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23 of the Most Beautiful Streets in the World
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Not all streets are created equal. Take the colorful Caminito that anchors Buenos Aires's La Boca neighborhood: It not only provides visitors with a vibrant photo op but also serves as a reminder of how the neighborhood was built in the 19th century. Streets, however, don't have to offer a history lesson or be rendered in Technicolor to be charming. Some are notable for their stunning natural features, such as the cherry blossom tunnel in Bonn, Germany, which makes an appearance for a few short weeks every spring. Here AD surveys twenty-three of the most beautiful streets in the world.
Explore Toronto’s Food Culture at this Year’s Winterlicious January 25 – February 7, 2019
This winter, step up to the plate and taste what Toronto has to offer. With delicious three-course prix fixe lunch and dinner menus at nearly 200 top restaurants and 13 culinary events, there’s so much for your taste buds to explore. Are you ready to try something new?
MARKET WATCH...December and 2018 Annual Statistics Released
January 4, 2019 -- Toronto Real Estate Board President Garry Bhaura announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported a total of 77,426 residential transactions through TREB's MLS® System in 2018. This result represented a 16.1 per cent decline compared to 92,263 sales reported in 2017. Total new listings entered into TREB's MLS® System were down by 12.7 per cent over the same period to 155,823.
The overall average selling price for 2018 transactions, at $787,300, was down by 4.3 per cent year-over-year for all home types combined across the TREB market area.
TORONTO REAL ESTATE BOOM
Toronto real estate is slated for another boom.
Thanks to the city’s thriving technology sector, Ron Sally believes real estate—and condos in particular—are going to be the hottest commodity in town.
The Best Afternoon Tea in Toronto
The best afternoon tea in Toronto is for when you’re feeling fancy. Centring around fragrant pots of fine tea, fizzing glasses of bubbly and towers of sweet and savoury treats like something out of a pastel fairytale, these ceremonies often take place in hotels or equally classy environs and tend to require reservations.
https://www.blogto.com/toronto/the_best_afternoon_tea_in_toronto/
CNN Travel's 19 places to visit in 2019
(CNN) — Whether you want to relax on a beach in the Caribbean, hike the world's most famous canyon, explore ancient ruins, eat world-famous cuisine or learn more at historically significant sites this year, CNN Travel has the right spot for you.
Several of our 19 places to visit in 2019 are bouncing back after natural disasters that hit their economies hard. You can do some good while enjoying the beach in Hawaii, St. Barts or Kerala.
Or you can mark the 50th anniversary of man's first walk on the moon, the 100th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park, Liechtenstein's tricentennial and importantly, Ghana's Year of Return marks 400 years since enslaved Africans arrived in North America.
Whether you want to rest, explore or learn -- or all three -- there's a destination on this list for you. Here they are in alphabetical order:
Get Smart About Your Money
Get Smart About Your Money
People have long used real estate as a way to invest for the future. Alongside other investments, investors have looked to properties like houses, apartment units, commercial properties and other types of real estate as a way of expanding their portfolios, earning income and planning ahead for retirement or sending a child to university. A recent study even showed that nearly half of pre-retired homeowners in the province are relying on the value of their home increasing to fund their retirement.
https://www.getsmarteraboutmoney.ca/investing-in-real-estate/
Choose the right executor for your estate
One of the many important decisions you need to make when making a will is choosing an executor for your estate. This is the person who will wind up your affairs. Choosing poorly may not only affect the distribution of your life savings but may also affect your family’s well-being after you are gone.
The person you choose must be trustworthy and organized. And, he or she must be ready to act immediately following your death. The duties of an executor include, but are not limited to:
https://laredolaw.ca/blog/choose-the-right-executor-for-your-estate/
6 Flooring Options for Any Budget
If you’ve ever considered redoing your floors, you probably realized pretty quickly that it wouldn’t be cheap. It can cost thousands of dollars to resurface even small rooms with hardwood or high-quality stone and tile. Luckily enough, in the last five years, many new and relatively inexpensive materials have come to market. With enough research, you can find budget-friendly alternatives for all your favourite materials. To make your life easier, we’ve put together a list of six beautiful flooring options that won’t break the bank.
How to Remove Stains from Kitchen Countertops
"Stones are basically sponges," says Fred M. Hueston, director of the National Training Center for Stone and Masonry Trades, in Longwood, Florida. He's working in a kitchen, mixing up an odd-smelling poultice of flour and hydrogen peroxide in the hope of removing a stubborn coffee stain from an island countertop. Spread over the stain, the paste should literally pull the discoloration out of the red travertine. "Granite, marble, and limestone consist of interlocking mineral crystals with pores between them," he explains. "So spills soak into unprotected stone in just 15 to 20 minutes for granite, and 30 minutes to an hour for marble and limestone." The liquid evaporates, but a mark remains.
https://www.thisoldhouse.com/how-to/how-to-remove-stains-kitchen-countertops
This Small Ontario Town is Perfect for a Winter Getaway
Spending winter in Toronto can be drab. That's why road trips are essential for lifting the spirit, and the small town of Creemore, Ontario, just north of the city, offers the perfect winter getaway to do just that.
Creemore is under two hours north of Toronto, just west of Barrie and south of Collingwood. It's best known as the birthplace and headquarters of Creemore Springs Brewery, named for the nearby Mad and Noisy Rivers that serve as a fresh water source for the brew.
What makes Creemore a great winter getaway, however, isn't just the option to warm up with a local beer (although that's certainly a draw). The town also offers a huge range of winter activities for the outdoor-inclined.
https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2017/12/creemore-ontario-weekend-getaway-ontario/
Picture is North America's smallest jail.
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Toronto Group wins Best International CD 2018 The L.A. Critics Association
Our dear friend and client, Mark Daniels, is the percussionist, for this amazing group.
Crack of Dawn - Ol School
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