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Toronto is a great city to visit. In fact, I first saw it on my
honeymoon in 1998. Years later, my husband got a job here and we
were able to live here. I was thrilled.
It's hard to get
adjusted in a new city, and I had to stay behind in California to sell
our house. So I did a lot of online research before getting
there, which helped me to get aquainted with my new city before I could
spend a lot of time there. In this lens I'll share with you the
resources that helped me both in relocating and living here.
Helpful Toronto Sites
- Toronto Neighbourhoods
- This site features photographs and descriptions of Toronto neighbourhoods by a couple of long term residents. No ads, the site is well organized and has a friendly and informative tone. Highly recommended.
- Taste T.O.
- A website & group blog covering the best in Toronto's food and drink scene.
- Toronto LiveJournal Community
- This is a great place to get information from real people. LiveJournal is a blogging site where people have individual accounts and also participate in communities. You do not need a LiveJournal account to read, but you do need one to ask questions to the group. Accounts are free. There are many other Toronto themed groups on LiveJournal, just do a search for Toronto.
- Toronto Public Library
- Toronto has an awesome library system. You can search for books and request them to be sent to your local branch of the library. There's also a lot of programs for kids, some classes, author readings. I've found the librarians really nice and helpful too.
- Toronto Life Magazine
- Reviews, listings and articles on Toronto's restaurants, stores, theatre and arts communities, bars and clubs. Includes guides on golf courses, getaways and hotels, shopping, restaurants, fitness, wine, food, kids, fashion, home decor and more.
Check out the Good Stuff Cheap section - I have found it very helpful. - Greater Toronto Area Bloggers :: Main Page
- Has a great list of Toronto related blogs, and is also a community blog of it's own.
- Toronto Weather from Environment Canada
- The official government site with no ads!
- The Toronto Transit Commission - TTC
- I love Toronto's transit system. Yes, lots of people complain about it. I've lived in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. The TTC is better than the transit in all those places combined.
- Weekly Free Paper Online
- Alternative news and entertainment source for Toronto, Ontario. Nightlife (and daylife) Listings: live music, movie times, film reviews, restaurant listings / reviews, theatre, dance, club & concert info, comedy, books, art gallery & museum listings, classified, adult ads / escorts, savage love
- Eye Magazine - weekly free newspaper online
- Helpful for concert listings, restaurant reviews, stuff like that.
- Traffic Cameras - Highway 401
- Cameras that let you check the traffic on your route.
- Spacing Wire
- The Spacing Wire is a hub for news, events and projects about public space issues in Toronto and from around the world.
- Toronto Brunch Restaurant Reviews
- It's not just brunch, now includes all meals. Restaurant reviews by Mark, Aaron, and Wendy, who seem to be just three people who like to eat at restaurants and review them. It's my favourite restaurant review page because they review the kind of restaurants I eat at, mostly inexpensive-moderate places with charecter. It's kind of like getting the lowdown on a restaurant from a friend as opposed to a more formal professional review.
- Danforth Bowl, a cool old fashioned five pin bowling alley
- Bowling alley from the 1950s, still opperating with a lot of the original equipment and still owned by the same family. Located at the Corner of Danforth & Coxwell.
- paved.ca : your GTA roadmap
- Excellent blog about Toronto's urban topography and where it might be heading.
- Toronto Ghosts
- The Toronto Ghosts and Hauntings Research Society
Welcome to Ontario's Oldest Established Website & Online Society
Devoted to Information About Ghosts and Hauntings - Torontoist
- Blog about Toronto with calender of events
- Toronto Islands
- Toronto Island Community's web site. Toronto Island events, camps, art galleries and shows. How to move here and why we're still here. Info on Toronto Islands, Ward's Island, Algonquin Island, Centre Island, Hanlan's Point, and the Toronto Island ferry boats and the park.
- Toronto Photo Blog
- This is a blog with some of my photos of Toronto and selected other Toronto photographs.
- Toronto - The official City of Toronto Web site
- The City of Toronto is the cultural, entertainment and financial capital of the Canada. The city is home to more than 2.5 million people and is the centre one of North America's most dynamic regions. Toronto is the capital city of the Province of Ontario.
- List of neighbourhoods in Toronto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- List of neighbourhoods in Toronto From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The Toronto Transit Commission Route Schedules-- TTC
- The Toronto Transit Commission: For getting around Toronto, there's no Better Way.
- Gremolata
- Toronto based gourmet food online magazine with many columnists
- St. Stephen-in-the-Fields
- I'm not religious but I think this is a really cool church.
St. Stephen-in-the-Fields
103 Bellevue Avenue, Toronto Canada - Imagining Toronto
- Intersections of literature and place in the Toronto region.
- Living n Toronto
- A York University guide for newcomers to Toronto
My Toronto Photos
Toronto is a joy to photograph.
An old print shop on Queen street, Toronto
The albino squirrel likes walnuts. This squirrel lives on the grounds of the me...
Snowy Day in Toronto
This is the office for an
It was a dark and stormy day, but we had five minutes of sun in the late afterno...
After the first big snow near Danforth and Main.
Manipulated photo of Dundas Streetcar.
Back in winter! I miss snow. It seems like we didn't have a full winter this y...
I thought the snow would go away fast but we got even more. Now it's the third ...
A maple leaf made out of red flowers. They are barely starting to bloom so it's...
College at Ossington, Toronto
A beautiful display of climbing roses along College Street
I think this is clematis anyway!
Toronto related books
Toronto: A Pictorial Celebration
Amazon Price: $11.96 (as of 09/06/2008)
Toronto Street Names: An Illustrated Guide to Their Origins
Amazon Price: $24.95 (as of 09/06/2008)
Secret Toronto: The Unique Guidebook to Toronto's Hidden Sites, Sounds & Tastes (Secret Guide series)
Amazon Price: $11.66 (as of 09/06/2008)
Streetwise Toronto Map - Laminated City Street Map of Toronto, Canada (Streetwise)
Amazon Price: $6.95 (as of 09/06/2008)
Unplanned Suburbs: Toronto's American Tragedy, 1900 to 1950 (Creating the North American Landscape)
Amazon Price: $21.95 (as of 09/06/2008)
The Rough Guide to Toronto 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Release Date: 11/27/2003
Amazon Price: $15.95 (as of 09/06/2008)
Lonely Planet Toronto
Amazon Price: (as of 09/06/2008)
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
This unusual novel takes place in Toronto. The author did a great job of describing Toronto, the feel of the city comes through in this book.
Release Date: 06/16/2005
Amazon Price: (as of 09/06/2008)
In the Skin of a Lion
This novel partially takes place in Toronto.
Release Date: 01/14/1997
Amazon Price: $10.40 (as of 09/06/2008)
Toronto related items
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- Unknown Toronto: What's Your Passion?
- Unknown Toronto
Sarah's journal of secret Toronto facts and mysteries: TTC lore, hidden spaces, history, art, urban wildlife, film shoots and great Toronto food, clubs, bars, galleries, museums and shopping.
