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National Post
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- National Post
Tricon & Toronto Life Announce Summer Garden Party at Evergreen Brick Works
Article content Toronto's most iconic outdoor summer garden party returns August 13 Article content — Article content Article content a midsummer night under the stars Article content TORONTO — Tricon and Toronto Life are excited to announce the return of Toronto's most celebrated summer garden party, taking place Wednesday, August 13, 2025, from 6–10 PM ET at the Evergreen Brick Works. Article content Toronto's celebrated Summer Garden Party is back! Tricon and Toronto Life are hosting the iconic event on Aug. 13 at Evergreen Brick Works for a magical midsummer night. This year's event invites guests to experience a midsummer night under the stars—an elegant evening of music, makers, and culinary moments set against the natural beauty of one of the city's most storied outdoor spaces. Designed to delight all the senses, the evening will feature curated musical performances, floral installations, and candlelit cocktails in a setting that captures the magic of summer in Toronto. Article content Tricon and Toronto Life are long-standing partners committed to delivering exceptional city-defining experiences that connect people to the best of Toronto's food, culture, and community scene. The 2025 Summer Garden Party promises a dazzling midsummer celebration for 600 guests, brought to life through immersive entertainment, culinary discovery, and the city's cultural scene, curated by top sponsors including Penguin Random House Canada and Saint Lucia Tourism Authority. Article content 'The Toronto Life Garden Party is one of the city's most dynamic celebrations and we are thrilled to be bringing this event back in partnership with Tricon,' said Jason Maghanoy, Group Publisher, SJC Media. 'It brings together everything we love about the city… and we can't wait to share this experience with all of you.' Article content Formerly a brick factory that produced the bricks for Toronto's neighbourhoods, today, Evergreen Brick Works is a vibrant space and community hub set in the heart of the city's ravines. Hosting the event here is a nod to Toronto's city-building past and Tricon's plans for the future. The Brick Works operates as a social enterprise with all proceeds going towards their charity, Evergreen, which promotes the creation of green, inclusive and climate-ready public spaces across Canada. Article content 'Evergreen Brick Works sits where the city meets the park—a place shaped by Toronto's history and its future. That makes it a powerful backdrop for our Summer Garden Party and for the kind of city-building we believe in at Tricon. Through our partnership with Toronto Life, we're creating shared experiences that reflect the full potential of rental living—community, culture, connection—not just for our residents, but for the broader city as well,' said Andrew Joyner, Managing Director and Head of Multi-Family at Tricon. 'This is the summer party Toronto's been waiting for—a must for anyone who loves this city, and wants to experience it at its most vibrant, under the stars.' Article content Highlights include: Article content Dress Code: Article content Garden Glamour/Summer Cocktail Article content Tickets (including all food, drink, and entertainment) are now available: Article content As Toronto's largest builder of new purpose-built rental housing, Tricon is committed to creating community by bringing residents and Torontonians together through lifestyle programming. These unique cultural experiences are centred on wellness, cuisine, creativity, and connection—building stronger communities, together. Article content Flagship events like the Summer Garden Party reflect this commitment in action: an unforgettable midsummer evening that brings the very best of the city to Toronto's most cherished green space. Article content First launched in 2015, the Garden Party is one of Toronto Life's successful signature events, celebrated for its sold-out crowds and magical atmosphere. Now, in partnership with Tricon, this special one-night-only celebration of summer in the city returns in 2025. Article content About Tricon Residential Article content Tricon is one of North America's preeminent rental housing companies. Tricon was one of the first movers to enter Canada's purpose-built rental apartment sector with scale in 2016 and is developing the highest quality multi-family portfolio in North America's fastest growing city. At Tricon, we are reimagining rental living—Tricon properties are concentrated in prime downtown Toronto locations, and are defined by design excellence, signature resort-quality amenities, exceptional customer service, and lifestyle programming that fosters connections and builds community. For more information, visit Article content , it provides insight into the city's culture, real estate, and events through print, digital and signature events. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Article content Article content
