Toronto is the star in these delightful, short videos, most of which are time lapse, by Sam Javanrouh on VIMEO: Sam Javanrouh’s Toronto Videos on Vimeo ONE: fog city from Sam Javanrouh on Vimeo. TWO: Toronto from Sam Javanrouh on Vimeo. THREE: Toronto on Ice from Sam Javanrouh on Vimeo. FOUR: Bridge Eaters from Sam […]
Read More TIME-LAPSE TORONTONo matter how much time you spend on researching and educating yourself about your home purchase, it’s hard to cover every detail. Here are a few tips for avoiding rookie mistakes with your first home purchase. Save as early as you can: Even if you think you’re years away from buying your first home, try […]
Read More Five tips for first-time buyersWe had decided to sell our North York house where we have lived happily for forty years, for a number of reasons: to be closer to our daughter and her family at Christie and Bloor; to make it less time-consuming to participate in our numerous downtown cultural activities; and to be able to leave our […]
Read More Robert and Marika’s StoryCame across this article from Toronto Life in my inbox today. I think you have to have a pretty strong sense of style to get away with them… This spring, there was an unlikely lineup snaking around the Nike store on Bloor. There were no runners or cyclists or basketballers in sight—only a gaggle of […]
Read More The Find: high-heeled sneakers may sound like an oxymoron, but they’re the most popular shoe in townThis is a pretty spectacular home – four bedrooms on the upper level, three with en-suites, and a full bedroom and bathroom in the basement. It even comes complete with a pool! Address: 126 Kilbarry Road Neighbourhood: Forest Hill South Price: $2,795,000 The Place: A classy five-bedroom home with a chateau-like exterior in the heart […]
Read More House of the Week: $2.8 million for a brick-and-stone family home in the heart of Forest HillThis came across my desk today: Are you looking for, or have you recently purchased, a new home? Imagine being able to make your most important financial decision with the help of a trusted ally…Sarah Richardson! Not only that, what if Sarah were able to help you with the one renovation or design issue that […]
Read More Casting Call: Sarah RichardsonWe were looking for a condo for our daughter who is studying Engineering at U of T. She was moving out of residence and knowing she’d be in Toronto for four more years, our thinking was that it made more sense to spend $1000 a month on a mortgage for a nice condo than on […]
Read More Linda’s StoryYes, the renovations look terrific and the location is great. But over $2M for a semi with only two bedrooms? (There is a third, but it’s in the basement… Address: 125 MacPherson Avenue Neighbourhood: Yorkville Price: $2,095,000 The Place: A two-bedroom brick semi on a pretty, tree-lined street in Summerhill. Bragging Rights: Plenty of traditional […]
Read More House of the Week: $2.1 million for a Summerhill semi with a tranquil sunken living roomDo you know a female entrepreneur who deserves to be recognized? Here’s your chance to nominate her for an RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award. Nominations close on Friday. As driven and connected young professionals (YPs), we are willing to bet that many of our Notable.ca readers know a female entrepreneur (or know of her) who […]
Read More Last Week to Nominate an Exceptional Female for RBC’s Canadian Women Entrepreneur AwardsHot Docs starts tomorrow! They’ve always got some gems, but it’s often hard to decide what to see – the Toronto Standard offers their top five: Usually documentaries get the short end of the stick when it comes to theatrical releases, but for ten glorious days each spring non-fiction filmmaking takes over Toronto. The Hot […]
Read More What to See at Hot Docs 2013
