Christie Pits
Jesse Fleming in Toronto Neighbourhoods.
Christie Pits is a neighbourhood bordered by Bloor Street West, Ossington Avenue, Christie Street and the railroad tracks that lie just...
Jesse Fleming in Toronto Neighbourhoods.
Christie Pits is a neighbourhood bordered by Bloor Street West, Ossington Avenue, Christie Street and the railroad tracks that lie just...
Jesse Fleming in Urban Issues.
Furthering Toronto’s green initiative does not end at the array of garbage collection bins that have been distributed to residents throughout the...
Jesse Fleming in Toronto Neighbourhoods.
When a particular neighbourhood has a quality that sets it apart from the pack, the entirety of that characteristic generally echoes...
Jesse Fleming in Toronto Neighbourhoods
When approaching the neighbourhood of Wallace Emerson it is hard for one to ignore the neon lights of Club Paradise illuminating a...
One of the drawbacks I initially had towards living in a condominium was the lack of a garden to call my own. Although my green thumb has yet join...
Jesse Fleming in Toronto Neighbourhoods.
Bounded by Lawrence Avenue East, Snowden Avenue and Mount Pleasant Road, the neighbourhood of Wanless Park relies on the lay of the land...
Jesse Fleming in Toronto Neighbourhoods
Hoggs Hollow has always been one of those neighbourhoods that I had heard of but never quite knew where it was or what to expect when I...
As of July 1, 2008, residents of multi-unit buildings will be charged a fee for garbage collection. In a previous post, I had explained the roll-out...
Jesse Fleming in Toronto Neighbourhoods
If there was ever a more family-oriented neighbourhood in Toronto, I have yet to find it. The neighbourhood of Leaside was a planned...
Renovation season gets underway each year as soon as spring’s tulips begin to peek out of gardens across the city. In a previous post, I had...
Jesse Fleming in Toronto Neighbourhoods
Growing up in the suburbs, I had been a frequent patron of the night life on College Street otherwise known as Little Italy. I always...
Jesse Fleming in Toronto Neighbourhoods
A friend of mine named her dog after it. Former Sault St. Marie band Treble Charger wrote a song about it. The neighbourhood of Trinity...
Jesse Fleming in Toronto Neighbourhoods
My favourite Toronto housing style has always been, what I call, the ‘downtown house.’ They are numerous within Dufferin Grove (check out...
Jesse Fleming in Toronto Neighbourhoods
Similar to any older Toronto neighbourhood, the trend of knocking down post-war homes (usually bungalows) and building grander, modernized...
Jesse in Toronto Neighbourhoods
This past weekend, Toronto was home to the Canadian National Scrabble Championship. As I am an avid player of the crossword-themed game, I could...
Jesse in Toronto Neighbourhoods
“Four hundred feet above Lake Ontario and far from the lake winds in winter” was the original advertisement for the neighbourhood of Lawrence Park
Jesse in Toronto Neighbourhoods
The neighbourhood of Humewood-Cedarvale is a result of the amalgamation of the former communities of Humewood and Cedarvale (check out...
Jesse in Toronto Neighbourhoods
Incorporated into the City of Toronto in 1912, the neighbourhood of Lytton Park hit its construction peak between 1946 and 1960 (check out...
Jesse in Toronto Neighbourhoods
Joining Allenby and Corso Italia is yet another of Toronto’s smaller areas, the neighbourhood of Caribou Park (check out Realosophy’s...
Have you returned those hedge clippers yet? If not, you could be on the internet - Rottenneighbor.com is a website that encourages people to air their...
Jesse in Toronto Neighbourhoods
Somewhere in between snow storms, I ventured out of my house-turned-hibernation-cave with a plan to seek out all that Oakwood-Vaughan had to...
In a previous post, I had written about Toronto’s roll-out and implementation of its new waste reduction initiative. Various sized blue bins and new solid...
Jesse in Toronto Neighbourhoods
Similar to Allenby, the neighbourhood of Corso Italia is one of Toronto’s smallest (check out Realosphy’s Neighbourhood Profile for housing and...
