True. We're talking Markham and Willowdale dwelling boomer-aged parents from Hong Kong. Not necessarily religious. Actually, I have some same-aged cousins (mid-late 30s) who are STILL LIVING in HK who would probably freak out if a sibling came out. They're "technically" Catholic (as in they...

The whole washroom debate bugs me. We saw unisex bathrooms on TV when Ally McBeal was on back in the day and the whole non-binary issue was NEVER, EVER raised. I'd rather people just have a washroom say "washroom" and leave it at that. The public will get it.

I'd say children of immigrants are fairly progressive compared to their parents as well. I know people whose parents would freak out if they ever came out.

I'm not sure if you can truly judge by Ward/Riding. My city councillor is Kristyn Wong-Tam but I don't think she'd win if my ward only comprised of my block. My parents certainly aren't all that socially progressive and they tend to vote Conservative.

Looks like Williams-Sonoma Bloor Street will be closing mid-January, according to the email I got.

Yep, like the vast majority of non-Canadian born Chinese Canadians over 50. I'd say many have issues with non-Chinese Asians as well. #personalexperience #whatioverhearfamilysay

Well, you DO have the Shangri-La, Trump (or whatever they're going to call it in the near future), et al south of Bloor, but many older people will consider Yorkville as "downtown." I don't really see the appeal to live in the financial district though. My parents don't quite "get" the appeal...

Does anyone know anything about Petite Shell, a coffee place opening at the street level of Yorkville Village? It seems to be a grab-and-go coffee place? I think they're from New York? They don't have a website, and their Facebook page doesn't seem to say much.

I suppose this means South Street's going to be moving...not that I'm that big on their burgers...

It is temporary. They didn't have a pop-up thing on their door until after I posted.

Like it or not, Toronto can be a very "classist" city. I think the whole multiculturalism thing came when more (visible and/or religious) minorities joined the middle class.

The Body Shop is taking over the old Nine West spot. They used to have a location closer to Yonge Street on the north side, but that closed years ago.

Food-wise, they recently added Fiasco Gelato (and sorbetto) - this brand is from Calgary (and were on Dragon's Den's season premiere) and is pretty good. The pineapple mango sorbetto reminds me of the blended fruity teas Starbucks used to have in the late 90s.

I think we're beginning to see some second generation cuisines. Mean Bao, for example, takes some traditional Chinese dishes and modifies them with other ingredients such as quinoa.

I know this isn't downtown, but Origin North at Bayview Village has closed and their website is now redirecting to their King Street location.

I was able to find more selection within my price point (i.e. contemporary designers) at Nordstrom than at Saks. There are also brands at Saks not available at Nordstrom and vice versa (Stuart Weitzman, for example was noticeably absent from the shoe section at Nordstrom - a store KNOWN for...

I'd say the 80s as well - maybe starting in 1985 or so. When my family first moved to the "suburbs" (well, the Willowdale area) in the late 70s (I was born in '79), they still went down to "Chinatown" for Chinese food. I remember going to restaurants there when I was a toddler. We stopped...

"Modestly priced" is relative. Nordstrom is within budget (to a certain extent) for many 30 and 40-something professionals compared to Saks.

A bit jealous that the Montreal store will be bigger! I really doubt they'll open a store at Yonge/Bloor - too close to TEC.

The segregation of Chinese immigrants living in Chinatown and 905 suburbs like Markham (or northern 416 areas) is about wealth. As I've said before, in the 90s, kids like me were warned about Chinatown - that it was a "bad" place for "good/proper Chinese boys/girls."