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Toronto's Cabbagetown - a hidden gem

Cabbagetown is one of Toronto’s oldest and most picturesque neighborhoods. Named for the stews of Irish immigrants that fled the potato famine of the 1840s, this gorgeous neighborhood is enjoying an unprecedented revival. Bordered in the south by Little India’s Gerrard Street and by Wellsley to the north, this quaint little patch is home to the largest collection of late Victorian homes in North America. Cabbagetown contains to two of the city’s oldest cemeteries, the St. James and the Necropol

Meet Canada’s Only Selfless Billionaire

I admit it—I sometimes roll my eyes when I read headlines about a super rich person being charitable. In my mind, it should be a given that those with lots of money (your Bill Gateses, your Warren Buffets) should give a significant portion of their money away. Furthermore, reporting on a super rich person being generous makes it “newsworthy” when I think it should be ordinary. Many Canadians give to charity, regardless of their financial situation (though, it should be noted that we give less th

Airbnb: My New Best Travel Friend

A little while ago, as you may recall, I took a trip to NYC. While I was mainly able to stay on budget while traveling, when I got home and looked at the numbers the most shocking part of my budget definitely went to accommodations. That’s not unusual, by any means, but it is something that made me feel wistful. Rather than resign myself to always paying over 50% of my travel budget to a bed for the night, I started looking into other options. A friend had mentioned the website Airbnb to me bef

Toronto and the chocolate factory

If I had to pick just one thing I loved most about Toronto, it wouldn’t be its eclectic collection of fascinating residents, its beautiful parks or its wide selection of truly great restaurants and bars. Oh no, it would be the chocolate factories. Its precisely because of the parks, and great people, and bars and restaurants that Toronto collects a crowd that knows how to enjoy life. And there is no better way to bring joy to a life than with fine chocolate. Soma Soma [http://www.somachocolate

Toronto - city in the summer

Its summertime and the living is indeed easy. The City ofToronto is the best place to be for the summertimeScrooge. There is a plethora of fun, free and fantastic thingsto do that won’t cost you a cent. The city is home to beaches, gardens and free concerts all summerlong. York University Star Gaze Every Wednesday night from May to August from 9 – 11 PM, Torontonians can turn their eyes to theskies as York University opens their observatory to the public for free. Stargazes can get astronomyless