Scott Steele is finally following the path he set out on as a young man. Now in his 50s, the former Leasider has become a full-time artist. Growing up in what was then small-town Niagara-on-the-Lake, …more
Asked to name one enduring business on Bayview, chances are many Leasiders will answer Hollywood Gelato. That’s because this gelateria has been satisfying palates for more than two decades and is often voted Toronto’s finest …more
If you’re a foodie, you’re probably familiar with the rise of food halls, those gastro-palaces showcasing a smorgasbord of culinary delights from a variety of restaurants and chefs. Leaside boasts its own food hall: East …more
Over this past winter, if you’ve been keeping an eye on the Bayview Garden project on the northern part of the property at St. Cuthbert’s Church, you will have noticed significant change – especially in …more
No. 2 Thorncliffe Park Drive, as many of you are aware, is a long strip of businesses, at the stub of Thorncliffe Park Drive north of Overlea Boulevard. Unit 40 is the home of Trupti …more
In 1967, Jim Beck, the owner of a small fleet of taxis driving for a large taxi company, by happenstance ended up as a passenger in a cab driven by someone else at the company. …more
Chen Cho, his wife Diana and sons Sydney and Kevin are the heartbeat of Passion Fruits and Savory Thymes. They enjoy being part of the Leaside neighbourhood, and the neighbours return the compliment. As I …more
Many of us first became aware of The Potter’s Studio when the directional signs for their twice-yearly sales would appear at Millwood and Overlea and also at Overlea and the top end of Thorncliffe – …more
Once upon a time, Eugene Whitehouse was a butcher in Windsor, Ont. Then, in the 1970s, he set himself up at the St. Lawrence Market where Stanley Janacek’s brother-in-law was one of Eugene’s butchers. In …more
According to J.R.R. Tolkien, the most beautiful phrase in the English language is ‘cellar door,’ and according to Wiktionary, a ‘cellar door’ is “the part of a winery from which wine may be sampled or …more
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