Jesse in Lifestyle, Urban Issues
I received this email from greenbin@toronto.ca in response to my inquiry about how the green bin program is to be implemented in multi-unit...
Jesse in Lifestyle, Urban Issues
With 2008 underway, Toronto is only two years away from fulfilling its pledge to reduce its waste by 70%. Appropriately titled ‘Target70’, a large...
Jesse in Toronto Neighbourhoods
Nestled in between North Toronto and Forest Hill lies the neighbourhood of Allenby (check out Realosophy’s Neighbourhood Profile for school and...
Jesse inToronto Neighbourhoods
The neighbourhood of Lawrence Heights, like a lot of older communities, has two sides (check out Realosophy’s neighbourhood profile for local...
Jesse in Toronto Neighbourhoods
During my directionally challenged tour of Fairbank, I accidentally ended up in its western neighbour of Keelesdale (check out Realosophy's...
Jesse in Condo Buying, Legal, Lifestyle
You have found your ideal condominium. It may be a conversion of sorts, a shiny high-rise in a tony neighbourhood or one of the row house...
Jesse in Toronto Neighbourhoods
Getting lost in one’s own neighbourhood takes dedication and skill. Having moved to the neighbourhood of Fairbank (check out Realosophy’s...
Jesse in Toronto Neighbourhoods, Toronto Condos and Lofts
A short while, I had lamented on Toronto’s seemingly lack of recognition to buildings that were erected during its...
Jesse in Toronto Neighbourhoods
Growing up in the ‘burbs' of Toronto, I had acquired a certain ignorance about the ‘big city’. Toronto was a place to go annually for holiday...
In my last post, I provided an overview of options designed to aid Home Sellers when they decide to sell and list their home. I compared hiring professional...
House Porn. Catchy isn’t it? The words definitely caught my eye while perusing the Lifestyle section of The Globe and Mail. At once I began to reminisce about...
A few weeks ago, I basked in the delicious heat on what City News described as a “whopping 32C"on Thanksgiving Monday in Toronto. Sweltering heat created a...
Jesse in Toronto Neighbourhoods, Urban Issues
Lately, I have been interested by Torontonians' reactions to certain neighbourhoods. Uttering 'Rosedale' or 'Malvern' sends the...
Jesse in Lifestyle, Condos, In the News
A few months ago, a fabulous brochure landed in my mailbox. Printed on high-quality, lustrous paper it captivated me with everything that...
Jesse in Neighbourhoods, Neighbourhood Explorer
York University’s Keele campus is a daunting collection of all that is academia. Student housing complexes tower over low-rise,...
Jesse in Neighbourhoods, Neighbourhood Explorer
Few neighbourhoods hold my fascination as Guildwood does (see Realosophy's Guildwood neighbourhood profile for local school and...
My head was spinning after hearing the latest eco-friendly, organically inspired gadgets debuted on the morning news. Geared towards HomeOwners who are trying...
Jesse in Neighbourhoods, Neighbourhood Explorer
Growing up in a suburb east of Toronto, I was unaware of the weight some neighbourhoods carried when their names were uttered. “You...
Jesse in Neighbourhood Explorer, Neighbourhoods
Almost at the foot of the Allen Road Expressway lies a quiet collection of houses just south of Lawrence - the neighbourhood of...
Jesse in Neighbourhoods, Neighbourhood Explorer
Ed. Note. Neighbourhood Explorer is a regular feature in which our intrepid adventurer presents an up close-and-personal tour of a...
Jesse in Neighbourhood Explorer, Neighbourhoods
Although I frequently visit Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan, I have never taken the time to really explore the area (see Realosophy's Tam...
Jesse in Neighbourhoods, Neighbourhood Explorer
Ed. Note. Neighbourhood Explorer is a regular feature in which our intrepid adventurer presents an up close-and-personal tour of a...
Jesse in Neighbourhood Explorer, Neighbourhoods
Ed. Note. Neighbourhood Explorer is a regular feature in which our intrepid adventurer presents an up close-and-personal tour of a...
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