuring relationships author, Andrea Syrtash, who was in town to promote her book, He’s Just Not Your Type (and that’s a Good Thing). The evening, which featured some book signing as well as mini manicures and appetizers, was full of chit-chat not among […]
Still looking for Valentine’s Day gifts? The Gift Insider has some suggestions (Please note that not all gifts may necessarily be available in all regions): The guy: Custom JC Jewelry Guitar Pick Custom JC Jewelry Guitar Pick-This handmade sterling silver or copper guitar pick is awesome. It can be personalized with song lyrics, […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz The 13th annual Interior Design Show kicked off yesterday with an opening party at the Metro Convention Centre on Front Street. Called “All You Need is Love”, the event featured previews of exhibits which will open to the public on January 29. One of such exhibits is called Sibling Revelry, which features works by designer-siblings […]
H&M held their first shopping party in support for Windfall, a charity which specializes in new clothing, yesterday at their Yonge and Bloor location. The event was full of downtown shoppers (mostly women – the basement level, which houses the men’s section was pretty dead), many of whom wore white (to support the charity and their […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz You may have heard about Starbucks‘ recent logo makeover, which keeps the so-called “Siren,” yet taking away its name, Starbucks Coffee (the new logo is set to launch in the spring). Maybe there’s a reason for that. It could be that Starbucks wants to be known for more than just coffee, such as […]
