Charlie Chaplin once said “a day without laughter is a day wasted,” I couldn’t agree more. Especially these days when we are all in the hustle to do something, get somewhere stat, taking the time to just laugh and enjoy life’s little pleasure is a lost art. We all know laughter is the best medicine,…
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Many years ago when I first came to Canada, the concept of cottages fascinated me. We didn’t really have one of those back home as we live in an archipelago which means everyone literally lives in an island big or small and so we did. We lived in a island where the beach was close…
Read More...SCHMOOZEFEST 2015: BE A #UWHERO – MIX, MINGLE, CHANGE LIVES
Making a difference in the community is such an important part of why we do what we do here at Twenty York Street. We always strive for #realchange and #realprogress and we do anything and everything we can to make our own contribution to making our society better. So when United Way asked me to…
Read More...CELEBRATE LE CHATEAU ST. LAURENT’S GRAND OPENING EVENT WITH TOP BLOGGER MARILOU MOLES
First of all, I want to take this moment to THANK YOU ALL for your continued love and support. Over the many years since we’ve published our very first blog post, we’ve grown into one of the city and the country’s most recognized and well respected blogs! Secondly, I wish you all had a great…
Read More...#GoSensGo: WIN TICKETS TO THE OTTAWA SENATORS HOME OPENER AND JOIN #CTHockeyTruck! #TMLTalk
I have to admit… I wasn’t a HUGE FAN of Hockey. In fact, I wasn’t a big fan of any sports that involved cold and ice hence, I always preferred Summer Olympics over the Winter one. Since hockey is all about the puck on the ice, it wasn’t my first choice and neither was the…
Read More...MORE THAN A HAIRCUT: OPERA LYRA’S THE BARBER OF SEVILLE DELIGHTS FANS
Figaro… FIGARO… FIGAROOOOOO! Whether you’ve been a long time lover of the opera or the only opera reference you recognize is from Looney Tunes, you’ll be hard pressed to miss the very familiar overture of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville. If your version of that world famous opera is the cartoon, Rabbit of Seville, which…
Read More...FALL IN LOVE WITH LE CHATEAU OF MONTREAL’S NEW CONCEPT STORE AND $100 GIVE-AWAY
They say FALL is the Fashion Queen of all the seasons. While summer is light and easy, spring is all about the pretty and winter is well… winter. Fall is rightly the season that rules them all. With richer fabrics, warmer tones and more opportunities for layering up, which really just means more chances of…
Read More...CALL FOR CHANGE: WE DAY CHALLENGE WITH TELUS, MTV CANADA AND FRANCESCO YATES
“I believe the CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside… Give them a sense of pride.” A legend once sang that (Whitney Houston, 1984). It rings true then and it still rings true now. Do you believe that the children are…
Read More...TAKE ME TO CHURCH OR NOT: PLANNING YOUR SEPTEMBER LONG WEEKEND
Nothing excites me more than long weekends! Okay, that’s not exactly 100% true as I like shopping, traveling, doing nothing… I can go on and on (which I suppose makes my first statement entirely untrue but you know what I mean!) but the point is, the September long weekend is upon us and it’s three…
Read More...SIMONS IS NOW OPEN IN LES PROMENADES – POISED TO RAISE THE RETAIL INDUSTRY IN OTTAWA AND GATINEAU
The retail landscape in Ottawa is changing. Not too long ago, E and I or my girlfriends and I would go away to Montreal to do some shopping and dining, It would always involve a stop at the famed Ste. Catherines Street, at the heart of downtown Montreal, which boasts rows upon rows of fashion…
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