Business Wire
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Wire
Tricon & Toronto Life Announce Summer Garden Party at Evergreen Brick Works
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tricon and Toronto Life are excited to announce the return of Toronto's most celebrated summer garden party, taking place Wednesday, August 13, 2025, from 6–10 PM ET at the Evergreen Brick Works. Toronto's celebrated Summer Garden Party is back! Tricon and Toronto Life are hosting the iconic event on Aug. 13 at Evergreen Brick Works for a magical midsummer night. This year's event invites guests to experience a midsummer night under the stars—an elegant evening of music, makers, and culinary moments set against the natural beauty of one of the city's most storied outdoor spaces. Designed to delight all the senses, the evening will feature curated musical performances, floral installations, and candlelit cocktails in a setting that captures the magic of summer in Toronto. Tricon and Toronto Life are long-standing partners committed to delivering exceptional city-defining experiences that connect people to the best of Toronto's food, culture, and community scene. The 2025 Summer Garden Party promises a dazzling midsummer celebration for 600 guests, brought to life through immersive entertainment, culinary discovery, and the city's cultural scene, curated by top sponsors including Penguin Random House Canada and Saint Lucia Tourism Authority. 'The Toronto Life Garden Party is one of the city's most dynamic celebrations and we are thrilled to be bringing this event back in partnership with Tricon,' said Jason Maghanoy, Group Publisher, SJC Media. 'It brings together everything we love about the city... and we can't wait to share this experience with all of you.' Formerly a brick factory that produced the bricks for Toronto's neighbourhoods, today, Evergreen Brick Works is a vibrant space and community hub set in the heart of the city's ravines. Hosting the event here is a nod to Toronto's city-building past and Tricon's plans for the future. The Brick Works operates as a social enterprise with all proceeds going towards their charity, Evergreen, which promotes the creation of green, inclusive and climate-ready public spaces across Canada. 'Evergreen Brick Works sits where the city meets the park—a place shaped by Toronto's history and its future. That makes it a powerful backdrop for our Summer Garden Party and for the kind of city-building we believe in at Tricon. Through our partnership with Toronto Life, we're creating shared experiences that reflect the full potential of rental living—community, culture, connection—not just for our residents, but for the broader city as well,' said Andrew Joyner, Managing Director and Head of Multi-Family at Tricon. 'This is the summer party Toronto's been waiting for—a must for anyone who loves this city, and wants to experience it at its most vibrant, under the stars.' Highlights include: Dress Code: Garden Glamour/Summer Cocktail Tickets (including all food, drink, and entertainment) are now available: $75 for TL Insider members $80 for Chatelaine Subscribers $90 for General Admission Residents of Tricon buildings enjoy exclusive complimentary access. As Toronto's largest builder of new purpose-built rental housing, Tricon is committed to creating community by bringing residents and Torontonians together through lifestyle programming. These unique cultural experiences are centred on wellness, cuisine, creativity, and connection—building stronger communities, together. Flagship events like the Summer Garden Party reflect this commitment in action: an unforgettable midsummer evening that brings the very best of the city to Toronto's most cherished green space. First launched in 2015, the Garden Party is one of Toronto Life's successful signature events, celebrated for its sold-out crowds and magical atmosphere. Now, in partnership with Tricon, this special one-night-only celebration of summer in the city returns in 2025. About Tricon Residential Tricon is one of North America's preeminent rental housing companies. Tricon was one of the first movers to enter Canada's purpose-built rental apartment sector with scale in 2016 and is developing the highest quality multi-family portfolio in North America's fastest growing city. At Tricon, we are reimagining rental living—Tricon properties are concentrated in prime downtown Toronto locations, and are defined by design excellence, signature resort-quality amenities, exceptional customer service, and lifestyle programming that fosters connections and builds community. For more information, visit About Toronto Life Toronto Life is an award-winning media brand helping people get the most out of Toronto. Owned by SJC Media, it provides insight into the city's culture, real estate, and events through print, digital and signature events.
Time Magazine
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Magazine
The True Story Behind RomCon: Who the F*** is Jason Porter?
