Our philosophy is based upon compact neighbourhoods with strong, vibrant main streets full of local commerce.  Neighbourhoods where people can choose daily between walking to the market, cycling to various errands, or driving when need be are neighbourhoods that become the most desirable for families and singles alike.  We want to take a great neighbourhood like ours and contribute in ways to make it even better yet!

Riverdale & Greektown is one such neighbourhood in Toronto, but let us further comment on the concept of boundaries.  We do not believe that we need to get too hung up on which street is IN the neighbourhood and which street is not: people flow in, out, and around these arbitrary lines on a map.  We suppose almost all users here live in neighbourhoods popularly called The Danforth, Greektown, Riverdale, Playter Estates, Pape Village, The Pocket (Blake-Jones), but by the same token we draw upon people from adjacent neighbourhoods too such as South Riverdale, Leslieville, Danforth Village (East Danforth), and The Beach.

As for the "main street" aspect of the Neighbourhood Almanac coverage, we are of course centred on Danforth Avenue from Broadview to Logan/ Donlands.  Our innovative view here can be found on The Street section of our website.  This 1.8km section of Danforth Avenue is a contiguous main street that offers people everything from restaurants and retail shops, to doctors & lawyers to live entertainment.  We love visiting all the great local businesses and want to encourage all of you to support our merchant community members.

Enjoy your time on our website, and participate in the discussions on The Front Page (as well as future features we plan to add).  So, in the spirit of community building, tell us below what you love about our neighbourhood, why you moved here (if you live here), and where are your favourite spots!

Warmest regards,
Kevin Tuttle
Editor-in-Chief, Neighbourhood Almanac