How many Leasiders today can walk into their supermarket and know the name of the manager, let alone have an everyday conversation with him or her? Are most Leasiders even loyal to a single grocery …more
The community celebration to mark the opening of the new arena at Leaside Memorial Community Gardens will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. It will include an open house, ribbon cutting, demonstrations from the …more
Meet your neighbour There are two important numbers in the life of Barry Schneider: 38 and 15. It was 38 years ago that he bought his home on Randolph Rd. because of a plant: trees. …more
Leaside is a stable community. But in a fast-growing city like Toronto every community feels the pressures of change breathing down its neck. For a city councillor, the task of managing those pressures never lets …more
Since Allan Williams is a sport fan, it seemed natural to him that in the 100th anniversary of Leaside there should be some commemoration of its sports history. Since he’s vice-chair of the Leaside Memorial …more
Dogs, cats, budgies, hermit crabs and fish are invited to church! St. Augustine’s at Bayview and Broadway is holding its first Blessing of Animals, at 7 p.m. on Friday Oct. 4, the feast day of …more
It isn’t every John Smith who has his own bar stool at Olde Yorke Fish and Chips on Laird Dr. But this isn’t just any John Smith. This is John H. Smith who, at 84, …more
Is this an improvement? To Councillor John Parker: Although it seems a little ungrateful to complain, there has been an “improvement” in the area which is not one. The shelter at the north corner of …more
It’s over – the last fighting tenants at the Talbot apartments on Bayview are moving out after making confidential agreements with the landlord, even though they complain about harassment. Gail Malcolm and Ann Boyd-Skinner were …more
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