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1 month ago | 
thespec.com | Shayne Stephens
When Trevor Speis first returned to Toronto in 2019 after four years in Sydney, Australia, he knew that he wanted to put his stamp on the city. A partner in both the Annex Hotel and The Good Son restaurant, the financier had long been invested in his hometown, but this was different. If he was going to abandon the white sands of Bondi Beach for the white winters of his youth, he needed to put down some roots. He needed to build a home. Conveniently, he knew exactly where he wanted that to be.
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1 month ago | 
stcatharinesstandard.ca | Shayne Stephens
When Trevor Speis first returned to Toronto in 2019 after four years in Sydney, Australia, he knew that he wanted to put his stamp on the city. A partner in both the Annex Hotel and The Good Son restaurant, the financier had long been invested in his hometown, but this was different. If he was going to abandon the white sands of Bondi Beach for the white winters of his youth, he needed to put down some roots. He needed to build a home. Conveniently, he knew exactly where he wanted that to be.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
thekit.ca | Shayne Stephens
As partners Fran Miller and Jackie McKeown started to pick up traction in their respective careers, it became apparent that the one-bedroom loft they shared with their dog, Bagel, in Toronto’s west end was no longer cutting it.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
thekit.ca | Shayne Stephens |Caitlin Kenny
For a year and a half, Ruby Benson and her two best friends, both real estate agents, searched MLS listings daily in search of the perfect home for her and partner, Steph Verschuren. Since moving in together, the pair had lived exclusively in hard lofts, befitting their shared creative ethos—Verschuren is a photographer, Benson is a content creator.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
thespec.com | Shayne Stephens
For a year and a half, Ruby Benson and her two best friends, both real estate agents, searched MLS listings daily in search of the perfect home for her and partner, Steph Verschuren. Since moving in together, the pair had lived exclusively in hard lofts, befitting their shared creative ethos — Verschuren is a photographer, Benson a content creator.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
thekit.ca | Shayne Stephens
When Golnar Ahmadian found out that her brother, Sam, would be following her lead and immigrating to Toronto from their native Iran in 2022, the architect turned designer of the fashion line Golshaah and Lo’Bat jewellery knew that she was going to need something bigger than her one-bedroom condo at Yonge and Bloor. Conveniently, her best friend—a builder—was putting the finishing touches on a new-build duplex in midtown, one side of which he and his wife were moving into.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
newhamburgindependent.ca | Shayne Stephens
When Golnar Ahmadian found out that her brother, Sam, would be following her lead and immigrating to Toronto from their native Iran in 2022, the architect turned fashion and jewelry designer knew that she was going to need something bigger than her one-bedroom condo at Yonge and Bloor. Conveniently, her best friend — a builder — was putting the finishing touches on a new-build duplex in midtown, one side of which he and his wife were moving into.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
parrysound.com | Shayne Stephens
When Golnar Ahmadian found out that her brother, Sam, would be following her lead and immigrating to Toronto from their native Iran in 2022, the architect turned fashion and jewelry designer knew that she was going to need something bigger than her one-bedroom condo at Yonge and Bloor. Conveniently, her best friend — a builder — was putting the finishing touches on a new-build duplex in midtown, one side of which he and his wife were moving into.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
thestar.com | Shayne Stephens
When Golnar Ahmadian found out that her brother, Sam, would be following her lead and immigrating to Toronto from their native Iran in 2022, the architect turned fashion and jewelry designer knew that she was going to need something bigger than her one-bedroom condo at Yonge and Bloor. Conveniently, her best friend — a builder — was putting the finishing touches on a new-build duplex in midtown, one side of which he and his wife were moving into.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
thekit.ca | Renee Tse |Shayne Stephens
The quirkier, the better. Giving us all a reason to playfully update the day-to-day styling of our everyday bag, this season fashion editors, street style stars and influencers alike are using bag charms to show off their personality, mood and interests en masse. Celebrities like Dua Lipa and Lily Allen, too, have been spotted with bedazzled bags à la Jane Birkin, who famously personalized her namesake Hermes bag with various trinkets and charms.
