Canada’s “Phoenix” Cities
The 19th century was a "banner year" for devastating fires in North America. As legendary New York archivist Otto L. Bettmann wrote in The Good Old Days – They Were Terrible: “Between 1870 and 1906 four American cities –...
Talk … And Live … Like A Pirate
“Pirate tales and the Florida Keys go together like ice and rum,” or so says the Fl Keys News. And with swashbuckling swagger, superstar NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife, Amy, an interior designer, have added...
After The Fire
New Orleans's oldest neighbourhood is known as the French Quarter. Yet examples of the New France style of architecture are a rara avis. Were they washed away by the many devastating hurricanes, including 2005’s Katrina? Surprisingly, the real...
The Mercier Bridge
The Honoré Mercier Bridge, more usually called the Mercier Bridge by locals, was the fourth bridge built to span the St. Lawrence River. It also links Montreal’s history to that of the Mohawk reserve of Kahnawake through which...
Curved and Quirky
Iconic and quirky, for 90 years the Jacques Cartier Bridge has connected Montrealers — and in unexpected ways. Montreal was a boom town in the post World War I era. More than 6,000 of the newfangled motorcars rolled...
Hot Market
Move over Los Angeles, where some of TV's hottest reality shows focus on the city's luxury real estate market. L.A. is not the only "hot market," as the new HGTV show of that name – will attest. Similar...
Designer Jonathan Adler Takes Us to Dreamland
“Dream kitchen”— One of the home design world’s most overworked phrases. But set celebrated potter, designer and author Jonathan Adler loose on a material commonly found in that room – namely Caesarstone quartz – and divinely unexpected and...
Fight The Flu With Food
The flu season is showing no signs of slowing down. As of mid-January, there were close to 12,500 confirmed cases of influenza across Canada, including 10 deaths. Some experts predict this flu season will be not only more...
Like A Phoenix From The Ashes
Tourists now flock to London, England to catch a glimpse of Big Ben, the Tower, Buckingham Palace, or other must-see landmarks. But in the late 17th century, the skyline itself was the attraction. The great painter Canaletto immortalized...
