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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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This giant backyard is perfect for physically distanced family visits

Real Estate News

This giant backyard is perfect for physically distanced family visits

This Etobicoke oasis has "moon gates," a fire pit and a trickling stream

Outdoor activity guide: Ten sporty, adventurous things to do near Toronto this summer

Outdoor activity guide: Ten sporty, adventurous things to do near Toronto this summer

There's never been a better time to pick up a new hobby

Five drive-ins in and around Toronto to satisfy your cinematic summertime cravings

Five drive-ins in and around Toronto to satisfy your cinematic summertime cravings

The nostalgic activity is suddenly way more essential

Five new ways to host intimate, socially distanced weddings in Toronto at any budget

Five new ways to host intimate, socially distanced weddings in Toronto at any budget

From a custom delivery service to inside a shipping container

Inside Lmnts Outdoor Studio, where Torontonians can practise hot yoga in geodesic pods

Inside Lmnts Outdoor Studio, where Torontonians can practise hot yoga in geodesic pods

A new way to work out, at a distance

Real Weddings: Inside a same-sex Hindu-Anglican celebration at the Royal York

Real Weddings: Inside a same-sex Hindu-Anglican celebration at the Royal York

They got married in the ballroom in traditional Indian wedding attire

"I would have hired someone if there wasn’t a pandemic": Six Torontonians who embarked on DIY home improvement projects

“I would have hired someone if there wasn’t a pandemic”: Six Torontonians who embarked on DIY home improvement projects

Spurred on by all the extra free time

“Trinity Bellwoods is the Florida of Ontario”: How Toronto reacted to 10,000 people gathering in the park this weekend

“Trinity Bellwoods is the Florida of Ontario”: How Toronto reacted to 10,000 people gathering in the park this weekend

Things got heated

"We’re sanitizing everything like crazy": How five Toronto store owners are reopening

“We’re sanitizing everything like crazy”: How five Toronto store owners are reopening

And what they're doing to keep employees and customers safe

How a realtor is self-isolating in 400 square feet

Real Estate News

How a realtor is self-isolating in 400 square feet

She’s turned her couch into a makeshift office, and does yoga in the living room

Seven toy stores offering delivery in Toronto—plus their picks for crafts, puzzles and backyard games to keep kids entertained

Seven toy stores offering delivery in Toronto—plus their picks for crafts, puzzles and backyard games to keep kids entertained

So you can finally get some work done

Five Toronto skincare stores offering delivery—plus their pandemic pampering recommendations

Five Toronto skincare stores offering delivery—plus their pandemic pampering recommendations

Because there’s finally time for drawn-out baths and 10-step rituals

Eight fantastic florists offering pick-up or delivery in time for Mother's Day

Eight fantastic florists offering pick-up or delivery in time for Mother’s Day

In case your mind was elsewhere earlier this week

Six gardening shops doing delivery—plus their pandemic planting recommendations

Six gardening shops doing delivery—plus their pandemic planting recommendations

For green thumbs and novices

Five Toronto board game stores doing delivery—plus their pandemic recommendations

Five Toronto board game stores doing delivery—plus their pandemic recommendations

In case you're sick of Scrabble marathons

How a barista is riding out the pandemic in 150 square feet

Real Estate News

How a barista is riding out the pandemic in 150 square feet

Social distancing in such a tiny apartment would drive the average person bonkers. Luckily, Jelena can break up the days with shifts at a café

"I do yoga on the balcony": How a marketer and a pharmacy technician are quarantining in 400 square feet

Real Estate News

“I do yoga on the balcony”: How a marketer and a pharmacy technician are quarantining in 400 square feet

“I couldn’t imagine what it would be like if we were both working from home”

"It was sad but also a relief": This family hosted their son's bar mitzvah over Zoom

“It was sad but also a relief”: This family hosted their son’s bar mitzvah over Zoom

“It wasn't what we planned, but the net outcome was more memorable than it would have been”

Eleven Toronto bookstores doing delivery—plus their quarantine reading recommendations

Eleven Toronto bookstores doing delivery—plus their quarantine reading recommendations

More self-isolation content to sink your teeth into

"It's our way of helping": Spirit of York CEO Gerry Guitor on turning his distillery into a hand sanitizer factory

“It’s our way of helping”: Spirit of York CEO Gerry Guitor on turning his distillery into a hand sanitizer factory

It will be available on March 19, with all proceeds going to the food bank

Real Weddings: This reception took place inside a giant inflatable bubble

Real Weddings: This reception took place inside a giant inflatable bubble

The couple ordered it from Hong Kong, and hosted a 100-person party inside

Inside the zany closet of accessories purveyor Zane Aburaneh, with Lionel Richie sweatpants, baby shoes and lots of vintage

Inside the zany closet of accessories purveyor Zane Aburaneh, with Lionel Richie sweatpants, baby shoes and lots of vintage

He’s a fan of silk shirts and eccentric travel finds

Inside the condo-sized walk-in closet of party fixture and PR pro Suzanne Cohon

Inside the condo-sized walk-in closet of party fixture and PR pro Suzanne Cohon

With 130 pairs of shoes, McQueen gowns and Hermès jewellery galore

Real Weddings: Inside a lakeside celebration with a rousing Grease performance

Real Weddings: Inside a lakeside celebration with a rousing Grease performance

They’re the ones that they want (ooh ooh ooh)

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