61 h. ago The history of the Selby Hotel in Toronto and its connection to Ernest Hemingway

The Selby Hotel, once located at 592 Sherbourne St., is a Victorian mansion with a history that spans over 140 years and boasts an interesting connection to writer Ernest Hemingway.Originally built for Henry Falwell Gooderham, a member of the influential Gooderham family, the mansion was designed by renowned architect David Roberts Jr. between 1882 and 1883.Roberts Jr. also designed many buildings in Toronto's Distillery District, and is perhaps most known for his iconic Gooderham Flatiron Building at 49 Wellington St.The Selby Hotel in 1940. Photo by City of Toronto Archives.The red brick mansion's Queen Anne Revival style pays homage to the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, and was constructed during a residential boom in Toronto.During the time it was built, the St. James Town neighbourhood was home to several of the city's most affluent families, and many grand Victorian homes sat on Sherbourne Street. However, only a few of these original mansions remain int...

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4 d. ago Blockchain Futurist Conference Announces 2025 Return to Toronto and U.S. Debut in Florida

Canada’s Largest Web3 Event to Take Place at Toronto’s Historic Old Stock Exchange Before Making Its U.S. Debut at the Guitar Hotel in the Greater Miami Area. TORONTO — Blockchain Futurist Conference, Canada’s largest and longest-running Web3 event, owned by Emerald, will return to Toronto on May 13, 2025, at the historic Old Toronto Stock […]

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5 d. ago Toronto hotel guest catches unreal missile of a throw at Rogers Centre

One fan visiting the Toronto Blue Jays stadium this week got a souvenir so unique that you'd probably only believe it if you caught it on video.But, thankfully for one Baltimore Orioles fan, that's exactly what happened this week when he decided to stay at the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel connected to the Rogers Centre.Well known for being the only hotel on the continent directly attached to a major league ballpark with views of the field, the young Orioles fan caught the attention of a few players during a training session yesterday.And with Baltimore outfielder Colton Cowser wanting to test out his arm strength, a souvenir baseball made it all the way from the diamond up to the fan’s hotel room.COLTON COWSER JUST THREW IT TO THE WINDOW AND WE GOT A BALL!NO WAY THAT JUST HAPPENED! #Birdland pic.twitter.com/gVwm5zKoML— HiMyNameIsJC 🫡 (@HiMyNameIsJC_) March 26, 2025The Orioles' content team got their own angle of Cowser's throw, which made its way into th...

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6 d. ago New Maple Leafs player still hasn't moved out of downtown Toronto hotel

When Scott Laughton got traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, it was an opportunity to return close to home.But the Oakville native is still searching for an actual home to live in.The 30-year-old forward, who, before the trade, had spent his entire NHL career with the Philadelphia Flyers after being drafted by them in 2012, is currently living in a downtown Toronto hotel, as per Sportsnet's Luke Fox.And before facing off against his former team for the first time on Tuesday, Laughton told reporters that he's actually located quite close to his former head coach, John Tortorella."I said, 'Stay in your room. I'll stay in mine. I don't even want to see you,'" Tortorella joked before last night's matchup.Tortorella might've wished he had stayed in his hotel room a little bit longer, however, with Toronto coming away from the contest with a 7-2 win Tuesday night.Laughton and his wife, Chloe, welcomed a son late last year, and despite the trade to Toronto, his family is likely to spend plen...

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2 w. ago Nobu Hotel Toronto opens bookings and is offering discounts for first guests

After the extremely-hyped grand opening of Nobu's very first Canadian restaurant last summer, the next stage of the upscale hospitality brand's enormous Entertainment District development is now ready to make its equally-anticipated premiere.As of Thursday, the chain — which is synonymous with luxury and known to be frequented by the elite — is finally accepting reservations for its Nobu Hotel Toronto, with the first slots available as early as June 1, 2025.Even better, inaugural guests will be able to enjoy a special opening offer that includes a free room upgrade and other exclusive perks during their stay, as well as a hotel credit of up to $200.The update comes some eight years after the landmark residential, hotel and restaurant complex was first announced for 15-35 Mercer Street, and a whole seven years after construction first started.Locals eagerly looking forward to a taste of Hollywood in T.O. were very pat...

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3 w. ago One of Toronto's best hotels is transforming into something new

Toronto's Bisha Hotel will be changing its name following a sale to new owners less than a decade after the property welcomed its first guests.Sunray Group agreed to purchase the property in the closing weeks of 2024 with the intent to close the deal during the first quarter of 2025. That deal has since closed, and Sunray has officially taken ownership of the new hotel.Sunray Group will be rebranding the property into a Marriott Luxury Collection hotel, marking  Canada's first hospitality property under that banner.Bisha was built by Lifetime Developments in partnership with nightclub king Charles Khabouth's Ink Entertainment. Construction for the 44-storey condo and hotel tower wrapped up in 2017, becoming one of the city's most sought-after accommodations.However, a downturn in the hotel business during the 2020s has resulted in many properties across Toronto changing hands and undergoing rebrands, with Bisha just the latest victim in this trend.An Ink Entertainment represent...

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