How Safe Is Your Neighbourhood?

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, College Street / Little Italy, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
That today is Halloween makes this post rather gruesome and haunting. After all, what’s more scary than the dark side of reality? CBC Toronto recently compiled police data spanning the last seven years to create a comprehensive map of crime occurrences and drug charges in each of Toronto’s 140 neighbourhoods.…
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La Carnita On College Street

College Street / Little Italy
  Isn’t it strange how every neighbourhood has at least one location where, no matter what restaurant opens up, it never seems to last? That’s the case with 501 College Street, located just west of Bathurst on the south side between Markham and Palmerston. It’s not the busiest section of…
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Summerlicious 2012

College Street / Little Italy
Well, Toronto’s much anticipated Summerlicious, celebrating our love for food, is back for its tenth year featuring delectable, three-course prix fixe menus. Running until July 22nd, over 180 restaurants are participating.  Yea! Today I lunched it out at Bar Italia at 582 College Street for a Prix Fixe price of…
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Taste Of Little Italy

College Street / Little Italy
It’s Saturday morning at 11am, and College Street is preparing for its annual weekend extravaganza called ‘Taste of Little Italy’! This is your opportunity to enjoy all sorts of Italian foods, like Funnel Cakes and Chicken Fajitas. You can also ride the mini midway. At the corner of College and…
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March 2012 Home Of The Month – Little Italy

College Street / Little Italy
Welcome to urbaneer.com’s Home Of The Month. This feature traditionally provides a snap shot of what urbaneer.com’s Buyers have recently bought in the City of Toronto, though this month it’s all about the executive rental. I thought it worth mentioning to my readers from faraway places that finding rental accommodations of merit in…
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Warm For Woodlot

College Street / Little Italy
Eons ago I spent an indulgent Sunday afternoon spoiling myself with flaky pastries and a latte while reading my favourite shelter magazines at Woodlot on Palmerston Street at College. Click HERE to see that post. I’d promise to return to this earthy industrial box of a space where the aroma of their massive wood…
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Home Sweet Movie House

College Street / Little Italy
If you’ve ever admired this vintage conversion called The Movie House, today is the launch of our newest offering at $489,000. Click HERE to learn more, and if you’d like to view it we’re offering a private Sneak Peak to clients Saturday afternoon. Email Steve @ urbaneer.com if you’d like to join. ~…
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