I recently completed a Leaside High co-op course. For high school seniors, questions about your future linger in every corner. Where are you going to go for post-secondary? What are you going to study? Where …more
What happens when you come upon a cyclist on the road ahead? Do you slow down to assess the situation and then proceed with caution? Or do you dash ahead, accelerating to get past and …more
With a keen eye for fashion trends, Leaside resident and owner Heather Bolt realized her true calling and established Dotty Dress Studio in 2010. “In university, I found myself sewing and altering pieces and my …more
In late October, a Grade 10 student at Leaside High School was viciously assaulted by a former LHS student while a group of Grade 12 LHS boys surrounded him and watched. What provoked the older …more
When the ward boundaries were redrawn in advance of the municipal election, it was a good-news, bad-news story for Cycle 26, Cycle Toronto’s advocacy group for the old Ward 26. The good news was that …more
Each year the Leaside Garden Society presents an award to a business, institution or apartment building that has in our opinion made a special effort to beautify the neighbourhood with landscaping and/or plantings. Photos of …more
Russell Sutherland has been cycling to work for more than 35 years. Phil Oliva became a convert to pedal power 12 years ago. What makes these two Leasiders committed cycling commuters? More freedom, less stress …more
As part of our House Style Series, we would like to showcase two completely different styles that can be recognized in different areas of the neighbourhood. The Bungalow Craftsman Style derives from the original Arts …more
On a bright, sunny Saturday morning at the end of September, 30 children from the Flemingdon Park community had good reason to smile. Each was outfitted with a bike, helmet and lock, courtesy of Pedalheads, …more
When we moved to Leaside in 1988 a big draw was that the schools were within walking distance of our home. From Grade 1 through high school, our kids could get themselves to school, fostering …more
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