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Winterlicious Restaurants
From January 27 to February 9, more than 220 of Toronto’s top restaurants offer three-course prix fixe menus at one of three price categories:
Lunch: $18 | $23 | $28
Dinner: $28 | $38 | $48
Reservations are accepted starting January 12 for seatings between January 27 - February 9, 2017. Call the restaurants directly.
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The Top 22 New Toronto Restaurants by Neighbourhoods
The top new restaurants in Toronto this year offer something for everyone. From spots serving Lebanese to Filipino cuisine, the culinary options were plentiful in 2016, even if poke bowls and ice cream hogged all the attention.
Here are my picks for the top new restaurants in Toronto by neighbourhood.
http://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2016/12/top-new-restaurants-toronto-neighbourhood-2016/MOST RECENT MARKET WATCH
Record Sales in 2016
TORONTO, ONTARIO, January 5, 2017 – Toronto Real Estate Board President Larry Cerqua announced that 2016 was a second consecutive record year for home sales. Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 113,133 home sales through TREB’s MLS® System – up by 11.8 per cent compared to 2015. The calendar year 2016 result included 5,338 sales in December – an annual increase of 8.6 per cent.
The strongest annual rate of sales growth in 2016 was experienced for condominium apartments followed by detached homes.
“A relatively strong regional economy, low unemployment and very low borrowing costs kept the demand for ownership housing strong in the GTA, as the region’s population continued to grow in 2016,” said Mr. Cerqua
http://www.trebhome.com/market_news/release_market_updates/news2016/nr_market_
More Torontonians want hard-to-find detached homes, study says
More Torontonians are eyeing detached homes, even though those properties are the most difficult to snag. A new study by the Ontario Real Estate Association surveyed 1,003 Ontarians looking to purchase a home. Fifty per cent of them said they plan to buy a detached home in the next two years. In Toronto, that's up 21 percentage points from a year ago. Across Ontario, it's up 13 percentage points.
But the supply of detached homes in Toronto is at an all-time low.
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/toronto-detached-homes-demand-1.3914667
Ten Most Beautiful Streets in the World
Águeda's Umbrella Sky Project began in 2011 as a part of the Portuguese city's annual Ágitagueda Art Festival. Each summer, when temperatures soar, a handful of Águeda's narrow streets feature canopies of colorful umbrellas that provide shade to the pedestrians below.
The earliest known photographs of Toronto
The earliest known photographs of Toronto are surely best known for the panorama of the fledging city taken by civil engineering firm Armstrong, Beere and Hime in 1856 atop the Rossin House Hotel at King and York streets.
Popularized thanks to Michael Redhill's novel Consolation, the 13 photos that make up the stitched series are the best visual record we have of early colonial Toronto. In addition to the panorama, however, Armstrong, Beere and Hime took an additional 12 photos at ground level.
The total set of 25 photos was part of Toronto's bid to become the capital of Canada, and were taken to show off the city's landmarks in an effort to charm Queen Victoria, who was to make the decision. While she chose Ottawa instead, the photographs themselves remain an invaluable bit of Toronto history.
TORONTO TEA FESTIVAL
Whether you are a newbie or an aficionado of tea culture, the Toronto Tea Festival will enable you to discover the world of tea from the traditional to the trendy. You will be able to sample hundreds of teas and learn from experts in the industry at one of the complimentary presentations. Taste a variety of teas uniquely and exquisitely prepared by exhibitors; noting how the flavours may differ depending upon place of origin, processing techniques, and preparation styles. Shop for all your favourite teawares, teas, and related products - this is the perfect opportunity to shop for your Valentine. Participate in the silent auction and enter the raffle. Experience the event to the fullest by engaging with the exhibitors and learning about all things tea.
January 28 & 29, 2017 at the Toronto Reference Library
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