TORONTO — When Debrah and Joel Weiss first moved to Toronto, they wanted nothing more than a proper house with a sprawling yard and lush garden. Four decades later, the retired couple is part of the condo craze — lured by the promise of a life free of clearing snow and scooping out eavestroughs, drawn to the gleaming glass-and-steel towers and newly scrubbed factory conversions that are reshaping Canada’s urban lifestyle. After years of living in cramped apartments in New York City, the Weisses craved space — enough to hold a few kids without forcing anyone to share a room, as they...


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Here's a list that I got from our friends at BuzzBuzzHome which is for the stores opening in Ontario The list of the first 24 was released today, which includes: London Westmount, Westmount Shopping Centre Kawartha Lakes, Lindsay Square Mall Newmarket, Upper Canada Mall Milton, Milton Mall Shopping Centre Cambridge, Cambridge Centre Toronto, Centrepoint Mall Mississauga, Square One Shopping Centre Ajax, Durham Centre Orillia, Orillia Square Mall Brampton, Shoppers World Brampton London, Masonville Place Windsor, Devonshire Mall Toronto, Cloverdale Mall Toronto,...


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Click here to watch video Following the release of Yahoo’s most-searched list, Google has released its annual Zeitgeist report, revealing the most popular search terms of 2011 by region and worldwide. The search giant analyzed billions of searches performed in 2011 and compared them with searches from 2010 to identify emerging trends. YouTube sensation Rebecca Black was the number one fastest-rising search term globally, followed by Google’s newly launched social network, Google+, and Jackass star Ryan Dunn, who died in a car crash this summer. It’s incredible to see just...


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Skate Culture events continue at Harbourfront Centre, including this Saturday night's 1 LOVE T.O. Holiday Ice Skating Party on The Natrel Rink. Other seasonal programming continues at Black Creek Pioneer Village, Casa Loma, and Toronto's historic museums. Evergreen Brick Works is holding a Winter Festival on Saturday with a winter farmer's market, skating, food and more. These are the final few days for the Lowe's Toronto Christmas Market, which continues at the Distillery District until Sunday. There's special Mediatheque on Ice programming for families on now at the NFB Mediatheque,...


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Here's a list of things you can do this weekend and enjoy Toronto There are many Remembrance Day Ceremonies on Friday and other Veterans' Week options throughout the weekend. The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair continues at Exhibition Place until Sunday. The Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival is on now and continues until Saturday while the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is also on now and continues until Sunday. The 7th annual Fall BabyTime Show brings products and information for parents and parents-to-be to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from Friday to Sunday. The...


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A recent interview I had done with Business New Daily. You see them plastered on everything from magazine pages and sidewalk displays to product signs and transit advertising. They look like boxy Rorschach inkblots and they’re frequently accompanied by an arrow and the bold-type guidance, “scan me.” Welcome to the growing world of Quick Response (QR) codes. They’re 2-D bar codes, typically black and white, that can be scanned by a smartphone with a code-reading application. Also known as matrix codes, they come in many shapes and sizes and provide a fast and easy way to transfer information...


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This was a recent interview I had done with Yahoo Finance.  They give a balanced view of what the future of the real estate market is.  Please feel free to share your thougths: It’s either the best of times to buy a house, or the worst of times. A conflicting sea of economic factors doesn’t help matters as on-the-fence Canadians try to decide whether to take the plunge into home ownership. With prices rising, it may seem like an easy choice to lock in now. But with continued economic uncertainty due to the stagnating American recovery and its effect here, some Canadians are feeling...


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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011, 7:30pm Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music Heritage Toronto Members: $30 General Admission: $40 Group Discount: $30 each for 10 or more tickets Nominees' Reception tickets: $110 Includes the evening program beginning at 7:30pm and post-reception (cash bar). Nominees' Reception tickets includes evening program and post-reception, and also include admission to an exclusive pre-program reception with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and bar. To purchase tickets contact The Royal Conservatory of Music Box Office: By Phone:  416-408-0208 Online...


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I found a great timelapse video of different landmarks in Toronto that have been captured and presented very beautifully. The day to night transitions and subway shots are very well done from shooting to editing. Definitely a must see! Having trouble viewing video? Click here


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Designed by local architect George W. Gouinlock in a Romanesque Revival that would Old City Hall would come to compliment a few years after its construction in 1896, the Temple Building was arguably the first skyscraper built in Toronto, and the tallest building in the city for a brief period. Home to the world headquarters of the Independent Order of Foresters (IOF), a fraternal society and charitable institution lead by Dr. Oronhyatekha, a prominent First Nations entrepreneur, it would stand until 1970. The reason for its demolition was pretty simple. At the time it was deemed an outdated...


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