Richard Silver

Toronto Real Estate: Riverdale: It’s all about the food and shopping.

Thirty years ago, I began my realtor career at an office on the Danforth . In those days it was the newest up-and-coming area, and my first few years were spent cutting my teeth in prime Riverdale  and Leslieville , although we called it Cabbagetown  Two at the time — a tribute to the number of Victorian houses found south of Gerrard. The housing closer to the Danforth tends to be mostly Edwardian in design but the homes are larger and on...Continue Reading...

TRAVEL: Antarctica, Part 3

Here is Part 3 of our trip from Santiago Chile to Rio de Janeiro with 4 days in Antarctica... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=669xQFSx6w4[/youtube] Here are the photos of our trip to Antarctica, a 20 day cruise on HollandAmerica from Chile to Brazil. (more...)Continue Reading...

TRAVEL: Antarctica Trip Part 1

Here is Part 1 of our photos of Antarctica. The trip was from Santiago Chile' to Rio de Janeiro and is in 3 parts. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcZOSqkQVuU[/youtube] Here are the photos of our trip to Antarctica, a 20 day cruise on HollandAmerica from Chile to Brazil. (more...)Continue Reading...

New Year’s Resolutions 2010

It is the end of the year and the beginning of a new one. At this time of year there is a natural tendency that I have had to make New Year's resolutions. I'm sure that I am not that unusual and it is probably a trait that goes back through my family history. Was it a half-empty glass scenario? So this morning, I was taking a nice long New Year's walk...around the deck of a Cruise Ship as we are...Continue Reading...

Happy Holidays!! That Time of Year Again! CALENDAR TIME!

Holiday Season is a lot of fun but it does mean a normal slowing of the Toronto Real Estate market , a time for me to catch up with "routine maintenance", holidays and...CALENDARS! I have mailed out a lot of calendars to my snail-mailing group but wanted to let you know that I do have some leftovers that are looking for a home for the next year. Feel free to email me your mailing address at mail@richardsilver.com and I will be happy to send you...Continue Reading...

Toronto: Saturday Night on St. Clair Avenue West

Last Saturday night we dropped in on the new location of one of our favorite Italian restaurants: Acquolina Ristorante. They moved to 760 St. Clair Avenue West recently from their original on Mt. Pleasant Road. As usual, the food and service were great however... It has been a while since I drove the length of St. Clair Avenue West from Yonge Street to Christie Avenue without construction...and now we could truly experience the finished product of the past three years, including special...Continue Reading...

Artichokes: My Favourite Vegetable

 In my last years of University, I spent a Summer in Santa Cruz, California. Just South of there is a town called Castroville, California and it is the home of the big ARTICHOKE and the Artichoke Festival!!! It was there and then that I tried my first fresh Artichoke and I have been enamoured with the vegetable ever since. We eat them fresh as often as we can because they are very high in anti-oxidents, low in fat (except for the...Continue Reading...

Community: A Great Cabbagetown Post.

There is a great Cabbagetown post today that you should take a look at. It is called "Cabbagetown Gets a Lift" and is by Noah Richler, the writer and broadcaster. It has got some easy information for those of us "Foodies" who trapse the streets of Cabbagetown. It misses a few of the great Sri-Lankan and Southern Indian Restaurants like Raashna on Wellesley Street East and the comfort food haven "Cranberries". Enjoy them all, surviving the winter means a few extra pounds... If you...Continue Reading...

Toronto Real Estate: Riverdale…It’s All About The Food!

Almost 30 years ago, I began my Realtor career at an office which Bosley Real Estate owns at 169 Danforth Avenue. In those days it was Terry Martel Real Estate, and my first few years were cutting my teeth in Prime Riverdale and Leslieville, although we called it Cabbagetown II at the time, a tribute to the number of Victorian Houses found south of Gerrard.. (more...)Continue Reading...

Toronto Real Estate: Cabbagetown

It was Cabbagetown Festival, 30 years ago when I spent a Saturday touring around Parliament Street and the area to the East. At the end of the day, I bought my first house for $90,000. It was a great location and has just recently re-sold for over $700,000. Of course, in the interim, like a good REALTOR, I have moved a few times...it is a hazard of the business...you think you have found the perfect home and then you see...Continue Reading...