The Santa Claus Parade Through The Years
This weekend marks the official beginning of the holiday season, and that’s because of the 110th Annual Toronto Santa Claus Parade! We love the holiday season – the festive cheer everywhere, the holiday windows at Holt’s, the peppermint in everything from lotions to our drinks, and everything that comes along with the most wonderful time of the year.
This year’s Santa Claus Parade is on Sunday, November 16th and Santa is expected to arrive at 12:30 PM. The parade will then start from Christie Pits, head down Bloor, go past The ROM, turn onto Avenue, past the Eaton Centre, swing left onto Wellington and end at the St. Lawrence Market.
But for now, let’s go on a walk down memory lane and take a look at Toronto Santa Claus Parades over the years: Continue reading
Your Taste of Tokyo in Toronto
Do you know what izakaya means in Japanese? It translates to a casual drinking establishment that also serves food, pretty much what English-speaking people would call a gastropub. There are many izakaya restaurants all over Toronto but of all the ones we’ve been to, Yuzu Izakaya was the most surprising in terms of quality and overall feel. You might think we’re talking about a restaurant near Yorkville, or even Yonge and Eglinton, but you’d be wrong. Yuzu Izakaya is located a little bit further north at Yonge and Finch, just 10 minutes away from our own Emerald Park. Continue reading
Super-cool Public Spaces From Around the World: Aquatic Centres
Our love for public spaces shouldn’t come as a surprise to you, we’ve talked about them quite a bit on the blog and on our Twitter. We’re constantly sharing with you new and innovative public spaces, as well as how important it is for the community to have good public spaces open to anyone and every one.
Something that always seems to become community hubs are aquatic centres. With free swim times and lessons for the kids, it’s just natural that people flock to these spaces. Here are a few aquatic centres that have caught our eye over the last little while, let us know if we missed any really cool ones in the comments below. Continue reading
Greenhouse Juice Co. at Yonge & Eglinton
We love a good healthy juice and that’s why we told you about The Good Press in Yorkville a few months ago. Well, our E Condos residents don’t have to hop on the subway and head down to Yorkville for a good juice anymore, because Greenhouse Juice Co. just opened up in the ‘hood! Continue reading
Support Toronto Arts at Salon West
As we’ve told you before, Yorkville is Toronto’s artistic and cultural hub. With Exhibit and now 1 Yorkville, we have become a part of this fantastic neighbourhood and the many events that take place here. Next week, on November 5, one of our favourite events series is taking place right around the corner from Exhibit. If you haven’t been to a Salon West event to take in Toronto’s culture, we suggest you start ASAP! Continue reading
Yorkville Art Crawl: Our Favourite Galleries in Yorkville
Being a part of the Yorkville community really means having access to some of the greatest things Toronto has to offer. Our city has a vibrant arts culture and Yorkville has been a hub for that since their hippy days in the 60s, up to today with the AGO, Canada’s largest art gallery, just a 10-minute walk from Exhibit. The reality of it is that you don’t even have to go that far to visit some of Toronto’s best art galleries, and you might even be able to take something home! Yorkville’s local galleries are places for local artists to sell their amazing work, or international artists to find some new fans in Toronto. Check out some of our favourites. Continue reading
Coolest Amenities Ever
We love cool condo amenities quite a bit. We’ve made that very clear with our big plans for 1 Yorkville. Our newest Yorkville building will have a 14,000-square-foot expanse devoted to a spa, open-air pool and hot tub – which we’re confident our residents will love. Then there’s the wellness centre which has water massage tables, a sauna, steam room and an indoor-outdoor relaxation space. And that’s not all, we have an outdoor screening facility and a CrossFit studio, amongst other neat amenities.
But enough about us, let’s check out other cool building amenities from around the world: Continue reading
A Makeover at Hazelton Lanes
Those familiar with Yorkville’s history will know that Hazelton Lanes Shopping Centre was the original high-end Yorkville shopping mall, which opened in 1976. And now, it’s about to go through a very exciting transformation, which is all a part of a project spearheaded by the Centre’s owner, as well as the Whole Food Markets and TNT The New Trend. Continue reading
Architecture Trend: Domes
Domes, domes, domes. They’re everywhere, and so we really can’t say that this is a new architectural trend because it definitely isn’t – they’ve been around for hundreds and hundreds of years. We all know what a dome is, but do you know why people have been incorporating them into buildings for so many years? Some reasons include more space, amplify sounds (mostly in mosques), and help with keeping the heat/cold in. Continue reading