Ashley Newport

1 week ago | yourcitywithin.com | Ashley Newport

Toronto Closings Food Food Openings New Openings Published April 14, 2025 at 1:38 pm While empty storefronts can cause some anxiety during an economic downturn, it’s heartening to see closed doors reopen quickly–especially in busy neighbourhoods full of people looking for more hotspots to check out as the warm weather approaches.

1 week ago | yourcitywithin.com | Ashley Newport

Published April 11, 2025 at 3:08 pm Believe it or not, home ownership is getting less–a little less, but still–expensive in Toronto and southern Ontario. But while prospective homebuyers can celebrate the fact that we are moving away from the frantic bidding wars and ever-climbing prices that have defined much of the post-pandemic era, housing is not exactly cheap and in Toronto, many luxurious properties are still selling for well over $5 million.

1 week ago | insauga.com | Ashley Newport

Toronto and GTA residents who have long dreamed of renting a loft-style apartment with soaring ceilings might be interested to learn that an office building in North York is about to be radically transformed. Recently, the Amexon Development Corporation announced that it’s converting a 15-storey office building in the Eglinton Ave. E. and Don Mills Road area into a contemporary loft-style rental residence.

2 weeks ago | yourcitywithin.com | Ashley Newport

Toronto Concerts Entertainment Music New Openings Original Features Published April 10, 2025 at 12:59 pm While Toronto has no shortage of concert and event venues, both big and small, there’s always room for one more–especially when it’s an actual labour of love for a lifelong resident who wants to create more space for artists and musicians in the quieter part of the city.

2 weeks ago | insauga.com | Ashley Newport

An upgrade to a busy GO Transit station will save some southern Ontario commuters about 15 minutes per round trip. Today, Metrolinx, the transit agency that operates Ontario’s GO transit system, announced that construction at the West Harbour GO Station in Hamilton is now complete. The province also said an upgrade at the station will allow more than 250,000 travellers in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines to save time.