Toronto home prices surged in April as listings dried up, sparking a tumble in sales. “As we move into the busiest time of the year, in terms of sales volume, strong competition between buyers will continue to push home prices higher,” Jason Mercer, director of market analysis at the Toronto Real Estate Board, said […]
Toronto Neighborhoods Posts
January blast of winter weather blows through GTA
Welcome to a blustery and snowy Tuesday: great news for kids who want to toboggan, but not so terrific if you have to drive in it. Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for the GTA and parts of southern Ontario on Monday, calling for five to 10 centimetres of snow by Tuesday afternoon. […]
2016 Toronto food trends – from “the new quinoa” to sriracha’s cousin
Without a crystal ball at the kitchen table, predicting what foodies will be clamouring for in the future is never a simple task. The Star has boiled down the buffet of food trend forecasts to declare these eight ingredients the ones to eat in 2016. Pull out your grocery app and get ahead of […]
Spadina Rd. could be a Toronto gem
Take Toronto’s stretch of Spadina Rd. from Bloor St. north to Davenport Rd. It could be one of the city’s grandest boulevards, compete with a castle at the end, but instead it’s a drab arterial, overbuilt with four lanes for traffic and sidewalks that are, like many in Toronto, all too narrow. This part […]
Yonge and Bloor Joins Larger Mink Mile Strip To Reshape Canada’s Hottest Retail Corner
TORONTO — Yonge and Bloor has been called the busiest intersection in the country. The traffic alone is relentless — in a 24-hour span 401,250 subway riders, 51, 392 pedestrians and 31,600 vehicles pass through where Toronto’s Yonge and Bloor streets connect. Now developers have plans to add even more to the mix at […]