In today’s edition of This City: a Q&A with condo king Peter Freed. Plus, Toronto’s most dedicated collector of Kiss memorabilia, a cruise ship hook-up fiasco, and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our city coverage. |
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Peter Freed, the CEO of Freed Developments, just announced an $800-million luxury tower downtown. He’s either brave or bonkers. “Usually, when the economy is strong, I think, This is too good to be true. But emerging from an 18-month adjustment period may actually be advantageous,” says Freed. Read the full Q&A here. |
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| | When a 15-year-old Eddy Teixeira heard the galvanizing thumps of Kiss blasting from the stereo of a friend’s car in 1975, he was stupefied. “My first love was the Beatles. Kiss was the Beatles on steroids.” Over the years, Teixeira has seen Kiss in concert 22 times, collected thousands of pieces of memorabilia and gotten several Kiss-themed tattoos. Here’s a peek inside his home. |
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| | The summer Noah was 17, he went on a family cruise. He and a fellow teen passenger, Sidney, hit it off and decided to hook up. Then, as they were wrapping up, Sidney’s grandmother walked in. “I dove under the bed, still wearing nothing but my dress shoes,” says Noah. Here’s how it all went down. |
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| | Toronto Life’s iconic Best Restaurants event, presented by Uber Eats, is back on May 13 at the Evergreen Brick Works. Save the date and prepare your appetite for an immersive culinary experience featuring talented chefs and the restaurants that make up the June Where to Eat Now issue, celebrating the best places to eat in Toronto. Watch our highlights from Best Restaurants 2023 and get tickets here. |
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| | In the latest issue: an optimist’s guide to surviving every doomsday scenario imaginable. Plus, obsessed with Barbie (and other weird collections), a harrowing memoir about postpartum psychosis, the best places to eat in the burbs, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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