1 Smartwool toe-sock micro Shoes and socks with toes are all the rage right now. $20, Trail Shop, 6210 Quinpool Road, 423-8736 2 Wonka Snowshoes Wow, snowshoes have changes a lot. Remember when they used to look like tennis racquets strapped to your feet? $119 (last year’s model), TAO Adventure Outfitters, 5187 Salter Street, 481-9826 […]
TAO: The Adventure Outfitters
E-PIN Korean Grill House opens
As further evidence of Barrington Street recovery—see new area arrivals Obladee Wine Bar, Oddjects, Newcombe’s Ink (more info coming soon), TAO: The Adventure Outfitters, even Starbucks—we now have another delicious downtown destination to discover. E-PIN Korean Grill House (1533 Barrington Street, 431-3839) is a new Korean restaurant that’s gone in at the corner of Barrington […]
TAO: The Adventure Outfitters in sign dispute
It was a big boost to the downtown retail scene when TAO The Adventure Outfitters moved from Bayers Lake to old Freemasons building on the corner of Salter and Granville Street. But when the new owners put up seven cloth signs announcing their presence, they were hit with a bylaw infraction notice for violating the […]
Go local in Clayton Park
Ritual Studio480 Parkland Drive, 407-4022 Sadly, popular coffee house The Almond Cafe is now closed, but just down the plaza is the Ritual Tanning and Vibration Salon, where two lovely and bronzed ladies with startlingly white smiles, clad in black, will tan you up and whiten your teeth. Be sure to check out the T-Zone […]

