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Louder And Prouder For Gay Pride And Canada

City Living
  In 2010, serendipity would have me representing one-half of a gay couple in Canada’s first national Pride advertising campaign spearheaded by a major corporation. From coast to coast my mug was plastered on bus shelters, subway cars, newspapers, and billboards across the country – some 7 floors high as…
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City Of Toronto Debuts A Revamped Maps App

City Living, Real Estate
Have you ever wandered among Cabbagetown’s collection of Victorians or strolled past the worker’s cottages of Leslieville and marvelled at the myriad of architectural styles that stand as a testament to this City’s immense growth over the last century? Decades before steel and glass towers became the architectural staples of…
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Should I Seek A Home With Rental Potential?

Dear Urbaneer
  Welcome to my blog on housing, culture, and design! I’m Steve Fudge, celebrating over 3 decades as a realtor and property consultant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In the spirit of Throwback Thursday, we’re revisiting our 2018 post of Dear Urbaneer – 5 years ago this month! (And be sure…
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Toronto Loves The CN Tower (And So Do I!)

City Living, King West / Niagara / Liberty Village, Midtown, Real Estate, Riverdale / Playter Estates, The Danforth, Yorkville / Summerhill / Rosedale
  I think we can all agree that no landmark represents Toronto more than the CN Tower which – from 1976 until 2007 – reigned as the world’s tallest structure. (Eventually, the engineering marvel Burj Khalifa in Dubai took that crown.) Even so, it still retains a spot in the…
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