Archive for April 2008

LATE BREAKING NEWS: iPhone coming to Canada!

Apr 29th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Technology

Toronto’s 680News has just reported that Apple’s iPhone will finally launch in Canada (carrier will be Roger) later this year. No release date has been announced, but will definitely be some time this year.  No price has been announced either.  Could this be bad news for RIM?  Stay tuned for more information.



The Clothing Show - Exhibition Place, May 2-4, 2008 (CONTEST INSIDE!)

Apr 29th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Events, Fashion, Lifestyle

The Clothing Show will be held at The Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place in Toronto from May 2 to May 4, 2008. This shopping event which features not only clothing, but also accessories and services will have over 300 vendors of all kinds (fashion, beauty products, services, etc…) including the following:

yNot Designs
Lucious [...]



Nothing Byzantine about this Byzantium

Apr 29th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Food & Drink

Niya Bajaj
Located at Church and Wellesley, just steps away from Wellesley station Byzantium is easy to miss if you aren’t looking for it. The classic hunter green awning blends in amongst the louder, more flamboyant cityscape that surrounds it. However for all it’s seeming reticence Byzantium is worth making reservations at, and fighting [...]



Business Education: Intelligently investing in your career and future

Apr 29th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Business, Education, Featured

Charlene Callaghan
At 5:30 a.m., Monday to Friday, 23-year-old Thanoosha Sivakumaran wakes up to the buzz of her alarm clock. She boards the GO train in Mississauga at 6:45 a.m. and arrives at her job at 7:20 a.m.
After an exhausting day as a business analyst, Sivakumaran turns on her computer and begins her homework for the [...]



Society Book Event: My Heart is in Africa

Apr 29th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Books, Events

The Society Toronto once again put together an amazing book event.  The April 21, held at The Spoke Club, was very well attended.  This time, we move from Hollywood glamour to the poverty of Africa in Scott Griffin’s My Heart is in Africa.  In the 1990s, Mr. Griffin flew his single engine Cessna 180 from [...]



Prospere EXTRA: Looking Fab on Bloor Street

Apr 18th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Beauty, Events

Cynthia Cheng
Booklet given to all LookFab Moments visitors

The former temporary Chanel boutique just east of the corner of Bloor and Avenue Road in Toronto sat empty since Chanel’s move back to its regular location across the street. However, things pretty much changed overnight last week. Pink signs saying “LookFab” went up, and I couldn’t, [...]



Silver Soiree: Celebrating a Quarter Century of POGO

Apr 15th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Events, Food & Drink, Lifestyle

On Satuday, April 12, 2008, the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) held its seventh gala, which celebrated the organization’s twenty-fifth anniversary. The organization was founded in 1983 by a group of doctors to champion childhood cancer and care and has been an advisor to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care since 1995.



Maximum Cities: An Exploration in 3 Cities, Part III

Apr 15th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Travel

Niya Bajaj
Webitor’s Note: This is the third part of a series on travel.  The first two parts, also on Mumbai, were originally published in the February and March issues of Prospere Magazine.  You can read Part I here and Part II here.
The best and worst thing about maximum Mumbai is the fact that there is [...]



Profile: Dawn Del Russo of Bella Dawn

Apr 15th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Beauty, Business, Fashion

Cynthia Cheng
Like many designers and stylists, Dawn Del Russo grew up not only playing with Barbies, but also designing and making clothes for them. A little girl with a wild imagination, Dawn played “D&D Boutique” with her sister, Denise, and would sell clothes to imaginary people. They would even have imaginary crowds, lining up to [...]