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There's a Lick's at Bloor and Spadina? When did this happen? Here I am going to the one on Eglinton all this time. . .

There's been a group called GeoSpace that has been pushing for a new planetarium on the Waterfront for quite some time now.

I doubt Zanzibar will be moving any time soon. In my view, that stretch of Yonge is problematic because of Evergreen and Covenant House being so close. They're magnets for pimps, drug dealers, etc.

I doubt this is going to happen anymore. It was a little surprising when it was first announced that Loblaws bought the Gardens. It may have made sense then, but it certainly makes no sense today. I remember the day when getting groceries was a bit of a challenge if you lived in the area...

Passed by on the weekend and it looks like they've gutted the place and put up new drywall and paint. I sure hope they aren't going to put up another cheap clothing store although anything is better than an empty store front.

That's interesting. I thought that guy might run in Riverdale for the Liberals. Guess we'll see.

Wow! Someone's been reading Catcher in the Rye lately. . .;) I wouldn't want to live there, but I'm actually not that bothered by the artificiality of the area. Just as I wouldn't mind visiting downtown Stratford or Niagara-on-the-Lake, the DD is fine in small doses. The fact that...

I'd be pretty surprised if this riding goes Conservative. Since a fairly progressive John Tory could not win there, anyone representing the Conservative party would have a pretty hard time. I think the demographics of the riding have changed considerably over the years - especially the part...

Haven't passed by the area lately, but I noticed the graffiti in the picture of Sam the Record Man. This corner is probably going to get much worse before it gets better. . .

While I agree with everything else, I wouldn't say that there's a saving grace to implementing this. Keeping promises is overrated to begin with. Keeping a stupid promise is just stupid. Our finance minister needs to take some basic economics classes. This will overheat an already...

They say that Woody Allen's Manhattan was his love letter to the NYC. If someone of Woody Allen's reputation produced a similar love letter for Toronto, it would definitely attract a lot of attention. However, I would cringe if I saw such obvious Toronto shots in the movie as the CN Tower...

That's true, there are certain areas of downtown where there aren't a lot of people asking you for change. I guess I can only speak about the area of downtown that I'm in. You don't want to be pushing a stroller down Yonge St.

I had always thought that the people who would generally opt to take a train instead of a cab to and from an airport are either tourists to the city or single travelers (such as those who leave for trips from the office) thus making a rail link from downtown to the airport a natural choice. I...

Walkability is certainly a consideration. However, as it's been suggested in other posts, you also don't want to walk around with a small child and get harrassed by people asking you for money at every corner or feel in any way threatened by the behaviour of others. It will be very interesting...

It's too bad Walmart causes such visceral reactions in people. Sure, Walmart arguably has put a lot of small shops in small towns out of business, but one can't argue that it represents good value for money. If you are making minimum wage or you are a senior living off a small pension (which I...

When I referred to childcare in the building, I didn't intend to suggest childcare operated by the condo itself. There already are a number of condos with childcare and I think the only reason there is is because the City required the builders to put in the necessary space. However, my...

Maybe it was a rhetorical question, but the answer can only be no. It would be interesting to see a condo development in the core marketed to families though. Something with 3+ bedroom units only with excellent soundproofing, wide parking spots, indoor and outdoor playgrounds, day and evening...

I don't understand why Leslieville residents are opposed to this development. There's a Smart Centre in Leaside. As far as I'm aware, the shops on Bayview Ave. and Eglinton Ave. are doing just fine and there hasn't been a mass exodus of residents out of the area.

My sense is that most families who live in mid-town only do so because the parents have jobs downtown and not because they want to take advantage of the amenities downtown. When you have young children, just going out to see a movie and dining at Casey's is a treat. Dining out at Susur's and...

I think some communities in the GTA have incredible potential to transform themselves into the type of communities refered to in the article. Downtown Markham will be interesting to watch. Although similar initiatives have been abject failures (e.g. Mississauga City Centre), hopefully Downtown...