The recurring theme running through all of Landen Wakil’s films is the classic underdog story. His characters are often displaced and have had difficult childhoods. This motif continues in Some Place Better Than Here. Some Place Better Than Here was initially imagined as a screenplay named Thunder Road, inspired by Bruce Springsteen lyrics. Unable to …
Check out these local Instagram pages for all of your fashion and décor needs in Vaughan and beyond. 1. Explore local art with @Artbomb_daily, your guide to fresh new pieces from local talent www.instagram.com/artbomb_daily www.artbombdaily.com 2. Gear up for fall with all the latest styles from Willow Boutique in Kleinburg www.instagram.com/willowkleinburg www.willow-boutique.ca 3. Hello gorgeous, …
Scottish-born Ian Dejardin has spent the last 12 years as the director of Dulwich Picture Gallery in the U.K., arguably the best arts and museum job in Europe. So why would he leave such a coveted post to become the executive director of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection? Dejardin sits down with CityLife to explain. …
Mattel Canada Inc. releases the Barbie Fashionistas expansion, to include over a dozen unique, multicultural Ken dolls. Three cheers for diversity and inclusion! Canadian children rejoice as Barbie releases its most diverse Ken doll collection to date. The 15 new dolls, dubbed “The New Crew,” further diversify the already adored Fashionistas line, featuring three body …
There is now a way to get honest, high quality, pre-portioned fresh ingredients and antibiotics- and hormone-free meats right to your door in a timely and expeditious manner. It’s time to say hello to HelloFresh, weekly meal-kit subscription company that delivers “cook from scratch” meals to customers and has a mobile application. “From a vision …
Hillcrest Mall is the first Canadian shopping centre to install a rooftop beekeeping area to preserve the species. There are about 50,000 honeybees occupying a portion of the rooftop of Richmond Hill’s Hillcrest Mall. That number is expected to climb to roughly 80,000 by summer’s end. Don’t be alarmed — these bees are there on …
In summer 2012, entrepreneurs Pema Hegan, Andrew McGrath and Noah Godfrey took it upon themselves to alter the grocery shopping experience to benefit all. Subsequent to a series of beta tests with coupon-trading groups and after seeing a myriad of positive responses, the three launched Checkout 51 — a cash-back mobile application primarily for grocery …
Rover Parking is an online and mobile-phone service that allows homeowners to rent out their driveways for customers to park their vehicles in. It’s rooted in a participatory business model where homeowners can be both the entrepreneur and the customer when they are out and need to park somewhere. “People love it,” founder Grant Brigden …
City Life brings you the hottest in furniture and fashion to keep the summer sizzle going. 1. Making sense with HomeSense: Dine in style with this chic HomeSense collection www.homesense.ca 2. Orange Ottoman: The Firth Rectangular Ottoman with a button-tufted velvet seat and gold-finished metal base www.wayfair.ca 3. Bee Waffle Bathrobes: Get your R&R started …
When the current director of Turo Canada, Cedric Mathieu, joined the company in September 2014, he did so because he saw a “massive opportunity” to put non-occupied cars to better use. “People around the world spend about $80 billion a year on car rentals. The thing is, there are more than a billion cars on …