Richard Silver

Lifestyle and Technology: People are talking about you!!

Last Summer a group of us techno-weenies were in San Francisco for a Conference and wanted to go out for a great dinner. After some discussion we decided on Chinese food and rather than walking aimlessly through Chinatown, we decided to YELP  the restaurant. For those of you who have not YELPED before...Yelp  is a website that is a repository of peer reviews, mashed with GPS . It uses the GPS to find you, allows you to search under numerous categories for...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...