Tag: Street

Welcome to the vibrant world of street style in 2024, where fashion meets creativity. Street style evolves from fashion weeks to trendsetters worldwide. Explore 2024’s trend-setting looks with us. 1. Runway to Sidewalk: Influences and Inspirations The fusion of high fashion runways and s...

Little known outside the community, Jane Street is one of the world’s largest market-maker who trades more than $17 trillion worth of securities in 2020. Yet, the company is also well known for its difficult interview questions. Here I list a few questions I find online, and I feel quite inter...

Walk down the Main Street of any city or town today and you might notice something off. It’s not that the roads are too wide (though they are), or that the sidewalks are too narrow (though they are, too), or even that there’s not much to walk towards (though this is usually true, as well...

The Notting Hill Carnival is one of the largest street festivals in the world. Since 1966, it has been held every year in the streets of the Notting Hill area of Kensington, London. It is organized by the British Caribbean Community. The costumes, the food, and the congregation go beyond t...

After many difficult dental procedures, I have developed a consistent sense of dread when I have to go to the dentist. After two bridges, several crowns and a failed dental implant, I work hard to remind myself that the point of going to the dentist is to have healthy, functional teeth, instead of o...

Walk down the Main Street of any city or town today and you might notice something off. It’s not that the roads are too wide (though they are), or that the sidewalks are too narrow (though they are, too), or even that there’s not much to walk towards (though this is usually true, as well...

St. Joseph is an unassuming side street in the Bay Street Corridor. It’s a street that knits together historic architecture with shiny modern condos. Five St. Joseph Street is the space that houses Lao Lao Bar, a beautiful heritage building that gives off a gothic feel. Toronto la...

If a multi-millionaire wants to tear down their century home at 229 Riverside Drive to build a mansion, what’s to stop them? Let’s introduce our street fighters. First, we have the Swansea and Etobicoke Historical Societies whose weapon of choice is Heritage Registration. Next, the Sw...

Meanwhile, on the east side of town, things were far less wonderful. It was dirty and darker, with consecutive rows of stores selling items for the third or fourth time. There were stained greasy spoons, semi-industrial walk-ups with garbage and printing presses, machines and auto body shops. Thi...