Stories
Dave’s having a bad hair day
It’s Sunday. I’ve decided to make it a lazy day. The weeds in the driveway will have to get pulled next week. The hedge can keep reminding my neighbours how I’m not holding up my …more
Month: September 2023
Community
Noted musical duo Brett Polegato and Robert Kortgaard to grace St. Cuthbert’s
You are in for a rare treat when you get a ticket for a musical afternoon at St. Cuthbert’s – on Sun., Oct.1 at 2 p.m. – featuring renowned baritone Brett Polegato and noted pianist …more
Community
Leasider Sara Purves’s art with heart
Being a full time artist can be a dream come true for passionate artists. Leaside’s Sara Purves is well on her way to realizing that dream. Until then, Sara explained how she has crafted a …more
Business
City protects Leaside Business Park. End of story?
Today we hear a lot about the need for housing, but what about jobs? Leaside was designed by Frederick Gage Todd, Montreal town planner and landscape architect, with jobs and housing in close proximity: lands …more
Real Estate
The wacky world of Leaside (Toronto) real estate
Housing in Leaside continues to thrive in the summer months and will, in my opinion, continue to do so throughout the fall season even though we have seen increasing interest rates from the Bank of …more
Community
Join the munch bunch at the Community Corn Roast
Between noon and 5 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 17, you’ll want to tuck in at Trace Manes Park (McRae and Millwood) for the 27th annual Community Corn Roast, put on by the Toronto-Leaside Rotary Club. …more
Events
Leaside Events September 2023
Rally for Rehab September 10, 2023 Rally for Rehab, presented by BMO, is a family-friendly fundraising event to support University Health Network’s Toronto Rehab and help patients reclaim their independence after life-altering health events. On …more
People
Going dotty on Bayview
“Darling, you look marvelous!” With apologies to Billy Crystal and his 1980s Saturday Night Live persona Fernando, fashion retailer Heather Bolt’s Dotty business is helping her clients look and feel marvelous in outfits ranging from …more
Gardening
Rick Hutchings beautifies our world one garden at a time
If you’re a regular reader of Leaside Life, you already know a thing or two about Rick Hutchings. His gardening adventures have graced these pages for the past decade. And I’ve shone a light on …more
Stories
Editor’s Welcome September 2023
Some Leaside Life columnists’ articles seem to generate a lot of interest – and letters to the editor. We certainly always appreciate fan mail, but we also appreciate the odd brickbat when we haven’t gotten …more