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I don't think T&T at Cherry is going to be much competition for the Chinatown at Spadina. People don't go to Chinatown just to get groceries. Also, from what I've seen, the T&T at Cherry caters mainly to a non-ethnic Chinese clientele who are not likely to go to Chinatown in any case. That...

So I suspect. Which means we will have property taxes that have risen to levels almost comparable to the rest of the GTA (which Miller said he didn't want and is regressive) and a unique and onerous City of Toronto LTT. This is what some people call a success?

I have never heard anything good about this developer and know many people who have complaints against them. Speaking from experience, if you are going to buy any condo whether new or resale, the fourth most important thing (after location, locataion, location) is the builder. This requires...

Looks like Miller will have to raise property taxes now since the LTT won't come close to covering the deficit. I'm not optimistic that the provincial uploading is going to happen fast enough. Both higher property taxes and the LTT could solve the deficit for 2008, but it would seem there...

I recall concerns raised about retail chain stores taking over the street at least 10 years ago. Queen St. from University to Spadina may as well be Any St. in Any Town, North America now. It feels more like an outdoor version of the Eaton Centre than a street where you can go and find unique...

Installation of pavers on Gould was taking place yesterday. Looks like they could complete the job by tomorrow and the sidewalk will no longer be blocked off.

I was walking down Parliament at 10:30 pm this past Saturday. There was hardly anyone else around. It's a little sad for a commercial street, but it also made me a little uncomfortable. You would expect more people to be out hitting the bars or milling about outside the restaurants after...

Passed by this morning and saw some guys taking out those white particle board cabinets that held all the CDs and taking them apart in the back lane.

When did the Flamingo close? I used to eat there. Certainly not the best food, but great value if you were on a budget. You just had to get there early. I haven't been down to Parliament for quite some time, but I was there on the weekend and was shocked by the recent changes...

That's the one. Every time I pass by that building I am saddened by the obvious neglect. If there was any building on the Yonge strip that needs work, it is this.

I think almost any structure replacing the Sam's buidling would improve the area, but I agree that this needs to be an architecturally significant building for Ryerson's sake. Unfortunately, the building on the other side of Gould is in such an awful state that it will be a major distraction...

You're right. I'm not that informed about the how we can move towards an election (and I don't think I'm alone here), but that isn't my point. I think the vast majority of Torontonians just want practical solutions to the budgetary problem and they are only hearing extreme views that are not...

It's obvious that the mayor handled this issue badly. I'm not sure why there wasn't an election after he essentially lost the vote. We definitely need one. It seems to me that to keep pushing for the LTT now is a bit arrogant. To initially focus on the LTT was wrong, because it targetted...

I think a Ryerson residence at that corner would be a terrible use of the space for the reasons I've already mentioned. I have never quite understood Ryerson's complaint about the lack of space. Ryerson could always seek expropriation as they are trying to do now with the old Sam the Record...

Since this is such a large building I would think that there would be some consolidation at this spot. I would be surprised if the ones across the street didn't move over. Would the College Park courts also move here? Would the Old City Hall courts? It would be interesting to see what...

I wonder whether this will cause Kyle Rae to start talking about replacing the middle lane on Jarvis with a median again so that it looks more like University. This would be a nice touch to help get the revitalization of this part of town going.

I hope the ORC won't sell the parking lot. It would be a real shame if they sold it to a developer and there was another condo tower here. I'm not against a tower at this intersection though. In fact, that strip mall at the SW corner needs to be torn down for such a purpose. I would say the...