in my travels

One of the great things about Leslieville is the way it changes. Its such an organic neighbourhood. So, after an open house at 53 Winnifred Ave recently, I strolled up to Queen St East to do a bit of shopping and then some dinner.

At the top of the street is a store called "Ethel" - its been there for years and I have always loved to check out what's for sale. They always have some amazing pieces of vintage furniture!

But my latest "discovery" was an amazing poster shop called "Telegramme Prints" at 1103 Queen St E. They have a most interesting collection of posters some of which I found intriguing - a series of very colourful and unique prints from a Cuban Film Festival! I ended up buying several! The owner, Ian Gillies, was amazing....... so passionate about his work, it was kind of contagious! The prints should be ready soon as Ian offers on site framing services as well.



With so many unique stores along the Queen East Strip, its no wonder why Leslieville Real Estate is booming!

in my travels

One of the best parts of my job is that I get to explore ALL of Toronto! Yesterday, I was showing some condos at King and Shaw and then had to travel back to Leslieville. On the way back, I thought I would drop in and see my friend John Oakes. John and I used to work together many years ago in the restaurant business. He worked as my assistant at the Acme Bar and Grill for a number of years and then moved up the ranks of that company to become VP of operations.

Well earlier this year, John opened his own pub/restaurant called "Harbord House"!. It used to be called Rowers Pub but John has transformed the place and during a time when students are not around, he is doing very well.

So if you're in the area of U of T (just west of Spadina) drop in for some good food and beer! Make sure you tell John I sent you!

Cheers!

Sam