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Meet Cristina Piccirillo’s Mortgage Team

Cristina Piccirillo of Dominion Lending Centres introduces her expert band of mortgage brokers Cristina Piccirillo Mortgage Broker/Owner at Dominion Lending Centres The Goal: To grow, to gain more agents, to give back and to unlock new opportunities.  The Calling: For me, the most important thing is to genuinely give clients the service that they need. …

Shades of Amado – Add life back to your locks

From winter blues to hot new hues, Amado Salon has the latest tools to revitalize your tresses — just in time for spring. “This season is all about renewal,” says creative director Robert Amado, a veteran in the industry with close to 15 years of experience. Since opening Amado Salon four years ago, the colour …

Life Through The Lens

Q: What inspired you to be a photographer? A: I remember as a child seeing an enlargement of the very famous photograph by Robert Doisneau, “Le Baiser de L’hôtel de Ville”. Even then I was struck by the blend of reality and art that photography could produce. From that point on I was always searching …

ReStore Your Faith In Retail

Victorian chairs, vintage chandeliers, antique ottomans, stainless steel sinks, sliding doors and stylish textiles fill the aisles of Habitat for Humanity’s Vaughan ReStore. A haven for homeowners in the midst of renovating, a playground for value hunters and a source of revenue for one of York Region’s most transformative not-for-profit organizations is breaking ground with …

Have A Seat

1. BROOKLYN’S FINEST Discover a new sense of style with the modern and comfort-seeking Brooklyn Home Décor Collection. www.geovin.com 2. AS LUCK WOOD HAVE IT The Domicile Stool adds elegance and luxury to your home environment. www.elte.com 3. A FULL PLATE The Turquoise Cambria Dinnerware collection brings warmth and appetizing ambiance to every family dinner …

Skin SOS

1. The orange extract and gentle micro beads in Clarins’ One-Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser give bright results 2. With sunny days ahead, Jergens 3 Days to Glow Moisturizer enhances your skin with natural-looking colour in no time 3. Darphin’s Youthful Radiance Camellia mask boosts radiance, plumps lines and firms your complexion with a deliciously rich …

Making History

FULL HOUSE It may not be the Canadian snowbird experience you envisioned, but this San Fran suite spot proffers unlikely perks you won’t find bathing under a Floridian sun. If south-of-the-border real estate is on your shopping list, the Fairmont Heritage Place, Ghirardelli Square, should certainly be circled on your short list. Just a block …

How To Stop Bully

Q: How does bullying impact one’s self-esteem? A: It’s not so much self-esteem but self-control. It’s how you see yourself relating to others. There are kids that think there’s no harm done — I didn’t hit anybody; all I did was tell them that if they don’t do this, I am going to come back …

The Modern Bard

Shane Koyczan walks onto a stage, his finger nudging the bridge of his eyeglasses up to the radix of his nose. Nervously he rubs his hands together, folding one palm over the other, forming a solitary handshake before an audience awash in a hazy blue light. He looks out to a gathering of attendees, who …

A Lesson and a Show at TIFF’s 2013 Subscription Series

This year, the TIFF Bell Lightbox is celebrating the second and third seasons of its Subscription Series — Food on Film and Science on Film are celebrating their second seasons and Books on Film is celebrating its third season — by continuing to pair screenings of notable films with insightful lectures by experts in their …