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Shop Talk
September 2, 2009 | 11:05 am

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Just opened: Carbon makes its footprint on midtown

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The casual-cool menswear shop Carbon stocks such feel-good brands as Shared and Alternative Apparel (Photo by Karon Liu)

Consider Carbon, the new jeans and T-shirt boutique on the Yonge strip north of Eglinton, more as owner Alex Mazelow’s giant walk-in closet than a casual menswear shop. For one thing, Mazelow has tried on everything in the store (he was testing out a new pair of Ever jeans when we dropped by), and he has played mannequin for women shopping for their absent boyfriends.

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New in Shops
July 22, 2009 | 12:21 pm

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Just Opened: Do My Hair blow-dry bar opens today

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Salon owner Deborah McGrath says the blow-dry business is recession proof (Photo by Karon Liu)

When a client leaves the salon, the inevitable countdown from having an impeccable do to having a flat, windblown bird’s nest begins. So consider the freshly opened Do My Hair blow-dry bar (the inclusion of the word “dry” is imperative) a pit stop between cuts.

For $32 ($22 for men), women will have their tresses washed and styled in about half and hour—ideal for a post-gym, pre-dinner touch-up or before a stressful job interview.

Unlike at typical hair salons, part of the store’s policy is to encourage walk-ins, rather than keep appointment books, says owner Deborah McGrath, who comes from a corporate consulting background. “A hair appointment is supposed to make life easier, but I find that my entire day has to revolve around that one appointment, which defeats the purpose.”

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The Dish

Restauran-TO
June 3, 2009 | 10:59 am

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Scaramouche stays put for another year

Room with a view: Scaramouche keeps its digs

Room with a view: Scaramouche keeps its digs

Scaramouche’s long-standing lease fiasco has finally been resolved—at least for now. Rumours of the restaurant’s relocation have been circulating for months, ever since its landlord, Malen Capital Corporation, announced plans to redevelop the space into luxury condominiums. With the restaurant’s lease ending in December 2009, the story went that the quarter-decade-old Forest Hill eatery was soon to be homeless, losing its signature ravine-framed view of downtown. Partner Carl Korte, however, put an end to all that, explaining that the proprietors have negotiated an extension to keep Scaramouche on site for an additional year—until December 31, 2010. “It’s interesting right now with so much change in our economic landscape. I think that, collectively, on both sides, everyone is glad to have a little time to breathe,” says Korte.

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The Dish

Aprons & Icons
June 2, 2009 | 3:39 pm

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The Dish on Dish

After more than nine years of dishing it out to the city’s well-heeled foodies, Toronto’s queen of entertaining is throwing in the towel—or, rather, passing it on. Trish Magwood, founder and owner of midtown’s Dish Cooking Studio (the catering company/cooking school/café/kitchen store), has sold her business. A new owner took over June 1.

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Pantry Raid
May 6, 2009 | 1:00 pm

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Toronto’s public orchard is a go

The city is about to get its first public orchard. Council approved the planting of 14 fruit trees (pear, Japanese plum, cherry) and several flowering and shade trees (shagbark hickory, serviceberry and pawpaw), according to an e-mail sent by Ward 21 councillor Joe Mihevc to residents this morning. In response to neighbourhood concerns that the orchard will result in rotten fruit everywhere or an increase of wild animals, Mihevc reduced the number of trees from the original 40 to 27. The fruit trees will be planted immediately at Ben Nobleman Park across from Eglinton West subway station.

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Pantry Raid
March 6, 2009 | 12:44 pm

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Another reason to go north of Dupont: Toronto’s newest farmers’ market

Fresh and local produce will arrive in midtown every Thursday (Photo by Krista Kennedy)

Fresh and local produce will arrive in midtown every Thursday (Photo by Krista Kennedy)

There’s nothing Toronto loves more than a farmers’ market, and as a wonderful 175th anniversary gift, the city is about to get a new one. Starting April 23, midtown locavores and home cooks can flock to weekly selling sessions at the North Toronto Memorial Community Centre. And it can’t open soon enough—the closest alternative is the Brick Works at the Don Valley and Bayview, so it’s about time midtown got some market love.

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Urban Decoder
November 9, 2006 | 2:10 pm

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Wychwood Park is labelled a private road. What does this mean?

Wychwood Park is labelled a private road. What does this mean? Could I get arrested for driving around? —Sally MacRae, Midtown

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Urban Decoder
October 16, 2006 | 12:20 pm

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We’ve had a couple of years with the suicide prevention barrier along the Bloor viaduct

We’ve had a couple of years with the suicide prevention barrier along the Bloor viaduct. So who was right? The city, which said it would cut overall suicides, or the critics, who said suicidal people would just go somewhere else?—Gary Krupa, Midtown

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