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Month: November 2016

Cheryl Vanderburg
Leaside Litterati

Bayview – pick up that trash

November 1, 2016 Cheryl Vanderburg

I love to walk and I have a passion for litter. My mornings begin with a quick ‘litter walk’. Grocery bag in hand, I set out to pick up whatever my section of Rumsey Road …more

Picture of Leaside Winners on Laird
Business

Commercial land on Laird up 1,800% in 10 years

November 1, 2016 Guest Contributor

Most today think of Leaside as a desirable urban residential enclave but forget its hard industrial past. Like the dated industrial buildings that reside east of Laird, the seniors – many of whom worked at …more

Four seasons Auto Glass Sign
Business

It’s official, Four Seasons Auto Collision sold, but now what?

November 1, 2016 Will Ashworth

The speculation is over. After several years debating the pros and cons of selling their prime piece of real estate located at the northeast corner of Laird Dr. and Wicksteed Ave., the Ricci brothers – …more

Donna in the garden.
Gardening

Leaside’s silent gardener is on the trowel

November 1, 2016 Staff

Donna LePan is the kind of person who is quick to lend a helping hand – or should I say trowel. An avid gardener, the septuagenarian retired school teacher who has lived in Leaside since …more

Bayview Leaside BIA logo
Business

Bayview Leaside celebrates the first October Apple Fest

November 1, 2016 Staff

Crisp, crunchy, delicious! The first ever October Apple Fest, organized by the Bayview Leaside BIA, celebrated everything apple at a two-day applethon celebrating Leaside’s rich apple history. From the Lea family farms of Leaside to …more

Picture of Nancy Penny, owner of Absolute Beauty, Leaside's longest- established aesthetician.
Business

Fairy godmother helps Absolute Beauty get its start

November 1, 2016 Lorna Krawchuk

Absolute Beauty by Nancy Penny. You probably know the sign on the street and on the door leading to the second floor on Bayview, just north of Millwood. And beauty is what Nancy Penny has …more

Sleuth of Baker Street sign
Business

Selling crime – and mystery – in Leaside since 1979

November 1, 2016 Janis Fertuck

The motto of the mystery bookstore Sleuth of Baker Street is “Selling Crime Since 1979”. It doesn’t take a detective with Sherlock Holmes’ acumen to know that’s an incredible achievement for an independent bookseller of …more

Fudge. Wikimedia CCO.
People

Thank goodness for Grandma Mary and her fabulous fudge!

November 1, 2016 Lorna Krawchuk

I love fudge, but most of my attempts to make it end up either hardened in the cooking pan or in small crumbles in the baking pan. Thank goodness for Grandma Mary! Leaside’s very own …more

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John Naulls at the Layers of Leaside.
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Leaside 110 – Reflections on an archival exhibit

by Geoff Kettel in History

In last month’s Leaside Life we proclaimed “The Layers of Leaside are Redux!”  The Leaside 110 archival exhibit at Leaside Library, with maps, photos and artifacts displaying the history of the Town, plus three pop-up ...more
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