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Jean Grant

Jean Grant has been a freelance writer since 2015, covering a range of lifestyle topics like shopping, interiors, wellness and culture for publications like Maclean’s and Toronto Life. She also enjoys working with brands to develop custom content, and shares personal essays through her Substack newsletter, Nobody is Thinking About You.

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Our 20 favourite finds from this year's Christmas One of a Kind Show

Our 20 favourite finds from this year’s Christmas One of a Kind Show

With over 800 vendors, there's something for everyone

Six of the best holiday markets in Toronto, and what to buy at them

Six of the best holiday markets in Toronto, and what to buy at them

How to get a head start on your holiday shopping

Airbnb of the Week: $450 per night for a Parkdale Victorian with a claw-foot tub in the kitchen

Real Estate News

Airbnb of the Week: $450 per night for a Parkdale Victorian with a claw-foot tub in the kitchen

See inside a three-storey home that's up for rent by the night

Inside Love Child, a new co-working and social space in the old Hoxton building

Inside Love Child, a new co-working and social space in the old Hoxton building

“We wanted it to be the opposite of the Hoxton"

Inside Barry's Bootcamp, the cultish workout studio's first Toronto location

Inside Barry’s Bootcamp, the cultish workout studio’s first Toronto location

The notoriously intense workout has landed in Toronto

Airbnb of the Week: From $249 per night for a six-bedroom Bellwoods Edwardian

Real Estate News

Airbnb of the Week: From $249 per night for a six-bedroom Bellwoods Edwardian

See inside a uniquely decorated mansion that's up for rent by the night

Real Weddings: Inside a summer camp–themed celebration in Muskoka, with archery, high ropes and a canoe ride to the altar

Real Weddings: Inside a summer camp–themed celebration in Muskoka, with archery, high ropes and a canoe ride to the altar

A wild weekend at Camp Manitou

Inside Restoration Hardware's new four-level gallery at Yorkdale, with a restaurant, a coffee bar and a rooftop patio

Inside Restoration Hardware’s new four-level gallery at Yorkdale, with a restaurant, a coffee bar and a rooftop patio

It's so big, they call it a gallery

Airbnb of the Week: From $395 per night for an ultra-chic PEC getaway

Real Estate News

Airbnb of the Week: From $395 per night for an ultra-chic PEC getaway

See inside an impeccably designed county retreat that's up for rent by the night

Inside Flight Centre's impressive new Toronto office that was inspired by The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Inside Flight Centre’s impressive new Toronto office that was inspired by The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

It's a cross between a space-age science station and a Hogwarts library

Airbnb of the Week: From $265 per night for a mountainside suite in Collingwood

Real Estate News

Airbnb of the Week: From $265 per night for a mountainside suite in Collingwood

See inside a hot-tub-equipped cabin that's up for rent by the night

Q&A: Anthony Ricciardi, the colourblind financial analyst who quit his job to become an artist

Q&A: Anthony Ricciardi, the colourblind financial analyst who quit his job to become an artist

Plus, some of our favourite works at his pop-up exhibition at Yorkdale mall, on display until October 27

Inside Slack's new Toronto location, with a La Croix–stocked fridge and weekly massage therapy

Inside Slack’s new Toronto location, with a La Croix–stocked fridge and weekly massage therapy

The workplace communication platform has set up shop downtown

Inside WE's new high-tech Global Learning Centre with Skype pods, a wellness room and 39 microclimate zones

Inside WE’s new high-tech Global Learning Centre with Skype pods, a wellness room and 39 microclimate zones

See how the charity transformed the old Marty Millionaire building

Airbnb of the Week: From $275 per night for a Bellwoods suite with a garden oasis

Real Estate News

Airbnb of the Week: From $275 per night for a Bellwoods suite with a garden oasis

See inside a ground-floor apartment that's up for rent by the night

Inside The Sleepover, a slumber-themed pop-up from Thisopenspace

Inside The Sleepover, a slumber-themed pop-up from Thisopenspace

Where to find 35 brands devoted to shut-eye

Airbnb of the Week: From $199 per night for a renovated west-end Victorian

Real Estate News

Airbnb of the Week: From $199 per night for a renovated west-end Victorian

See inside a parkside home that's up for rent by the night

Inside WeWork, the co-working giant's first Toronto location

Inside WeWork, the co-working giant’s first Toronto location

Six full floors of cozy lounge space, communal desks and private offices

Airbnb of the Week: From $210 per night for a three-bedroom concrete loft in the west end

Real Estate News

Airbnb of the Week: From $210 per night for a three-bedroom concrete loft in the west end

See inside an industrial-style space that's up for rent by the night

Inside Make Lemonade, a new co-working space for women

Inside Make Lemonade, a new co-working space for women

There's a lemon tree, of course

Real Weddings: Inside a traditional Egyptian celebration in Liberty Village

Real Weddings: Inside a traditional Egyptian celebration in Liberty Village

The bride and groom were treated like royalty

What we know about the new St. Regis, the luxury hotel that will replace Trump Tower

Real Estate News

What we know about the new St. Regis, the luxury hotel that will replace Trump Tower

A handful of facts about the city's opulent new addition

Airbnb of the Week: From $325 per night for a breezy beachside retreat in the County

Airbnb of the Week: From $325 per night for a breezy beachside retreat in the County

See inside a recently renovated cottage that's up for rent by the night

Inside the gigantic new Roots flagship store at Yorkdale Mall

Inside the gigantic new Roots flagship store at Yorkdale Mall

It's like a rustic-luxe cabin in the woods (in a mall)

Summer Camp Guide

Summer Camp Directory 2026

Summer Camp Directory 2026

Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages

Best New Restaurants

Toronto Life ’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8

Toronto Life’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8

General admission tickets are now on sale for Toronto’s biggest culinary night, featuring top chefs, restaurants and drinks

Big Stories

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026

This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar

Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team

Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team

After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype

Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with SNL rookie Veronika Slowikowska

Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with SNL rookie Veronika Slowikowska

Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of Saturday Night Live in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it

Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer

Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer

The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line

The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?

The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?

We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout

My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press

My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press

My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell

Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin

Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin

Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe

Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?

Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?

Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees

City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?

City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?

Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution

This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI

This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI

It’s hard out here for a 20-something

The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market

The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market

Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises

Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI

Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI

Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him

Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world

Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world

Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better

293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband

293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband

When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him

The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone

The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone

The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks

Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes

Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes

If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”

Young and Retired: Meet the super-savers quitting work decades before the average Canadian

Young and Retired: Meet the super-savers quitting work decades before the average Canadian

In the age of doomspending, these ultra-driven Torontonians give up their weekends, work multiple jobs and never, ever eat out. The upside: they’ll retire long before the rest of us

Just Listed

For Sale: 171 Durant Ave

For Sale: 171 Durant Ave

This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot

For Sale: 50 First Avenue

For Sale: 50 First Avenue

A testament to time presiding over one of Uxbridge's most storied streetscapes, this magnificently preserved circa 1880 residence commands its prominent corner lot with the quiet confidence of a true architectural landmark

For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive

For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive

A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living

For Sale: 75 Queen Street

For Sale: 75 Queen Street

Guelph is having a moment

For Sale: 112 Mildenhall Rd

For Sale: 112 Mildenhall Rd

A rare opportunity to own a custom-built masterpiece in the heart of Lawrence Park beautifully designed by Gray Smith and Arca Design for the most discerning buyer