Junction-High Park Before & After School Centre

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2968 Dundas St. West Suite 305, Toronto, ON, M6P 1Y8

Childminding Resource: If you are a stay-at-home OR work-at-home parent that needs a break from your kiddies, Junction-High Park Before & After School Centre offers a Drop and Shop Program. The program runs everyMonday & Wednesday from 9am-11:30am. For $30, you can drop off your toilet trained children aged 3-5 years while you deal with an errand. So take that class, visit the gym, have that latte with your BFF or simply have some "me" time planned into your week. Call (416) 645-0648 or visit http://junctionhighparkbeforeafterschool.wordpress.com .

Grand Banking Hall (The Suites at 1 King West)

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1 King West, Toronto, ON, M5H 1A1

Title: The venue is big enough for 200 guests. The food is yummy-oh! and the service staff is very helpful. They were good in preserving the architectural style of the building. Overall, the ambience and the food is well worth it!

Newson's Sharpening & Skate

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612 Jane St, York, ON, M6S4A6

Newson bike shop: They offer a wide selection of bikes for all ages -- best of all, they treat you like family. My husband goes there to get the kids' bikes repaired and they always remember his name. Customer service is king!

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Newson Bike Shop

Aveda Institute and Training Academy

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125 King Street East, Toronto, ON

Hair salon: This school is professionally equipped and the apprentices are great! The educators are very encouraging - normally, I wouldn't have any novice cut or colour my hair but they're so professional the only difference with going here and an upscale salon is the price and the time you spent in the chair. Of course it's great that they use their plant-based Aveda products as well.

Crema Coffee Company

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3079 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON, M6P 1Z9

Coffee shop: Finally, a cozy coffee shop just a few blocks from home. Offers a wide variety of organic, fair trade coffee and their London Fog is to die for (according to my friend!). Not to mention all the wicked pastries they have -- yummO!

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• coffee shop

Masa Sushi Japanese Restaurant

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15 Charles Street East, Toronto, ON, M4Y1S1

Title: Great Sushi buffet - seriously! Fresh fish and food is freshly cooked after ordering. Not your typical buffet place - check it out! $18 for all you can eat dinner can't be beat.

St. Lawrence Market

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92 Front St E, Toronto, ON, M5E1C4

Market: Everything is here -- well, not quite. I hope they'll have more tropical and exotic fruits so I don't have to go the Chinatown. Every Torontonian should shop here at least once in their lifetime :)

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• market

Chocolicks

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573 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON, M5N1B5

Smash cakes: Ordering was a breeze - did everything via phone. It also came with its own mallet - filled with smarties, caramel popcorn, jujubes. Birthday cake and pinata in one!

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Smash cakes

Fast Fresh Foods

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199 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5L 1G4

Salad place: You can customize your salad depending on what your mood is at the moment. Can't beat a healthy lunch...

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• salad place

Mercatto

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15 Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5C2E3

Latte: Light and airy - perfect on a hot, summer day!

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• latte

Terroni

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720 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON, M6J1E8

Italian restaurants: Love their location - the old courthouse. The service is great and the food is as Italian as it can get.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• italian restaurants

Delight

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3040 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON, M6P1Z3

Chocolatier: Offers a wide selection of organic chocolate truffles (ginger, chai anyone?) and fair trade coffee - yumm-O!

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Chocolatier

High Park

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1873 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2

Park: It has all the wonderful things that the outdoors has to offer - right in the heart of inner City Tdot.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• park

Pantages Hotel Toronto Centre

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200 Victoria St., Toronto, ON, M5B 1V8

Martini: A wide selection of Martinis (love their Chocolate Martini and Pomegranate Martini) and they have weekday specials for $5! Can't go wrong :)

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Martini

Vesuvio's Pizzeria & Spaghetti House

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3014 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON, M6P1Z3

Pizza: Yummy and crunchy thin crust pizza and great pasta, too!

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Pizza

Sushi Inn

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120 Cumberland, Toronto, ON, M5R1A6

Sushi places: Fresh, affordable and the service is fast.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• sushi places