Congratulations to Maya Guida, recipient of the third annual Ruth & Harry Goldhar Journalism Award, presented at the Leaside High School commencement ceremonies in June. Sponsored by Leaside Life, this year’s $1,000 scholarship fittingly goes …more
Look out, Memphis Grizzlies! You’ve just signed a Leaside powerhouse. From M4G to 38103, Zach Edey has leaped, jumped, and scored through several postal and zip codes to end up where he is today …more
The organizers behind the Tour de Thorncliffe were all smiles and high-fives at the grand celebration on July 13th. They had nearly tripled donations from the previous year, hosted five different community events and raffled …more
The Leaside Residents Association hopes you are enjoying a relaxing and tranquil summer. But beware! Our summer is likely to get busier any minute now. Soon we will approach Don Valley West’s November 4th byelection …more
After Jeff Hohner, a fit runner of 5Ks, 10Ks and even a full marathon, experienced a cardiac event in his mid-40s while out running, he booked an EKG stress test, like many of his buddies …more
By 1960, Leaside had become a bustling town of more than 16,000 people – double the number of residents who lived there during WWII. As the town grew in population and prosperity, so did two …more
When’s the last time you checked your tire tread? If you’re like me, never! That was until hearing how low tire tread led to a life altering car crash for Anita Kaiser. Stopping for gas, …more
I’ve written in this space before about my adolescent interest in things that fly, including planes, gliders, rockets, and hovercrafts. But part of that interest also touched on speed. I loved to go fast. I …more
Leaside Life was there first! Six years ago, our intrepid sports columnist Susan Scandiffio wrote about a high school basketball phenom named…Zach Edey. If we hadn’t heard of him before, we were about to hear …more
Mother Nature creates the most elegant ecosystems, and perhaps one of her most enchanting is the pond. This is where rock, soil and water join forces to support life in extraordinary ways. A pond is …more
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