Pop-Up Farmer’s Market at Club Monaco Yorkville

Well, not exactly a “farmer’s market” in the sense of Brickworks, but definitely delicious treats and more!  The pop-up will be outside the Club Monaco flagship store on Bloor and Avenue Road from now until mid-fall, according to the press release.  Vendors are P&L, Boxcar Social, Sweet Woodruff, Philip’s Ice Pops and The Bake Shoppe. […]

On Sears Shuttering its Toronto Flagship

This morning, I woke up to the news that Sears is closing its Eaton Centre (which took over the old Eaton’s store in the early 2000s) location by early next year (and other locations as well).  This was definitely expected – the chain has been struggling for years – and to be honest, I thought […]

Dining in Manhattan: Eating Italian at Eataly

Eataly is perhaps one of the most interesting foodie spots in New York.  Part market and part restaurant, this 50,000 square foot space, it is the American location of a space of the same name located in Torino, Italy. The New York location has several sit down dining spaces, each specializing in a different type […]

Whither the Make-Up Cases?

Where have all the make-up cases gone?  This was a question I tweeted to my readers a few days ago.  Years ago, you could easily find them at any drug store or department store and many brands actually sold them at the cosmetics counter.  Not true these days, unless you go online (and the problem […]