A study produced by Re/Max Hallmark Realty says that homes along and near Scarborough’s pleasant Lake Ontario waterfront have become hot sellers. The study found that as the average sale price of an existing detached home in Toronto crosses $1-million, the biggest profits are being made in houses selling for less than a million. It said that neighborhoods in southern Scarborough are gaining the most. Birchcliffe/Cliffside led the city with a 25.4 per cent increase, with the average home in the area climbing $724,187 as of the end of June, compared to $577,567 from one year ago. “The Scarborough community — nestled between the popular Beach area and the Scarborough Bluffs — has experienced a serious upswing in demand due to affordability and close proximity to Toronto’s downtown core,” said Re/Max in a release.
Gas leak on Manor between Forman and Boynton repaired
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There was a natural gas scare on Manor Road Tuesday (July 21, 2015) when several people were forced from their homes between Forman Ave. and Boynton Rd. Crews were called to 300 Manor around 2:20 p.m. Police say a construction worker severed a gas line while digging in the area. The leak was repaired without incident.
Blast from past in retail listing of 1625 Bayview Ave.
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Rent of $3,795 a month will get you this 820 sq ft. shop which astute readers may recognize as the place where Whatever Lola Wants lived for a few years. Seasoned retailers will know that one would need a pretty hot business to make the rent every month on that space. Still, it is the picture shown on Twitter that is the eye-opener. It must be ten or twelve years old. When Paradox finally expire? And look at the old East York iron bench.
53 Division: Does this Jamis TrailX bike belong to you?
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This really good-loking Jamis TrailX bicycle is at 53 Division. Question is, who owns it? Get in touch with police if you know. (416) 808-5306
Matt Bishop wants to hear about your LRT traffic issues
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Reader Matthew Bishop has been keeping track of complaints about traffic caused by construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. At a meeting Tuesday it was said that Metrolinx is unaware of traffic problems in Leaiside. Mr. Bishop is about to change that by sending Metrolinx more than 50 emails he has received about traffic. Says Matt: “I was informed (by Councillor Burnside) that the Metrolinx representatives informed him that they were unaware of any traffic problem in North Leaside (and I believe South Leaside as well) as they have yet to receive a complaint from any resident in the community related to traffic. Although I find this extremely hard to believe, the Councillor has asked me to communicate that on any emails we send to his offices with regards to traffic that we also copy Metrolinx on those emails (Email: crosstown@metrolinx.com). Please continue to send me your complaints as well to matthewmbishop@gmail.com as I have been logging and sharing with the Councillor the growing level of frustration and concern in the community on all things traffic” .
Dignitaries and neighbours mix to mourn young Ramy, 4
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The vigil for Ramy Suleman took place over dinner hour on the wide lawn outside 71 Thorncliffe Park Drive. The crowded lawn of sombre mourners included Mayor Tory, Councillor Burnside and MP John Carmichael. Around them and in quiet discussion with them and their friends were the many dozens of Thorncliffe residents who knew the story of Ramy’s death all too well. The 4-year-old was not the first lad to somehow fall from one of the high-rise apartments along the wide vistas of the street. The accident has once again ignited the pursuit of greater and reliable safety in these buildings. A check is being done unit by unit to make sure window locks are in place. But sometimes they are removed to permit more air into stuffy units. The warm summer evening was a contrast of sad faces and whispered conversation combined with the yelps children.
Fans line up at Manulife Indigo to see Zeppelin guitarist
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Fans don’t forget and hundreds of them stood all day to see Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page at the Indigo in the Manulife Centre. For reason known to himself Page was not signing autographs Indigo warned fans ahead of time that Page would only be stamping books during his appearance and would not be providing customary personalized autographs. Many of the 300 were forced to stand outside the Bay and Bloor streets store in the humid morning weather to buy Page’s book (Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page) for $85 and get a wristband for the meet and greet later in the day. Such is fandom
Always parked inside, very low miles at Dolly Jewellers
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These entertaining miniature vehicles are new at Dolly Jewellers, 1699 Bayview Ave. They are not sold as toys although their appeal to children will be obvious. That is quite a custom job on the front-end of the VW Bug.
Rescuers save kids from hot cars in Kansas City, Philadelpia
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Bloomberg criticizes Ontario for even more spending
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More indebted than California (which has three times the population) if you please. Bloomberg
What will Leaside do? Hamilton sit-in blocks mailboxes
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In a modest neighborhood on Mt. Hamilton, residents are taking turns camping out at the chosen site of a community mailbox. They are determined to stop it. Protesters have been sitting on the site at East 34th Street and Brucedale Avenue for three weeks, trying to prevent the installation of a “super mailbox.”
