How do you define heritage – the kind worth preserving, celebrating and enshrining? Is it a specific building (think Agnes Macphail’s house) or architectural type (e.g. Leaside Tudor), and is there a Leaside “character” worth …more
Two songs are competing for space in my head. Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi (“They paved paradise…”) and Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall (“We don’t need no thought control…”). What’s racking my brain? …more
Ah, the holidays, that magical time of year when we bring warmth and light to the cold darkness, love and joy to our family and friends along with hope and wishes for peace and goodwill …more
A lot of us have been in the same situation. ’Tis the season to be jolly at holiday parties. But ’tis also the season of getting up the next morning for an early rising child, …more
Imagine you have this great idea for a business…a slew of great Italian recipes from your nonna. Jams. Jellies. Marmalade. Why not start selling preserves at farmers’ markets and little specialty shops? Maybe even a …more
’Tis the season of giving. But when it comes to winter driving, “giving” can be interpreted rather broadly. After several months of spring, summer and fall driving, when our snow tires are safely stacked in …more
Leaside Life is thrilled to be partnering once again with the Bayview Leaside BIA to sponsor the 3rd Annual Bayview Holiday Window Display Contest. We are encouraging as many local merchants and businesses as possible …more
On a rainy, late October day, Thorncliffe Park’s grand Overlea Boulevard was showing off its unique, four-season beauty compared to Toronto’s typically dreary and grey major arterial roads. It brightened up everyone’s commute with crisp, …more
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