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This laneway suite makes a great home office, or guest house, or motorcycle shed
City

This laneway suite makes a great home office, or guest house, or motorcycle shed

Part 5 in our series on the laneway housing revolution

A look inside The Apartment, a millennial-pink vintage shop in Moss Park
Shopping

A look inside The Apartment, a millennial-pink vintage shop in Moss Park

With furnishings and curios from the '60s, '70s and '80s

This family bought and renovated a Dufferin County farmhouse during the pandemic
Style

This family bought and renovated a Dufferin County farmhouse during the pandemic

Next up: livestock

This family left the city and bought a farmhouse in Sandbanks Provincial Park
Style

This family left the city and bought a farmhouse in Sandbanks Provincial Park

They traded their rush-hour commutes for County living and creative pursuits

These massive art installations are taking over the Distillery District
Culture

These massive art installations are taking over the Distillery District

Including a psychedelic dream version of the Arc de Triomphe

This family ditched city life for a $900,000 house on Lake Simcoe
Real Estate

This family ditched city life for a $900,000 house on Lake Simcoe

It needs some love, but there's room for everyone (three adults, two kids and a dog), and it backs right onto a canal

He went up to the Kawarthas early in the pandemic. Now he canoes to work
Real Estate

He went up to the Kawarthas early in the pandemic. Now he canoes to work

And by "work," we mean the Italian restaurant and bakery he launched in November

When the pandemic hit, this family snapped up a fixer-upper cottage on the Crowe River for $525,000
Real Estate

When the pandemic hit, this family snapped up a fixer-upper cottage on the Crowe River for $525,000

Now the kids play outside after school, instead of staring at their devices

A Toronto couple wanted a starter home. The city was too expensive, but they found this $375,000 detached in St. Thomas
Real Estate

A Toronto couple wanted a starter home. The city was too expensive, but they found this $375,000 detached in St. Thomas

They thought the pandemic might cause a dip in the market, but as property values continued rising, they decided to buy outside of the city before getting priced out

This couple wanted to ditch the city for more nature. They found a $600,000 home in Collingwood
Real Estate

This couple wanted to ditch the city for more nature. They found a $600,000 home in Collingwood

Matthew and Darcie spent most of their lives in the GTA. But spending time up in cottage country during lockdown made them remember how much they enjoyed being in nature

This guy built a $330,000 laneway house. Now he’s renting it out for $1,800 a month
Real Estate

This guy built a $330,000 laneway house. Now he’s renting it out for $1,800 a month

Grant purchased his current home specifically because it had the potential for a rentable laneway suite

“My caseload has gone up by about 40 per cent since the pandemic started”: Five therapists on what it’s like to treat patients over text, phone and Zoom
City

“My caseload has gone up by about 40 per cent since the pandemic started”: Five therapists on what it’s like to treat patients over text, phone and Zoom

Since the pandemic hit, more therapists are offering their services via Zoom, phone or text. We asked five mental health pros how it all works

A Toronto couple was expecting. So they ditched the city and bought this $715,000 home in Niagara
Real Estate

A Toronto couple was expecting. So they ditched the city and bought this $715,000 home in Niagara

When Justin and Courtney started working from their condo, they realized they needed a lot more square footage. Then they found out a baby was on the way, too

These retired teachers built a $350,000 laneway house. The tenant? Their 30-year-old daughter
Real Estate

These retired teachers built a $350,000 laneway house. The tenant? Their 30-year-old daughter

Lee Gelbloom had trouble finding stable, affordable housing in the city. So, she went to her parents with a proposal

These long-time Torontonians were retirement ready. So they bought a $475,000 home in Belleville
Real Estate

These long-time Torontonians were retirement ready. So they bought a $475,000 home in Belleville

The pandemic significantly sped up this couple's retirement timeline

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Private School Directory

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022
Private Schools

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022

Big Stories

This family built their off-grid dream house for less than $1,000
Real Estate

This family built their off-grid dream house for less than $1,000

The true story of the $46-million heist that shocked the crypto world
City

The true story of the $46-million heist that shocked the crypto world

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine
City

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2022
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2022

This man would like your attention
City

This man would like your attention

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17
Memoir

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17

Toronto’s first family of cheese
City

Toronto’s first family of cheese

Twenty-five reasons to love Toronto now
City

Twenty-five reasons to love Toronto now

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country
Life

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer
City

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?
City

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland
Culture

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father
Memoir

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father

Inside a $4-billion family feud
City

Inside a $4-billion family feud

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s
City

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war
City

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war

Dispatches from the weirdest university year ever
Life

Dispatches from the weirdest university year ever

<em>Toronto Life&#8217;</em>s top longreads of 2021
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2021

Fired for being female
City

Fired for being female

The winter hater&#8217;s guide to loving winter
City

The winter hater’s guide to loving winter

Great Spaces

Inside Vettä Nordic Spa, an indoor-outdoor Finnish pleasure palace in Oro-Medonte
Style

Inside Vettä Nordic Spa, an indoor-outdoor Finnish pleasure palace in Oro-Medonte

Best Dressed

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac &#038; Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac & Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey &#038; Lucia Remedios

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey & Lucia Remedios

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