Category: Toronto Specialty & Personalized Gifts
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Bluestar PPE Store on Queen West
Update: This store is now online only. Driving along Queen this week I noticed a brand new PPE store selling face shields and other protective equipment. First brick and mortar store I’ve seen dedicated to selling face protection items. Sign of the times. It’s located in Parkdale Village next to Easy Restaurant, on the south […]
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Koya Edibles: Fruit Bouquets in Toronto
Have you ever received an edible fruit bouquet? It is such a lovely gift idea. We all enjoy eating perfect juicy delicious fruit, but no one wants to chop it up. And no one wants to arrange it in a stunning basket that is delightful to look at. This is why it is the perfect […]
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Fair Grounds Cafe at Lakeshore & 24th Street in Etobicoke
One of my favourite coffee shops in the city opened another location! There is now a Fair Grounds Organic Cafe further east on the Lakeshore from the 40th Street main location. It’s smaller but still packed with all their amazing coffee and treats. They also carry the So-Ho-Mish skin cream made by the Honey Bee […]
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Pop Goes the Easel Clearance Sale
The Danforth East Community Association (DECA) came up with an awesome idea to revitalize their main strip. The Renew East Danforth initiative works with landlords putting temporary tenants in their empty buildings as pop-up shops. Pop Goes the Easel is one of the nine pop-up shops that have been on two blocks of the Danforth […]
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Personalized Canvases & Prints By Meringue: Special Offer for Toronto Scoop Readers
Friends of ours have this canvas hanging in their home. Not only is it beautiful, but it is personalized, which makes it extra-special. Here it is up close. There are many design styles available of these family name canvases, which are the creation of Toronto artist Helen Billett. Helen is the founder of Meringue Inc. […]
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Cakesterpiece Custom Cakes
My little guy loves that crazy and strangely articulate blue monster Grover. I myself am a big fan of his wubba, wubba, wubba song. We both enjoy his dry sense of humour; it reminds us of Dada. For one of his many birthday parties my dad insisted he have a Grover cake. Of course my […]