By Lauren | June 7, 2016 | 0 Comment
Today was my first day of three at Social Media Week Toronto, and boy was it a good one. Speakers came from some of Toronto’s (and the worlds) hottest places like Trend Hunter, Twitter, Shopify, and BuzzFeed, to share insights and interact with the crowd of social media and marketing professionals. There was even an onstage […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | January 12, 2016 | 0 Comment
If you haven’t heard the news, I’ve been nominated for a Notable Award for social media in Ontario. I’m honoured to be nominated, but I need your help with voting (which is now open). To give you some background so you can make an educated vote, here’s what you need to know… What is […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | May 19, 2015 | 0 Comment
Once upon a time, on a very snowy and icy day in Toronto, a girl named Lauren Marinigh went momentarily viral. It all started with the ice storm of Toronto on December 22, 2013. The second biggest storm of the year in Toronto. The first being the flood in the summer of 2013, where many […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | April 16, 2015 | 0 Comment
Recently ClassPass launched in Toronto. A new type of fitness membership that allows you to explore tons of different studios and classes in your area all for one monthly price. As soon as it launched, I was intrigued. I have always been a fitness class type of gal, and never one who likes just going […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | March 4, 2015 | 0 Comment
I’ve been wanting to write this review for awhile, since every great restaurant deserves a review in my opinion. School is one of my favourite brunch spots in the city and luckily one that sits in my neighborhood, Liberty Village. What’s so great about this spot? First of all it has the cutest decor that […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | February 11, 2015 | 0 Comment
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and one of my favourite days next to the Toronto Beer Festival that happens in the summer. The Roundhouse Winter Craft Beer Festival at Steam Whistle happened a few weekends ago on January 31st on the Steam Whistle Brewery grounds. An outside beer festival that is home […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | February 2, 2015 | 0 Comment
A few weekends ago I had a chance to finally try out a restaurant I’ve wanted to try for a while, Terroni in Toronto (Queen location). My Mom and her friend were in town and put in charge of picking a place for dinner. Since my favourite food is Italian, I figured you couldn’t go wrong […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | October 15, 2014 | 0 Comment
On October 9, 2014, Vintage Crawl Toronto happened, a twice annual event that several Toronto vintage stores take place in. On top of keeping the doors open to their stores later (7pm-12am), many of the stores have sales, such as tax free shopping, or discounts, plus food, drinks, etc. Sprawling from Kensington Market all the […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | August 27, 2014 | 0 Comment
As a fellow Liberty Village/Parkdale resident, I have been wanting to try the newest pub/restaurant in the area, Local Public Eatery. Local is located at 171 East Liberty Street and just recently opened at the end of July. I have tried to get a table there a couple different nights, including the night they opened but […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | July 27, 2014 | 0 Comment
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Basically what beer and alcohol enthusiasts like to call “Christmas in July”. It’s the Toronto Festival of Beer! I got my first taste of Toronto Beerfest last year (2013). Hesitant at first because I wasn’t a super-fan of beer, I was blown off my feet by how […]
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