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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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Live-work spaces: Inside the cozy condo and painting studio of Richard Storms

Real Estate News

Live-work spaces: Inside the cozy condo and painting studio of Richard Storms

He traded a bedroom for a painting room

Real Weddings: Inside a fairy tale–inspired celebration in the King Eddie's Crystal Ballroom

Real Weddings: Inside a fairy tale–inspired celebration in the King Eddie’s Crystal Ballroom

Featuring a crystal ballroom, Tyler Shaw and a lot of McDonald's

Real Weddings: Inside a rustic Prince Edward County farm wedding

Real Weddings: Inside a rustic Prince Edward County farm wedding

Featuring barns, pickup trucks and a family-style feast

Live-work spaces: Inside the home studio of artist Erin Rothstein

Real Estate News

Live-work spaces: Inside the home studio of artist Erin Rothstein

See where she paints her super-realistic portraits of avocados and bacon

Everyone's taking selfies with Sting in Toronto

Everyone’s taking selfies with Sting in Toronto

Keep an eye out for a massive parka and poorboy cap

Meet Pearson Airport's new therapy dogs

Meet Pearson Airport’s new therapy dogs

Airport delays just got way cuter

The best Toronto-centric moments from last night's Academy Awards

The best Toronto-centric moments from last night’s Academy Awards

Including Stephan James's Oscar debut, a win for Toronto's Domee Shi and a Wayne's World reunion

What the big cannabis CEOs know that you don't

What the big cannabis CEOs know that you don’t

We quizzed them on their favourite strains, weed slang and what they eat when they have the munchies

Live-work spaces: Inside the super-functional condo of a pair of professional musicians

Real Estate News

Live-work spaces: Inside the super-functional condo of a pair of professional musicians

See inside a condo that doubles as a practice space and concert hall

A look at the massive art installations taking over Woodbine Beach right now

A look at the massive art installations taking over Woodbine Beach right now

Expect to see a maze of monarch butterflies, a colourful collection of human statues and more

The best video game bars and cafés in the GTA

The best video game bars and cafés in the GTA

Where you can hone your Mario Kart skills and be social at the same time

A peek at Hopson Grace's gorgeous expansion

A peek at Hopson Grace’s gorgeous expansion

The upper floor is now devoted to furniture, linens and decor

Ten touching wedding photos guaranteed to warm your cold heart

Ten touching wedding photos guaranteed to warm your cold heart

Our favourite shots from the Gladstone's annual Love (Actually) photo exhibition

How a stager totally transformed an aging Newmarket bungalow

Real Estate News

How a stager totally transformed an aging Newmarket bungalow

See inside a 1960s bungalow before and after it was staged for sale

See inside a development executive's customized downtown condo

Real Estate News

See inside a development executive’s customized downtown condo

It's minimalism... to the max

Real Weddings: Inside a crimson wedding at the AGO

Real Weddings: Inside a crimson wedding at the AGO

He was her first and last Tinder date

Inside Pursuit OCR's new 30,000-square-foot obstacle course for adults

Inside Pursuit OCR’s new 30,000-square-foot obstacle course for adults

It's the largest indoor obstacle course in Canada

Real Weddings: Inside a retro-chic wedding at The Symes

Real Weddings: Inside a retro-chic wedding at The Symes

Featuring a vintage Volkswagen bus, Italian disco-inspired attire and lots of dancing

Inside an adorable puppy yoga class

Inside an adorable puppy yoga class

It was as cute as you'd expect

A look at the whimsical art installations taking over Hudson's Bay right now

A look at the whimsical art installations taking over Hudson’s Bay right now

There's a giant ball pit, a tattooed Venus de Milo and a dino room straight out of Jurassic Park

A look inside the Distillery District's kaleidoscopic light festival

A look inside the Distillery District’s kaleidoscopic light festival

The Toronto Light Festival returns to transform the Distillery District into a bright maze of sparkly, twinkling, illuminated installations

Inside Nina Dobrev's celebrity-studded, Coachella-themed 30th birthday party

Inside Nina Dobrev’s celebrity-studded, Coachella-themed 30th birthday party

The guest list included Shawn Mendes, Vin Diesel and Julianne Hough

Some of the Internet's worst attempts at the Shawn Mendes workout challenge

Some of the Internet’s worst attempts at the Shawn Mendes workout challenge

Jump squats are harder than they look

Real Proposals: five couples who choreographed the perfect will-you-marry-me moment

Real Proposals: five couples who choreographed the perfect will-you-marry-me moment

Gone are the days of the mere candlelit dinner with a ring in the champagne. Today’s proposals involve flash mobs, serenades and helicopters

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