Torontonian heritage buffs got the chance to hear how the major mayoral candidates would protect the city’s historical sites during a debate at St. Lawrence Hall.
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Mayoral candidates face off on heritage
Posted: 8th September 2010 by Laurin Jeffrey in Miscellaneous, Planning & Development, Toronto History, Toronto Real EstateTags: chief planner, City of Toronto, george smitherman, heritage walk, mayoral candidates, mr rossi, sarah thomson, suburban regions, Toronto area, toronto heritage, Toronto History, toronto students, torontonian
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Toronto Rises as the New Capital of Cool
Posted: 29th July 2010 by Laurin Jeffrey in Miscellaneous, Toronto History, Toronto Real EstateTags: art enthusiasts, cool toronto, greektown, huffington post, Kensington Market, lauri lyons, little india, music festivals, outdoor festivals, residential developments, toronto is cool, toronto skyline, west queen
Although the Toronto skyline is dotted with a dizzying array of towering glass residential developments, it is the renewal of the once dodgy but now trendy West Queen, Ossington and King West neighborhoods that have visitors buzzing about the galleries, custom clothing boutiques, restaurants and specialty stores. As a reference consider these districts to be Toronto’s Brooklyn.
Good for the ‘hood?
Posted: 16th June 2010 by Laurin Jeffrey in General Real Estate, Miscellaneous, Toronto History, Toronto Real EstateTags: bloor st, bloor street, Bloor West Village, business improvement association, buy, cabbagetown, condo, condos, CREA, danforth, danforth bia, Distillery District, dundas west, forest hill, forest hill village, greektown, increase, junction, junction triangle, junction triangle lofts, loft, lofts, ltd, market, neighbourhood, neighbourhoods, new, new condos, rent, revitalization, sale, sales, sherbourne, spadina, successful marketing, td, the Danforth, title, toronto, Tory, university of toronto, wallace ave, wallace avenue, war of words, Waterfront, Waterfront Toronto, west
The successful marketing revitalization of neighbourhoods such as Cabbagetown and the Distillery District has prompted several other areas around Toronto to get into the naming game.