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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.

Latest from Jean Grant

Running raves, Bieber dance parties, and three more ways to explore the city's new clean clubbing scene

Running raves, Bieber dance parties, and three more ways to explore the city’s new clean clubbing scene

How to partake in wellness-focused partying

Twelve pairs of winterized sneakers, for never wearing boots again

Twelve pairs of winterized sneakers, for never wearing boots again

Shelve your Sorels for good

How a Forest Hill teardown became an eco-friendly dream home

How a Forest Hill teardown became an eco-friendly dream home

The modern duplex even has two green roofs

Where to (still) find the best Boxing Day deals

Where to (still) find the best Boxing Day deals

Ten super sales you haven't missed

Cashmere dickies, stylish sweats and other incredibly cozy holiday essentials

Cashmere dickies, stylish sweats and other incredibly cozy holiday essentials

For days spent binge-watching Netflix

Street Style: the 20 best looks from 2015

Street Style: the 20 best looks from 2015

Our favourite outfits spotted on everyday pedestrians

Street Style: Star Wars superfans dress up for The Force Awakens

Street Style: Star Wars superfans dress up for The Force Awakens

They broke out their finest Chewbacca hoodies for the occasion

Twenty-three pieces of flair for every outfit (and attitude)

Twenty-three pieces of flair for every outfit (and attitude)

The best statement-making pins and patches

A grown-up toy shop, and six more spots to buy last-minute gifts this week

A grown-up toy shop, and six more spots to buy last-minute gifts this week

The week's best new stores and coolest pop-ups

Street Style: the 14 best looks at the Union Station Christmas market

Street Style: the 14 best looks at the Union Station Christmas market

Shoppers flaunted lots of warm (but not too warm) outfits

Street Style: The 19 best outfits from Daybreaker, Toronto's new 6 a.m. dance party

Street Style: The 19 best outfits from Daybreaker, Toronto’s new 6 a.m. dance party

Hundreds gathered for a morning rave at Miss Thing's

Yorkdale's Fashion Santa is a social-media phenomenon

Yorkdale’s Fashion Santa is a social-media phenomenon

Mr. Claus has upped his style game

Ugly Christmas sweaters for every possible occasion

Ugly Christmas sweaters for every possible occasion

Festive odes to Drake, José Bautista and Star Wars

How a tech guru channels hotel living in his pimped-out King West loft

How a tech guru channels hotel living in his pimped-out King West loft

Clue: It involves a steam shower, LED strip lights and a floor-to-ceiling bar

A look at Kendall and Kylie's new kollaboration with Topshop

A look at Kendall and Kylie’s new kollaboration with Topshop

The party-appropriate looks hit shelves December 7

Nike made a Toronto-themed sneaker called The 6

Nike made a Toronto-themed sneaker called The 6

It's a winterized take on the classic Air Max 1

Street Style: U of T students look fashionable (and comfortable) on campus

Street Style: U of T students look fashionable (and comfortable) on campus

Fifteen people who embody the school's preppy-yet-boho vibe

A women's sneaker boutique, a suit store with a whiskey bar, and five more places to shop this week

A women’s sneaker boutique, a suit store with a whiskey bar, and five more places to shop this week

The week's best new stores and coolest pop-ups

Twenty dresses to wear when it's freezing outside

Twenty dresses to wear when it’s freezing outside

Shake up your winter wardrobe with these cozy dresses

Eight irresistibly festive holiday markets to hit up this season

Eight irresistibly festive holiday markets to hit up this season

Where to scoop up lots of special gifts in one go

This futuristic workout shirt can replace your personal trainer

This futuristic workout shirt can replace your personal trainer

Athos' high-tech shirts actually improve your workouts

Twenty unmissable gifts at the Christmas 2015 One of a Kind Show

Twenty unmissable gifts at the Christmas 2015 One of a Kind Show

Our favourite festival finds, selected from over 800 artisans

Fifteen perfectly offbeat street-style looks in Parkdale

Fifteen perfectly offbeat street-style looks in Parkdale

West-enders rock rainbow-hued hair, distressed leather jackets and tons of individual flair

The seven best pieces from Drake's newest clothing collab with the Raptors

The seven best pieces from Drake’s newest clothing collab with the Raptors

Satin bomber jackets, nylon track pants and snapbacks decorated in Drake-isms

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