Waterfront revolution begins tomorrow
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Ground will be broken tomorrow on a $28-million project that will culminate in a total reconstruction of nearly 3.5-kilometres of downtown waterfront between Bathurst and Parliament streets by 2011.
Fast-track waterfront school, trustees urge
November 23, 2007
Two Toronto trustees are pushing to speed up a plan to build a school complex near CityPlace that will cater to families expected to move into the downtown pocket already booming with condo
A badge of honour for the house-proud
November 23, 2007
HOMEFRONT: HERITAGE DESINATIONS
Despite some restrictions on alterations, heritage status increases property values and stabilizes communities, adherents say
On Sumach Street in the picturesque
King-Spadina reigns supreme
Saturday, November 17, 2007
CHRISTOPHER HUME
No part of Toronto has done better from urban renewal than King and Spadina.
The idea that people would be living in the neighbourhood might have seemed ludicrous a decade ago, but
Elevating the Gardiner to its proper height
November 17, 2007
CITYSCAPES: UGLY DUCKLING
Forget burying the infamous roadway. The solution to waterfront woes may lie in celebrating the space beneath
In the spring of 2003, the City of Toronto completed another
Selling milk to 20 shimmering towers
November 2, 2007
Brett Desouza is opening no ordinary convenience store. He has hired a prolific nightclub designer to help build it. He's advertising on Facebook. And he's peddling gourmet beef jerky, recycling
Factories make way for funky new digs
September 15, 2007
This stretch of King Street was home to rows of soot-covered factories producing tractors, washing machines, textiles, perfumes and a whole lot more. But about 20 years ago, the wrecking balls
Wrought iron – with a twist
September 15, 2007
Artist from Ukraine `has a passion' for creating custom staircases, gates, doors and furniture
He came from Ukraine 11 years ago without a word of English. But he had his art ... wrought iron that
Downtown West Condo’s
September 8, 2007
A wealth of sites available in city's downtown west area
This week Condos on the Market looks at the western part of downtown Toronto, from Yonge St. to Bathurst St., south of Bloor St. Prices do
Artful Dreams of a New Gardiner
August 5, 2007
From Shanghai to London, cities are learning to embrace and transform their elevated highways. As Leslie Scrivener reports, maybe it's time we followed suit
Looking out from the 20th floor of her
and the surrounding area are experiencing rapid development and revitalization. Read about key issues discussed in the mainstream media regarding our home and surrounding neighbourhood.
Draper St Second Empire Victorian
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