If you’ve counted the number of bike shops on your block lately, it will not be a great surprise that Toronto has an active—and political, and sometimes messy—cycling culture. Add our easily navigable street grid to the cost of cars, parking, and monthly transit downtown and in the inner suburbs, and it’s clear why your […]
Get Outside: Mel Lastman Square
To way too many Torontonians, Mel Lastman Square doesn’t mean much more than our former mayor and his current furniture commercials. But since it opened more than twenty-five years ago, it’s been a hub for the arts, cultural fairs, reading, lounging, and laid-back—usually free!—community activities. So for the second installment of our Get Outside series, […]
The Toronto Condo-Dweller’s Guide to the 2015 Pan Am Games
The first international sports do in years is coming to Toronto this July 10th: the 2015 Parapan and Pan Am Games. With over 250,000 tourists and 8,000 athletes converging on the city, tourism is most definitely going to be a thing this summer—and if you’re enjoying condo life, that might mean some adjustments as the […]
Small Space Living for Beginners
You love the look, you love the location—but you’re not sure about the size. With micro condos—condos under 500 square feet—making up five percent of new Toronto condos for 2014 and minimalist living so trendy whole apartment blogs are devoted to it, renters who want a more affordable downtown lifestyle and empty nesters downsizing into […]
Advantages to Choosing Condo-Sized Living
Toronto’s urban sprawl tells a story about how we used to live: detached house, full yard, and space as paramount. But with micro condos—condos of 500 square feet or less—making up 11% of the new condos coming onstream in the GTA this year, the shift from car culture to transit-friendly, neighbourhood-centred, community culture is in […]