RomCon: Who the F*** is Jason Porter?, a docu-series out on Prime Video June 13, tells the sad story of a Toronto woman whose relationship with a repairman broke apart after she discovered his extensive lies. Heather Rovet met Jason 'Jace' Porter in 2018 when he was a handyman who came to her condo to fulfill a maintenance request. In 2021, she discovered that throughout their three-year relationship, he lied to her repeatedly, went on wild spending sprees with her money, and stole Tiffany jewelry from her family. She found a new life's purpose in exposing his frauds—and the series is a product of that. Over two episodes, the docu-series follows Rovet's story of falling in love and then finding out that the man she'd been living with was not who he said he was. RomCon also features other women who were wooed by Porter who say, that like with Rovet, he would pursue them actively at first, and then cool off. These women had reached out to Rovet after journalist Jane Gerster's wrote a Toronto Life exposé on her ordeal. Rovet's hope is that the series will have a far reach on Prime Video, not only to other potential victims of Porter's deceptive schemes, but also to warn viewers about scams. According to the Federal Trade Commission, victims of such scams lost $1.14 billion in 2023. Here's a look at Rovet's quest to expose the wrongs of the man she initially thought was her Mr. Right. Warning signs At first, the relationship with Porter—who introduced himself as "Jace Peretti"—was a dream come true to Rovet, who was 46 years old at the time she met him. He was a great kisser, and they went on motorcycle rides together. Porter had also hit it off with her mother. Within weeks, Porter had told her she was the love of his life. However, her father, Ernest, had a bad feeling about Porter from the get-go. In the series, he says he regrets that he didn't speak up about it earlier. After the relationship was over, Rovet says he told her that he thought Porter "sounded like a thug—very inarticulate, very clipped sentences. He mumbled a lot." And it didn't track with this cosmopolitan lifestyle he claimed to be living. Likewise, her friend Krystin said Porter had talked about living in China for two years, and because she had also spent a lot of time in China, she asked how much Mandarin he knew. He said he didn't need to learn it and that he didn't travel around the country much, which she found hard to believe given his claims of living there for an extended period of time. The romantic gestures continued, before petering out. Porter promised her vacations, like a getaway to Rome, but would backed out last-minute, saying he couldn't leave because of an ongoing custody battle with his ex-wife over his son. Three years into dating Porter, Rovet wondered if she would ever meet this son. The moment Heather realized Jason Porter was lying Rovet started to notice peculiar behavior in Porter when he moved into her condo in Toronto at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when they were in close quarters all of the time. Living together, Heather began noticing and growing annoyed that he'd stay up really late, and then take long naps in the afternoon. Though she was a city slicker through-and-through, she agreed to compromise and move out to the Toronto suburb of Aurora so he could be closer to his son. Meanwhile Rovet's mother discovered she was missing her two wedding bands. When she asked her housekeeper who took it, the housekeeper said Jace took it. When her mother didn't believe her, the housekeeper quit. "I still, to this day, feel terrible for what he took from my mom, because she's never going to get it back," Rovet says. "And it's not about the actual things; it's the sentiment, the memories, that he stole from her." He was draining their bank account on gas, cigarettes and vaping accessories, they started fighting regularly. After one fight, in which he couldn't commit to attending a BBQ hosted by one of her friends, he said he needed space. He left for five weeks, and she got suspicious about where he was spending his time. He used to use her computer, so she guessed at his password and gained access to his gmail account and several dating apps that he had actively been using while they had been dating. The more she dug into his background, the more disturbing information she found, including that Porter had been to jail multiple times. While he was out of the house, she went into his workshop and found receipts to pawn shops. In a room in their house that she specifically designed for his son, she found a bag of documents that contained proof that the custody battle had concluded years ago. As she was sleuthing, Porter called her. Rovet says she told him, 'I feel like I don't even know who you are anymore.' He immediately locked her out of his email accounts. Who was Jason Porter? Porter refused to participate in the series, but there are some things Rovet knows for sure about him. His real name was not Jace Peretti, but Jason Porter, and he was not actually Italian in any way like his fake surname implied. While it's true that he was a dad, he was not a software engineer, like he told prospective dates. The filmmakers wanted to get some shot of him walking into a local courthouse, so Rovet came along to try and confront him. Porter pulled his jacket over his head when he saw her so that cameras can't see his face. In April 2025, he was sentenced to about two years in prison and three years probation for stealing Rovet's mother's jewelry. He was ordered to repay her mother for the stolen jewelry and report any future romantic relationships to his probation officer. Though justice has been served, there's a lot still unknown about Porter. 'I would love the opportunity to speak to someone in his family to learn more, but I have to let this go," says Rovet. "I can't keep going down the rabbit holes and letting it consume me.' What Heather Rovet wants other women to know The series ends with Heather driving around in her car, saying that she wished she had been onto Porter sooner. 'I'm happy, I'm really happy,' she says, noting it's been six years since the saga began, and she's ready to move on. She reiterates that she's feeling happier in her conversation with TIME. She has started dating again, although she still feels some trepidation about it, 'not so much with trusting other people, but with trusting myself,' she says, 'trusting that I'm making smart decisions around dating and opening myself up again to being in a relationship.' She hopes the series will spark a conversation around romance scams and romance fraud and lead to more protection for victims. 'Women who have been betrayed or conned or scammed, I don't think they need to feel embarrassed or ashamed," she says. "If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone."
