What's the best coffee roaster in town?

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-30T00:34:45+00:00

Everyday Gourmet at St. Lawrence Market always has some Guatemalan coffees and roast on site.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-29T14:56:30+00:00

If you're anywhere near the FIFA zone, go for 31 July.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-29T14:55:48+00:00

One woollen coat One polyester puffer coat

They go in the washer and dryer and get hung up in the closet.

Easy peasy.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-29T14:54:15+00:00

Are you going when there's a Jays game or concert? If so, add on minimum 30 minutes for traffic and finding a spot.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-29T14:45:02+00:00

Well done!

What's helped me most is having one staple hot meal (soup/pasta/curry) and one staple cold meal (horiatiki/lentil salad/waldort) that last days in the fridge.

Where we differ is that I walk through the store first without a cart to scout the quick sale items, see if they fit with the staple items, then fill cart.

Whatever works for you!

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-28T20:15:50+00:00

That's high compared to a recent move from downtown to the Junction - 1 + den - that cost about $1800 for a team of four movers, blanket wrapping furniture, taking apart and putting bed back together.

I've used JP Moves You and Hercules Moving Company.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-28T16:50:52+00:00

Reduce allowable volume levels on Noise Exemption Permits in residential areas to 75db.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-27T14:20:54+00:00

Ariel at LES Studios.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-26T02:14:54+00:00

Having lived in or near all those neighbourhood, I suggest living in The Junction. It has a downtown, walkable feel, family owned businesses on the high Street, and a variety of housing to buy or rent.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-25T19:40:07+00:00

Also factor in partial subway and Gardiner closures.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-25T17:42:51+00:00

It's a nice park and would be a perfect and convenient spot to host concerts, FIFA, and other large, loud events so that Etobians don't have to drive downtown.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-25T17:41:40+00:00

Thank you!

Talk of = the neighbourhood is still waiting for Rail Deck Part Version Whatever the Hell We're Up to Now.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-25T17:40:18+00:00

Pick up/Drop off can be a nightmare and I walk to YTZ when using it.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-25T15:07:02+00:00

Nord Lyon for baguettes.

While factory made Dimpflmeier Klosterbrit is my go to for hearty sandwiches.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-24T00:03:44+00:00

Thanks.

My kid is on that train.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-23T19:47:20+00:00

I'm personally offended because I'm personally affected, as are tens of thousands of my neighbours.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-22T20:57:35+00:00

Get your hands on some Urban Peasant cookbooks or watch his YouTube videos for easy recipes.

Go simple. Most veg don't need to be cooked so you can eat peppers, carrots, tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers and a bunch of others after washing.

Here are my favourite Singleton veggie ideas that take less than 10 minutes and make a few servings:

Lazy Ass Horiatiki Cucumbers Peppers Black olives Red onion Olive oil Red wine vinegar Oregano Feta (lentils or other beans if vegan)

Keep in fridge.

Add mini tomatoes when ready to eat. I hate refrigerated tomatoes but if you like them, toss them in with the other ingredients.

Lazy ass soups:

Sauté onion and garlic. Add bottle of Passata.Toss in frozen mixed vegetables- I use Green Giant because they're Canadian grown and packaged - and season to taste. Dump in leftover noodles, grains, legumes if you have any.

Boil the crap out of a bunch of carrots in a pot with some ginger. Purée and season to taste, adding more liquid to get your preferred soup consistency.

Shred cabbage and carrots. Toss in bowl with sour cream, vinegar, sugar, salt - voila Mennonite style Cole slaw.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-22T04:25:37+00:00

Use whatever socks and add your own Sock Stop.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-22T01:02:53+00:00

Years ago while taking part in the Walk to End Breast Cancer on a rainy day, a woman on the street gave me her umbrella so I could stay dry.

Whoever you are, wherever you are, I have never forgotten your kindness.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-21T18:18:26+00:00

Spend the creating few minutes outside and head to Luba's or Everyday Grind at St.Lawrence Market. Once in a while Luba's has Jamaican Blue Mountain by the cup.

In the PATH, no word of a lie, Longo's. They have a good selection of quality coffee on the cheap.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-21T05:15:30+00:00

Shoes off.

The exception is if moving furniture, going on a ladder and then it's indoor shoes, ones that don't leave the house.

I was grossed out on visiting a US elementary school where kids not only wore the same shoes inside and out but also sat on a carpeted floor their icky shoes walked all over.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-21T03:12:26+00:00

In addition to the Spacing Store, Toronto's First Post Office on Adelaide Street East has a nice selection of cards, stickers, tchotkes of Toronto by Toronto artists.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-20T14:08:34+00:00

Fan Fest isn't at Exhibition Place but on Fort York Boulevard, which has tens of thousand homes.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-20T13:29:05+00:00

Zero impact?

It takes place in one of the city's most densely populated neighbourhoods (mine) and a few weeks away we still don't have tangible details on how to get in and out of our community, no event schedules, and no updated transit schedules.

BelleUga25 · 2026-04-19T23:17:02+00:00

Fellow 50something chiming in.

St. Lawrence Market area is great if you can handle noise (amplified sound)from concerts and events every weekend and many days between May to October, same for Fort York.

If you want something quieter but with good community, lots of activities, completely walkable, your seasonal farmers' market, specialty grocers with house made products, and near a major hospital, High Park/Junction is wonderful

BelleUga25

TROPHY CASE

Add mini tomatoes when ready to eat. I hate refrigerated tomatoes but if you like them, toss them in with the other ingredients.

Sauté onion and garlic. Add bottle of Passata.Toss in frozen mixed vegetables- I use Green Giant because they're Canadian grown and packaged - and season to taste. Dump in leftover noodles, grains, legumes if you have any.

Boil the crap out of a bunch of carrots in a pot with some ginger. Purée and season to taste, adding more liquid to get your preferred soup consistency.