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Andrew Querner

Retail

Style directory

A former actor's fashion boutique in Victoria and Madrid's maximalist menswear temple showcase how independent retailers are redefining retail through personal curation and abundant choice.

  • Issue #157
  • 27 min read
Brice Partouche looking in mirror while wearing gray t-shirt in clothing showroom
Design

Bright ideas

Businesses require bold ideas to survive and thrive. Here we survey some of the smarter strategies and innovations that have helped entrepreneurs around the world to get ahead.

  • The Entrepreneurs #5
  • 32 min read
Modern Animal veterinary clinic exterior with signage, glass windows, and modern architectural design in West Hollywood.
Travel and restaurants

50 steps to improving your city

Elevating the urban environment needn’t call for grand blueprints from city planners, nor sweeping regeneration. Small projects and individual details can make a difference. Here are a few starters from our editors.

  • Issue #125
  • 22 min read
50 steps to improving your city
Hospitality

Mixing it up

We tuck into some top Japanese-Italian specialities in a converted Chinatown shophouse that doesn’t miss a beat.

  • Issue #98
  • 5 min read
Mixing it up
Food & Drink

Food

We check out a Haitian hostelry in Montréal and sample Argentinian food in Toronto. Plus: a visit to a surfing community that’s become a culinary hotspot. Join us on Canada’s food frontiers.

  • Issue #98
  • 7 min read
Food
Urbanism

Grand plans

Running a city is a daunting task, whether hosting the Olympics or overhauling transport. So who would take it on? We meet seven mayors bearing the weight of a city on their shoulders.

  • Issue #95
  • 21 min read
Grand plans
Technology

Running Ahead

The University of Calgary’s Human Performance Laboratory works with sportswear giants to develop top-of-the-range running products. We head to the lab to see what's next for the running tracks of the future.

  • The Forecast #5
  • 8 min read
Running Ahead

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