Archive for December, 2006
Sunday, December 31st, 2006
Happy New Year!
party hatOriginally uploaded by 416style.
Hope you all have a wicked time tonight and enjoy a night out in the city. Good picks for the night are the Promise/ Alieninflux event and the milk/ Richard Brooks events with Ron Trent. I’ll be there on the dance floor after [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in DJ, alieninflux, celebration, dance, entertainment, events, hoilday, house music, techno by sookie
Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
Spa Day Holiday at Body Blitz
Few of us ever take the time to indulge in a nice long bath let alone with a group of close friends, so I welcomed the opportunity when I got an email telling me to come to Body Blitz for a day of girlfriend fun at the ladies-only water spa. The spa had opened over [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Design, interior design, light, nature, recreation, spa by sookie
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006
A Royal Reopening
It was a horrible day in Toronto when we learned we’d potentially be losing three of our historic rep theatres. That was back in June. I’m still lamenting the day the Runnymede Theatre became a Chapters bookstore and that was 8 years ago. It could’ve been worse. Though it’s not a theatre [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Architecture, Film, Little Italy, breaking news, historic, restore by sookie
Monday, December 25th, 2006
Top of TO: Studio Brillantine
For those who get totally stressed-out Christmas shopping I have one piece of advice - go local and stay out of the malls. Over the course of two rainy days I’ve found nearly everything I need in Bloor West, Parkdale and West Queen West, granted I’ve been buying for people who love design as [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Design, Queen West, Style, West Queen West, gallery, interior design, shopping, shops by sookie
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
Are You A Winner?
blogTO reported this morning that someone could be missing out on a chance to claim $355,000 in winnings from Lotto 6/49. The lottery ticket was sold in South Western Ontario last year but has yet to be claimed. The deadline to claim the cash is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 4, 2007. [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in breaking news, travel by sookie
Sunday, December 17th, 2006
Toronto’s Dark Side
As much as I love Toronto’s shiny side I also love it for its dark corners too. I scoured my flickr photography group fourONEsixSTYLE looking for stills to share with you. This one, as the last skyline shot taken from high above the clouds on a passenger plane, shows an angle of this [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Architecture, Toronto, photography by sookie
Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Toronto: 2019
This photo is hands-down the most gorgeous photograph of Toronto I have ever seen, flickr buffs call it cloudporn. Local blog Torontoist (note lack of link) credits their reader Gareth for submitting it, but unfortunately they don’t offer a link to his site(s), as most blogs would do. So I’m left searching the [...]
