In 2005 the New York Times, in an article aptly entitled Goodbye Gritty, Hello Trendy, stated “…Queen Street East is the new Queen Street West, with the formerly industrial stretch known as Leslieville emerging as Toronto’s hippest place to dine, drink, shop and live”. They weren’t wrong! This east end…
Shopping Locally: So where’s your local Farmers’ Market?
May 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It’s that time of year again that local produce is available and the local markets can start to open up. Over the past 5 years our city has seen a huge amount of Farmers’ Markets open. Undoubtedly providing some of the freshest produce our city has access to and with…
Neighbourhood Spotlight: Riverside or is it Leslieville?
May 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
With the east end becoming more and more trendy it’s a lot of fun to sit back and watch as new restaurants and shops open up. A lot of people may consider everything east of the DVP in and around Queen and Dundas all the way to the Beaches to…