City Living – Page 26

The Danforth East Arts Fair Is This Weekend!

September 12, 2014

We LOVE Autumn – when it's breezy enough to wear our favourite cardigans while feeling the sun kissing our faces – and we can stroll through parks filled with tents of local exhibitors showcasing their talents and wares. Especially this weekend where, on the west side, the Queen West Art Crawl…

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It’s Time For The Queen West Art Crawl!

September 12, 2014

City Living, Queen West

I LOVE the Queen West Art Crawl – a festival of creativity and community which takes place annually in mid-September. This year it's September 12th to 14th, 2014. Originating as a one-day event in 2003, the annual Queen West Art Crawl is now a weekend-long festival celebrating the local community. While…

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Vogue And The Economist Praise Toronto As Cool And Livable

September 10, 2014

City Living, Media/Press, Queen West, Real Estate

Yes, if you haven't heard already, Torontonians are enjoying one of those satisfactorily blissful moments when our own proclamations as urban denizens are given a new dimension of credibility by an outside source. While Toronto has oft been the source of press – mostly from alarmist real estate pundits who warn about the…

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The Cabbagetown Festival Is Here

September 4, 2014

Cabbagetown / Corktown, City Living, Uncategorized

The 38th annual Cabbagetown Festival of the Arts, Toronto’s longest running community festival, is back this Saturday September 6 and Sunday September 7. Presented by the Cabbagetown Business Improvement Association, the festival will close down Parliament Street from Wellesley Street south to Gerrard Street East to showcase the magic and spirit of…

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The Victory Cafe In Mirvish Village

August 27, 2014

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, City Living, Restaurants

With our new luxury rental on Markham Street, we've been perusing the local boutiques and great eateries in Mirvish Village near Bloor and Bathurst, including The Victory Cafe! For the urbaneer team, we find Saturday mornings in the summer are best celebrated with brunch on a patio. The…

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Allen’s On The Danforth

August 22, 2014

City Living, Restaurants, Riverdale / Playter Estates

So my big sister – whom I love to bits – was just in town for 24 hours enroute from Zurich to Victoria, granting us the gift of a speedy gabby catch up. So what did we do? We made a bee-line to my new place on Tennis Crescent which…

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Marriage 101: Love Me, Love My Owl Lamp – The “Do’s and Don’ts” of Decorating Together

August 20, 2014

City Living, House And Home, Lifestyle

If you're new to meeting the Urbaneer team, you should know we joined forces based on our love of Toronto real estate and our overall awesomeness. We also come from surprisingly different backgrounds, which allows each of us to add our unique perspective, makes us collectively stronger and better suited…

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A Mini History On St. James Town

July 18, 2014

Cabbagetown / Corktown, City Living, Uncategorized

Located south of Bloor west of Parliament, St. James Town – a collection of 19 high-rise and 4 low-rise apartment building ranging from 14 to 32 floors – were built in the 1960s. Renown as being the largest high-rise community in Canada, it's also been identified as one of Toronto's…

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Marriage 101: Sorry, HGTV – Identifying Your Real Estate Needs and Wants

July 11, 2014

City Living, House And Home, Lifestyle

Our fab urbaneer team are a diverse bunch, who come from surprisingly different backgrounds. Yup, the urbaneer team not only includes Kellye, but Jim, who comes from a luxury goods background, James, an acclaimed professional musician, and Kimberly, the owner of design hub 'Spruce' in Cabbagetown. This diversity allows us to…

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Summer Bliss In Ontario

July 9, 2014

City Living, Lifestyle, Travel

Living in The Great White North brings many privileges, including being within driving distance of an abundance of fresh lakes, coniferous trees and the Canadian Shield. We call it Cottage Country – the land where we splash in water, barbecue everything, and drink coolers filled with alcohol. Yes, if you've ever seen a Canadian…

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