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February Food-Free Yelping Challenge

Foodless February: Yelping NON-food places- the most difficult yelp challenge yet! Feeling like yelp should have so much more to offer than foodie reviews? C'mon, we're more than just Chowhound with yelpstick- let's do some NON-food places for Feb 2012!

1. The Canadian Stage Company

26 Berkeley Street
Toronto, ON M5A 2W3
(416) 368-3110

Category: Performing Arts

Neighbourhoods: Corktown, St. Lawrence

1/23/2012

Just saw Caroline or Change: http://actingupstage.com/
at this theatre and it was fantastic.

I love this theatre- it has a great Shakespearean setup- it's a lowered stage (my fave format), rather than a raised stage.
I must admit that I have not seen…More »

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2. LASIK MD

130 King St W, Ste SW7
Toronto, ON M5X 1C8
(866) 961-2020

Category: Laser Eye Surgery/Lasik

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

1/23/2012

I went in for a consultation today after thinking about laser eye surgery for 4 years, seeing a lot of happy customers- at various clinics- and spending countless hours on forums where people dish their experiences (see http://forums.redflagd...)

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3. Clearly Contacts

2985 Virtual Way
Vancouver, BC V5M 4X6
(866) 414-2326

Category: Eyewear & Opticians

Neighbourhood: Renfrew-Collingwood

2/1/2012

Marc D. hit the nail on the head: "Holy good deal, Batman!"

I was late on the online-contacts train but I have had friends and family take advantage of their great deals over the years and they all have been very happy customers. It came to the point…More »

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4. Air Canada

60 Harbour St
Toronto, ON M5J 1B7
(416) 673-1075

Category: Airlines

Neighbourhood: Harbourfront

2/3/2012

Air Canada, you are beginning to impress me with your service.

While I am NOT a fan of the roll-backs of general airlines I AM generally pleased when airlines keep it together in terms of:
-being nice

yeah..that's it. I'm a fairly low maintenance…More »

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5. CUNY Graduate Center

365 5th Ave
New York, NY 10079
USA
(212) 817-7000

Neighbourhoods: Midtown West, Midtown East

2/3/2012

Yes, you'll have to get past security to get in, but once you're in it's a cool little building. how lucky that CUNY grads get to go to school on 5th ave.

This great building is RIGHT in midtown manhattan and a great place to study/work. I'm sad…More »

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6. Vintage One Wines

4896 Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON M9A 1B4
(416) 231-6994

Category: Beer, Wine & Spirits

Neighbourhood: Etobicoke

2/5/2012

I bought a voucher for one of the group buying sites. At 2-3 bottles it's a steal! The quality of the wine is alright- not spectacular, but to be expected. The wine wasn't necessarily even very good. The wine was, ok to good.
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7. St. Lawrence Market

92 Front St E
Toronto, ON M5E 1C4
(416) 392-7219

Category: Farmers Market

Neighbourhoods: St. Lawrence, Downtown Core

Update - 2/5/2012

Best Saturday ever.
Farmers market in north side- free sample extravaganza on the south side.
i love doing my grocery shopping here- so affordable and buying (mostly) local.

Don't forget that on sundays there is the flea market aka, what I call the…More »

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3/31/2009
Absolute best place to get fresh foods and spent an afternoon. NOT as nice as other farmer's… Read more »

8. Kensington Market

34 St Andrew St
Toronto, ON M5T 1K6
(416) 593-0616

Categories: Farmers Market, Used, Vintage & Consignment, Local Flavour

Neighbourhood: Kensington Market

2/7/2012

Car free weekends are possibly the best day/night idea for the summer in Kensington. This neighbourhood has so much to offer within a few blocks. I can't tell you how much loitering time I've enjoyed here.

*Not so fun in the winter
*warning: garbage…More »

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Recently updated lists from Melissa F.

Financial District/St.Lawrence Hangouts (10) Here's a list of solid places that are tried, tested and true. by me! I enjoy these places so much that I will go there over and over and over and over again.	I'd destroy my liver for you: Best BEER in Toronto (6) I'm making my favourite bar list- probably not different than most lists- but this is my favourite places to grab a pint any hour of any day because apparently I hate my liver or at least need to desperately test the limits of its ability to regenerate.
"I'm sitting here RIGHT NOW"- Fave work-Cafes w/ FREE WIFI (9) are you FUNemployed and work on your laptop a LOT? Here are some of my regular cafes that I work at that have quality espresso and a comfortable vibe for me to work.	Travelling Solo #1: Seattle (38) I'm a big fan of travelling solo. Here's my itinerary in case any other ladies are looking to do similar type of touristing, bar hopping, cafe people watching and dance-cations. All rated on the degree of solo friendliness. (fyi- i went down w/ a group of girls and stayed after for a few days by myself)
You are severely overrated. Yes, YOU. OVERRATED! (11) This is a list of places that are ridiculously overrated and I try my darndest to avoid. Some may get angry at some places I chose, but I promise you, they really aren't that good and you MAY need to get your taste buds checked.	Cozy up by the Fireplace: Winter picks! (2) It's cold. It's gross. Why don't we make it a lot LESS gross by cozying up against the fireplace?
Donnelly Group FAIL (7) Why does the Donnelly Group own everything in this town? And why do they suck SO much. Please stop doing so badly- you made a good pub once. It was called Biminis. It burnt down. Along with your talent at replicating that experience with your CHAIN OF FAILURE. = )	Croissants: Lard always makes things better (9) I always thought I kind of hated croissants. Turns out it was because I was eating BAD croissants. So now I'll only eat a perfect buttery flakey croissant- so if you are picky like me- you want to read this list.
Indian craving? EAT HERE (7) After a strange NON-pregnancy induced craving for Indian food I tried several AYCE buffets within 2 weeks. In case you ever go through the same gluttony here is your go-to guide!	Double Takes: not all locations are made the same (14) Have you ever come across a different location of the same resto and thought, "right on! deliciousness HERE TOO!" Well think again- not ALL locations are created equally.