If you’re ready to start your voyage of discovery to find hidden Leaside, look no further than Susan Scandiffio’s eye-popping scavenger hunt through the ’hood. Susan did the legwork (footwork?) for all of us in …more
In 1972, after opening at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, the musical Godspell moved uptown to the Bayview Playhouse in Leaside. What was to be a short two-week run turned into 488 performances, and along the …more
Each day I enjoy seeing the downtown skyline over the treetops of our neighbourhood. Tall (mainly) glass buildings continue to punctuate our city, and many new developments are now filled with people enjoying the high …more
Earlier this summer, residents across Leaside were shocked to hear about the illegal removal of an 80-year-old honey locust tree on a construction site in our community. When the development application for this site was …more
Baseball icon, engineer, physician – and Leasider – Dr. Ron Taylor died this past June at the age of 87. The right-handed pitcher who played 11 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) began his remarkable …more
How well do you know Leaside? The nooks and crannies, some hidden in plain sight, that add to the character of the neighbourhood? Those gems tucked away that tell stories of bygone eras in Leaside’s …more
My first thought when the bird landed on my deck was, “Oh no, a PIGEON!!” No offence to pigeon-lovers, but having worked decades downtown, I felt that pigeons were a nuisance – at best. Feathered …more
In Austria they are called palatschinke; in Serbia, they are palacinka. No matter the name, they are delicious crepes stuffed with either a sweet or savoury filling. Their origins are Greco-Roman with the first written …more
As we move into the autumn, today’s column is all about transit. Specifically, surface transit. Buses. In the next little while, and especially once the Eglinton Crosstown LRT goes into service, we’ll all notice big …more
This photo at right shows the groundbreaking ceremony for Leaside High School. The much-anticipated event took place on May 30, 1946. Leasiders had long desired their own high school. For years, local teenagers had been …more
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