In today’s edition of This City: a marketing exec who gave it all up to farm hops and open a brewery. Plus, a restored Arts and Crafts Tudor with contemporary frills, a performance artist who’s calling out bad drivers and condo developers, and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our city coverage. |
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Graydon Lau had a decades-long career in the marketing industry, working for big-name alcohol brands. When his best friend approached him with an idea to open a brewery on some farmland he owned, Lau left his job and dove in. Little did he know, he’d have to overcome personal tragedy and Covid lockdowns to make it happen. |
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| | In 2019, Tyler Ross and Jessica Caplan Ross stumbled upon a 1930s house in Forest Hill on a double lot. They drew up designs to replace it with two new dwellings—one to sell, one to keep. But when the city unexpectedly designated the place a heritage property, the couple had to ditch their plan and start over. The end result is a lovingly restored century home with contemporary frills. |
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| | Last summer, performance artist Martin Ries caused a stir posing as a “crosswalk referee” and handing out yellow and red cards to aggressive drivers. More recently, he was part of a group of artists who painted human silhouettes on the boarded-up exteriors of abandoned homes. Ries and his collaborators want to start a conversation about the future of our neighbourhoods: gentrification and condo development may add density, they say, but at what cost? |
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| | Urban townhomes in South Etobicoke designed for exceptional living |
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What to read, watch and listen to in October |
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| | Known as Bahamas since releasing his first album in 2009, Barrie native Afie Jurvanen has become a staple of the airwaves thanks to early 2010s alternative rock hits like “Lost in the Light” and “All the Time.” With crisp guitar tones, precise production, and intimate vocals and harmonies, he’s carved out a place in the Spotify-friendly-alt-folk niche. For his sixth studio album, Bootcut, Jurvanen goes full country, adopting a southern twang backed by slide steel—but bursts of the musician’s trademark fuzzed-out guitar keep the sound current. October 29, Massey Hall |
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| | Robert Konashewych was a police officer with expensive tastes, two girlfriends and a mountain of debt. Heinz Sommerfeld was recently deceased with a large unclaimed estate. In our October issue, read the story of a crooked cop, a dead man and an $800,000 estate fraud. Plus, the general contractor from hell, Toronto’s best farm-to-table chefs, a Q&A with new Raptors coach Darko Rajaković, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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