Month: May 2015
Prices still rising
North Leaside bungalows are still setting records as we head into spring. A recent bungalow sale was for $1,328,000. It was situated on a 37.4-foot (frontage) lot and sold for 11.69 percent over asking. So …more
We’re in good shape, up 6.9%
A lot’s happened since the last Leaside Stock Index report in the March issue of the paper so let’s get you up to speed on all the developments. The LSI finished the first quarter of …more
FREE BEER for a year
Beer, music, smoked meats, and an auction for free beer for a year – sound like fun? It’s the Leaside Smokedown at Amsterdam Brewery on Escandar Dr. on Thursday, May 28. It’s a fund-raiser for …more
Big plans for the old Durant site
The Durant Motors office building on Laird Dr., a listed heritage building, is proposed to be partially demolished and redeveloped as a seven-storey condominium with 109 units, linked to an eight-storey rental retirement home …more
John Naulls finds site of first home
According to Jane Pitfield’s book, Leaside, the first settler, John Lea Senior, built the first brick house in York County here in 1829. John Naulls, a local historian, used his skills as a cartographer to …more
Horse’s head wins
What do a horse’s head, ivy leaves and flowers have in common? They were all part of the Leaside Garden Society’s winning entry, Horsepower, at Canada Blooms this past March in the Open Design category. …more
Finding winter beer bottles
At the end of March, with the much dreaded winter litter peeking out from melting snow banks, I donned rubber boots and gloves for my first spring clean-up of Trace Manes Park. I filled three …more
Free tour of our landscape architecture
The Cultural Landscape Foundation, a Washington, D.C. based not-for-profit organization that raises public visibility of landscape architecture, has chosen Leaside for a walking tour on Sunday, May 24 as part of its Second Wave of …more
Going to bed with North Toronto Post
Welcome home Leaside Life. We hope you enjoyed your March break, somewhere in the south. We missed you. Leaside has survived without you, though not without difficulty. In the month you did not publish no …more