In today’s edition of This City: judo star Nigara Shaheen on fighting her way to the Olympics. Plus, a TV host who left Toronto to renovate a 16th-century Tuscan villa, the story behind the $680-a-head uptown restaurant everyone’s talking about, and more. For all of our city coverage, visit torontolife.com or subscribe to our print edition. |
When Nigara Shaheen was a baby, her family fled violence in Afghanistan. She learned judo for self-defence and was harassed for training with men and fighting without a headscarf, but she never gave up on her sport. Now, she’s competing at the Paris Olympics. |
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| When TV personality Debbie Travis and her husband, Hans Rosenstein, took their production company abroad to film the third season of Debbie Travis’ Painted House, they fell in love with Italy and started dreaming about owning property there. After years of searching, they spent seven figures converting a ruin in Tuscany into their dream home and a boutique hotel. Here, Travis tells us how they did it. |
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| The $680-a-head uptown restaurant everyone’s talking about has three giant egos in the kitchen and one very rich benefactor calling the shots. If they don’t self-destruct, they may well produce something spectacular. From our August issue, inside the making of LSL. |
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| In the latest issue: dispatches from the canine wars. Plus, inside the making of LSL, the $680-a-head uptown restaurant everyone’s talking about; a night owl’s guide to dining out after midnight; a Q&A with the city’s new WNBA boss; and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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