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New Bosley Digs & The Drake Cafe On Queen West

Queen West
I really love the new Bosley Real Estate digs located at 1106 Queen West in Beaconsfield Village. For a family run company going strong since 1928, The Bosley’s intuitively know how to keep it fresh and stylin’. It’s one more reason I continue to enjoy operating the urbaneer.com brand under their…
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December 2010 In New York

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There’s always something magical happening in New York City. This weekend I’m taking pleasure in a few of my favourite things. Read on with this musical accompaniament. 1) New York Diners. New York is dotted with classic diners chock-a-block with ornery people crammed into vinyl-clad booths, while waitresses with their hair in buns held by bic pens parade around…
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I Love The Marion House Book

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One blog that frequently makes me style salivate is The Marion House Book produced by Emma. Emma lives in Roncesvalles Village, one of the central downtown west neighbourhoods I often sell in. In fact, there isn’t a week that goes by when I’m not in her ‘hood unlocking potential and possibility for my Buyers, or advising Sellers on how to maximize…
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The Art Of Displaying Art

College Street / Little Italy
Not to be present myself as too ornery, but this blog was originally going to be a rant on one of my many housing pet peeves. As a realtor unlocking the doors of dozens of homes each month, I’m constantly seeing the Number One no-no of showcasing art. What is it you…
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I Love The Kitchen Diner

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When I was a student twenty-five years ago my pal Mark asked me where I saw myself twenty years in the future. My reply? “I see myself in an incredible space like I’ve never seen before, sitting at a huge table with all my friends feasting and laughing. It’s my Dream Home.” When I asked Mark…
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Priscilla’s In Toronto!

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Back in 1994, while my pal Len and I were on a west coast road trip through Washington State, we caught the Australian movie ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ during a stopover in Seattle. An unwitting entree into the campy spectacle of over-the-top drag queens performing to ‘down memory lane’ disco…
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Toronto Mini House Downtown East

The Danforth
Featured this past Friday in Dave Leblanc’s Globe and Mail Architecture column, this pared down not-quite-600 square foot mini house located on Craven Avenue in Toronto’s central east end is one answer to the question “How big a house do you really need?”. Craven Avenue is a quirky half-laneway-half-street that often appeals to…
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